牛布鲁氏菌A19突变株的构建及在BALB/c鼠中的免疫保护评估北大核心CSCD

【目的】构建牛布鲁氏菌A19-ΔVirB12突变株并免疫BALB/c鼠,初步评估了其免疫保护效果。【方法】应用PCR方法扩增A19疫苗株VirB12基因的上下游同源臂序列,构建重组质粒pBK-CMV-SacBVirB12,将该质粒电击转化至布鲁氏菌A19感受态细胞中,筛选得到布鲁氏菌疫苗株A19的VirB12基因缺失株。以A19疫苗株为参照,应用A19-ΔVirB12疫苗接种BALB/c小鼠,免疫45d后布鲁氏菌2308强毒株攻毒,攻毒15d后取BALB/c鼠的脾脏进行克脾指数测定和病理组织学检测。Western-blotting鉴定VirB12蛋白的免疫反应性。【结果】构建了牛布鲁氏菌A19-ΔVirB12突变株,小鼠免疫攻毒后15d,A19-ΔVirB12免疫组和A19免疫组的克脾指数与对照组之间有显著性差异(P<0.05)。A19免疫组与A19-ΔVirB12免疫组之间克脾指数差异不显著(P>0.05)。Western blotting实验表明VirB12蛋白具有免疫反应性。【结论】牛布鲁氏菌A19-ΔVirB12突变株与亲本株A19免疫保护性无明显差异,通过血清学方法可区分疫苗免疫与野生型牛种布鲁氏菌(Brucella abortus)感染动物,具备作为标记疫苗的潜力。     

α1-肾上腺素受体对胶原诱导性关节炎小鼠Treg细胞功能的影响*

目的: 利用胶原诱导性关节炎 (CIA) 模型小鼠,探讨去甲肾上腺素 (NE) 及其α1-肾上腺素受体 (AR ) 对CIA小鼠Treg细胞的作用。方法: 雄性DBA/1小鼠 32 只,随机分为对照组 (n=8) 和CIA模型组 (n=24)。II型胶原 (CII) 乳剂100 μl 尾根部注射DBA/1小鼠制备CIA小鼠模型,在初次免疫后第 41 日,用免疫荧光法检测小鼠脾脏中CD4⁺T与α1-AR的共定位情况;用Western blot法检测小鼠踝关节和脾脏中α1-AR的蛋白表达。分离纯化CIA小鼠脾脏中CD4⁺ T细胞,用抗CD3和抗CD28的单克隆抗体刺激CD4⁺T细胞,进行细胞培养,分为未加药组和加药组,加药组用NE或α1-AR激动剂苯肾上腺素 (phenylephrine) 处理细胞,用流式细胞术检测CIA小鼠CD4⁺T细胞中Treg的细胞数;用Western blot法检测CIA小鼠CD4⁺T中转化生长因子-β (TGF-β) 和IL-10的蛋白表达。结果: CD4⁺ T细胞能够表达α1-AR;与对照组相比,CIA小鼠踝关节和脾脏中α1-AR的蛋白表达显著降低(P＜0.01);与未加药的CIA小鼠的CD4⁺ T细胞相比,NE加入后的CIA小鼠CD4⁺ T细胞中Treg细胞的功能显著增强(P＜0.01);α1-AR激动剂phenylephrine加入后的CIA小鼠CD4⁺ T细胞中Treg细胞的功能显著增强(P＜ 0.01)。结论: 激活CIA小鼠CD4⁺ T细胞上的α1-AR可增强Treg细胞的功能,促进CD4⁺ T细胞向Treg细胞方向分化,发挥抗炎作用。     

