Objective To establish mixed-sandwich ELISA detection system by screening aptam-ers of MPT64 antibodies with SELEX to detect clinical serum samples, and explore the potential laboratory diagnosis value of this method. Methods To detect the affinity of the final round ssDNA library to MPT64 antibodies inhibited by MPT64 antigen with the competitive ELISA method, optimize the mixed-sandwich ELISA detection method that was aptamer-serum-horseradish peroxidase labeled goat anti-human IgG anti-body detection system to detect 230 cases of clinical serum samples as well as the lowest concentration of MPT64 antibodies and the linear range. Results In competitive ELISA test results, the percentage of inhi-bition effect of MPT64 antigen to final round ssDNA library is from 0.25% to 80% when the MPT64 antigen concentration rised from 2 μg/ml to 256 μg/ml. The Optimized detection system of mixed-sandwich ELISA was constitute of the concentration of ssDNA coated with 0.1μg/hole, serum dilution of 1/200, horseradish peroxidase labeled goat anti-human IgG antibody concentration of 1/40 000. The lowest concentration of MPT64 antibody is 3 mg/L and the linear range is between 10 mg/L and 1000 mg/L. The serum samples of 100 cases of tuberculosis patients, 100 healthy individuals and 30 cases of non-tuberculesis were tested in this system and the test result was analyzed with Graphpad Prism, the difference of tuberculosis group and healthy group was statistically significant (P<0.001 ), the difference of TB group and non-TB control group was also statistically significant (P<0.001). The specificity and the sensitivity was 96.1% and 31.0% re-spectively. Conclusion The aptamer mixed-sandwich ELISA method will play an important role in the sero-logical diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Objective To construct the recombinant plasmid of protein CFP10-MPT48-TB8.4 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and to investigate the diagnosis potential of this fusion protein in tuberculosis serodiagnosis.Methods The recombinant fusion protein CFP10-MPT48-TB8.4 was expressed, and identified by Western blot.The ELSIA based on the purified fusion protein was done,and used for screening in 230 cases of clinical serum samples including pulmonary tuberculosis patients ( n =150 ),pulmonary disease patients other than tuberculosis (n =70) and health controls (n =103 ).The test result was analyzed by Medcale11.5 software.Results The fusion protein CFP10-MPT48-TB8.4 was successfully expressed with a purity over 95％.Specific immunogenicity of the recombinant protein was confirmed by Western blot.The overall sensitivity and specificity obtained of ELISA were 56.7％ (85/150) and 90.8％ ( 157/173 ),respectively.The specificity was 85.7 ％ (60/70) in non-tuberculosis group and 94.2％ (97/103 ) in healthy group,respectively.Conclusion The recombinant protein of CFP10-MPT48-TB8.4 has a high sensitivity and specificity and may be a potential candidate antigen in tuberculosis serodiagnosis.

Objective To develop an assay to determine Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to rifampin, isoniazid, ofloxacin and amikacin by pyrosequencing and evaluate the value of this method in clinical application. Methods Eighty-nine clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from tuberculosis patients were collected from Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital during 2008 to 2009. All strains were isolated from decontaminated sputum, cultured on Lowenstein-Jensen media and identified by traditional biochemical tests with standard methods. Ten Mycobacterium tuberculosis were selected from the strain bank of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. The optimal conditions of detection of rpoB, katG, gyrA and rrs gene by pyroseuencing were determined, using the 10 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains whose drug susceptibility of Bactec 960 and sequence of rpoB, katG, gyrA, rrs gene were known. Then the drug susceptibility of 89 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate strains were detected by pyrosequencing using this conditions and the results were compared with that of the Bactec 960 methods. Results The pyrosequencing program of sequence analysis was suitable for the detection of the mutations of rpoB and gyrA genes, and the program of single nucleotide polymorphism was suitable for katG and rrs genes. Among the 89 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates,when using the drug susceptibility of Bactec 960 as the standard, the sensitivity of rifampin, isoniazid,ofloxacin and amikacin is 98.0%, 64. 1%, 79.5%, 78. 3% respectively, the specificity is 97.5%,100. 0%, 90. 0%, 100. 0% respectively, the accuracy is 97.8%, 77. 5%, 85.4%, 94. 4% respectively,tested by pyrosequencing. The results of the detection of resistance to rifampin, isoniazid, ofloxacin and amikacin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using pyrosequencing technique were almost the same with that of Bactec 960, and Kappa ≥0. 7 in each detection. Conclusion Pyrosequencing is thus a rapid, accurate and high throughput method for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to these four drugs.

