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Costas B, Rêgo PCNP, Simões I, Marques JF, Castro-Cunha M, Afonso A. Cellular and humoral immune responses of Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup), following challenge with two Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida strains from different geographical origins. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2013; 36:543-553. [PMID: 23163607 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The present study aimed to investigate leucocyte responses to inflammation as well as some innate immune parameters of Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis, following challenge with two strains of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida belonging to the European and Japanese clones described for this bacterium. Pathogenicity assays were performed to assess the virulence of each Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida strain for sole. Subsequently, fish were intraperitoneally injected with phosphate-buffered saline (control) or two concentrations (2 × 10² and 2 × 10⁶ CFU mL⁻¹) of each bacterial strain and sampled after 6 and 24 h. Results showed that the European isolate induces a higher degree of response than the Japanese strain. While blood neutrophilia and monocytosis correlated well with the increase in neutrophil and macrophage numbers in the peritoneal cavity, fish infected with the European isolate presented higher peritoneal cell numbers than fish challenged with the Japanese strain. In addition, alternative complement pathway activity and respiratory burst of head kidney leucocytes increased significantly in fish infected with the European isolate. The enhanced innate immune response displayed by Senegalese sole challenged with the European isolate is probably due to the higher degree of virulence presented by this Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida strain.
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- B Costas
- CIIMAR-CIMAR L.A., Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Porto, Portugal.
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Yeh HY, Klesius PH. Changes of serum myeloperoxidase and nitric oxide in the early stage of Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2013; 36:441-446. [PMID: 23126429 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/02/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- H Y Yeh
- Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Auburn, AL, USA.
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Sunyer JO. Fishing for mammalian paradigms in the teleost immune system. Nat Immunol 2013; 14:320-6. [PMID: 23507645 PMCID: PMC4203445 DOI: 10.1038/ni.2549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Recent years have witnessed a renaissance in the study of fish immune systems. Such studies have greatly expanded the knowledge of the evolution and diversification of vertebrate immune systems. Several findings in those studies have overturned old paradigms about the immune system and led to the discovery of novel aspects of mammalian immunity. Here I focus on how findings pertaining to immunity in teleost (bony) fish have led to major new insights about mammalian B cell function in innate and adaptive immunity. Additionally, I illustrate how the discovery of the most ancient mucosal immunoglobulin described thus far will help resolve unsettled paradigms of mammalian mucosal immunity.
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- J Oriol Sunyer
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Harikrishnan R, Balasundaram C, Son HJ, Heo MS. WITHDRAWN: Dietary supplementation of Artemisia capillaris on immunity in Paralichthys olivaceus against Edwardsiella tarda. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012:S1050-4648(12)00239-2. [PMID: 22771963 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy.
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- Ramasamy Harikrishnan
- Marine Applied Microbes and Aquatic Organism Disease Control Lab, Department of Aquatic Biomedical Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences & Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, South Korea.
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Harikrishnan R, Balasundaram C, Heo MS. Poly D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-encapsulated vaccine on immune system in Epinephelus bruneus against Uronema marinum. Exp Parasitol 2012; 131:325-32. [PMID: 22580022 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We investigate the efficacy of poly D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-encapsulated vaccine on innate and adaptive immune response in kelp grouper (Epinephelus bruneus) against Uronema marinum at weeks 1, 2, and 4. The respiratory burst (RB) activity, complement activity, and α2-macroglobulin were significantly enhanced in fish immunization with vaccine on week 4 whereas vaccine and PLGA-encapsulated vaccine from weeks 1 to 4. The serum lysozyme activity, antiprotease activity, and antibody level were significantly enhanced in fish immunized with vaccine and PLGA-encapsulated vaccine on weeks 2 and 4. The cumulative mortality was low in PLGA-encapsulated vaccine with 20% whereas high in PLGA and vaccine with 40% and 30%. The results from the present study suggest that PLGA-encapsulated vaccine is useful for further design of immunoprophylatic nano formulation against scuticociliatosis.
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- Ramasamy Harikrishnan
- Marine Applied Microbes and Aquatic Organism Disease Control Lab, Department of Aquatic Biomedical Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences & Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea.
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Poly D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid-liposome encapsulated ODN on innate immunity in Epinephelus bruneus against Vibrio alginolyticus. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 147:77-85. [PMID: 22551979 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The efficacy of poly D,L-lactide-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-liposome (L) encapsulated oligodeoxynucleotides with unmethylated deoxycytidyl-deoxyguanosine motifs (CpG-ODNs) on innate and adaptive immune response and disease resistance in kelp grouper (Epinephelus bruneus) against Vibrio alginolyticus at weeks 1, 2, and 4 is reported. The superoxide dismutase (SOD), respiratory burst, and lysozyme activities significantly increased in E. bruneus when immunized with ODN, PLGA+ODN, L+ODN, and PLGA+L+ODN on weeks 2 and 4. The serum complement activity was significantly enhanced with L+ODN and PLGA+L+ODN on week 1 while it increased with PLGA+ODN, L+ODN, and PLGA+L+ODN on weeks 2 and 4. The antibody titre consistently was increased with PLGA or L encapsulated with ODN (PLGA+ODN, L+ODN, and PLGA+L+ODN) from weeks 1 to 4. The cumulative mortality was 20% each in PLGA+ODN administered groups and 15% each in ODN, L+ODN, and PLGA+L+ODN groups during a period of 30 days. The present study suggests that PLGA-liposome encapsulated ODN has the potential to modulate the immune system and can serve as a useful tool for further design of immunoprophylatic nano drug formulations against bacterial diseases.
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Rieger AM, Barreda DR. Antimicrobial mechanisms of fish leukocytes. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 35:1238-45. [PMID: 21414350 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Revised: 02/06/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Early activation and coordination of innate defenses are critical for effective responses against infiltrating pathogens. Rapid engagement of immune cells provides a critical first line of defense soon after pathogen infiltration. Activation leads to a well-orchestrated set of events that sees the induction and regulation of intracellular and extracellular antimicrobial defenses. An array of regulatory mediators, highly toxic soluble molecules, degradative enzymes and antimicrobial peptides provides maximal protection against a wide range of pathogens while limiting endogenous damage to host tissues. In this review we highlight recent advances in our understanding of innate cellular antimicrobial responses of teleost fish and discuss their implications to cell survival, immunomodulation and death. The evolutionary conservation of these responses is a testament to their effectiveness against pathogen infiltration and their commitment to effective maintenance of host homeostasis. Importantly, recent developments in teleost fish systems have identified novel host defense strategies that may be unique to this lower vertebrate group or may point to previously unknown innate mechanisms that also play a significant role in higher vertebrate host immunity.
