目的构建和评价HPV16 E6、E7多表位DNA疫苗诱导的特异性CTL细胞应答及其对肿瘤生长的干预作用,从而揭示其作为候选HPV治疗性疫苗的潜能。方法首先通过IEDB网站中的MHC I Processing Predictions和MHC I Binding Predictions方法,分别预...目的构建和评价HPV16 E6、E7多表位DNA疫苗诱导的特异性CTL细胞应答及其对肿瘤生长的干预作用,从而揭示其作为候选HPV治疗性疫苗的潜能。方法首先通过IEDB网站中的MHC I Processing Predictions和MHC I Binding Predictions方法,分别预测人类HLA-A^(*)02:01、HLA-A^(*)11:01、HLA-A^(*)24:02和C57BL/6小鼠H-2b的限制性CTL表位,然后根据评分以及ELISPOT实验筛选出二者共同呈递的CTL表位,并将其构建成多表位DNA疫苗(pVAX1-10P)。从预防性和治疗性二个方面研究pVAX1-10P对小鼠移植TC-1异位癌的免疫干预作用,流式细胞术检测特异性CTL应答。结果获得10条可被人与鼠MHC分子共呈递的CTL表位,ELISPOT结果表明这10条CTL表位均能诱导小鼠淋巴细胞产生特异性免疫应答;由此构建的多表位DNA疫苗pVAX1-10P无论在预防性实验还是治疗性实验中,均能诱导特异性的细胞免疫并抑制肿瘤的生长。结论构建的HPV16 E6、E7多表位DNA疫苗pVAX1-10P能够诱导特异性CTL应答,显著抑制肿瘤生长,有望作为候选HPV治疗性DNA疫苗。展开更多
Background Post-weaned piglets suffer from F18+Escherichia coli(E.coli)infections resulting in post-weaning diar-rhoea or oedema disease.Frequently used management strategies,including colistin and zinc oxide,have con...Background Post-weaned piglets suffer from F18+Escherichia coli(E.coli)infections resulting in post-weaning diar-rhoea or oedema disease.Frequently used management strategies,including colistin and zinc oxide,have contrib-uted to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.Novel antimicrobials capable of directly interacting with pathogens and modulating the host immune responses are being investigated.Lactoferrin has shown promising results against porcine enterotoxigenic E.coli strains,both in vitro and in vivo.Results We investigated the influence of bovine lactoferrin(bLF)on the microbiome of healthy and infected weaned piglets.Additionally,we assessed whether bLF influenced the immune responses upon Shiga toxin-producing E.coli(STEC)infection.Therefore,2 in vivo trials were conducted:a microbiome trial and a challenge infection trial,using an F18+STEC strain.BLF did not affect theα-andβ-diversity.However,bLF groups showed a higher relative abundance(RA)for the Actinobacteria phylum and the Bifidobacterium genus in the ileal mucosa.When analysing the immune response upon infection,the STEC group exhibited a significant increase in F18-specific IgG serum levels,whereas this response was absent in the bLF group.Conclusion Taken together,the oral administration of bLF did not have a notable impact on theα-andβ-diversity of the gut microbiome in weaned piglets.Nevertheless,it did increase the RA of the Actinobacteria phylum and Bifi-dobacterium genus,which have previously been shown to play an important role in maintaining gut homeostasis.Furthermore,bLF administration during STEC infection resulted in the absence of F18-specific serum IgG responses.展开更多
Background Our previous study has reported that supplementation of oligosaccharide-based polymer enhances gut health and disease resistance of pigs infected with enterotoxigenic E.coli(ETEC)F18 in a manner similar to ...Background Our previous study has reported that supplementation of oligosaccharide-based polymer enhances gut health and disease resistance of pigs infected with enterotoxigenic E.coli(ETEC)F18 in a manner similar to carbadox.The objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of oligosaccharide-based polymer or antibiotic on the host metabolic profiles and colon microbiota of weaned pigs experimentally infected with ETEC F18.Results Multivariate analysis highlighted the differences in the metabolic profiles of serum and colon digesta which were predominantly found between pigs supplemented with oligosaccharide-based polymer and antibiotic.The relative abundance of metabolic markers of immune responses and nutrient metabolisms,such as amino acids and carbohydrates,were significantly differentiated between the oligosaccharide-based polymer and antibiotic groups(q<0.2 and fold change>2.0).In addition,pigs in antibiotic had a reduced(P<0.05)relative abundance of Lachnospiraceae and Lactobacillaceae,whereas had greater(P<0.05)Clostridiaceae and Streptococcaceae in the colon digesta on d 11 post-inoculation(PI)compared with d 5 PI.Conclusions The impact of oligosaccharide-based polymer on the metabolic and microbial profiles of pigs is not fully understood,and further exploration is needed.However,current research suggest that various mechanisms are involved in the enhanced disease resistance and performance in ETEC-challenged pigs by supplementing this polymer.展开更多