Objective To obtain DNA oligonucleotide aptamers which can specifically bind to MPT64 protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by SELEX(systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment)technology. Methods A random ssDNA library with in vitro synthesized 78 nucleotides in length was subiected to 12 rounds of selection by SELEX method against MPT64 protein. The binding ability of the aptamers to the protein was examined by biotin-streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase system. Results The selective system used was as follows:in PCR amplification,annealing temperature was 65℃ and the concentration of Mg2+ was 1.5 mmol/L in optimizing library, and when preparation of ssDNA with asymmetrical PCR amplification, 0.75 mmol/L of Mg2+ was used. When using the plate for ELISA as the substrate for the selection, the pattern of electrophoretic band of PCR product after the tenth round selection became unitary and denser than that of the first round. The binding assay demonstrated that A value at 450 nm of the tenth round increased by 9.18 times as compared with that of the first round. The results showed that the affinities of the aptamers were different. The highest A value at 450 nm was 1.606, and the lowest 0.572. Conclusion A set of aptamers with considerable binding affinity to MPT64 protein are successfully picked out from the initial random DNA library.

Objective To clone and express of Rv0091 encoding protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis,identify and characterize of the enzyme activities.Methods Construct the Rv0091 prokaryotic expression plasmid,the vector was transformed into E.coli strain BL21trxB.After induced by IPTG,recombinant protein was purified by Ni2+-NTA chromatography and analyzed for purity by SDS-PAGE gels stained with Coomassie Blue.Immunological activity was identified by Western blot.The recombinant protein molecular weight was identified by Mass spectrometry.The enzyme-coupled assay detectes enzyme activity.Results The expression plasmid pET32a-Rv0091 was constructed and expressed in E.coli.BL21trxB,and the optimum expression system was conformed.The purity of the recombinant protein was more than 95％.Western blot analysis confirmed that recombinant protein was one of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins.Mass spectrometry identified the relative molecular weight and theoretical molecular weight was basically the same.Enzyme assay showed the recombinant protein able to catalyze the substrate MTA.Enzymatic properties showed that the optimal buffer for the phosphate and Hepes buffer,the poor thermal stability of the enzyme,the optimal temperature of 37℃,optimal pH10-12,when the pH ≤7,the protein denaturation and loss of some vitality.Conclusion The recombinant protein methylthioadenosine nucleosidase(MTAN) was obtained and enzyme activity was detected and plays a key role in the metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Objective To study the relationship of two variants( -871A/G and -336A/G) polymorphisms of the DC-SIGN gene with the susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese population.Methods Two hundred and thirty-seven tuberculosis cases and 244 controls were genotyped by pyrosequencing in this case-control study. The analysis of the relationship of the -871A/G and -336A/G polymorphisms with their susceptibility of pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB) and the relationship of the two variants with their clinical correlation of tuberculosis was performed by chi-square test. Results The genotypic frequencies of A/G + G/G and A/A of - 871, 37.6%, 62.4% respectively in cases, and 43.4%, 56. 6%respectively in controls, had no significant difference in statistics. And the genotypic frequencies of A/G + G/G and A/A of -336, 12. 2% ,87.8% respectively in cases, and 14.3% ,85.7% respectively in controls, had also no statistical difference between two groups. Interestingly, a significant association is disclosed between the promoter variant - 336G allele and fever in patients ( P = 0. 037, OR = 0. 191, 95 % CI:0. 040-0. 907 ). Conclusion The single nucleotide polymorphism of -871A/G and -336A/G in DCSIGN gene promoter might not be associated with the susceptibility to tuberculosis in Chinese. Tuberculosis patients with -336G allele are significantly protected fever.