受体相互作用蛋白激酶-3参与甲型H1N1流感病毒感染小鼠记忆性CD8＋ T细胞的应答

受体相互作用蛋白激酶-3(receptor-interacting protein kinase 3, RIPK3)是坏死复合体的关键成分之一,介导细胞程序性死亡(programmed cell death,PCD)的发生。前期研究发现流感抗原特异性CD8^＋T细胞的初次应答部分依赖于RIPK3分子,为探讨其在记忆性CD8^＋T细胞应答中的作用,对初次感染后的C57BL/6小鼠在免疫记忆阶段进行了再次感染,并用流式细胞仪检测了流感病毒特异性的记忆性CD8^＋T细胞的表型和功能。结果发现小鼠初次感染甲型 H1N1流感病毒株A/Puerto Rico/8/34后37 d, RIPK3敲除小鼠的CD8^＋T细胞比例及分泌细胞因子γ-干扰素(IFN-γ)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)的能力均显著低于野生型小鼠;在再次感染相同病毒时,RIPK3敲除小鼠流感病毒特异性CD8^＋T细胞比例及分泌细胞因子IFN-γ的能力依旧显著低于野生型小鼠;而CD8^＋中枢型记忆性T细胞(TCM)比例显著高于野生型小鼠,效应型记忆性T细胞(TEM)或效应性T细胞(TEff)比例却显著低于野生型小鼠。提示RIPK3分子参与调节流感病毒特异的记忆性CD8^＋T细胞诱生数量和分泌细胞因子功能,并影响其TCM与TEM/TEff的比例,为深入探索病毒特异的记忆性CD8^＋T细胞应答的分子机制提供了新线索。     

布鲁氏菌毒力缺失疫苗株的构建

本研究在S19弱毒菌株的基础上通过一系列手段获得布鲁氏菌Bp26蛋白、Bmp18蛋白双缺失株,待遗传学鉴定合格后用于小鼠实验。将120只小鼠分为实验组、S19对照组和空白对照组3组,将双基因缺失株和S19弱毒株培养24 h后离心收集菌体,使用PBS清洗重悬后进行细菌计数,实验组小鼠腹腔接种检验合格的双基因缺失株5×10~5 CFU的剂量,病菌对照组腹腔接种S19弱毒菌株5×10~5 CFU的剂量,空白对照组腹腔注射同等体积的PBS溶液,观察分析Bp26蛋白做抗原的免疫原性、双基因缺失菌株的毒力情况和免疫应答情况。最终构建出能够区分自然免疫和人工免疫并具低毒性的布鲁氏弱毒菌株。双基因缺失株具有遗传稳定性,采用Bp26蛋白做抗原对3组小鼠的免疫原性测定,表明实验组40只小鼠均未表现出免疫原性,S19对照组40只小鼠中有28只表现出了免疫原性,占70%,空白对照组40只小鼠均未表现出免疫原性,双基因缺失株与原S19弱毒株的免疫应答基本一致,且更为安全。     

唾液酸免疫球蛋白型凝集素-15促进结直肠癌细胞增殖和迁移并抑制肿瘤组织中CD4+与CD8+T细胞浸润

唾液酸免疫球蛋白型凝集素-15(sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin-15,Siglec-15)属于Siglecs家族的一员,是一种新型免疫抑制分子。Siglec-15在多种人类肿瘤细胞和肿瘤相关巨噬细胞中高表达,但Siglec-15在结直肠癌(colorectal cancer,CRC)中的生物学功能及其对免疫微环境的影响尚不明确。本文旨在分析Siglec-15异常表达对CRC细胞功能及CD4⁺T细胞、CD8⁺T细胞浸润的影响。首先,分析TCGA数据库中结直肠癌与正常组织中Siglec-15 mRNA表达水平,并对52例人CRC与配对癌旁组织进行免疫组织化学染色(IHC),发现Siglec-15在CRC中的表达水平高于癌旁组织(P<0.01)。CCK8和划痕愈合结果显示,敲低Siglec-15能抑制人CRC细胞SW480增殖(P<0.01)和迁移(P<0.05)。磁珠分选小鼠脾的CD8⁺T细胞并与小鼠CRC细胞MC38共培养,发现MC38细胞过表达Siglec-15能抑制CD8⁺T细胞对其的杀伤以及IFN-γ和TNF-α的分泌(P<0.01)。小鼠荷瘤结果表明,过表达Siglec-15可以促进小鼠肿瘤生长(P<0.05)。单样本基因集富集分析、荷瘤小鼠肿瘤组织及人结直肠癌组织IHC分析均表明,Siglec-15高表达时,肿瘤微环境中CD4⁺T细胞、CD8⁺T细胞浸润减少(P<0.05)。综上所述,Siglec-15可能通过促进CRC细胞增殖迁移以及抑制CD4⁺T细胞、CD8⁺T细胞浸润促进结直肠癌进展。本文为探究Siglec-15在CRC中的免疫抑制作用提供了一些新的实验依据。     