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- Aja M Rieger
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5
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Douxfils J, Mathieu C, Mandiki SNM, Milla S, Henrotte E, Wang N, Vandecan M, Dieu M, Dauchot N, Pigneur LM, Li X, Rougeot C, Mélard C, Silvestre F, Van Doninck K, Raes M, Kestemont P. Physiological and proteomic evidences that domestication process differentially modulates the immune status of juvenile Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) under chronic confinement stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:1113-1121. [PMID: 22008286 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The current study aimed to evaluate the influence of domestication process on the stress response and subsequent immune modulation in Eurasian perch juveniles (Perca fluviatilis) submitted to chronic confinement. Briefly, F1 and F4 generations were confined into small-size tanks and sampled 7 and 55 days after stocking. Cortisol and glucose levels as well as lysozyme activity and immunoglobulin level were evaluated in the serum. Spleen Somatic Index and spleen ROS production were also measured. A proteomic analysis was performed on serum sampled on day 7. Finally, both generations were genetically characterized using a microsatellite approach. Globally, results revealed that chronic confinement did not elicit a typical stress response but resulted in a prolonged immune stimulation. Proteomic results suggested that domestication process influenced the immune status of perch submitted to chronic confinement as the F1 confined fish displayed lower abundance of C3 complement component, transferrin and Apolipoprotein E. Microsatellite data showed a strong genetic drift as well as reduced genetic diversity, allelic number and heterozygosity along with domestication process. The present work is the first to report that fish under domestication can develop an immune response, assessed by a combined approach, following recurrent challenges imposed by captive environment despite a reduced genetic variation.
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- J Douxfils
- University of Namur (FUNDP), Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Rue de Bruxelles, 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Grayfer L, Hodgkinson JW, Belosevic M. Analysis of the antimicrobial responses of primary phagocytes of the goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) against Mycobacterium marinum. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 35:1146-1158. [PMID: 21530582 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The slow growth rate of Mycobacterium spp. that infect humans coupled with a lack of reliable in vitro infection model systems has hindered the progress of research in host cell-mycobacteria interactions. Recent studies have utilized the relatively fast growing Mycobacterium marinum to examine the host-pathogen interface in natural fish hosts. Here we describe the use of primary goldfish monocyte and mature macrophage cultures to investigate the immune cell-M. marinum interactions. Live and heat-killed M. marinum abrogated the recombinant goldfish (rg)TNFα2 and rgIFNγ-induced monocyte reactive oxygen production. Live but not heat-killed M. marinum also ablated rgIFNγrel and rg-TNFα2 induced macrophage nitric oxide production. M. marinum induced significant changes in gene expression of select NADPH oxidase components and inflammatory cytokine receptors and up-regulated the expression of immunosuppressive genes IL-10, TGFβ1 and SOCS-3. The exposure of monocytes and mature macrophages to M. marinum caused an increase in the mRNA levels of several pro-inflammatory genes. Stimulation of monocytes and macrophages with rgTNFα2, rgIFNγ, or rgIFNγrel reduced the survival of intracellular mycobacteria. The characterization of the interaction between M. marinum and natural host-derived primary phagocyte cultures will enable future studies on the host-pathogen interactions in mycobacterial infections.
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- Leon Grayfer
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Harikrishnan R, Kim JS, Kim MC, Balasundaram C, Heo MS. Styrax japonica supplementation diet enhances the innate immune response in Epinephelus bruneus against bacterial and protozoan infections. Exp Parasitol 2011; 129:260-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Borst LB, Patterson SK, Lanka S, Suyemoto MM, Maddox CW. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a screen for attenuation of Lancefield group C streptococci and a model for streptococcal pathogenesis. Vet Pathol 2011; 50:457-67. [PMID: 21997564 DOI: 10.1177/0300985811424731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Group C streptococci are highly contagious pyogenic bacteria responsible for respiratory tract, lymph node, urogenital tract, and wound infections. Wild-type strains of Streptococcus equi ssp equi (S. equi) and Streptococcus equi ssp zooepidemicus (S. zoo) as well as a commercially available modified live vaccine strain of S. equi were evaluated for virulence in zebrafish. Survival times, histologic lesions, and relative gene expression were compared among groups. Based on the intramuscular route of infection, significantly shorter survival times were observed in fish infected with wild-type strain when compared to modified live vaccine and S. zoo strains. Histologically, S. zoo-infected fish demonstrated a marked increase in inflammatory infiltrates (predominantly macrophages) at the site of infection, as well as increased cellularity in the spleen and renal interstitium. In contrast, minimal cellular immune response was observed in S. equi-injected fish with local tissue necrosis and edema predominating. Based on whole comparative genomic hybridization, increased transcription of positive acute-phase proteins, coagulation factors, and antimicrobial peptides were observed in S. equi-injected fish relative to S. zoo-injected fish, while mediators of cellular inflammation, including CXC chemokines and granulin, were upregulated in S. zoo-injected fish relative to S. equi-injected fish. In a screen of 11 clinical isolates, S. equi strains with a single nucleotide deletion in the upstream region of szp, a known virulence factor of streptococci, were found to be significantly attenuated in zebrafish. These collective findings underscore the value of the zebrafish as a model of streptococcal pathogenesis.
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- L B Borst
- North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
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Kumar S, Rai U. Immunomodulatory role of substance P in the wall lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis: an in vitro study. Neuropeptides 2011; 45:323-8. [PMID: 21788073 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Present in vitro investigation for the first time in ectotherms demonstrated the immunomodulatory role of substance P in the wall lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis. Substance P inhibited the percentage phagocytosis and phagocytic index of lizard splenic phagocytes. Inhibitory effect of substance P was completely blocked by NK-1 receptor antagonist spantide I, indicating the NK-1 receptor mediated action. Further, NK-1 receptor-coupled downstream signaling cascade involved in controlling phagocytosis was explored using inhibitors of adenylate cyclase (SQ 22536) and protein kinase A (H-89). Both the inhibitors, in a concentration-related manner decreased the suppressive effect of substance P on phagocytosis. In addition, substance P treatment caused an increase in intracellular cAMP level in splenic phagocytes. Taken together, it can be suggested that substance P via NK-1 receptor-coupled AC-cAMP-PKA pathway modulated the phagocytic activity of splenic phagocytes in wall lizards.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Kalgraff CAK, Wergeland HI, Pettersen EF. Flow cytometry assays of respiratory burst in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) leucocytes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:381-388. [PMID: 21672631 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 05/23/2011] [Accepted: 05/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The oxidation of dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) to the fluorescent rhodamine 123 (RHO) was detected using flow cytometry. This assay for detection of respiratory burst activity was established in peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) and head kidney leucocytes (HKL) of Atlantic salmon and Atlantic cod. The leucocytes were stimulated by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). For cod cells 10 times lower concentration of PMA had to be used compared to salmon cells, as higher concentrations were toxic and resulted in considerable cell death. The cells found to be RHO-positive were monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils based on the scatter dot plots, but for salmon also some small cells were found to have high fluorescence intensity both in the flow cytometry analyses and by fluorescence microscopy of cytospin preparations. The nature of these cells is not known. For cod leucocytes, such cells were not obvious. The instrument settings are a bit more demanding for cod, as cod cells die more easily compared to salmon cells. In both assays the limit between negative and positive cells has to be carefully considered. The presented flow cytometry protocols for measurements of respiratory burst in salmon and cod leucocytes can be applied in various studies where respiratory burst functions are involved, such as to verify if it is activated or suppressed in connection with infections and immunostimulation.
