1.Antigen screening and identification of Helicobacter pylori outer membrane proteins from murine infection model
Haoxia TAO ; Peng WANG ; Shengling YUAN ; Dewen ZHAN ; Lingchun WANG ; Yanchun WANG ; Chunjie LIU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2010;26(3):195-200
Objective:To screen antigen of Helicobacter pylori outer membrane proteins by murine infection model.Methods:Parallel two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2D) of outer membrane proteins extracted from Helicobacter pylori strain SS1 was performed.Western blot of a duplicate 2D gel hybridized with serum from H.pylori-infected murine was employed.Immunogenic H.pylori proteins identified in this way were digested in gel by trypsin and the mass of generated peptides were measured by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS).The data obtained from peptide mass finger-printing (PMF) were searched using the internet available database.Results:32 proteins were identified and they are in good agreement with typical protective antigens which reacted with serum from H.pylori-infected patients.Conclusion:The results suggest that murine model of H.pylori may be valid to screen antigens for human vaccination and the proteins identified in this paper are valuable for the selection of H.pylori protective antigens as well.
2.Expression of snake venom thrombin-like enzyme calobin in Pichia pastoris.
Shengling YUAN ; Peng WANG ; Haoxia TAO ; Dewen ZHAN ; Yanchun WANG ; Lingchun WANG ; Chunjie LIU ; Zhaoshan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2009;25(4):526-532
Thrombin-like enzymes (TLEs) are studied widely because of their therapeutic potential in myocardial infarction and thrombotic diseases. We synthesized the DNA fragment encoding thrombin-like enzyme calobin from Agkistrodon caliginosus (Korean Viper) venom by fusion PCR and expressed it in Pichia pastoris. After induction by 0.5% methanol for 48 h, the expression level of recombinant calobin reached 3.5 g/L in medium. The recombinant calobin was purified by Q-Sepharose Fast Flow ion-exchange chromatography and Sephacryl-S-100 gel filtration chromatography. Purified sample had a molecular weight of 32 kD shown in SDS-PAGE. It hydrolyzed fibrinogen and formed a light white hydrolysis circle in fibrinogen plate. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that recombinant calobin cleaved Aalpha-chain of fibrinogen specifically, and produced an appropriately 40 kD new band. However, we failed to find its fibrin-clot formation activity.
Agkistrodon
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Animals
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Pichia
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genetics
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metabolism
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Recombinant Proteins
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Serine Endopeptidases
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Thrombin
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Viper Venoms
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enzymology
3.Construction and clinical application effects of in-service nursing professional quality training management system
Xiaodan LI ; Xiaoying WU ; Jinghua ZHANG ; Xiangyan KONG ; Yanchun ZHAN ; Chunying MENG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2018;24(1):114-117
Objective To construct an professional quality training management system for in-service nurses and to evaluate its effect in clinical practice.Methods From June 2014 to October 2016, a total of 1233 nurses in a classⅢ grade A hospital were selected. Through the establishment and improvement of the organizational structure of the professional quality management of the in-service nurses, the various training content combining theory and practice were adopted, including case study, role playing and simulation scenario training to implement the professional training.Results The average score of nursing professional quality was (91.78±3.82) before training and (94.53±4.33) after training. The difference between before and after training was statistically significant (t=-3.156,P=0.006). The patient satisfaction rate was 90.57% before training and 97.42% after training, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.516,P=0.006). The doctor satisfaction rate was 90.57% before training and 94.88% after training, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.233,P<0.01).Conclusions The construction of nurses' professional quality training strengthens the importance of nurses' professional quality, improves the evaluation of professional quality, and has guiding significance for the training of in-service nurses' professional quality.
4.Development of a killed but metabolically active anthracis vaccine candidate strain.
Fei SHEN ; Shengling YUAN ; Dewen ZHAN ; Yanchun WANG ; Min REN ; Haoxia TAO ; Peng WANG ; Lingchun WANG ; Dongsheng CHEN ; Chunjie LIU
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2011;27(5):781-789
Anthrax is a zoonosis caused by Bacillus anthracis, which seriously affects human health. In recent years, a special phenomenon is found that the metabolic active of a bacterium remains after it is killed. To development of a KBMA (killed but metabolically active) Bacillus anthracis vaccine candidate strain, a plasmid pMAD and a recombinase system Cre-loxP were used to knockout the uvrAB gene of B. anthracis AP422 which lacks both of two plasmids pXO1 and pXO2. The results of PCR and RT-PCR shows that uvrAB genes were deleted from B. anthracis AP422 chromosome successfully. The constructed B. anthracis AP422deltauvrAB was inactivated by photochemical treatment (PCT) including an exposure in a long-wave-length ultraviolet (UVA) light and a treatment of 8-Methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), then the metabolic activity were detected by the method of MTS. The results showed that the killed B. anthracis AP422deltauvrAB maintained a highly metabolic activity for at least 4 hours, showing a state of KBMA. The KBMA strain of B. anthracis AP422deltauvrAB provides the prospective vaccine candidate strain for anthrax.
Anthrax
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immunology
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microbiology
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prevention & control
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Anthrax Vaccines
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genetics
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immunology
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radiation effects
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Bacillus anthracis
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genetics
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immunology
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Gene Knockout Techniques
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Methoxsalen
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pharmacology
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Ultraviolet Rays
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Vaccines, Inactivated
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genetics
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immunology