This study was designed to find the susceptibility of Nitrofurantoin and Fosfomycin among urinary isolates of Escherichia.coli.Four hundred(400)urine samples were collected for susceptibility of nitrofurantoin and fos...This study was designed to find the susceptibility of Nitrofurantoin and Fosfomycin among urinary isolates of Escherichia.coli.Four hundred(400)urine samples were collected for susceptibility of nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin among urinary isolates of E.coli.All indoor and outdoor patients'urinary samples yielded growth of E.coli.Mid-stream urine specimens were inoculated on blood agar and CLED agar and incubated at 35±2°C.Growth was observed,and Escherichia coli was identified by Gram staining,Catalase,Motility test and API 20E(Bio murex)as per standard procedure.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates for nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin was carried out by the modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines ATCC 25922.E.coli was used as a quality control strain.A total of 400 samples were tested susceptibility of nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin among urinary isolates of E.coli during this period.A total of 400 samples yielded the growth of E.coli,out of which 178(44.5%)were male and 222(55.5%)were female samples.Among males,18(10%)were tolerant to nitrofurantoin,and 2(1.1%)were tolerant to fosfomycin.Among females,9(4.09%)were susceptible to nitrofurantoin while 6(2.72%)were susceptible to fosfomycin.Among age groups below 45 years old,6(4.76%)were tolerant to nitrofurantoin,and 2(1.58%)were sensitive to fosfomycin.Between 46-66 years old,4(2.81%)were sensitive to nitrofurantoin,and 3(2.11%)were sensitive to fosfomycin.Between 67-90 years old,17(12.87%)were sensitive to nitrofurantoin,and 4(3.03%)were tolerant to fosfomycin.Fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin showed good susceptibility in urinary isolates of E.coli and can be used empirically in our setup.展开更多
Genome duplication in E.coli is carried out by DNA polymeraseⅢ,an enzyme complex consisting of ten subunits.Investigations of the biochemical and structural properties of DNA polymeraseⅢrequire the expression and pu...Genome duplication in E.coli is carried out by DNA polymeraseⅢ,an enzyme complex consisting of ten subunits.Investigations of the biochemical and structural properties of DNA polymeraseⅢrequire the expression and purification of subunits includingα,ε,θ,γ,δ′,δ,andβseparately followed by in vitro reconstitution of the polⅢcore and clamp loader.Here we propose a new method for expressing and purifying DNA polymeraseⅢcomponents by utilizing a protein coexpression strategy.Our results show that the subunits of the polⅢcore and those of the clamp loader can be coexpressed and purified based on inherent interactions between the subunits.The resulting polⅢcore,clamp loader and sliding clamp can be reconstituted effectively to perform DNA polymerization.Our strategy considerably simplifies the expression and purification of DNA polymeraseⅢand provides a feasible and convenient method for exploring other multi-subunit systems.展开更多
文摘目的构建和评价HPV16 E6、E7多表位DNA疫苗诱导的特异性CTL细胞应答及其对肿瘤生长的干预作用,从而揭示其作为候选HPV治疗性疫苗的潜能。方法首先通过IEDB网站中的MHC I Processing Predictions和MHC I Binding Predictions方法,分别预测人类HLA-A^(*)02:01、HLA-A^(*)11:01、HLA-A^(*)24:02和C57BL/6小鼠H-2b的限制性CTL表位,然后根据评分以及ELISPOT实验筛选出二者共同呈递的CTL表位,并将其构建成多表位DNA疫苗(pVAX1-10P)。从预防性和治疗性二个方面研究pVAX1-10P对小鼠移植TC-1异位癌的免疫干预作用,流式细胞术检测特异性CTL应答。结果获得10条可被人与鼠MHC分子共呈递的CTL表位,ELISPOT结果表明这10条CTL表位均能诱导小鼠淋巴细胞产生特异性免疫应答;由此构建的多表位DNA疫苗pVAX1-10P无论在预防性实验还是治疗性实验中,均能诱导特异性的细胞免疫并抑制肿瘤的生长。结论构建的HPV16 E6、E7多表位DNA疫苗pVAX1-10P能够诱导特异性CTL应答,显著抑制肿瘤生长,有望作为候选HPV治疗性DNA疫苗。
基金The research that yielded these results,was funded by the Belgian Federal Public Service of Health,Food Chain Safety and Environment through the contract RF 17/6314 LactoPigHealthMatthias Dierick is supported by the Flemish fund for scientific research(FWO3S036319).
