Lung surfactant secretion in alveolar type II cells occurs following lamellar body fusion with plasma membrane. Annexin A7 is a Ca2+-dependent membrane-binding protein that is postulated to promote membrane fusion during exocytosis in some cell types including type II cells. Since annexin A7 preferably binds to lamellar body membranes, we postulated that specific lipids could modify the mode of annexin A7 interaction with membranes and its membrane fusion activity. Initial studies with phospholipid vesicles containing phosphatidylserine and other lipids showed that certain lipids affected protein interaction with vesicle membranes as determined by change in protein tryptophan fluorescence, protein interaction with trans membranes, and by protein sensitivity to limited proteolysis. The presence of signaling lipids, diacylglycerol or phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate, as minor components also modified the lipid vesicle effect on these characteristics and membrane fusion activity of annexin A7. In vitro incubation of lamellar bodies with diacylglycerol or phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate caused their enrichment with either lipid, and increased the annexin A7 and Ca2+-mediated fusion of lamellar bodies. Treatment of isolated lung lamellar bodies with phosphatidylinositol- or phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C to increase diacylglycerol, without or with preincubation with phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate, augmented the fusion activity of annexin A7. Thus, increased diacylglycerol in lamellar bodies following cell stimulation with secretagogues may enhance membrane fusion activity of annexin A7.

Plant annexins are ubiquitous, soluble proteins capable of Ca(2+)-dependent and Ca(2+)-independent binding to endomembranes and the plasma membrane. Some members of this multigene family are capable of binding to F-actin, hydrolysing ATP and GTP, acting as peroxidases or cation channels. These multifunctional proteins are distributed throughout the plant and throughout the life cycle. Their expression and intracellular localization are under developmental and environmental control. The in vitro properties of annexins and their known, dynamic distribution patterns suggest that they could be central regulators or effectors of plant growth and stress signalling. Potentially, they could operate in signalling pathways involving cytosolic free calcium and reactive oxygen species.

Annexins are Ca2+ and phospholipid binding proteins forming an evolutionary conserved multigene family with members of the family being expressed throughout animal and plant kingdoms. Structurally, annexins are characterized by a highly alpha-helical and tightly packed protein core domain considered to represent a Ca2+-regulated membrane binding module. Many of the annexin cores have been crystallized, and their molecular structures reveal interesting features that include the architecture of the annexin-type Ca2+ binding sites and a central hydrophilic pore proposed to function as a Ca2+ channel. In addition to the conserved core, all annexins contain a second principal domain. This domain, which NH2-terminally precedes the core, is unique for a given member of the family and most likely specifies individual annexin properties in vivo. Cellular and animal knock-out models as well as dominant-negative mutants have recently been established for a number of annexins, and the effects of such manipulations are strikingly different for different members of the family. At least for some annexins, it appears that they participate in the regulation of membrane organization and membrane traffic and the regulation of ion (Ca2+) currents across membranes or Ca2+ concentrations within cells. Although annexins lack signal sequences for secretion, some members of the family have also been identified extracellularly where they can act as receptors for serum proteases on the endothelium as well as inhibitors of neutrophil migration and blood coagulation. Finally, deregulations in annexin expression and activity have been correlated with human diseases, e.g., in acute promyelocytic leukemia and the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and the term annexinopathies has been coined.

膜联蛋白是一类有效的内源性调节蛋白,在Ca²⁺存在的条件下与膜磷脂结合,参与细胞活动的多种功能,其与肿瘤发生、自身免疫性疾病、病毒和寄生虫感染等密切相关。作为膜联蛋白家族成员Annexin B1具有独特的氨基酸残基结构,与不同种属的寄生虫入侵特异性宿主密切相关。本文主要阐述了膜联蛋白的种类及膜联蛋白B1在猪囊尾蚴感染宿主机体过程中免疫逃避的作用,旨在探索其猪囊尾蚴感染的免疫逃避机制。深入对膜联蛋白B1和囊尾蚴之间相互关系的进一步了解,以及膜联蛋白B1在寄生虫免疫中更深入的研究,对寄生虫免疫逃避的生物学意义和寄生虫病诊断治疗提供了相关的策略。

Basic aspects of the generation, structure and function of Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces are unknown. We review the work done on the structure and ultrastructure of the E. granulosus protoscolex and provide new data together with a comprehensive view of this form of the parasite. The surface, as observed by scanning electron microscopy, tightly correlates with five cellular territories characterized in the interior using light and transmission electron microscopy as well as a histochemical technique. Three of these territories are surrounded by a basal lamina that is also present in the internal side of the tegument, suggesting a complex internal organization. These cellular territories correlate with the expression of specific genes and the regionalization of DNA synthesis in protoscoleces. Additionally, a proposal to explain movements of the body of this form of the parasite in relation to the neck or to the germinal layer of the hydatid cyst is provided.

