1.Genetic Diversity of Echinococcus granulosus Genotype G1 in Xinjiang, Northwest of China
Bin YAN ; Xiafei LIU ; Junyuan WU ; Shanshan ZHAO ; Wumei YUAN ; Baoju WANG ; Hazi WURELI ; Changchun TU ; Chuangfu CHEN ; Yuanzhi WANG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2018;56(4):391-396
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by E. granulosus is a serious helminthic zoonosis in humans, livestock and wildlife. Xinjiang is one of high endemic province for CE in China. A total of 55 sheep and cattle livers containing echinococcal cysts were collected from slaughterhouses in Changji and Yining City, northern region of Xinjiang. PCR was employed for cloning 2 gene fragments, 12S rRNA and CO1 for analysis of phylogenetic diversity of E. granulosus. The results showed that all the samples collected were identified as G1 genotype of E. granulosus. Interestingly, YL5 and CJ75 strains were the older branches compared to those strains from France, Argentina, Australia. CO1 gene fragment showed 20 new genotype haploids and 5 new genotype haplogroups (H1-H5) by the analysis of Network 5.0 software, and the YLY17 strain was identified as the most ancestral haplotype. The major haplotypes, such as CJ75 and YL5 strains, showed identical to the isolates from Middle East. The international and domestic trade of livestock might contribute to the dispersal of different haplotypes for E. granulosus evolution.
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2.Effect of JY adjuvant on mucosal immune response to human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 L1 virus-like particles
Fenlian MA ; Wenzhi ZHENG ; Qian ZHANG ; Wumei YUAN ; Lishu ZHENG ; Yunde HOU
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2015;29(2):127-129
Objective To evaluate the effect of JY adjuvant,which is composed of IL-2 and chitosan,on the immune response for mucosal immunization with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 L1 virus-like particles (HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP).Methods Mice were immunized three times with HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP in the presence or absence of JY adjuvant by intramuscular and intranasal routes,respectively.Subsequently,experiments were undertaken to detect serum IgG antibody,neutralizing antibody and respiratory tract washes sIgA antibody titers and cellular immune response.Results Following intranasal immunization,serum IgG antibody titers were much higher in HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP with JY adjuvant group than that in VLP without adjuvant group (P < 0.01),after intramuscular immunization,serum IgG titers induced by VLP with or without JY adjuvant were the same; following intramuscular immunization,neutralizing antibody titers induced by adjuvant-containing HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP were higher than those by adjuvant-free VLP,following intranasal immunization,only serum neutralizing antibody was detected in adjuvant-containing VLP group; after intranasal immunization,lung washes sIgA concentration were much higher in HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP with JY adjuvant group than that in VLP without adjuvant group (P < 0.05) ; following intranasal and intramuscular immunization,respectively,the number of spot forming cells were much higher in HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP with JY adjuvant group than that in VLP without adjuvant group (P < 0.01,P < 0.05,respectively).Conclusion JY adjuvant enhanced the cellular,humoral and mocosal immunities induced with HPV16 + 18 L1 VLP by intranasal route,while showed no significant influence of the adjuvant was seen in the group immunized by intramuscular route.
3.Development and application of TaqMan probe real-time PCR assay for detection of KIPyV and WUPyV
Qian ZHANG ; Wenzhi ZHENG ; Wumei YUAN ; Fenlian MA ; Lishu ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2015;29(3):266-269
Objective We develop a rapid,specific,sensitive tandardized SOP.And initial application for 200 nasopharyngeal aspirates of children with related pathogens of acute respiratory tract infections in BeiJing area.Methods To developed nested PCR and TaqMan probe real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR method for detection of KIPyV and WUPyV'S gene,and then the sequences of gene fragments are analyzed.Evalution of two assays from 200 nasopharyngeal aspirates.Results In this study,sensitivity of TaqMan probe real time fluorescent quantitative PCR assay was higher than one of nested PCR (500 copies/μl),and both assays did not show any positive amplification in detetion of other respiratory virus.Coefficient of varience of KIPyV and WUPyV are less than 2.9% and 1.95% respectively in the repeatability detection.The detection rates of KIPyV,and WUPyV were 1.5% and 8% in nested PCR assay and 12% and 14% in real time Fluorescent quantitative PCR assay respectively.Conclusion This study established good sensitivity and reproducibility,high specificity and rapid method for detection nucleic acid of these polyomaviruses that have good prospects on the clinical application.