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- Cathrine A K Kalgraff
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen High-Technology Center, Bergen, Norway
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Luna-Acosta A, Kanan R, Le Floch S, Huet V, Pineau P, Bustamante P, Thomas-Guyon H. Enhanced immunological and detoxification responses in Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, exposed to chemically dispersed oil. WATER RESEARCH 2011; 45:4103-4118. [PMID: 21665240 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2010] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chemically dispersed oil on an economically and ecologically important species inhabiting coasts and estuaries, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Studies were carried out with juveniles, known to generally be more sensitive to environmental stress than adults. A set of enzyme activities involved in immune defence mechanisms and detoxification processes, i.e. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catecholase-type phenoloxidase (PO), laccase-type PO and lysozyme were analysed in different oyster tissues, i.e. the gills, digestive gland and mantle, and in the plasma and the haemoycte lysate supernatant (HLS) of the haemolymph. Results indicated that total PAH body burdens were 2.7 times higher in the presence than in the absence of the chemical dispersant. After 2 days of exposure to chemically dispersed oil, alkylated naphthalenes accounted for 55% of the total PAH body burden, whereas alkylated fluorenes and alkylated dibenzothiophenes accounted for 80% when the chemical dispersant was absent. Importantly, a higher number of enzyme activities were modified when oil was chemically dispersed, especially in the plasma and gills. Moreover, independently of the presence or absence of chemical dispersant, oil exposure generally inhibited enzyme activities in the gills and plasma, while they were generally activated in the mantle and haemocytes. These results suggest that the gills and plasma constitute sensitive compartments in C. gigas, and that the mantle and haemocytes may play an important role in protection against xenobiotics. Among the six enzyme activities that were analysed in these body compartments, five were modulated in the chemical dispersion (CD) treatment while only half of the enzyme activities were modulated in the mechanical dispersion treatment. Furthermore, CD treatment effects were often observed following exposure, but also during depuration periods. These results suggest that immune and/or detoxification responses are likely to be affected when dispersants are used to treat oil spills in shallow waters.
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- A Luna-Acosta
- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 6250, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle Cedex 01, France.
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Harikrishnan R, Kim MC, Kim JS, Balasundaram C, Heo MS. Probiotics and herbal mixtures enhance the growth, blood constituents, and nonspecific immune response in Paralichthys olivaceus against Streptococcus parauberis. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:310-317. [PMID: 21669289 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The present study was reported the effect of probiotics and herbals mixture supplementation diet on growth, blood constituents, and nonspecific immune response in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus against Streptococcus parauberis on weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 after injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 50 μl of PBS (phosphate buffer saline) containing S. parauberis (2.1 × 10⁷ CFU ml⁻¹). The initial weight did not significantly increased in supplementation diet group from 1 to 4 weeks, whereas it was significantly increased from weeks 6 to 12 as compared to fish fed without supplementation diet. The serum aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) activities significantly increased from weeks 4 to 12 in infected fish fed with supplementation diet compared to fish fed without supplementation diet. However, the total protein (TP) and glucose (GLU) levels were significantly increased in infected fish fed with supplementation diet after 6 weeks. The phagocytic, respiratory burst, complement, and lysozyme activities significantly enhanced in infected fish fed with supplementation diet from weeks 4 to 12 as compared to fish fed without supplementation diet. These results suggested that different probiotics and herbals mixture supplementation diet enhanced the growth, blood biochemical constituents, and nonspecific immunity in olive flounder against S. parauberis.
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- Ramasamy Harikrishnan
- Marine Applied Microbes and Aquatic Organism Disease Control Lab, Department of Aquatic Biomedical Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences & Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, South Korea.
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Furevik A, Pettersen EF, Colquhoun D, Wergeland HI. The intracellular lifestyle of Francisella noatunensis in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) leucocytes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 30:488-494. [PMID: 21129488 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Revised: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Francisella noatunensis causes the systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease, francisellosis in cod. Little is known about the lifestyle of this facultative intracellular bacterium within cod leucocytes. We have examined the interaction of this bacterium with phagocytic cells isolated from cod with emphasis on monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and phagocytic B-cells. It is clear from confocal microscopy sections through adherent cell preparations that numerous bacteria were located intracellularly following in vitro infection in monocytes and macrophages. In these sections bacteria were immunostained and cell actin was stained using Alexa Fluor® 488 phalloidin. Bacteria were observed in close association with neutrophils and intracellularly (low numbers) in B-cells. Bacteria were observed more frequently in head kidney- than in peripheral blood- and spleen- leucocytes. Following infection, bacteria were initially observed grouped together and located close to the nucleus. Later they were found spread within the cytoplasm. This indicates regression of F. noatunensis from the phagosome to the cytoplasm where replication possibly takes place. It may be hypothesised that the bacteria may alter maturation of the phagosome and thus, avoid the potent intracellular killing mechanisms of phagocytic cells. The intracellular lifestyle involving escape to cytoplasm prior to fusion with the lysosome may have consequences for vaccine development as well as antibiotic treatment of infected cod.
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- Anette Furevik
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen High-Technology Center, PO box 7803, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Palić D, Beck LS, Palić J, Andreasen CB. Use of rapid cytochemical staining to characterize fish blood granulocytes in species of special concern and determine potential for function testing. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 30:646-652. [PMID: 21199672 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 12/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Studies of innate immunity in fish species of special concern are essential for better understanding of their health status during hatchery rearing conditions. The cytochemical and morphological characterizations of blood granulocytes have been used to provide information about phylogenetic differences and determine the potential use of neutrophil function assays. Rapid, simple, cytochemical staining kits used routinely for staining mammalian granulocytes have been used to characterize granulocytes from blood of four fish species: Arctic grayling, cutthroat trout, June sucker, and shovelnose sturgeon. Blood smears were stained with Peroxidase 391 (myeloperoxidase, MPO), alkaline phosphatase (AP), Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) and Diff-quick stain; examined using bright field and differential interference contrast microscopy. Granulocytes on blood smears were evaluated based on the cell morphology, and presence or absence of the specific chromogen. Presence of lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets/thrombocytes and granulocytes was determined in all fish species. Arctic grayling, June sucker, and cutthroat trout had MPO positive granulocytes, while shovelnose sturgeon heterophils had positive reaction for leukocyte AP, but not MPO. Presence of MPO indicated potential to measure oxidative burst and degranulation of neutrophil primary granules in Arctic grayling, cutthroat trout and June sucker. Absence of MPO in shovelnose sturgeon suggested use of different enzyme marker (AP) in degranulation assay for this species. Standardization of cytochemical techniques allowed for rapid screening of leukocyte types, reducing the number of fish, time and effort to select adequate neutrophil function assays to be used in studies of health status in species of special concern.
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- Dušan Palić
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, The College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Abasali H, Mohamad S. Immune Response of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Fed with Herbal Immunostimulants Diets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1839.1847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ardó L, Jeney Z, Adams A, Jeney G. Immune responses of resistant and sensitive common carp families following experimental challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 29:111-116. [PMID: 20211735 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Parameters of non-specific immune response and level of specific and natural antibodies were investigated after an experimental challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila in genetically different common carp (Cyprinus carpio) families. Ten resistant and ten sensitive families were used for the experiment, which had been selected out of 96 families, based on the results of a preliminary challenge test. Blood samples were collected 12 h, one week and 21 days following the challenge. Phagocytic and respiratory burst activities of phagocytic cells, lysozyme activity of the blood plasma were determined. Level of specific antibodies against A. hydrophila and level of natural antibodies were measured in the samples taken on the 28th day. Non-infected fish from resistant and sensitive families were used as controls. Significant differences of phagocytic and lysozyme activities were measured between the challenged resistant and sensitive families. The level of specific antibodies between the same families was also found to be significantly different. There were no significant differences of the studied parameters between the control groups. Based on our results, phagocytic activity of leukocytes, plasma lysozyme activity and specific antibody titre were found to be higher in the resistant families than in the sensitive ones following infection with A. hydrophila.