Human infection especially with helminth parasites is an emerging health issue, as the human environment is increasingly shared with infected animals, either pets or wild life. In this survey, the intestinal content of 83 stray dogs, 22 red foxes and 10 golden Jackals collected from the West Azarbaijan, Kordestan and Kermanshah provinces in the west of Iran, were studied for the presence of helminth parasites. The percentage of different species recovered from these animals is listed as follows: From stray dogs: Toxocara canis (6.02%), Toxascaris leonina (32.53%), Ancylostoma caninum (3.61%), Oxynema sp. (1.35%), Rictularia affinis (12.05%), Taenia hydatigena (53.01%), Taenia ovis (7.23%), Taenia multiceps (4.82%), Echinococcus granulosus (13.25%), Dipylidium caninum (38.55%), Mesocestoides lineatus (26.50%) and Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (4.82%). From red foxes: T. canis (4.54%), T. leonina (31.82%), A. caninum (4.54%), Uncinaria stenocephala (13.64%), Oxynema sp. (9.09%), R. affinis (54.54%), Strongyloides sp. (4.54%), Physaloptera sp. (4.54%), T. hydatigena (9.09%), E. granulosus (4.54%), D. caninum (9.09%), M. lineatus (81.82%), Joyeuxiella pasqalei (27.27%), Diplopylidium nolleri (4.54%), M. hirudinaceus (22.72%) and Macracanthorhynchus sp. (9.09%). From golden jackals: T. canis (10%), T. leonina (30%), R. affinis (50%), T. hydatigena (10%), D. caninum (20%), M. lineatus (70%), J. pasqalei (30%.), Alaria canis (10%), M. hirudinaceus (30%) and Macracanthomynchus sp. (10%).

In this study, we conduct an in-depth analysis of annexin proteins from a diverse range of invertebrate taxa, including the major groups that contain the parasites and vector organisms that are harmful to humans and domestic animals. Using structure-based amino acid sequence alignments and phylogenetic analyses, we present a classification for this protein group and assign names to sequences with ambiguous annotations in public databases. Our analyses reveal six distinct annexin clades, and the mapping of genes encoding annexins to the genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni supports the hypothesis of gene duplication as a major evolutionary event in annexin genesis. This study illuminates annexin diversity from a novel perspective using contemporary phylogenetic hypotheses of eukaryote evolution, and will aid the consolidation of annexin protein identities in public databases and provide a foundation for future functional analysis and characterisation of these proteins in parasites of socioeconomic importance.

寄生虫病带来了相当大的社会经济影响，人畜共患寄生虫给人们带来巨大的疾病负担，并给养殖业造成严重的经济损失。因此，寄生虫病的防治是人们迫切需要研究的课题。寄生虫存在很多形式的免疫逃避机制，灭活疫苗、减毒活疫苗、亚单位疫苗等未达到理想的预防寄生虫病的效果，很多研究表明DNA疫苗有望成为预防和治疗寄生虫病的有效方法。DNA疫苗是一种新型疫苗，可同时诱导机体产生持久的体液免疫和细胞免疫，通过在宿主内表达外源蛋白来提供保护性免疫。DNA疫苗与其他亚单位疫苗不同的是，免疫原由摄取抗原编码DNA的细胞在宿主内合成。体内蛋白质的合成也能进行抗原加工、修饰并递呈到宿主的免疫系统中，类似于自然感染的方式。笔者就DNA疫苗免疫机制、设计原则、免疫途径、优缺点及近几年寄生虫DNA疫苗的研究进展进行综述，以期为寄生虫DNA疫苗的开发提供理论参考。

寄生虫病严重影响全球人类、动物的健康安全，所带来的经济损失巨大。因此，有必要研制针对寄生虫病的疫苗，以阻断寄生虫病在动物与动物、动物与人类之间的传播。寄生虫存在多种免疫逃避机制，已开发的亚单位疫苗、减毒活疫苗、灭活疫苗均未达到理想的预防效果，且商品化疫苗多为针剂疫苗，普通针剂疫苗操作繁琐、运输储藏要求高且易使动物发生应激，直接影响经济成本，因此在实际生产当中需更多操作简单、便于储存、免疫成本更低的新型疫苗，以有效防控寄生虫病。诸多研究表明口服疫苗操作方便，只需通过口服方式投喂且宿主获得的抗体效价水平较高，有望成为预防寄生虫病的有效手段。口服疫苗是一种新型疫苗，依靠宿主的黏膜免疫系统来产生作用，即通过机体黏膜表面接种便可同时诱导机体产生持久的黏膜免疫、体液免疫和细胞免疫，为宿主提供高效的免疫保护。与传统疫苗相比，口服疫苗最显著的优点就是便于接种且应激小，还能形成强大的黏膜免疫屏障。但胃肠道的环境及易形成免疫耐受等因素也为口服疫苗的开发带来很大的挑战。笔者就黏膜免疫系统与口服疫苗作用机理、近几年寄生虫口服疫苗的研究进展及优点与挑战进行综述，以期为寄生虫口服疫苗的开发提供理论依据。

寄生虫病不仅严重威胁人类健康，而且也给畜牧业造成巨大经济损失。目前研制安全有效的疫苗是寄生虫病预防控制的策略之一。表位疫苗具有特异性高、安全性好、设计灵活、易于生产和储存等优点，可同时诱导机体体液免疫和细胞免疫。近年来寄生虫病表位疫苗研究取得了较大进展，本文对寄生虫病表位设计及相关疫苗研究进展进行综述，旨在为高效疫苗的研制提供参考。