简介:Objective:TounderstandthechangeofTh1/Th2andTc1/Tc2balanceinpatientswithsecondaryearlysyphilis.Methods:PeripheralbloodThandTccellsubpopulationswereexaminedbythree-colorflowcytometryin30patientswithsecondaryearlysyphilisand20healthysubjects.Results:PercentagesofCD3^+,CD4^+TcellsandtheratioofCD4^+/CD8^+andNKcellsinsyphiliticpatientsweresignificantlylowerthaninthecontrolgroup(P<0.001),butnostatisticaldifferencewasfoundinpercentagesofCD8^+andCD19^+cellsbetweenthetwogroups(P>0.05).ThepercentageofTh1cellsandratiosofThl/Th2andTcl/Tc2insyphiliticpatientswereclearlydecreasedascomparedtothoseincontrois(P<0.001-0.01),whereaspercentagesofTc0andTc2cellsinsyphiliticswashigherthanthoseincontrols(P<0.001).Conclusion:Therecouldbeadisturbanceofcellularimmunityandtherelativelyintactfunctionofhumoralimmunityinsecondarysyphilis.ItispostulatedthatthepolarizationtowarddevelopmentofTh2andTc2cellsandtheirassociatedcytokinesmightbeinvolvedintheincompleteclearanceoftreponemesandthedevelopmentofchronicinfection.
简介:Objective:Toanalyzesubtypesandquasi-speciesofisolatedvirusesfromHIV-1infectedindividualsamongthepopulationepidemiologicaldynamicsoflocalHIV-1isolates,thuslayingafoundationfordesigningacandidateAIDSvaccine.Methods:Byhetero-duplexmobilityassay(HMA)andsinglestrandconformationpoly-morphism(SSCP)analysisonampliconsfromsingle-primedpolymerasechainreaction(SP-PCR),subtypesandquasi-speciesoftestedHIV-1isolateswereelucidated,andampliconsweresequencedforconfirmation.Results:Specificampliconsfromdifferentsubtypesandquasi-speciesofHIV-1couldbediscerniblebyHMAandSSCPanalysis.HIV-1isolatesfromdifferentpatientsmightbeeitheradifferentsrbtypeoranidenticalsubtype,andHIV-1isolatesfromanindividualwerepresentinapopulationofquasi-species.
简介:Objective:ToevaluatethehumoralimmuneinductioninratsofacandidateAIDSvaccineexpressingthegagp24genefromasubtypeBHIV-1isolate.Methods:Theamplifiedp24genewasinsertedintoaneukaryoticexpressionvectortoformthesupercoiledDNAvaccine.ThelinearizedexpressedDNAvaccinewaspreparedfromtheexpressionplasmidbypolymerasechainreaction(PCR).TheantigengeneexpressioninratsofthelinearizedandsupercoiledDNAvaccineswereinvitroandinvivodetected.Results:InvitrotranscriptionandNorthernhybridizationshowedthatthelinearizedDNAvaccinecouldsynthesizeamountsofp24mRNAsimilartothesupercoiledDNAvaccine.AntibodyassaysofinoculatedratsconfirmedthatthelinearizedexpressionDNAcouldinduceaslightlyhigherantibodytiterthantheexpressionplasmid,whilethehighestantibodytiterhadbeeninducedbyplasmidplusadjuvantinoculation.Conclusion:TheconstructionofacandidateAIDSvaccinebasedonthep24genecouldshedlightonapotentialHIVvaccine,meritingevaluationinarhesusmacaqueSHIV-AIDSmodel.