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- László Ardó
- Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation, Anna liget 8, H-5540, Szarvas, Hungary.
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Harikrishnan R, Heo J, Balasundaram C, Kim MC, Kim JS, Han YJ, Heo MS. Effect of traditional Korean medicinal (TKM) triherbal extract on the innate immune system and disease resistance in Paralichthys olivaceus against Uronema marinum. Vet Parasitol 2010; 170:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Revised: 01/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Effectiveness and immunomodulation of chemotherapeutants against scuticociliate Philasterides dicentrarchi in olive flounder. Exp Parasitol 2010; 124:306-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2009.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mohamad S, Abasali H. Effect of Plant Extracts Supplemented Diets on Immunity and Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/aj.2010.119.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mohamad S, Abasali H. Effect of Plant Extracts Supplemented Diets on Immunity and Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/rjnasci.2010.26.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kim MS, Hwang YJ, Yoon KJ, Zenke K, Nam YK, Kim SK, Kim KH. Molecular cloning of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) tumor necrosis factor-alpha and its effect on the respiratory burst activity of phagocytes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:618-624. [PMID: 19628044 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 07/13/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rbTNF-alpha) gene was cloned, recombinantly produced, and the effect of the recombinant rbTNF-alpha on the respiratory burst activity of rock bream phagocytes was analyzed. Structurally, genomic DNA of rbTNF-alpha was comprised with four exons and three introns, and deduced amino acid sequence of its cDNA possessed the TNF family signature, a transmembrane domain, a protease cleavage site, and two cysteine residues, which are the typical characteristics of TNF-alpha gene in mammals and fish. The chemiluminescent (CL) response of rock bream phagocytes was significantly enhanced by pre-incubation with recombinant rbTNF-alpha, when opsonized zymosan was used as a stimulant of the respiratory burst. However, CL enhancing effect of the recombinant rbTNF-alpha was very weak when the respiratory burst activity of phagocytes was triggered with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) instead of zymosan. These results suggest that rock bream TNF-alpha might have an ability to prime the respiratory burst activity of phagocytes against receptor-mediated phagocytosis inducing stimulants, such as zymosan, but have little ability against stimulants not accompanying receptor-mediated phagocytosis.
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- Min Sun Kim
- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, Nam-gu 599-1, Busan 608-737, South Korea
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Harikrishnan R, Balasundaram C, Kim MC, Kim JS, Han YJ, Heo MS. Innate immune response and disease resistance in Carassius auratus by triherbal solvent extracts. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:508-515. [PMID: 19616631 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study reports the effect of aqueous, ethanol and methanol triherbal solvent extract from Azadirachta indica, Ocimum sanctum and Curcuma longa on innate immune mechanisms such as phagocytosis activity, respiratory burst activity, alternative complement activity and lysozyme activity and disease resistance in goldfish (Carassius auratus) against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish were intraperitoneally injected with different doses of 0, 5, 50 and 100 mg kg(-1) body weight of each triherbal solvent extracts. The functional immunity in terms of percentage mortality and Relative Percent Survival (RPS) and innate immune response was assessed on week 1, 2 and 4 by challenging with live A. hydrophila (1 x 10(7) cells ml(-1)). All the chosen innate immune parameters were enhanced in the ethanol and methanol triherbal solvent extract treatment after week 2. However, the aqueous triherbal extract was enhanced only after week 4. The ethanol and methanol triherbal solvent extracts administration preceding the challenge with live A. hydrophila decreased the percentage mortality in the experimental groups with the consequence increase in RPS values. The study indicates that all the doses of ethanol or methanol triberbal solvent extracts could be positively influence the immune response and protect the heath status of goldfish against A. hydrophila infection.
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- Ramasamy Harikrishnan
- Marine Applied Microbes and Aquatic Organism Disease Control Lab, Department of Aquatic Biomedical Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, College of Ocean Science & Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea.
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Sharifuzzaman SM, Austin B. Influence of probiotic feeding duration on disease resistance and immune parameters in rainbow trout. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:440-445. [PMID: 19555765 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 06/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The effect of feeding the probiotic Kocuria SM1 to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) on disease resistance was evaluated. Thus, rainbow trout were fed Kocuria SM1 supplemented diets at concentrations of approximately 10(8) cells g(-1) feed for up to four weeks, and then challenged intraperitoneally with Vibrio anguillarum at weekly intervals. A two-week feeding regime led to the maximum reduction in mortalities, i.e. 16%, compared to mortalities of 62, 30 and 22% for one, three and four week feeding regimes, respectively. These compared to 70-90% mortalities of the controls. An enhanced cellular and humoral immune response, notably greater head kidney macrophage phagocytic and peroxidase activities, and higher serum lysozyme and total protein levels were recorded after two weeks of probiotic administration. These results reveal that a two-week feeding regime with Kocuria SM1 leads to higher disease protection in rainbow trout, with protection linked to stimulation of immune parameters.
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- S M Sharifuzzaman
- School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK
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Nacci D, Huber M, Champlin D, Jayaraman S, Cohen S, Gauger E, Fong A, Gomez-Chiarri M. Evolution of tolerance to PCBs and susceptibility to a bacterial pathogen (Vibrio harveyi) in Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) from New Bedford (MA, USA) harbor. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2009; 157:857-864. [PMID: 19110353 PMCID: PMC2760768 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A population of the non-migratory estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus (Atlantic killifish) resident to New Bedford (NB), Massachusetts, USA, an urban harbor highly contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), demonstrates recently evolved tolerance to some aspects of PCB toxicity. PCB toxicology, ecological theory, and some precedence supported expectations of increased susceptibility to pathogens in NB killifish. However, laboratory bacterial challenges of the marine pathogen Vibrio harveyi to wild fish throughout the reproductive season and to their mature laboratory-raised progeny demonstrated comparable survival by NB and reference killifish, and improved survival by NB males. These results are inconsistent with hypothesized trade-offs of adaptation, and suggest that evolved tolerance in NB killifish may include mechanisms that minimize the immunosuppressive effects of PCBs. Compensatory strategies of populations persisting in highly contaminated environments provide a unique perspective for understanding the long-term ecological effects of toxic chemicals.
