Theoretical investigation on the binding specificity of fluorinated sialyldisaccharides Neu5Acα(2–3)Gal and Neu5Acα(2–6)Gal with influenza hemagglutinin H1 – A Molecular Dynamics Study

In the present study, the hydroxyl groups at the C4 and C7 positions of sialic acid and C6 position of galactose in Neu5Acα(2–3)Gal (N23G) and the hydroxyl groups at the C8 position of sialic acid and C3 and C4 positions of galactose in Neu5Acα(2–6)Gal (N26G) were substituted with fluorine atoms, respectively. Molecular dynamics simulations of 100 ns duration were carried out to investigate the structural and dynamical behavior of H1 bound with the tri-fluorinated N23G and N26G (FN23G and FN26G). Based on energy analysis, it was concluded that FN26G should be a better binder for hemagglutinin (H1) than FN23G and it might act as an inhibitor for influenza.     

Gold immunochromatographic strips for enhanced detection of Avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses

A new technique that uses gold immunochromatographic strips enhances the detection sensitivity by inducing the clustering of additional gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) around the immunogold particles immobilized on nitrocellulose strips. The additional AuNPs provide an intense signal that can be detected by the naked eye. The AuNPs were synthesized and conjugated to monoclonal antibodies using self-assembly. Other antibodies were immobilized in a defined detection zone on the nitrocellulose membrane. The detection principle is based on a “sandwich” immunoreaction, where gold-labeled antibodies serve as signal vehicles. To improve the sensitivity of the strips, we use a mixture of 1% HAuCl₄ and 10 mmol L⁻¹ NH₂OH·HCl to “enlarge” the gold nanoparticles. The detecting limits of Avian influenza virus (AIV) and Newcastle disease virus (NDV) are significantly increased. Compared with commercial test strips, this method is 100-fold more sensitive. This method is easy to perform and can be carried out on-site in test laboratories.     

具有年龄结构的传染病SIR流行病模型的研究

给出美国流感监测网络统计的2008年10月至2009年9月流感症状患者数在四个年龄段的分布,结合当前H1N1新型流感发病的特点,提出一年龄结构型的流感传播模型,讨论了这个模型的应用和优点.     

甲型H1N1流感早期传播的数学模型

根据甲型H1N1流感早期在我国的传播规律,给出了一种描述甲型H1N1流感早期在我国传播的数学模型,分析了模型的解及其性质,证明了在严格的防控措施下,发病者最终将会完全消失,但处于潜伏期者最终将会达到一个固定的比例,指出了甲型H1N1流感的防控工作是一项长期而艰巨的任务.     

禽流感病毒流式微球量子点探针免疫诊断新方法

采用微波法水相中合成羧基化的绿色量子点,通过羧基与禽流感单克隆抗体氨基的共价结合,制备了检测禽流感病毒的探针,并结合流式微球技术,建立了量子点生物探针流式微球免疫检测禽流感病毒的新方法.以聚苯乙烯微球为蛋白质载体,将多克隆抗体包被到荧光微球上,依次加入待测抗原和量子点生物探针,形成双抗体夹心复合物,用流式细胞仪进行检测.实验结果表明,多抗和单抗的最佳质量浓度分别为92和4 mg/L,检测禽流感病毒比双抗体夹心ELISA灵敏16倍,比FITC标记单抗检测方法灵敏4倍.对阳性尿囊液的检测与ELISA呈现良好的相关性,不与鸡传染性支气管炎病毒、鸡马力克氏病毒、新城疫病毒等发生交叉反应.     

分子模拟在生物化学中的应用实例

分子模拟是一种描述和模拟分子和分子体系运动状态和性质的方法.随着电子计算机技术的飞速发展,分子模拟进入了一个前所未有的新时代.在此之前,人们只能通过机械模型和纸笔计算进行简单的分子模拟,现在通过利用电子计算机人们可以做更为复杂、更为全面的分子模拟.本文通过两个实例来简单阐述了分子模拟在生物化学中的应用.一则是通过模拟膦酰基氧化腈和丙乙腈的1,3偶极环加成反应过程,用密度泛函理论方法在B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)水平上解释了得到2∶1的加成产物的现象,来解释1,3偶极环加成反应得到2:1加成产物的现象.一则是通过结构生物信息学的方法建立H5N1高致病性禽流感病毒蛋白的三维结构,模拟其与一些药物分子的相互作用,研究H5N1的活性中心.     

两类带有接种的H7N9禽流感模型

为了评价家禽和人接种抗H7N9疫苗对预防和控制H7N9禽流感的效果,建立了两类带有接种的H7N9禽流感模型,分析了模型的稳定性,比较了两种接种措施的控制效果,得出的主要结论:人接种抗H7N9疫苗不会消灭H7N9禽流感,而家禽接种抗H7N9疫苗可以通过加强接种力度消灭H7N9禽流感;进一步从数值分析上,人接种抗H7N9疫苗能快速降低感染H7N9禽流感的人数,在短期内控制人群感染发病上效果更好,因此积极研发人和家禽使用的抗H7N9疫苗是有意义的.     

Development and Effects of Influenza Antiviral Drugs

Influenza virus is a highly contagious zoonotic respiratory disease that causes seasonal outbreaks each year and unpredictable pandemics occasionally with high morbidity and mortality rates, posing a great threat to public health worldwide. Besides the limited effect of vaccines, the problem is exacerbated by the lack of drugs with strong antiviral activity against all flu strains. Currently, there are two classes of antiviral drugs available that are chemosynthetic and approved against influenza A virus for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment, but the appearance of drug-resistant virus strains is a serious issue that strikes at the core of influenza control. There is therefore an urgent need to develop new antiviral drugs. Many reports have shown that the development of novel bioactive plant extracts and microbial extracts has significant advantages in influenza treatment. This paper comprehensively reviews the development and effects of chemosynthetic drugs, plant extracts, and microbial extracts with influenza antiviral activity, hoping to provide some references for novel antiviral drug design and promising alternative candidates for further anti-influenza drug development.     

基于HRP直接标记的流感病毒H1N1电化学免疫传感器

构建了一种新型、灵敏、便捷式流感病毒免疫传感器,通过在金电极表面键合抗-HA单克隆抗体,选择性捕获目标H1N1流感病毒。该方法基于吸附在病毒表面的辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)在亚甲基蓝(MB)溶液中可有效催化还原H2O2,利用方波伏安法(SWV)考察了还原峰电流的变化,从而实现了对抗原病毒的特异性识别。实验表明所构建的免疫传感器对H2O2-MB体系表现出快速的电流响应以及良好的稳定性,对流感病毒H1N1检测的动态响应范围为0.01~2.0μg/m L,检出限(S/N=3)为5.0 ng/m L。结果证明HRP可作为一种简单快速的探针用于流感病毒的实时监测。