Objective:The paper aimed to study the relationship between the expressions of immunoglobulin G(IgG) subclasses toward human papillomavirus 16-like particles(HPV16VLPs) in the serum of patients and different grades of...Objective:The paper aimed to study the relationship between the expressions of immunoglobulin G(IgG) subclasses toward human papillomavirus 16-like particles(HPV16VLPs) in the serum of patients and different grades of cervical lesions.Methods:The expressions of IgG subclasses in 32 cases of human papillomavirus(HPV) infection,30 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN I),43 CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ,and 24 hysteromyoma and chronic cervicitis were examined by ELISA.Results:The absorbance values of HPV16VLPs-IgG,IgG1 increased with the grade of CIN(P < 0.05).The IgG2 dominance(IgG2/IgG1 ratio > 1) from control group was 100%,87.50% for HPV infection group,75% for CIN I group,compared with that from CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ patients(9.52%)(P < 0.05).The positive rates and absorbance values of HPV16VLPs-IgG,IgG1 and IgG2 from HPV16-DNA positive group were significantly higher than those from non-HPV16-DNA positive group(P < 0.05).There was a moderate correlation between the HPV16-DNA testing and detection of HPV16VLPs-IgG(r = 0.531,P < 0.05).Conclusion:An increase of the expressions of HPV16VLPs-IgG and its subclasses in the serum of the patients with cervical precancerous lesions,especially those with CIN II-III,might be associated with duration of HPV infection and severity of cervical lesions.An increase of the IgG2 dominance(IgG2/IgG1 > 1) in serum from low grade cervical lesions group and normal control group,might indicate the clearance of HPV infection and the regression of cervical lesions.展开更多
Introduction: Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis is an emergent zoonotic disease in the Caribbean basin, characterized by the presence of eosinophils and third stage larva of the helmint. Objective: To an...Introduction: Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis is an emergent zoonotic disease in the Caribbean basin, characterized by the presence of eosinophils and third stage larva of the helmint. Objective: To analyze the IgG subclasses and IgE intrathecal synthesis patterns obtained by reibergrams in pediatric patients suffering from eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to A. cantonensis. Patients and methods: 20 pediatric patients with the disease were studied. During the first diagnostic lumbar puncture an eosinophilic pleocytosis was found. Simultaneously a serum sample was taken. Eight days later, a second lumbar and venous puncture was performed. IgA, IgM, IgG, albumin in serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples were quantified by immunodiffusion in addition to a differential cel l count in cerebrospinal fluid. IgG subclasses were quantified in 10 patients by immunodiffusion and IgE in four patients by nephelometry. Results: During the first diagnostic lumbar puncture, all the cases had a blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction with absence of immunoglobulins intrathecal synthesis, a mean of 450 cells/μl and an average of 48%of eosinophils. In the second lumbar puncture 40%of the patients had a dysfunction of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and an intrathecal synthesis pattern of IgA +IgM +IgG in 50%of the patients. Eight patients had an intrathecal IgA +IgG class response. The synthesis pattern of IgG subclasses was IgG1 +IgG2 in six patients, IgG1+IgG2 +IgG3 in one patient, IgG1 +IgG2 +IgG4 in one more patient. Two patients from the seco nd lumbar puncture remained without intrathecal synthesis. IgE intrathecal synthesis was observed in the four analyzed patients in the first diagnostic lumbar puncture. Conclusions: The IgG1 +IgG2 and IgE intrathecal synthesis pattern demonstrated the complexity of the antigenic mosaic of the helmint and it can contribute to diagnosis of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to A. cantonensis.展开更多
Peptide-MHC class I complex （pMHC） is a specific ligand for TCR recognition, and important for CD8^＋T cell activation. Here we described a genetically engineered divalent class I major histocompatibility complex （...Peptide-MHC class I complex （pMHC） is a specific ligand for TCR recognition, and important for CD8^＋T cell activation. Here we described a genetically engineered divalent class I major histocompatibility complex （MHC） molecule, H-2K^d/IgG2aFc, a fusion protein consisting of the extracellular domains of H-2K^d, a murine MHC class I molecule, and the Fc region of IgG2a. This fusion protein is expected to attach the H-2K^d molecule to the surface of murine macrophage （MФ） through its Fc portion binding to Fc receptor （FcR） of MФ. cDNAs coding for the extracellular domains of H-2K^d and the Fc region of IgG2a were cloned respectively, and then recombined into plasmid pcDNA3.1（＋）. The H-2K^d/IgG2aFc protein was expressed by the plasmid-transfected cell line J558L, and purified from its supernatant with a Staphylococcal Protein A （SPA） column. The fusion protein showed a 58.4 kDa band as revealed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting with murine IgG-specific antibody, which consists with that expected for extracellular domains of H-2K^d heavy chain plus the Fc region of IgG2a. The sandwich ELISA assay with antibodies specific for Fc portion and for H-2K^d indicated the fusion protein consists of both Fc portion and H-2K^d. Peritoneal MФ of C57BL/6 （H-2K^b） can be stained with H-2K^d specific monoclonal antibody （mAb） after incubated with the H-2K^d/IgG2aFc fusion protein. These results demonstrate the fusion protein can be used to attach the H-2K^d molecule to the surface of murine MФ, and provides a novel means to manipulate the T cell recognized epitope on the surface of murine MФ, which can be applied to activate antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte （CTL）.展开更多
