Objective To review the role of polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A （MICA） gene and antibodies against MICA antigens in transplant immunology. Data sources The data used in this ...Objective To review the role of polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A （MICA） gene and antibodies against MICA antigens in transplant immunology. Data sources The data used in this review were mainly from our own results and from the relevant English language literatures published from 1999 to 2010. Some data presented in this review are in press.Study selection Articles regarding MICA gene discovery and pioneering finding of antibodies against MICA antigen and allograft rejection were selected. This review chronicles the development of our understanding of the role that MICA antigens and antibodies may play in organ transplantation.Results Polymorphic glycoprotein MICA antigens were detected on freshly isolated human umbilical cord endothelial cells, but not on peripheral lymphocytes. Antibodies were found and typing of recipients and donors by sequencing the MICA alleles has established that de novo antibodies produced in kidney transplant recipients are directed at mismatched MICA epitopes and are associated with acute rejection and chronic transplant failure. The specificity of antibodies against the epitopes of MICA antigens were well characterized by donor MICA typing, single antigen array testing with antibody absorption and elution. Acute graft-versus-host disease was observed in stem-cell recipients who were mismatched for MICA.Conclusions Immunization against mismatched MICA epitopes encountered in donor organs after transplantation may result in antibodies against MICA alleles. Testing for MICA donor-specific antibodies （DSA） which are associated with early failure of kidney transplants may be helpful for identifying some of the targets of antibodies against antigens other than the human leukocyte antigen （HLA） and for improving transplantation outcome.展开更多
【目的】了解复合1型整合子在水产养殖环境中的分布和流行特征。【方法】对108株分离自福建水产养殖场的耐药细菌,通过PCR和序列分析,检测其复合1型整合子上下游保守区和可变区的携带情况。【结果】有86株(79.6%)和47株(43.5%)分别携带...【目的】了解复合1型整合子在水产养殖环境中的分布和流行特征。【方法】对108株分离自福建水产养殖场的耐药细菌,通过PCR和序列分析,检测其复合1型整合子上下游保守区和可变区的携带情况。【结果】有86株(79.6%)和47株(43.5%)分别携带1型整合子和ISCR1元件,这两种上下游保守区均携带的耐药细菌则有26株(24.1%),其中16株(14.8%)耐药细菌成功地扩增出上下游可变区,分布于8属9种。进一步对ISCR1上下游序列的拼接和分析,表明这16株细菌携带两种类型的复合1型整合子:(1)int I1-aac(6')-Ib-cr-arr-3-dfr A27-aad A16-qac E 1-sul1-ISCR1-sdr-qnr B6-qac E 1-sul1(15株);(2)int I1-aac(6')-Ib-cr-arr-3-dfr A27-aad A16-qac E 1-sul1-ISCR1-sap A-like-qnr B2-qac E 1(truncated)-sul1(1株,肺炎克雷伯菌C12),该阵列为新发现的复合1型整合子结构。【结论】复合1型整合子在水产养殖环境中并不少见,且存在于多种细菌中,但其基因阵列结构缺乏多样性。展开更多
文摘Objective To review the role of polymorphism of major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A （MICA） gene and antibodies against MICA antigens in transplant immunology. Data sources The data used in this review were mainly from our own results and from the relevant English language literatures published from 1999 to 2010. Some data presented in this review are in press.Study selection Articles regarding MICA gene discovery and pioneering finding of antibodies against MICA antigen and allograft rejection were selected. This review chronicles the development of our understanding of the role that MICA antigens and antibodies may play in organ transplantation.Results Polymorphic glycoprotein MICA antigens were detected on freshly isolated human umbilical cord endothelial cells, but not on peripheral lymphocytes. Antibodies were found and typing of recipients and donors by sequencing the MICA alleles has established that de novo antibodies produced in kidney transplant recipients are directed at mismatched MICA epitopes and are associated with acute rejection and chronic transplant failure. The specificity of antibodies against the epitopes of MICA antigens were well characterized by donor MICA typing, single antigen array testing with antibody absorption and elution. Acute graft-versus-host disease was observed in stem-cell recipients who were mismatched for MICA.Conclusions Immunization against mismatched MICA epitopes encountered in donor organs after transplantation may result in antibodies against MICA alleles. Testing for MICA donor-specific antibodies （DSA） which are associated with early failure of kidney transplants may be helpful for identifying some of the targets of antibodies against antigens other than the human leukocyte antigen （HLA） and for improving transplantation outcome.
文摘【目的】了解复合1型整合子在水产养殖环境中的分布和流行特征。【方法】对108株分离自福建水产养殖场的耐药细菌,通过PCR和序列分析,检测其复合1型整合子上下游保守区和可变区的携带情况。【结果】有86株(79.6%)和47株(43.5%)分别携带1型整合子和ISCR1元件,这两种上下游保守区均携带的耐药细菌则有26株(24.1%),其中16株(14.8%)耐药细菌成功地扩增出上下游可变区,分布于8属9种。进一步对ISCR1上下游序列的拼接和分析,表明这16株细菌携带两种类型的复合1型整合子:(1)int I1-aac(6')-Ib-cr-arr-3-dfr A27-aad A16-qac E 1-sul1-ISCR1-sdr-qnr B6-qac E 1-sul1(15株);(2)int I1-aac(6')-Ib-cr-arr-3-dfr A27-aad A16-qac E 1-sul1-ISCR1-sap A-like-qnr B2-qac E 1(truncated)-sul1(1株,肺炎克雷伯菌C12),该阵列为新发现的复合1型整合子结构。【结论】复合1型整合子在水产养殖环境中并不少见,且存在于多种细菌中,但其基因阵列结构缺乏多样性。
