Background:Organ transplantation recipients encounter significant risks from acute or chronic infections that threaten graft survival.BK virus(BKV)and JC virus(JCV)are 2 prominent opportunistic infection viruses,and t...Background:Organ transplantation recipients encounter significant risks from acute or chronic infections that threaten graft survival.BK virus(BKV)and JC virus(JCV)are 2 prominent opportunistic infection viruses,and they may cause polyomavirus-associated nephropathy and graft kidney loss in patients who are in an immunosuppressed state after kidney transplantation.Hence,timely detection and sustained monitoring of the viral load are indispensable.However,the current diagnostic methods remain limited,and the development of new molecular detection technology is extremely urgent.Methods:The sequences and concentrations of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats(CRISPR)RNA(crRNA),the concentration of Cas13a,and the primers for recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)were optimized for BKV and JCV detection.Next,a novel microfluidic dual-droplet chip was designed and fabricated,and it was integrated with CRISPR(ddCRISPR)to simultaneously qualitatively detect BKV and JCV.Subsequently,the ddCRISPR assay was verified using clinical samples.Then,a lateral flow strip combined with CRISPR(LFCRISPR)was developed for the detection of BKV and JCV in resource-limited settings.Results:A one-pot RPA-CRISPR reaction system was established and optimized for BKV and JCV detection.ddCRISPR can simultaneously and rapidly detect BKV and JCV with high sensitivity(10 copies/ml for BKV and 1 copy/ml for JCV),and provide absolute quantification,which is suitable for viral load detection and conducive to personalized and precise treatment for organ transplant recipients.LFCRISPR simplified the operational process through a simple visual readout,facilitating virus screening after organ transplantation.Conclusion:These platforms incorporate molecular testing into the transplantation treatment model,thereby reducing costs,prolonging the survival time of the graft,improving the clinical outcomes of postoperative management in kidney transplantation,and enhancing the patients’quality of life.展开更多
We have recently reported enhanced frequencies of polyomavirus infection in post-mortem brain tissue of autistic patients compared to controls. To further explore potential contributions to neurodevelopmental disorder...We have recently reported enhanced frequencies of polyomavirus infection in post-mortem brain tissue of autistic patients compared to controls. To further explore potential contributions to neurodevelopmental disorders by polyomaviruses, we have employed specie-specific TaqMan assays to assess the prevalence and titres of BKV, JCV and SV40 inthe urines of 87 patients with autism spectrum disorder, 84 controls matched by sex and age with the autistic sample, 15 subjects with Down syndrome and 13 fragile X individuals. Prevalence rates of urinary BKV infection were significantly greater in Down syndrome and fragile X patients compared to autistic and control individuals (P < 0.01). In a large majority of patients who showed the presence of urinary genomes, viral titres resulted significantly higher among Down syndrome patients (P < 0.01) compared to controls, autism spectrum disorder and fragile X individuals, who did not significantly differ from each other. Our results are consistent with previous evidence supporting hampered immunological surveillance and/or immune deficits in fragile X and especially in Down syndrome patients.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2023YFC2306200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82472374)+1 种基金the Cross-Research Fund of Biomedical Engineering of Shanghai Jiaotong University(YG2024LC02)the Clinical Excellence project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine(2024ZY008).
文摘Background:Organ transplantation recipients encounter significant risks from acute or chronic infections that threaten graft survival.BK virus(BKV)and JC virus(JCV)are 2 prominent opportunistic infection viruses,and they may cause polyomavirus-associated nephropathy and graft kidney loss in patients who are in an immunosuppressed state after kidney transplantation.Hence,timely detection and sustained monitoring of the viral load are indispensable.However,the current diagnostic methods remain limited,and the development of new molecular detection technology is extremely urgent.Methods:The sequences and concentrations of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats(CRISPR)RNA(crRNA),the concentration of Cas13a,and the primers for recombinase polymerase amplification(RPA)were optimized for BKV and JCV detection.Next,a novel microfluidic dual-droplet chip was designed and fabricated,and it was integrated with CRISPR(ddCRISPR)to simultaneously qualitatively detect BKV and JCV.Subsequently,the ddCRISPR assay was verified using clinical samples.Then,a lateral flow strip combined with CRISPR(LFCRISPR)was developed for the detection of BKV and JCV in resource-limited settings.Results:A one-pot RPA-CRISPR reaction system was established and optimized for BKV and JCV detection.ddCRISPR can simultaneously and rapidly detect BKV and JCV with high sensitivity(10 copies/ml for BKV and 1 copy/ml for JCV),and provide absolute quantification,which is suitable for viral load detection and conducive to personalized and precise treatment for organ transplant recipients.LFCRISPR simplified the operational process through a simple visual readout,facilitating virus screening after organ transplantation.Conclusion:These platforms incorporate molecular testing into the transplantation treatment model,thereby reducing costs,prolonging the survival time of the graft,improving the clinical outcomes of postoperative management in kidney transplantation,and enhancing the patients’quality of life.
文摘We have recently reported enhanced frequencies of polyomavirus infection in post-mortem brain tissue of autistic patients compared to controls. To further explore potential contributions to neurodevelopmental disorders by polyomaviruses, we have employed specie-specific TaqMan assays to assess the prevalence and titres of BKV, JCV and SV40 inthe urines of 87 patients with autism spectrum disorder, 84 controls matched by sex and age with the autistic sample, 15 subjects with Down syndrome and 13 fragile X individuals. Prevalence rates of urinary BKV infection were significantly greater in Down syndrome and fragile X patients compared to autistic and control individuals (P < 0.01). In a large majority of patients who showed the presence of urinary genomes, viral titres resulted significantly higher among Down syndrome patients (P < 0.01) compared to controls, autism spectrum disorder and fragile X individuals, who did not significantly differ from each other. Our results are consistent with previous evidence supporting hampered immunological surveillance and/or immune deficits in fragile X and especially in Down syndrome patients.
