Application of PCR-SSCP in detecting rpoB drug resistant gene polymorphism of M. tuberculosis L-form from pneumoconiosis patients with tuberculosis

Objective: To study the relationship between the polymorphism of drug resistant gene rpoB and drug resistance against rifampicin(RFP) of M. tuberculosis L-forms, and to evaluate its clinical application. Methods: A total of 52 clinical isolated strains of M. tuberculosis L-forms were collected. rpoB gene polymorphism was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and conventional antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST). Their results were compared. Results: AST results showed that 38 of 52 clinical isolated strains were drug resistance (73.08％),while PCR-SSCP indicated 65.38％ (32/52) rpoB gene polymorphism. There was no statistic significance(χ2= 2.4914) between the 2 methods. Conclusion:Combined the application of PCR-SSCP with AST in detecting rpoB drug resistant gene polymorphism of M. tuberculosis L-form from pneumoconiosis patients with tuberculosis may have advantages at earlier diagnosis and guidance of clinical medications.

结核分枝杆菌稳定L型耐乙胺丁醇embB基因的研究

目的探讨结核分枝杆菌L型形成乙胺丁醇耐药性的分子机制。方法采用非高渗分离培养法在不含乙胺丁醇与含乙胺丁醇的液体培养基内诱导形成结核分枝杆菌L型,过滤传代后获得稳定L型纯培养物。通过nPCR扩增、PCR-SSCP及PCR-DS技术分别对自发形成与诱导形成的结核分枝杆菌稳定L型耐乙胺丁醇embB基因进行检测和分析。结果自发形成及药物诱导形成的结核分枝杆菌稳定L型embB基因的nPCR及PCR-SSCP结果显示,与其亲代细菌型一致的DNA条带和带型;测序结果显示稳定L型embB基因序列与其亲代细菌相同没有发生改变,其结果与PCR-SSCP分析结果一致。结论 PCR-SSCP和PCR-DS技术可用于结核分枝杆菌L型耐乙胺丁醇基因的检测;无论是自发形成或药物诱导形成的稳定L型embB基因未发生突变,提示结核分枝杆菌L型对乙胺丁醇的耐药性同embB基因突变无关,细胞壁缺陷变异可能是导致结核分枝杆菌产生乙胺丁醇耐药性的一个重要机制。