广叶绣球菌多糖对小鼠CD8+T细胞介导的免疫应答调控机制

研究广叶绣球菌多糖(polysaccharides,SLPs)对小鼠CD8⁺T细胞活化、增殖分化以及效应阶段的影响,探索广叶绣球菌多糖对CD8⁺T细胞的免疫应答调控机制。通过腹腔注射环磷酰胺溶液(80mg/kg)构建免疫低下小鼠模型,灌胃广叶绣球菌多糖(低、中和高剂量分别为100、200和400 mg/kg),连续饲养20 d后处死,取脾脏和胸腺。血细胞分析仪测定血常规;MTT检测脾T淋巴细胞的扩增能力;流式细胞术分析脾脏CD8⁺T细胞表面CD28、CTLA-4和PD1以及树突状细胞表面MHCⅠ、CD80和PD-L1的表达量;ELISA测定外周血中TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-2、IL-10、穿孔素及颗粒酶B的含量;RT-PCR测定脾脏Psmb9、Psmd9、TAP1、TAP2、IFN-γ、IL-2、JAK1、JAK2、STAT1、STAT3、SOCS-3和Blimp-1的mRNA表达量;Westernblot测定pJAK2/JAK2、pSTAT3/STAT3和Blimp-1的蛋白表达量。试验表明广叶绣球菌多糖高剂量组脾...     

猪脾转移因子对La Sota株鸡新城疫弱毒疫苗的免疫增强作用

【目的】本文旨在研究猪脾转移因子（TF）对新城疫（ND）病毒弱毒疫苗La Sota株的免疫增强作用及机理,为兽医临床防控提供理论依据。【方法】以4种不同剂量La Sota疫苗株分别单独、与TF联合免疫SPF鸡,14 d后以ND病毒（NDV）参考强毒F₄₈E₉株(10^4.7 ELD₅₀)进行攻毒,采用蛋白质芯片技术测定鸡外周血IL-6、IL-10、IL-16和IL-21浓度,并以血凝抑制（HI）试验和荧光定量RT-PCR方法分别检测鸡ND HI抗体效价和F₄₈E₉株的病毒血症水平。【结果】攻毒保护试验表明,单独免疫10^5.17、10^4.17、10^3.17和10^2.17 EID₅₀剂量时疫苗攻毒保护率分别为100%、55%、0%和0%,半数保护量(PD₅₀)为12 023 EID₅₀;对应剂量联合免疫时疫苗攻...     

小鼠乳腺表达抗PD-1抗体对其脾脏T细胞的影响

为从细胞水平研究小鼠乳腺表达抗PD-1抗体对转基因鼠脾脏T细胞表面抗原蛋白、细胞因子表达、脾脏CD4⁺T细胞增殖以及增殖相关通路的影响,将8周龄未经历过怀孕的和18周龄经历过哺乳的表达抗人PD-1抗体的转基因小鼠分成两组,每组以转基因阴性鼠为对照,提取脾脏淋巴细胞,检测脾脏淋巴细胞的变化。与转基因阴性小鼠相比,乳腺表达抗PD-1抗体的转基因小鼠的免疫系统中的脾脏T细胞的效应T细胞比例上升,Treg细胞比例下降,CD4⁺T细胞表达的IFN-γ、IL-17以及IL-2有不同程度的增加。IL-4、IL-10以及TGF-β都没有发生变化。与T细胞刺激相关的一些细胞表面的蛋白分子也没有引起变化。转基因阳性鼠和转基因阴性鼠中T细胞增殖没有显著性差异,转基因阳性鼠中PI3K/Akt/mTOR和Ras/MEK/ERK这两条通路上的磷酸化蛋白只有部分表达上调,整个通路没有完全上调。结果表明,转基因小鼠作为表达抗PD-1抗体这类免疫系统相关单克隆抗体的宿主是可行的。     