文摘Objective:The paper aimed to study the relationship between the expressions of immunoglobulin G(IgG) subclasses toward human papillomavirus 16-like particles(HPV16VLPs) in the serum of patients and different grades of cervical lesions.Methods:The expressions of IgG subclasses in 32 cases of human papillomavirus(HPV) infection,30 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN I),43 CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ,and 24 hysteromyoma and chronic cervicitis were examined by ELISA.Results:The absorbance values of HPV16VLPs-IgG,IgG1 increased with the grade of CIN(P < 0.05).The IgG2 dominance(IgG2/IgG1 ratio > 1) from control group was 100%,87.50% for HPV infection group,75% for CIN I group,compared with that from CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ patients(9.52%)(P < 0.05).The positive rates and absorbance values of HPV16VLPs-IgG,IgG1 and IgG2 from HPV16-DNA positive group were significantly higher than those from non-HPV16-DNA positive group(P < 0.05).There was a moderate correlation between the HPV16-DNA testing and detection of HPV16VLPs-IgG(r = 0.531,P < 0.05).Conclusion:An increase of the expressions of HPV16VLPs-IgG and its subclasses in the serum of the patients with cervical precancerous lesions,especially those with CIN II-III,might be associated with duration of HPV infection and severity of cervical lesions.An increase of the IgG2 dominance(IgG2/IgG1 > 1) in serum from low grade cervical lesions group and normal control group,might indicate the clearance of HPV infection and the regression of cervical lesions.
文摘Introduction: Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis is an emergent zoonotic disease in the Caribbean basin, characterized by the presence of eosinophils and third stage larva of the helmint. Objective: To analyze the IgG subclasses and IgE intrathecal synthesis patterns obtained by reibergrams in pediatric patients suffering from eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to A. cantonensis. Patients and methods: 20 pediatric patients with the disease were studied. During the first diagnostic lumbar puncture an eosinophilic pleocytosis was found. Simultaneously a serum sample was taken. Eight days later, a second lumbar and venous puncture was performed. IgA, IgM, IgG, albumin in serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples were quantified by immunodiffusion in addition to a differential cel l count in cerebrospinal fluid. IgG subclasses were quantified in 10 patients by immunodiffusion and IgE in four patients by nephelometry. Results: During the first diagnostic lumbar puncture, all the cases had a blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction with absence of immunoglobulins intrathecal synthesis, a mean of 450 cells/μl and an average of 48%of eosinophils. In the second lumbar puncture 40%of the patients had a dysfunction of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and an intrathecal synthesis pattern of IgA +IgM +IgG in 50%of the patients. Eight patients had an intrathecal IgA +IgG class response. The synthesis pattern of IgG subclasses was IgG1 +IgG2 in six patients, IgG1+IgG2 +IgG3 in one patient, IgG1 +IgG2 +IgG4 in one more patient. Two patients from the seco nd lumbar puncture remained without intrathecal synthesis. IgE intrathecal synthesis was observed in the four analyzed patients in the first diagnostic lumbar puncture. Conclusions: The IgG1 +IgG2 and IgE intrathecal synthesis pattern demonstrated the complexity of the antigenic mosaic of the helmint and it can contribute to diagnosis of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to A. cantonensis.
基金supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NO.30271201).
文摘Peptide-MHC class I complex （pMHC） is a specific ligand for TCR recognition, and important for CD8^＋T cell activation. Here we described a genetically engineered divalent class I major histocompatibility complex （MHC） molecule, H-2K^d/IgG2aFc, a fusion protein consisting of the extracellular domains of H-2K^d, a murine MHC class I molecule, and the Fc region of IgG2a. This fusion protein is expected to attach the H-2K^d molecule to the surface of murine macrophage （MФ） through its Fc portion binding to Fc receptor （FcR） of MФ. cDNAs coding for the extracellular domains of H-2K^d and the Fc region of IgG2a were cloned respectively, and then recombined into plasmid pcDNA3.1（＋）. The H-2K^d/IgG2aFc protein was expressed by the plasmid-transfected cell line J558L, and purified from its supernatant with a Staphylococcal Protein A （SPA） column. The fusion protein showed a 58.4 kDa band as revealed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting with murine IgG-specific antibody, which consists with that expected for extracellular domains of H-2K^d heavy chain plus the Fc region of IgG2a. The sandwich ELISA assay with antibodies specific for Fc portion and for H-2K^d indicated the fusion protein consists of both Fc portion and H-2K^d. Peritoneal MФ of C57BL/6 （H-2K^b） can be stained with H-2K^d specific monoclonal antibody （mAb） after incubated with the H-2K^d/IgG2aFc fusion protein. These results demonstrate the fusion protein can be used to attach the H-2K^d molecule to the surface of murine MФ, and provides a novel means to manipulate the T cell recognized epitope on the surface of murine MФ, which can be applied to activate antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte （CTL）.