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- Diane Nacci
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI, USA
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Zebrafish kidney phagocytes utilize macropinocytosis and Ca+-dependent endocytic mechanisms. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4314. [PMID: 19183805 PMCID: PMC2629567 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background The innate immune response constitutes the first line of defense against invading pathogens and consists of a variety of immune defense mechanisms including active endocytosis by macrophages and granulocytes. Endocytosis can be used as a reliable measure of selective and non-selective mechanisms of antigen uptake in the early phase of an immune response. Numerous assays have been developed to measure this response in a variety of mammalian and fish species. The small size of the zebrafish has prevented the large-scale collection of monocytes/macrophages and granulocytes for these endocytic assays. Methodology/Principal Findings Pooled zebrafish kidney hematopoietic tissues were used as a source of phagocytic cells for flow-cytometry based endocytic assays. FITC-Dextran, Lucifer Yellow and FITC-Edwardsiella ictaluri were used to evaluate selective and non-selective mechanisms of uptake in zebrafish phagocytes. Conclusions/Significance Zebrafish kidney phagocytes characterized as monocytes/macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes utilize macropinocytosis and Ca2+-dependant endocytosis mechanisms of antigen uptake. These cells do not appear to utilize a mannose receptor. Heat-killed Edwardsiella ictaluri induces cytoskeletal interactions for internalization in zebrafish kidney monocytes/macrophages and granulocytes. The proposed method is easy to implement and should prove especially useful in immunological, toxicological and epidemiological research.
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Pettersen EF, Ingerslev HC, Stavang V, Egenberg M, Wergeland HI. A highly phagocytic cell line TO from Atlantic salmon is CD83 positive and M-CSFR negative, indicating a dendritic-like cell type. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 25:809-19. [PMID: 18817880 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2008.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Revised: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 08/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Leucocyte cell lines are valuable tools for immunological studies. In this study the TO cell line, originating from Atlantic salmon head kidney leucocytes, is described with respect to enzyme cytochemistry, functional studies, reactivity with leucocyte specific antibodies and immune gene expression. Pronounced characteristics of the TO cell line are the rapid adherence to the plastic growth surface, high phagocytic capacity and bactericidal functions. No respiratory burst activity, and little or no NO production were detected under the experimental conditions tested, and thus the TO cells appear to have other effective killing mechanisms. The cells are reactive with a leucocyte specific monoclonal antibody (MAb), but does not bind a neutrophil specific MAb or stain for myeloperoxidase. Real-time RT-PCR showed the expression in TO cells of several immune genes, some of which were significantly regulated following LPS stimulation. The expression of CD83 might indicate a dendritic cell (DC) origin of the TO cells, as this marker is considered a hallmark for DC. Expression of TCR-alpha or the macrophage marker M-CSFR was not detected. Based on the present analyses the TO cells display a mixture of known characteristics for macrophages and DCs. At the same time the TO cells lack some central functions of phagocytic/myeloid cells. As the TO cells are developed to a long-term culture one cannot exclude that some functions might have been lost in this process. Nevertheless, the features of the TO cells indicate their potential as a model system for immunological studies of salmon phagocytic cells.
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- Eirin Fausa Pettersen
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen High-Technology Center, PO Box 7800, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway.
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Alvarez-Pellitero P. Fish immunity and parasite infections: from innate immunity to immunoprophylactic prospects. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008; 126:171-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Girón-Pérez MI, Barcelós-García R, Vidal-Chavez ZG, Romero-Bañuelos CA, Robledo-Marenco ML. Effect of Chlorpyrifos on the Hematology and Phagocytic Activity of Nile Tilapia Cells (Oreochromis niloticus). Toxicol Mech Methods 2008; 16:495-9. [DOI: 10.1080/15376510600751988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Strain-associated virulence factors of Streptococcus iniae in hybrid-striped bass. Vet Microbiol 2008; 131:145-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Revised: 02/24/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Reynaud S, Raveton M, Ravanel P. Interactions between immune and biotransformation systems in fish: a review. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2008; 87:139-145. [PMID: 18314206 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2007] [Revised: 01/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In animals biotransformation and immune system are not totally independent, there are numerous functional interrelationships between these two systems. They are both implicated in the capacity of organisms to resist to a wide variety of environmental components such as viruses, bacteria and xenobiotics. It is known for a long time that the immune system functions as a physiologic system and interacts with all the other components of the organism including nervous or endocrine ones. In the same manner, the biotransformation system (especially the cytochrome P450 monooxygenases) is involved in the regulation of numerous hormone productions. In this way, many studies in mammals have revealed the possible interaction between immune and biotransformation systems. Among these interactions, the capacity of the activation of host defense mechanisms to down-regulate microsomal cytochrome P450 and the role of biotransformation system in the xenobiotic-mediated immunotoxicity have been underlined. Advances in the basic knowledge of fish immune and biotransformation systems should lead to a better understanding of the possible interactions between both systems and should improve fish health monitoring which is a crucial ecotoxicological goal.
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- Stéphane Reynaud
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, UMR CNRS No. 5553, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
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Mulero I, Pilar Sepulcre M, Roca FJ, Meseguer J, García-Ayala A, Mulero V. Characterization of macrophages from the bony fish gilthead seabream using an antibody against the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 32:1151-1159. [PMID: 18420271 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Two major professional phagocyte populations have been described in fish, namely granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages. Although the distribution and localization of macrophages have been documented in several teleost species using mainly light and/or electron microscopy, the lack of appropriate markers for these cells has hampered our in-depth knowledge of their biology. We report here the generation of a monospecific rabbit polyclonal antibody against the gilthead seabream macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (Mcsfr), which is an excellent marker of macrophages in mammals and the zebrafish. The anti-Mcsfr has been found to be very useful in immunohistochemistry (IHC) to specifically immunostain the purified macrophages (adherent cells) obtained from the head-kidney as well as different cell populations in paraffin-embedded organs, including the head-kidney, spleen, thymus, gills and liver. Unexpectedly, however, no Mcsfr immunoreactive (Mcsfr(+)) cells were observed in the brain and intestine of the gilthead seabream. We also show that the distribution of Mcsfr(+) cells in the head-kidney and the spleen is unaltered following infection with the fish pathogenic bacterium Vibrio anguillarum and that the Il1b-producing cells in these two organs after infection are exclusively acidophilic granulocytes. Finally, as the epitope recognized by the anti-Mcsfr is well conserved, we illustrate the potential usefulness of this antibody in other teleost species, such as the European seabass.
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- Iván Mulero
- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Mayumi M, Takeda Y, Hoshiko M, Serada K, Murata M, Moritomo T, Takizawa F, Kobayashi I, Araki K, Nakanishi T, Sumimoto H. Characterization of teleost phagocyte NADPH oxidase: Molecular cloning and expression analysis of carp (Cyprinus carpio) phagocyte NADPH oxidase. Mol Immunol 2008; 45:1720-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2007] [Revised: 09/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Girón-Pérez MI, Montes-López M, García-Ramírez LA, Romero-Bañuelos CA, Robledo-Marenco ML. Effect of sub-lethal concentrations of endosulfan on phagocytic and hematological parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2008; 80:266-269. [PMID: 18292956 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9358-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The effect of endosulfan (6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin-3-oxide), an organochlorine pesticide, was evaluated on phagocytic (phagocytic index and percentage of active cells) and hematological parameters in Nile tilapia. Experimental data showed that an acute exposure to endosulfan (4.0 and 7.0 microg/L) induces a significant decrease in the phagocytic index and the percentage of active cells in peripherical blood of Nile tilapia. However, hemoglobin concentration (Hb), hematocrit (Hto), red blood cell count (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were not significantly altered in fish exposed to endosulfan compared with control group.