SARS-CoV-2 Beta变异株和甲型流感病毒H3N2双价重组腺病毒载体疫苗可在小鼠诱导免疫保护

评价一种SARS-CoV-2 Beta变异株和甲型流感病毒H3N2新型重组双价疫苗在小鼠模型中的免疫保护效果。本研究构建了表达SARS-CoV-2南非变异株(B.1.351)棘突蛋白1(S1)和H3N2柬埔寨分离株(A/Cambodia/e0826360/2020)血凝素(HA)的重组双价非复制Ad5载体疫苗,命名为HAdV5-S1-2A-HA,经单针肌肉注射免疫BALB/c雌鼠后,采用ELISA、血凝抑制实验、假病毒中和实验与Elispot实验进行体液与细胞免疫学检测,免后3～6周采用H3N2-X31病毒、H1N1-PR8与SARS-CoV-2(B.1.351)进行攻毒保护实验。HAdV5-S1-2A-HA免疫两周后,低剂量组(1×10⁸vp/只)免疫小鼠后可检出HA特异体液免疫与S1特异的细胞免疫应答;而高剂量组(5×10⁹vp/只)诱导小鼠产生了较强的双抗原(S1,HA)特异的体液和细胞免疫应答,并能完全保护小鼠对H3N2-X31攻击,降低SARS-CoV-2(B.1.351)感染后小鼠肺部病毒载量,延迟H1N1-PR8病毒感染后小鼠死...     

布鲁氏菌M5-90疫苗株virB2基因缺失株的构建及鉴定

【目的】构建布鲁氏菌M5-90疫苗株virB2基因缺失株。【方法】利用常规分子生物学技术构建自杀载体pGEM-7zf-ΔvirB2-sacB,通过同源重组的方法,将电转化后的布鲁氏菌分别经100 mg/L氨苄抗性筛选和5%蔗糖敏感性筛选,获得基因缺失株。对获得的基因缺失株进行PCR鉴定和稳定性检测。【结果】成功构建M5-90ΔvirB2基因缺失株,并且该缺失株在10代以内未发生回复突变。【结论】为研发新型布鲁氏菌弱毒基因缺失活苗奠定基础。     

Y-chromosome Data and Tribal Affiliations of Allenopithecus and Miopithecus

The phylogeny of Old World monkeys has remained unresolved in part because of a lack of resolution in the Cercopithecinae. Competing morphological hypotheses have had Allen's swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) and the talapoins (Miopithecus spp.) as basal branches of either the tribe Cercopithecini or the tribe Papionini. Previous molecular analyses have not adequately addressed the issue. To better understand the evolutionary history of these primates, we sequenced and subjected to phylogenetic analysis 3.1 kb of 2 loci (TSPY and SRY) from the non-recombining portion of the Y-chromosome. Individuals from the genera Allenopithecus, Miopithecus, Erythrocebus, Chlorocebus, and Cercopithecus were surveyed and their sequences compared with those previously published for the Papionini and Colobinae. The results suggest Allenopithecus and Miopithecus are more closely related to the Cercopithecini than Papionini. Our data also support the hypothesis that within the Cercopithecini, Erythrocebus and Chlorocebus share a close evolutionary relationship, distinct from the other members of the tribe.     

