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简介:ToobservetheeffectofGardeniaextractZGontheadsorptionquantityofherpessimplexvirustype1(HSV-1)soastoexplorethemechanismofitsantiviralactivity,fluoresceinisothiocyanate(FITC)wasusedasthefluorescentprobetolabelvirusesandheparinsodiumwasusedascontrol.Meanwhile,theeffectofGardeniaextractZGontheadsorptionquantityonthesurfaceofHep-2cellswasdeterminedbyflowcytometry.ItwasdemonstratedthatadsorptionofHSV-1onthesurfaceofHep-2cellsexhibitedthecharacterofsaturationandspecificityandheparinsodiumcouldpreventattachmentofvirusesonthesecells.Theseresultsareinaccordwiththosereportedpreviously.Itwasalsoprovedthatthemannerofdrug-usepriortoadsorptionorsimultaneoususeofdrugandadsorptionwasbetterthanadsorptionpriortodrug-use,andtheinhibitionratesoftheformerandlattermannerwere84.76%and82.92%respectively.Threemannersofdrug-usewithGardeniaextractZGwerealleffectivetoreducetheadsorptionquantityofviruses,especiallythemannerofsimultaneoususeofdrugandadsorptionwithanadsorptioninhibitionrateof68.46%.Fromtheaboveobservation,itisapparentthatthemechanismofanti-viralactivityofGardeniaextractZGmaybeviaseveralstepsinvolvedintheHSV-1adsorption.
简介:WeareracingwithHIV-1,theetiologicagentforAIDSinhumanbeings[1,2],withtwopossibleendconsequences:ifwewin,HIV-1willbeunderourcontrolbyimmunologicortherapeuticmeasures;ifHIV-1wins,theSIVAfricanmonkeys'storywouldrepeatinhumans,i.e.,onlythefewindividualsthatarenotkilledbythevirus
简介:Wehavepreviouslydemonstratedtheabilityofmalariaparasitestointerferewithspecificimmuneresponses.CD4Tcellsspecifictoparasiteantigens,butnotCD4Tcellsspecifictoanirrelevantantigen,ovalbumin(OVA),aredeletedviaapoptosisduringmalariainfection.Itisofinterest,therefore,toinvestigatetheimmuneresponsesthatdevelopedfollowingvaccinationwiththe19kDacarboxylterminusofthemerozoitesurfaceprotein1(MSP119)inmicethathadpreviouslyexperiencedmalariainfection.Inthisstudy,pre-exposureofmicetoPlasmodiumyoeliielicitednativeanti-MSP119antibodyresponses,whichcouldbeboostedbyvaccinationwithrecombinantMSP119,Likewise,infectionofMSP119-primedmicewithPlasmodiumyoelii(P.yoelii)ledtoanincreaseofanti-MSP119antibodies.MSP119vaccinationofmalariapreexposedmiceorimmunizationbyinfection/cureofMSP119-primedmiceenabledthemicetosurvivechallengeinfection,withtheformergrouphavingslightlylowerparasitaemia.Thedatasuggestthatexposuretomalariainfectionprimesanaturalimmuneresponsewhichcanbeboostedbyvaccination.Thisinformationisrelevanttothedevelopmentofavaccineforuseinindividualslivinginmalaria-endemicareas.
简介:ToexplorethemechanismoftheinhibitionofHIV-1byMycoplasmafermerttans,culturesupernatantsandthallodicproteinsfromM.fermerttansPG18werepreparedandtheproteincomponentsofthesupernatantswerepurifiedwithhighperformanceliquidchromatography(HPLC).Theinhibitoryactivitiestoreversetranscriptase(RT)andthenucleaseactivitiesweredetected;theinfluenceofM.fermerttansonIL-10secretionbybothnormalandH1V-1infectedhumanPBMCweredetermined,andtheinhibitoryeffectofrhIL-10onH1V-1replicationwasdetectedwithEI,ISAmethod.Theresultsshowedthatthepurifiedproteinswithamolecularweightof67-100kDaor10-25kDashoweda36%or34%inhibitoryac-tivitytoRTandpartialnucleaseactivity.ThethallodicproteincouldinducebothnormalandH1V-1infectedPBMCtosecretIL-10remarkably,andtothelatter,thiseffectwasmoreapparent.WhilerhIL-10couldinhibitreplicationofH1V-1inPB-MCinvitroinadose-dependantmanner.ItconcludesthattheinhibitoryeffectoftheM.fermentansPG18culturesupernatantsonRTandthepromotingeffectofPG18thallodicproteinonIL-10secretioninPBMCexplainthemechanismsofinhibitiontoHIV-1byM.fermentansPG18.