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- M I Girón-Pérez
- Laboratorio de Inmunotoxicología, Posgrado CBAP, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Cd de la Cultura Amado Nervo, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
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García-García E, Prado-Alvarez M, Novoa B, Figueras A, Rosales C. Immune responses of mussel hemocyte subpopulations are differentially regulated by enzymes of the PI 3-K, PKC, and ERK kinase families. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 32:637-653. [PMID: 18045688 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2007] [Revised: 10/04/2007] [Accepted: 10/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Various hemocyte cell types have been described in invertebrates, but for most species a functional characterization of different hemocyte cell types is still lacking. In order to characterize some immunological properties of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) hemocytes, cells were separated by flow cytometry and their capacity for phagocytosis, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and production of nitric oxide (NO), was examined. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-K), protein kinase C (PKC), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitors were also used to biochemically characterize these cell responses. Four morphologically distinct subpopulations, designated R1-R4, were detected. R1, R2, and R3 cells presented different levels of phagocytosis towards zymosan, latex beads, and two bacteria species. Similarly, R1 to R3, but not R4, cells produced ROS, while all subpopulations produced NO, in response to zymosan. Internalization of all phagocytic targets was blocked by PI 3-K inhibition. In addition, internalization of latex particles, but not of bacteria, was partially blocked by PKC or ERK inhibition. Interestingly, phagocytosis of zymosan was impaired by PKC, or ERK inhibitors, only in R2 cells. Zymosan-induced ROS production was blocked by PI 3-K inhibition, but not by PKC, or ERK inhibition. In addition, zymosan-stimulated NO production was affected by PI 3-K inhibition in R1 and R2, but not in R3 or R4 cells. NO production in all cell types was unaffected by PKC inhibition, but ERK inhibition blocked it in R2 cells. These data reveal the existence of profound functional and biochemical differences in mussel hemocytes and indicate that M. galloprovincialis hemocytes are specialized cells fulfilling specific tasks in the context of host defense.
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- Erick García-García
- Department of Immunology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City DF-04510, Mexico
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Girón-Pérez MI, Santerre A, Gonzalez-Jaime F, Casas-Solis J, Hernández-Coronado M, Peregrina-Sandoval J, Takemura A, Zaitseva G. Immunotoxicity and hepatic function evaluation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to diazinon. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 23:760-9. [PMID: 17478099 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 01/26/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The LC(50) of the organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) diazinon to Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was determined, thereafter, hepatic activity, phagocytic index, percentages of active cells, relative spleen weight, total IgM concentration and lymphoproliferation rates were compared between diazinon exposed groups (LC(50) and (1/2)LC(50)) and non-exposed control group. Experimental data show that diazinon is highly toxic for juvenile Nile tilapia (LC(50)=7.830 ppm) and presents immunotoxic properties which affect both the innate and cellular adaptive immune responses of this fish, as revealed by the fact that splenocyte proliferation and phagocytic indices were significantly decreased after acute exposure to the pesticide. However, the hepatic biochemical parameters and the total circulating IgM concentrations were not affected in this experimental model.
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- Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez
- University of Guadalajara, Cellular and Molecular Biology Department, Carretera a Nogales Km 15.5, Las Agujas, Zapopan, 45110, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Monserrat JM, Martínez PE, Geracitano LA, Lund Amado L, Martinez Gaspar Martins C, Lopes Leães Pinho G, Soares Chaves I, Ferreira-Cravo M, Ventura-Lima J, Bianchini A. Pollution biomarkers in estuarine animals: critical review and new perspectives. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2007; 146:221-234. [PMID: 17045848 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2006] [Revised: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this review, recent developments in monitoring toxicological responses in estuarine animals are analyzed, considering the biomarker responses to different classes of pollutants. The estuarine environment imposes stressful conditions to the organisms that inhabit it, and this situation can alter their sensitivity to many pollutants. The specificity of some biomarkers like metallothionein tissue concentration is discussed in virtue of its dependence on salinity, which is highly variable in estuaries. Examples of cholinesterase activity measurements are also provided and criteria to select sensitive enzymes to detect pesticides and toxins are discussed. Regarding non-specific biomarkers, toxic responses in terms of antioxidant defenses and/or oxidative damage are also considered in this review, focusing on invertebrate species. In addition, the presence of an antioxidant gradient along the body of the estuarine polychaete Laeonereis acuta (Nereididae) and its relationship to different strategies, which deal with the generation of oxidative stress, is reviewed. Also, unusual antioxidant defenses against environmental pro-oxidants are discussed, including the mucus secreted by L. acuta. Disruption of osmoregulation by pollutants is of paramount importance in several estuarine species. In some cases such as in the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulatus, there is a trade off between bioavailability of toxicants (e.g. metals) and their interaction with key enzymes such as Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase. Thus, the metal effect on osmoregulation is also discussed in the present review. Finally, field case studies with fish species like the croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Scianidae) are used to illustrate the application of DNA damage and immunosuppressive responses as potential biomarkers of complex mixture of pollutants.
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- José M Monserrat
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96.201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96.201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica (FURG), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96.201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas-Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG), Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica (FURG), Brazil
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Sitjà-Bobadilla A, Redondo MJ, Bermúdez R, Palenzuela O, Ferreiro I, Riaza A, Quiroga I, Nieto JM, Alvarez-Pellitero P. Innate and adaptive immune responses of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), following experimental infection with Enteromyxum scophthalmi (Myxosporea: Myxozoa). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 21:485-500. [PMID: 16621605 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2006.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2005] [Revised: 02/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/15/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The innate and adaptive immune responses against Enteromyxum scophthalmi was studied in turbot (Scopthalmus maximus (L.)) experimentally exposed to the parasite by cohabitation. Haematological, histopathological, cellular and humoral factors were determined in samples taken from control (CTRL) and recipient (RCPT, naïve fish cohabited with donor infected fish) animals at 0, 20, 29, 40 and 43 days post exposure (p.e). Infection was first detected at day 20 p.e. and prevalence reached 100% at 40 days p.e, when first mortalities occurred. A significant reduction in weight and condition factor was found in RCPT, though no significant differences in haematocrit or serum protein levels were detected between CTRL and RCPT. Some immune effectors were clearly activated in RCPT: the percentage of circulating granulocytes was significantly increased, as well as the number of blood cells positive in the respiratory burst assay; leucocyte infiltration in intestine was found mainly on days 20 and 29 p.e.; total serum antiproteases and alpha-2-macroglobulin levels were higher in most of the samplings, with significant differences on the last sampling. Other effectors were clearly down regulated in RCPT: haematopoietic depletion appeared in head kidney from day 29 p.e. onwards, and the number of apoptotic cells and MMC increased in head kidney and spleen; the percentage of lymphocytes decreased progressively and significantly; a clear, but not statistically significant, drop in serum complement was registered at 40 days p.e.; also, a significant decrease occurred in serum lysozyme at 29 days p.e. No specific antibodies against the parasite were detected in any sampling.
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- A Sitjà-Bobadilla
- Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Torre de la Sal s/n, 12595 Ribera de Cabanes, Castellón, Spain.