Nystatin and killer toxin sensitivity of free and immobilizedSaccharomyces cerevisiae

The inhibitory effect of nystatin and killer toxin on the growth of free and covalently-immobilizedSaccharomyces cerevisiae cells was studied. The resistance of immobilized cells to both agents was accompanied by increased amounts of phospholipids and sterols. The possible relationship between these changes in the membrane composition and the transduction of a signal across the cytoplasmic membrane is discussed.     

The hernandez and fernandez genes of Drosophila specify eye and antenna

The formation of different structures in Drosophila depends on the combined activities of selector genes and signaling pathways. For instance, the antenna requires the selector gene homothorax, which distinguishes between the leg and the antenna and can specify distal antenna if expressed ectopically. Similarly, the eye is formed by a group of "eye-specifying" genes, among them eyeless, which can direct eye development ectopically. We report here the characterization of the hernandez and fernandez genes, expressed in the antennal and eye primordia of the eye-antenna imaginal disc. The predicted proteins encoded by these two genes have 27% common amino acids and include a Pipsqueak domain. Reduced expression of either hernandez or fernandez mildly affects antenna and eye development, while the inactivation of both genes partially transforms distal antenna into leg. Ectopic expression of either of the two genes results in two different phenotypes: it can form distal antenna, activating genes like homothorax, spineless, and spalt, and it can promote eye development and activates eyeless. Reciprocally, eyeless can induce hernandez and fernandez expression, and homothorax and spineless can activate both hernandez and fernandez when ectopically expressed. The formation of eye by these genes seems to require Notch signaling, since the induction of ectopic eyes and the activation of eyeless by the hernandez gene are suppressed when the Notch function is compromised. Our results show that the hernandez and fernandez genes are required for antennal and eye development and are also able to specify eye or antenna ectopically.     

Theoretical Study of Antagonists and Inhibitors of Mammalian Adenosine Deaminase: I. Adenosine and Its Aza- and Deazaanalogues

Aza- and deazaanalogues of adenosine, including their 1-protonated forms (except for that of 1-deazaadenosine), were studied by computer computation to find a relationship between their molecular structures and substrate properties for the mammalian adenosine deaminase. The atomic charge distribution and maps of the electrostatic potential around their van der Waals molecular surface were calculated for these compounds using the ab initio STO-3G method. The conformational studies are carried out by the MM⁺ method of molecular mechanics. The mechanism that determines the substrate selectivity of mammalian adenosine deaminase is discussed.     

Pericarp structure and phylogeny of theLamiaceae-Verbenaceae-complex

Pericarp structure was investigated in 158 species of the familiesLamiaceae andVerbenaceae. Data from 221 out of 262 genera ofLamiaceae s.l. and a few ofVerbenaceae s.str. were collected in a table. A cladistic analysis was performed on the basis of pericarp characters only. The abandonment of subfam.Pogostemonoideae as a taxonomic unit is considered. Examples of groups given additional support by similarities in pericarp characters are: (1) the gynobasic-styled labiates (subfamiliesPogostemonoideae, Lamioideae, Nepetoideae); (2) aLamioideae-Pogostemonoideae-group; (3)Nepetoideae; (4) aWestringia-Hemigenia-Hemiandra-Microcorys group (in subfam.Chloranthoideae); (5) aLepechinia-Chaunostoma-group (inNepetoideae); (6) aPrunella-Cleonia-group (inNepetoideae).     

Molecular identification and differentiation of Brevibacterium species and strains

Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction enzyme analysis (ARDRA), pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and ribotyping were used to differentiate among 24 strains of Brevibacterium linens, Brevibacterium casei and Brevibacterium epidermidis obtained from type culture collections or isolated from various smear ripened cheeses. ARDRA was applied to the 16S rDNA. B. linens was shown to be a quite heterogenic group with 2 to at least 4 copies of rrn operons per strain with aberrant nucleotide sequences. AccI gave genus specific restriction patterns and was used to separate Brevibacterium from Corynebacterium species. The expected species specificity of TaqI applied to B. linens type culture strains, but not to all strains isolated from cheese. By AvaI restriction, B. casei and B. linens were differentiated from B. epidermidis and the orange pigmented Arthrobacter casei, a new species of coryneform bacteria; by XmnI restriction, B. linens and B. epidermidis were differentiated from B. casei. One of 4 B. linens genotypes could not be distinguished from B. casei by this method. Here, the typical orange B. linens pigments were used for classification, which was confirmed by partial sequencing of the 16S rDNA.     

