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Objective To study the evolutionary and mutant characteristics of Ebora virus envelope glycoprotein.Methods A total of 100 Ebora virus envelope glycoproteins amino acid sequences isolated during 1976 and 2014 were collected from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis were performed to investigate the evolutionary and mutant characteristics of Ebora virus envelope glycoprotein.Results Glycoprotein amino acid sequences of Ebora virus isolated during 1976 and 2014 showed only 54.00％-65.00％ homology among different subtypes,while 95.00％-100.00％ homology in same subtypes.Ebola virus isolated from different regions in 2014 showed a 99.70％-100.00％ homology of glycoprotein amino acid sequences in the same subtype.The homology of glycoprotein amino acid sequences of Ebola-Zaire virus isolated from Sierra Leone in 2014 was 100.00％,but three strains of Ebola-Zaire virus isolated from Guinea showed diversity in glycoprotein amino acid sequences.Glycoprotein amino acid sequences of Ebola virus with different subtypes were on different branches of phylogenetic tree.Glycoprotein amino acid sequences of Ebola-Zaire virus isolated from Sierra Leone in 2014 were on one branch,and those of Ebola-Zaire virus isolated from other countries during 1976 and 2014 were on the another branch.Conclusions Glycoprotein amino acid sequences of Ebora virus vary with time and region.Ebola-Zaire virus isolated from different regions in 2014 may be two variants with the same origin,and hybrid phenomenon is not observed among virus of different subtypes.
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Objective To investigate the significance of Th 17 cells, Treg cells and Th17/Treg cell-associated cytokines in the development of tuberculous pleurisy through detecting the expressions of Th 17 cells and Treg cells (CD4+CD25+Foxp3+) in CD4+T cells, analyzing concentrations of IL-17, IL-23, IL-6 and TGF-βin serum of patients with tuberculous pleurisy and healthy controls and measuring levels of IL -17, IL-23, IL-6 and TGF-βin hydrothorax of patients with tuberculous pleurisy .Methods Flow cytometry was used to detect expressions of Th 17 and Treg cells in peripheral blood of patients with tuberculous pleurisy and healthy controls.ELISA method was performed for quantitative detection of concentrations of IL -17, IL-23, IL-6 and TGF-βin serum and hydrothorax .Differences and correlations between the above measured data were analyzed by the statistical software SPSS 17.0.Results Compared with the healthy control group , the expressions of Th17 cells in peripheral blood of the patients were significantly increased (1.02%±0.20%vs.0.89%±0.13%, P=0.002<0.05), while the expressions of Treg cells were significantly decreased (4.64%±0.77%vs.5.10%±0.90%, P=0.000<0.05).Correspondingly, the ratio of Th17/Treg cells (0.25±0.07) in the patients were significantly higher than that in the healthy controls (0.17±0.05, P=0.000<0.05).Concentrations of IL-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in peripheral blood and in hydrothorax of the pa-tients were (17.49±3.94) ng/L, (90.42±23.06) ng/L, (4.54±1.02) ng/L and (26.13±5.98) ng/L, (122.26±31.71) ng/L, (5.31±0.74) ng/L respectively, which were remarkably higher than the levels of IL-17 (14.45±3.81) ng/L, IL-23 (77.55±20.26) ng/L and IL-6 (4.26±0.91) ng/L in control group. In tuberculous pleurisy group , concentrations of IL-17, IL-23 and IL-6 in hydrothorax were significantly higher than those in peripheral blood with P values of 0.000, 0.000 and 0.003.There was no difference be-tween IL-6 levels in peripheral blood from patients and IL-6 levels in peripheral blood from the healthy con-trols, P=0.274.In comparison with the control group , TGF-βlevels in peripheral blood and in hydrothorax of the patients were significantly decreased (3.95 ng/L±0.79 ng/L, 3.12 ng/L±0.77 ng/L vs.3.32 ng/L ±0.80 ng/L) .In tuberculous pleurisy patients , the expression of Th17 cells in peripheral blood was nega-tively correlated with Treg cells in peripheral blood (r=-0.684, P=0.000<0.05), but was positively relat-ed to the levels of IL-17, IL-23 and IL-6 (r=0.479, 0.441, 0.326, P=0.013, 0.015, 0.017).TGF-βlevel had significantly positive correlations with Treg cells in the peripheral blood of the patients (r=0.297, P=0.024), but no significant correlation with Th17 cells was found (r=0.091, P=0.659).Conclusion Th17/Treg cell-associated cytokines might regulate the expressions of Th 17 and Treg cells and inflammatory reaction.Changes of Th17 cells, Treg cells and related cytokines might be important immunopathological mechanisms for tuberculous pleurisy .