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Prophete C, Carlson EA, Li Y, Duffy J, Steinetz B, Lasano S, Zelikoff JT. Effects of elevated temperature and nickel pollution on the immune status of Japanese medaka. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 21:325-34. [PMID: 16529948 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2005.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Revised: 12/06/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Changes in a host's environment (i.e. physical or chemical) can alter normal immune function. In aquatic organisms, exposure to stress can result in significant changes in innate immunity. In the natural environment, fish are exposed to multiple stressors simultaneously. Temperature change and/or chemical exposure as individual environmental stressors have been shown in various fish species to alter all aspects of the immune response. These same stressors have also been shown to alter plasma steroid levels in exposed fish. For this study, the effects of elevated temperature and nickel pollution on specific immune parameters of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) were determined. Fish were exposed for 1, 7 or 14d to either: waterborne nickel (Ni) at the nominal concentration of 125ppb; a 5 degrees C (+/-0.5 degrees C) rapid increase in water temperature; or, both potential stressors in combination. Medaka maintained at room temperature (25 degrees C+/-1 degrees C) served as the controls. Altered function of the innate and adaptive arms of the immune response was evaluated by assessing kidney macrophage-mediated superoxide (O(2)(-)) production and splenic T-cell proliferation, respectively. Plasma cortisol levels were analysed in the same fish as a marker of the physiological stress response. While kidney cell number was unaffected by exposure of fish to either stressor alone or both factors in combination, spleen cellularity was decreased (compared to control fish) in medaka exposed for 1d to thermal stress in combination with Ni, and to a lesser extent to thermal stress alone. T-lymphocyte proliferation by medaka splenocytes was not affected by any exposure paradigm. Unstimulated intracellular O(2)(-) production by kidney phagocytes was significantly elevated (compared to control) in medaka exposed for 1d to either thermal stress alone or temperature change in combination with Ni; by 7d, only the stressor combination significantly increased baseline O(2)(-) production. Resting levels of extracellular O(2)(-) production was significantly reduced in fish maintained for 1d at the elevated temperature. Effects on phorbol 12-myristate 13 acetate (PMA)-stimulated intracellular and extracellular O(2)(-) production were less dramatic than those observed for resting phagocytes. Exposure of medaka to elevated temperature for 14d tended (p<0.06) to reduce PMA-stimulated intracellular O(2)(-) production (compared to the time-matched control). Although exposure of fish for 14d to elevated temperature only slightly reduced stimulated extracellular O(2)(-) production, exposure for the same duration to Ni alone significantly depressed oxyradical production by kidney phagocytes (compared to the time-matched controls). Decreased plasma cortisol levels were observed in fish exposed for 7d to either an elevated water temperature or Ni (compared to the time-matched control); by 14d of exposure, no significant treatment-induced effects on cortisol levels were observed. These findings add to the growing body of literature seeking to determine what effects, if any, exposure to multiple aquatic pollution-induced effects have upon fish health and the health of impacted ecosystems.
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- C Prophete
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 57 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, NY 10987, USA
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Balcázar JL, Vendrell D, de Blas I, Ruiz-Zarzuela I, Gironés O, Muzquiz JL. Immune modulation by probiotic strains: Quantification of phagocytosis of Aeromonas salmonicida by leukocytes isolated from gut of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using a radiolabelling assay. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2006; 29:335-43. [PMID: 17034857 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2006.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A method is described for the rapid and sensitive assay of phagocytosis that utilizes radioactively labelled bacteria. With this method, we observed that phagocytosis of heat-inactivated Aeromonas salmonicida by leukocytes isolated from gut of rainbow trout fed with different viable probiotics (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactobacillus sakei, and Leuconostoc mesenteroides) was significantly higher (P<0.05) after 2 weeks of probiotic-feeding than the control group. However, only phagocytosis of live A. salmonicida by the leukocytes isolated from gut of rainbow trout fed with L. lactis subsp. lactis was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the control group.
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- José Luis Balcázar
- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50013, Spain.
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Rønneseth A, Pettersen EF, Wergeland HI. Neutrophils and B-cells in blood and head kidney of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) challenged with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 20:610-20. [PMID: 16242964 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2005.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2005] [Revised: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Salmon B-cells and neutrophils were studied by flow cytometry in IPNV infected salmon. A highly virulent strain of IPNV was used for challenge of parr and post-smolts. The parr were challenged by intraperitoneal (ip) injection while salmon post-smolts were challenged by ip injection or cohabitation. No mortality occurred in the parr groups, but a cumulative mortality of about 50% was obtained in cohabitant infected post-smolt groups and less than 10% in ip challenged post-smolts. The virus levels were low in head kidney (HK) samples from survivors compared to dead fish. The percentages of neutrophilic granulocytes and Ig+ cells (B-cells) were analysed using HK and blood samples from survivors. The cell populations were identified by monoclonal antibodies (MAb) E3D9, recognising neutrophils, and G2H3 recognising Ig+ cells (B-cells). Parr sampling for leucocyte analyses took place about 1.5 weeks prior to and about 4 weeks post challenge. This corresponded to about 8 and 2.5 weeks before the fish were adapted to seawater transfer. In parr head kidney leucocytes (HKL) we observed significantly lower (p < 0.05) levels of neutrophils in ip infected fish compared to non-infected control fish. The post-smolt sampling from infected fish took place 2 weeks prior to and in the fifth and sixth week post challenge. HKL samples from both surviving cohabitants and ip injected fish had significantly (p < 0.05) lower levels of neutrophils than non-infected control fish. The cohabitant fish also had significantly (p < 0.05) higher levels of B-cells in HKL compared to ip injected fish. No significant changes in B-cells in HKL or peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) was observed in infected parr or ip infected post-smolts compared to control fish. The relative leucocyte levels of the fish prior to challenge and in non-infected control fish are in accordance with earlier findings. The results indicate that non-specific immune cells like neutrophils are highly influenced by IPNV infection of parr and post-smolts several weeks post challenge.
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- Anita Rønneseth
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen High-Technology Center, PO Box 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Harford AJ, O'Halloran K, Wright PFA. Flow cytometric analysis and optimisation for measuring phagocytosis in three Australian freshwater fish. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 20:562-73. [PMID: 16185897 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2005.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2004] [Revised: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/11/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The phagocytic activity of fish immunocytes has been measured by a wide range of methods, and has been used as a bio-indicator to assess the immunotoxicity of environmental pollutants and the efficiency of immunostimulants used in aquaculture. This study demonstrates the utilisation of a flow cytometric technique for measuring phagocytosis as an alternative to manual evaluations by light microscopy. Optimal conditions for the phagocytosis of latex beads were ascertained, including incubation period, cell:bead ratio and media components, for head kidney cells isolated from three native Australian fish that inhabit the Murray-Darling basin, i.e. silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus), golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and crimson-spotted rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis). Thus, standardised protocols have now been established for future use in the immunotoxicity testing of xenobiotics in native Australian freshwater fish.