Evaluation of antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of the resin glycosides and the other metabolites of Scrophularia cryptophila

Resin glycosides are secondary metabolites exclusive to the convolvulaceous plants. In this study, crypthophilic acids A–C (1–3), the first resin glycosides occurring in another family (Scrophulariaceae), and the other constituents of Scrophularia cryptophila were examined for in vitro antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial potentials. Except for crypthophilic acid B (2), all tested compounds exhibited growth-inhibitory effect against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, with l-tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7) being the most potent ones (IC₅₀'s 4.1 and 9.7 μg/ml). In contrast, the activity towards Trypanosoma cruzi was poor, and only crypthophilic acid C (3), 6 and 7 were trypanocidal at concentrations above 40 μg/ml. With the exception of 2 and 6, all compounds were active against Leishmania donovani. Harpagide (4) and 3 emerged as the best leishmanicidal agents (IC₅₀'s 2.0 and 5.8 μg/ml). Only compounds 3, 6 and 7 showed antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC₅₀ values of 4.2, 16.6 and 22.4 μg/ml. Overall the best and broadest spectrum activity was presented by compounds 3 and 7, as they inhibited all four parasitic protozoa. None of the isolates had significant activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MICs >100 μg/ml) or were toxic towards mammalian (L6) cells. This is the first report of antiprotozoal activity for natural resin glycosides, as well as for harpagide (4), acetylharpagide (5), tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7).     

Origin and development of Tool-making behavior in Africa and Asia

Around two-and-a-half million years ago, some hominid populations in Africa began to modify stones and bones in a manner that can be recognized by prehistorians as artifacts, and, by definition, produced the earliest identifiable archaeological record. It is likely that earlier hominid groups also may have had relatively rich tool-using behavioral repertoires similar to that seen in modern chimpanzees (McGrew, 1992), such tools may have been made of perishable materials or minimally modified and thus difficult to identify. This review will focus on the earliest archaeological traces and the spread of hominids out of Africa and into Eurasia.     

Synthesis and Pharmacological Activity of Betulin Dinicotinate

The assignment of NMR resonances of lupane triterpenoids was refined by the example of 3O,28O-dinicotinoylbetulin, obtained by acylation of betulin. Hepatoprotective, antiulcer, antiinflammatory, reparative, and anti-HIV activities were found for the compound. In addition, it was demonstrated to have immunomodulatory activity, for the first time detected among lupane triterpenoids.     

Effects of carbon concentration and carbon to nitrogen ratio on the growth and sporulation of several biocontrol fungi

Effects of carbon concentration and carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio on six biocontrol fungal strains are reported in this paper. All fungal strains had extensive growth on the media supplemented with 6–12 g l⁻¹ carbon and C:N ratios from 10:1 to 80:1, and differed in nutrient requirements for sporulation. Except for the two strains of Paecilomyces lilacinus, all selected fungi attained the highest spore yields at a C:N ratio of 160:1 when the carbon concentration was 12 g l⁻¹ for Metarhizium anisopliae SQZ-1-21, 6 g l⁻¹ for M. anisopliae RS-4-1 and Trichoderma viride TV-1, and 8 g l⁻¹ for Lecanicillium lecanii CA-1-G. The optimal conditions for P. lilacinus sporulation were 8 g l⁻¹ carbon with a C:N ratio of 10:1 for M-14 and 12 g l⁻¹ carbon with a C:N ratio of 20:1 for IPC-P, respectively. The results indicated that the influence of carbon concentration and C:N ratio on fungal growth and sporulation is strain dependent; therefore, consideration for the complexity of nutrient requirements is essential for improving yields of fungal biocontrol agents.