文摘Background Post-weaned piglets suffer from F18+Escherichia coli(E.coli)infections resulting in post-weaning diar-rhoea or oedema disease.Frequently used management strategies,including colistin and zinc oxide,have contrib-uted to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.Novel antimicrobials capable of directly interacting with pathogens and modulating the host immune responses are being investigated.Lactoferrin has shown promising results against porcine enterotoxigenic E.coli strains,both in vitro and in vivo.Results We investigated the influence of bovine lactoferrin(bLF)on the microbiome of healthy and infected weaned piglets.Additionally,we assessed whether bLF influenced the immune responses upon Shiga toxin-producing E.coli(STEC)infection.Therefore,2 in vivo trials were conducted:a microbiome trial and a challenge infection trial,using an F18+STEC strain.BLF did not affect theα-andβ-diversity.However,bLF groups showed a higher relative abundance(RA)for the Actinobacteria phylum and the Bifidobacterium genus in the ileal mucosa.When analysing the immune response upon infection,the STEC group exhibited a significant increase in F18-specific IgG serum levels,whereas this response was absent in the bLF group.Conclusion Taken together,the oral administration of bLF did not have a notable impact on theα-andβ-diversity of the gut microbiome in weaned piglets.Nevertheless,it did increase the RA of the Actinobacteria phylum and Bifi-dobacterium genus,which have previously been shown to play an important role in maintaining gut homeostasis.Furthermore,bLF administration during STEC infection resulted in the absence of F18-specific serum IgG responses.
基金supported by Pancosma SA,Geneva,Switzerland,Jastro & Shields Graduate Research Awardthe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),multistate projects W4002 and NC1202
文摘Background Our previous study has reported that supplementation of oligosaccharide-based polymer enhances gut health and disease resistance of pigs infected with enterotoxigenic E.coli(ETEC)F18 in a manner similar to carbadox.The objective of this study was to investigate the impacts of oligosaccharide-based polymer or antibiotic on the host metabolic profiles and colon microbiota of weaned pigs experimentally infected with ETEC F18.Results Multivariate analysis highlighted the differences in the metabolic profiles of serum and colon digesta which were predominantly found between pigs supplemented with oligosaccharide-based polymer and antibiotic.The relative abundance of metabolic markers of immune responses and nutrient metabolisms,such as amino acids and carbohydrates,were significantly differentiated between the oligosaccharide-based polymer and antibiotic groups(q<0.2 and fold change>2.0).In addition,pigs in antibiotic had a reduced(P<0.05)relative abundance of Lachnospiraceae and Lactobacillaceae,whereas had greater(P<0.05)Clostridiaceae and Streptococcaceae in the colon digesta on d 11 post-inoculation(PI)compared with d 5 PI.Conclusions The impact of oligosaccharide-based polymer on the metabolic and microbial profiles of pigs is not fully understood,and further exploration is needed.However,current research suggest that various mechanisms are involved in the enhanced disease resistance and performance in ETEC-challenged pigs by supplementing this polymer.
文摘This study was designed to find the susceptibility of Nitrofurantoin and Fosfomycin among urinary isolates of Escherichia.coli.Four hundred(400)urine samples were collected for susceptibility of nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin among urinary isolates of E.coli.All indoor and outdoor patients'urinary samples yielded growth of E.coli.Mid-stream urine specimens were inoculated on blood agar and CLED agar and incubated at 35±2°C.Growth was observed,and Escherichia coli was identified by Gram staining,Catalase,Motility test and API 20E(Bio murex)as per standard procedure.Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates for nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin was carried out by the modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines ATCC 25922.E.coli was used as a quality control strain.A total of 400 samples were tested susceptibility of nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin among urinary isolates of E.coli during this period.A total of 400 samples yielded the growth of E.coli,out of which 178(44.5%)were male and 222(55.5%)were female samples.Among males,18(10%)were tolerant to nitrofurantoin,and 2(1.1%)were tolerant to fosfomycin.Among females,9(4.09%)were susceptible to nitrofurantoin while 6(2.72%)were susceptible to fosfomycin.Among age groups below 45 years old,6(4.76%)were tolerant to nitrofurantoin,and 2(1.58%)were sensitive to fosfomycin.Between 46-66 years old,4(2.81%)were sensitive to nitrofurantoin,and 3(2.11%)were sensitive to fosfomycin.Between 67-90 years old,17(12.87%)were sensitive to nitrofurantoin,and 4(3.03%)were tolerant to fosfomycin.Fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin showed good susceptibility in urinary isolates of E.coli and can be used empirically in our setup.
基金the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2009CB522605 and 2011CB910302)the Key Project Specialized for Infectious Diseases from the Ministry of Health of China(No.2008ZX10003-005)+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KSCX2-YW-R-164)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30970590).
文摘Genome duplication in E.coli is carried out by DNA polymeraseⅢ,an enzyme complex consisting of ten subunits.Investigations of the biochemical and structural properties of DNA polymeraseⅢrequire the expression and purification of subunits includingα,ε,θ,γ,δ′,δ,andβseparately followed by in vitro reconstitution of the polⅢcore and clamp loader.Here we propose a new method for expressing and purifying DNA polymeraseⅢcomponents by utilizing a protein coexpression strategy.Our results show that the subunits of the polⅢcore and those of the clamp loader can be coexpressed and purified based on inherent interactions between the subunits.The resulting polⅢcore,clamp loader and sliding clamp can be reconstituted effectively to perform DNA polymerization.Our strategy considerably simplifies the expression and purification of DNA polymeraseⅢand provides a feasible and convenient method for exploring other multi-subunit systems.