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Flemiphilippinin D on collagen-induced arthritis （CIA） in rats and explore its mechanism. MethodForty rats were randomly divided into normal group， CIA group， methotrexate （MTX） group （1.35 mg·kg^-1）， low-dose Flemiphilippinin D group （1.5 mg·kg^-1）， and high-dose Flemiphilippinin D group （3.0 mg·kg^-1）， with eight rats in each group. Except for the normal group， the CIA model was induced by type Ⅱ collagen. Each group was given corresponding liquid medicine or normal saline， once a week in the MTX group， and once a day in the Flemiphilippinin D groups for a total of 28 days. The arthritis score and joint swelling degree of rats were experimentally recorded. Pathological changes in the ankle joint of rats were observed by hematoxylin-eosin （HE） staining. Serum levels of inflammatory cytokines interleukin （IL）-1β， IL-6， IL-8， and tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α were detected by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay （ELISA）， and the mRNA expression of Toll-like receptor 2 （TLR2）， myeloid differentiation factor 88 （MyD88）， and nuclear transcription factor-κB （NF-κB） p65 were detected by Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction （Real-time PCR）， and the protein expressions of TLR2， MyD88， and NF-κB p65 were detected by Western blot. ResultCompared with the normal group， the ankle joint of the CIA group was significantly swollen， and the clinical score of arthritis and the degree of joint swelling were significantly increased （P<0.01）. The ankle joint tissue structure was significantly damaged， and the levels of inflammatory factors IL-1β， IL-6， IL-8， and TNF-α in serum were significantly increased （P<0.01）. The mRNA levels and protein levels of TLR2， MyD88， and NF-κB p65 were significantly increased（P<0.01）. Compared with the CIA group， arthritis clinical score and joint swelling of rats in each administration group were significantly reduced （P<0.05， P<0.01）， and the pathological changes in the ankle joint were significantly improved. The contents of serum IL-1β， IL-6， IL-8， and TNF-α were significantly decreased （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The mRNA levels and protein levels of TLR2， MyD88， and NF-κB p65 in the ankle joint were significantly decreased （P<0.05， P<0.01）. ConclusionTo a certain extent， Flemiphilippinin D can reduce the expression of inflammatory factors in rheumatoid arthritis rats and play a good therapeutic effect. It works perhaps by inhibiting the activation of the TLR2/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and thus shows an anti-inflammatory effect.

The present study aimed to explore the correlation between agronomic traits and quality indexes of Dendrobium nobile and its application value in agricultural breeding. The cultivated strains of D. nobile in Hejiang-Chishui producing areas were extensively collected,and the main agronomic traits and quality indexes were measured. The agronomic traits with significant correlation with quality indexes were screened out by the correlation analysis,and then the parental lines and self-bred F_1 generation plants were furtherverified. Among 96 lines of D. nobile,the content of soluble polysaccharides showed a significant negative correlation with dendrobine( P < 0. 01),and no significant correlation with agronomic traits in stems and leaves. The content of dendrobine exhibited a significant positive correlation with the stem width-thickness ratio( at the largest cross section; P < 0. 01),and no significant correlation with other agronomic traits. Regression analysis further verified the positive correlation between dendrobine content and stem width-thickness ratio( R2> 0. 9). Two lines,JC-10 and JC-35,with significant differences in stem width-thickness ratio were screened out( P <0. 05). The corresponding F1 generation plants by self-pollination both showed that the dendrobine content was higher with greater stem width-thickness ratio( P < 0. 01). The experimental results suggested that within a certain range,the dendrobine content was higher in D. nobile with flatter stem. Therefore,in the breeding of D. nobile,this specific trait could be used for screening plants with high content of quality indexes such as dendrobine.
Agriculture ; Dendrobium/genetics* ; Plant Breeding ; Plant Leaves/genetics* ; Polysaccharides