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- Andrew J Harford
- Key Centre for Toxicology, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT-University, P.O. Box 71, Plenty Road, Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia
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Shirak A, Bendersky A, Hulata G, Ron M, Avtalion RR. Altered self-erythrocyte recognition and destruction in an inbred line of tilapia (Oreochromis aureus). THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:390-4. [PMID: 16365432 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.1.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Carboxyfluorescein diacetate (cFDA)-stained autologous and syngeneic tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) erythrocytes are recognized by effector peripheral blood leukocytes and lysed after a short culture period of 4 h. The hemolysis level was evaluated by measuring the fluorescence of the released cFDA. The degree of lysis of stained target erythrocytes of 60 individuals revealed a trimodal distribution statistically stratified into three groups of low (LR), intermediate (IR), and high (HR) responders. Depletion of the majority of phagocytes from leukocytes lowered the lysis level of HR to that of LR. A highly significant increase of LR cytotoxicity was obtained after the addition of conditioned medium from HR but only in the presence of phagocytes. Genetic analysis of offspring from four crosses (IR x HR, IR x LR, HR x LR, and LR x LR) revealed a quantitative trait locus (QTL) segregating for the level of response linked to markers UNH207 and UNH231 on linkage group 6 of tilapia. Based on segregation analysis of 58 gynogenetic BIU-1 offspring, the distances from the centromere were estimated as 21.5, 11.5, and 9.0 cM for UNH207, UNH231, and the QTL, respectively. It is suggested that 1) self-target recognition and destruction requires both cFDA-altered self-erythrocyte membrane and membrane structures normally present in autologous, syngeneic, and xenogeneic targets; 2) natural cytotoxic cells and/or macrophages are involved in erythrocyte lysis; and 3) the lysis level is codominantly inherited by a QTL segregating on tilapia linkage group 6.
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- Andrey Shirak
- Laboratory of Fish Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Nielsen ME, Esteve-Gassent MD. The eel immune system: present knowledge and the need for research. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2006; 29:65-78. [PMID: 16436117 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the most important warm water fish species cultured in southern Europe and the Mediterranean as well as in northern countries including Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. The Japanese eel, A. japonica, is an important cultured fish in several Asiatic countries including Japan, China and Taiwan. During recent decades, research has been performed to elucidate the immune response of these species against different pathogens (viruses, bacteria or parasites). Nevertheless, there is very limited information in terms of both cellular and humoral immune responses. This review summarizes the present knowledge relating to the eel immune system and includes new data.
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- M E Nielsen
- Laboratory for Fish Diseases, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Magnadóttir B. Innate immunity of fish (overview). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 20:137-51. [PMID: 15950491 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2004.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1098] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Accepted: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The innate immune system is the only defence weapon of invertebrates and a fundamental defence mechanism of fish. The innate system also plays an instructive role in the acquired immune response and homeostasis and is therefore equally important in higher vertebrates. The innate system's recognition of non-self and danger signals is served by a limited number of germ-line encoded pattern recognition receptors/proteins, which recognise pathogen associated molecular patterns like bacterial and fungal glycoproteins and lipopolysaccharides and intracellular components released through injury or infection. The innate immune system is divided into physical barriers, cellular and humoral components. Humoral parameters include growth inhibitors, various lytic enzymes and components of the complement pathways, agglutinins and precipitins (opsonins, primarily lectins), natural antibodies, cytokines, chemokines and antibacterial peptides. Several external and internal factors can influence the activity of innate immune parameters. Temperature changes, handling and crowding stress can have suppressive effects on innate parameters, whereas several food additives and immunostimulants can enhance different innate factors. There is limited data available about the ontogenic development of the innate immunological system in fish. Active phagocytes, complement components and enzyme activity, like lysozyme and cathepsins, are present early in the development, before or soon after hatching.
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- Bergljót Magnadóttir
- Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Keldur v. Vesturlandsveg, IS-112 Reykjavík, Iceland.
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Buchanan JT, Stannard JA, Lauth X, Ostland VE, Powell HC, Westerman ME, Nizet V. Streptococcus iniae phosphoglucomutase is a virulence factor and a target for vaccine development. Infect Immun 2005; 73:6935-44. [PMID: 16177373 PMCID: PMC1230984 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.10.6935-6944.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus iniae represents a major health and economic problem in fish species worldwide. Random Tn917 mutagenesis and high-throughput screening in a hybrid striped bass (HSB) model of meningoencephalitis identified attenuated S. iniae mutants. The Tn917 insertion in one mutant disrupted an S. iniae homologue of a phosphoglucomutase (pgm) gene. Electron microscopy revealed a decrease in capsule thickness and cell wall rigidity, with DeltaPGM mutant cells reaching sizes approximately 3-fold larger than those of the wild type (WT). The DeltaPGM mutant was cleared more rapidly in HSB blood and was more sensitive to killing by cationic antimicrobial peptides including moronecidin from HSB. In vivo, the DeltaPGM mutant was severely attenuated in HSB, as intraperitoneal challenge with 1,000 times the WT lethal dose produced only 2.5% mortality. Reintroduction of an intact copy of the S. iniae pgm gene on a plasmid vector restored antimicrobial peptide resistance and virulence to the DeltaPGM mutant. In analysis of the aborted infectious process, we found that DeltaPGM mutant organisms initially disseminated to the blood, brain, and spleen but were eliminated by 24 h without end organ damage. Ninety to 100% of fish injected with the DeltaPGM mutant and later challenged with a lethal dose of WT S. iniae survived. We conclude that the pgm gene is required for virulence in S. iniae, playing a role in normal cell wall morphology, surface capsule expression, and resistance to innate immune clearance mechanisms. An S. iniae DeltaPGM mutant is able to stimulate a protective immune response and may have value as a live attenuated vaccine for aquaculture.
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- John T Buchanan
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, 92093, USA.
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Karagouni E, Athanassopoulou F, Lytra A, Komis C, Dotsika E. Antiparasitic and immunomodulatory effect of innovative treatments against Myxobolus sp. infection in Diplodus puntazzo. Vet Parasitol 2005; 134:215-28. [PMID: 16169152 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The potential antiparasitic and immunomodulatory effect of three treatments against myxosporean parasites on the innate immune system of sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo) was investigated. Fish naturally infected with Myxobolus sp. (Bivalvulida/Platysporina), a histozoic parasite mainly affecting the renal interstitial tissue, were treated by oral administration of a combination of salinomycin with amprolium, Origanum essential oil or fumagillin in a small-scale field trial. Various leucocyte functions influenced by myxosporean infection were examined in order to determine treatment effects on leucocyte immunocompetence of treated fish. One month post treatment all drugs caused a significant decrease in prevalence and intensity of infection in comparison to untreated, infected fish. The effect was most prominent in salinomycin with amprolium treated fish, which 1-month post treatment contained either no cysts at all or a few spores free in melanomacrophage centres revealing almost total elimination of the parasite and the antiparasitic action of the treatment. There was no histopathological evidence of drug toxicity. Antiparasitic action was accompanied by a significant enhancement of phagocytic activity demonstrated by ingestion of large numbers of latex beads and the secretion of high levels of reactive nitrogen intermediates by phagocytes in vitro. Complete restoration of the diminished mitogenic responses and serum lysozyme secretion was also detected in salinomycin with amprolium-treated fish compared to untreated, infected fish. These data suggest that salilomycin with amprolium may be a promising treatment for myxosporean infections in intensively cultured warm-water fish, exhibiting action partially via the enhancement of host, innate immune functions and leading to parasite elimination.
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- E Karagouni
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur Hellenique, 127 Vas. Sofias Ave., 115 21 Athens, Greece.
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