简介:ChinesepopulationsinfectedwithHIV-1.Methods:GenomeDNAfromperipheralbloodmononuclearcells(PBMCs)of78HIV-1infectorswasamplifiedbypolymerasechainreaction(PCR).CCR5,CCR2bandSDF1genefragmentswereobtainedfromrestrictivefragmentlengthpolymorphism(RFLP)and/orCCR△32,CCR5m303,CCR2b-64IandSDF1-3'Aallelicgenes'mutationalfrequenciesweresequenceddirectlyfromPCRproducts.Results:NoneofCCR5△32,CCR5m303genemutationwerefoundin78subjectswithHIV-1infection.TheallelicgenemutationfrequenciesofCCR2b-64IandSDF1-3'Acorrespondingto14.9-34.0%and17.6-38.2%of95%CI,were22.79%and26.92%respectively.TheircolonydistributionconformedtotheHardy-Weinbergequilibrium.Conclusion:TheHIV-1infectionsfoundatpresentareallsusceptiblepopulationofCCR5△32andCCR5m303.ThepolymorphismandfrequenciesofCCR5△32,CCR5m303,CCR2b-64IandSDF1-3'AallelesfromChineseHIV-1infectedpopulationweredisclosedinthisstudyforthefirsttime,whichisofsignificanceforstudyingthegeneticresistancetosusceptibilitytoHIV-1infectionaswellasAIDSdiseaseprogression.
简介:Objective:TodirectionallyclonetheomplgenefromChlamydiatrachomatis(Ct)FGenotypeontoaplasmidvectorforconstructingarudimentaryDNAvaccine.Methods:ThecompleteomplgenefromgenomicDNAofCtFgenotypewildspecieswasamplifiedwithprimersdesignedbycomputer.Therecombinantgenewasobtainedbyrestrictionenzymecutting,linkingthegenewiththeplasmidvectorinvitro,transformingtherecombinantgeneintobacteria,andextractingtheDNAfromthebacteria.Results:DNAextractingfromthebacteriawascomposedoftheimplgeneandplasmid,whichisidentifiedbythreemethodsofsingularrestrictiveenzymecutting,doublerestrictiveenzymecuttingandPCR.Conclusion:CloningoftheomplgenefromtheCtFgenotypemeansthatarudimentaryDNAvaccinewassuccessfullyconstructed.
简介:Objective:Toobservetheeffectivenessofhighlyactiveantiretrovirustherapy(HAART)onHIV/AIDSpatients.Methods:UsingHIV-Iquantitativemethodsandimmunologicalfunctioninspection,wemonitored4HIV/AIDSpatientswhoweresufferingfromimmunologicaldeficiencyandweretreatedwithHAART.Results:ThereproductionofHIVinall4patientswasefficientlycontrolledatthe4thweekofthetreatment.Theaverageviralloaddecreasedby1.99Log/ml(0.73-2.46Log/ml).ThenumberofCO+4andCD+sshowedasteadycontinuousincrease4to12weeksafterthetreatment,withanincreaseof67.2%and103.0%respectively.CorrelativestudyamongdifferentvariablesafterthetreatmentrevealedthatpositivecorrelationexistedbetweenthenumberofCD+4andCD+3aswellasCD+8,whilenegativecorrelationexistedbetweenthenumberofCD+4andplasmaviralload.Conclusion:HIV-Iquantitativemethod(plasmaviralload)andthenumberofCD+4inperipheralbloodcanbeusedasimportantreferenceindicatorsinevaluatingHAART.
简介:Objective:Toamplifyantigengenesfrompatientswithhumanimmunodeficiencyvirustype1(HIV-1)inGuangdongProvinceforcandidateAIDSvaccinedesign.Methods:Viralnucleicacidwasisolatedfrom10HIV-1infectedindividuals'peripheralbloodcollectedduring1995-2000inGuangdongProvince.Theviralgagp24geneandenvgp120genewereamplifiedbynested-PCRandsequenced.ThehomologiesamongHIV-1isolateswerecomparedwithHIV-BLAST.Results:Among10HIV-1isolates,ninearehomologoustovirusesofsubtypeB,andoneishomologoustovirusesofsubtypeE.Conclusion:SubtypeBvirusesofHIV-1arepredominantlypresentinGuangdongProvince.