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Objective To study the character of influenza A (H1N1) virus hemagglutinin from human and animal in order to discuss relation of hemagglutinin from between human and animal. Methods Influenza A( H1N1 ) virus hemagglutinin from human, swine and avian were downloaded from NCBI. The above hemagglutinin amino acid sequences were used to compare and establish protein evolution tree. Results Homology of influenza A( H1N1 ) virus hemagglutinin amino acid sequences from human in 2009 is high (99%-100%). But the coherence between influenza A( H1N1 ) virus hemagglutinin amino acid sequences from human in 2009, swine and avian is low, only 77% -90% ( homology is 90% between only ABW36355 from swine and influenza A( H1N1 ) virus hemagglutinin amino acid sequences from human in 2009. The other is 77%-83%). Protein evolution tree show that hemagglutinin amino acid sequences from human,swine and avian is respectively on different branch on evolution tree. The homology between influenza A(H1N1) virus hemagglutinin amino acid sequences from human in 2009(exclude ADA71154) and before 2009 is low, only 79%-80%. And hemagglutinin amino acid sequences in 2009 and before 2009 are respectively on 3 different branch of evolution tree. Conclusion Prevalent influenza A ( H1N1 ) virus in 2009 is a new virus and the study show that prevalent influenza A( H1N1 ) virus in 2009 do not directly come from swine and avian, and don't directly come from human influenza A(H1N1) virus before 2009.
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Objective To study the difference and significance of serum Cytokine(IL-6,IL-8,TNF-α)of the young adult with excessive drinking.Methods using ELISA technology to measure difference of serum cytokine of thirty young adults with excessive drinking and twenty young adults with no excessive drinking,and dealing with the above data by spss11.0.Results data of serum cytokine(IL-6,IL-8,TNF-α)are respectively 0.307±0.144 mg/L,3.207±1.477mg/L,0.321±0.105mg/L,and data of serum Cytokine of twenty young adults with no excessive drinking are respectively 0.205±0.121 mg/L,2.323±0.756 mg/L,0.246±0.099mg/L,serum cytokine level of the young adults with excessive drinking is different from serum cytokine level of the young adults with no excessive drinking(P<0.05).Conclusion serum cytokine level of the young adults with excessive drinking is higher than serum cytokine level of the young adults with no excessive drinking.
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Objective To study the difference and sense of B cell epitope of S protein HBV genotype B and genotype C. Methods Search for amino acid sequence of S protein of HBV genotype C and genotype B from GcnBank for international network and forecast B cell epitope of S protein of HBV genotype band genotype C by DNAStar Bio-software and by Kolaskear-tongaonaka method through the international network. Results There are five B cell epitopes about amino acid of S protein of HBV genotype B and three HBV genotype C and antigenic index (1. 0798) of amino acid of S protein of HBV genotype B is higher than that of HBV genotype C (1. 0729). Conclusion Human hepatitis B genotype C is easier to develop chronic hepatitis than that of Human hepatitis B genotype B, It may be related with the fact that there arc fewer B cell epitopes and lower antigenic index about S protein in hu-man hepatitis B genotype C than that in human hepatitis B genotype B.