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See SA, Bhassu S, Tang SS, Yusoff K. Newly developed mRNA vaccines induce immune responses in Litopenaeus vannamei shrimps during primary vaccination. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 162:105264. [PMID: 39299363 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2024.105264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
Abstract
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) causes highly destructive infection in crustacean aquaculture, often resulting in 100% mortality within a week. However, there is lack of studies addressing the safety issues of WSSV vaccines in shrimps. In this study, WSSV VP28 mRNA vaccines were developed using codon deoptimization approach. These vaccines were administered to Litopenaeus vannamei shrimps at various dosages to access their safety and the shrimps' immune responses using quantification PCR (qPCR). The findings of this study indicate that the expression level of codon deoptimized VP28 mRNA vaccines are lower compared to the wild type VP28 vaccines, as observed through a comparison of bioinformatic predictions and experimental results. Additionally, the total haemocyte count (THC) in shrimps injected with codon deoptimized VP28 vaccine was higher than those injected with wild type VP28 vaccines. Furthermore, the expression of immune-related genes differed between codon deoptimized and wild type VP28 vaccines. In summary, the results suggest that 0.01 μg codon deoptimized VP28-D1 mRNA vaccine is the most promising WSSV mRNA vaccine, displaying low pathogenicity and expression in shrimps. To the best of our knowledge, this research represents the first attempt to attenuate WSSV using codon deoptimization method and development of a potential mRNA vaccine for shrimp purpose. The study addresses an important gap in shrimp vaccine research, offering potential solutions for WSSV control in shrimps.
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- SiouNing Aileen See
- Animal Genetics and Genome Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Animal Genetics and Genome Evolutionary Biology Laboratory, Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Microbial Biochemistry Laboratory, Division of Microbiology and Molecular Genetic, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysia Genome Vaccine Institute, National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Cox N, De Swaef E, Corteel M, Van Den Broeck W, Bossier P, Nauwynck HJ, Dantas-Lima JJ. Experimental Infection Models and Their Usefulness for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Research in Shrimp. Viruses 2024; 16:813. [PMID: 38793694 PMCID: PMC11125927 DOI: 10.3390/v16050813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is marked as one of the most economically devastating pathogens in shrimp aquaculture worldwide. Infection of cultured shrimp can lead to mass mortality (up to 100%). Although progress has been made, our understanding of WSSV's infection process and the virus-host-environment interaction is far from complete. This in turn hinders the development of effective mitigation strategies against WSSV. Infection models occupy a crucial first step in the research flow that tries to elucidate the infectious disease process to develop new antiviral treatments. Moreover, since the establishment of continuous shrimp cell lines is a work in progress, the development and use of standardized in vivo infection models that reflect the host-pathogen interaction in shrimp is a necessity. This review critically examines key aspects of in vivo WSSV infection model development that are often overlooked, such as standardization, (post)larval quality, inoculum type and choice of inoculation procedure, housing conditions, and shrimp welfare considerations. Furthermore, the usefulness of experimental infection models for different lines of WSSV research will be discussed with the aim to aid researchers when choosing a suitable model for their research needs.
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- Natasja Cox
- IMAQUA, 9080 Lochristi, Belgium; (E.D.S.); (M.C.); (J.J.D.-L.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;
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- IMAQUA, 9080 Lochristi, Belgium; (E.D.S.); (M.C.); (J.J.D.-L.)
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- Department of Morphology, Medical Imaging, Orthopedics, Physiotherapy and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium;
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Boonyakida J, Nakanishi T, Satoh J, Shimahara Y, Mekata T, Park EY. Immunostimulation of shrimp through oral administration of silkworm pupae expressing VP15 against WSSV. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 128:157-167. [PMID: 35917887 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is one of the most concerning pathogens in penaeid shrimp and can cause severe loss in shrimp aquaculture worldwide. Among the WSSV structural proteins, VP15, a DNA-binding protein located in the WSSV nucleocapsid, is an antiviral protein candidate to protect kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) from WSSV infection. We identified that the truncated VP15, VP15(26-57), is responsible for the protective effect against the WSSV. This study attempts to develop an immunizing agent against WSSV using silkworm pupa as a delivery vector through oral administration. The VP15, VP15(26-57), and SR11 peptide derived from VP15(26-57) were expressed in silkworm pupae. Oral administration of feed mixed with the powdered pupae that expressed VP15-derived constructs enhanced the survivability of kuruma shrimp with an overall relative percent survival (RPS) higher than 70%. There is no death for the group receiving pupa/VP15(26-57), and the RPS is 100%. In addition, we also investigated the relative mRNA expression levels of immune-related genes by qPCR at different time points. Our results indicate that the oral administration of pupa/VP15-derived products could provide a high protective effect against WSSV and be a practical approach for controlling WSSV in aquaculture.
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- Jirayu Boonyakida
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ward, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ward, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Fisheries Technology Institute of National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Tamaki Field Station, Mie, 519-0423, Japan.
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- Fisheries Technology Institute of National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Kamiura Field Station, Oita, 879-2602, Japan.
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- Fisheries Technology Institute of National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Namsei Field Station, Mie, 516-0193, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ward, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ward, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ward, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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Mekata T. Strategy for understanding the biological defense mechanism involved in immune priming in kuruma shrimp. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 125:104228. [PMID: 34363834 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Since the 1970s, individuals that survive a specific infectious disease among crustaceans reportedly develop resistance to the given virulence factors. Quasi-immune response is a similar phenomenon of acquired resistance against white spot syndrome virus, also found in kuruma shrimp. This phenomenon, resembling immunological memory, is collectively called immune priming and recently attracts increasing attention. In this study, I review, along with recent findings, past attempts to immunize shrimp by administration of the pathogen itself or recombinant proteins of viral constituent factors. Moreover, I aimed at investigating the diversity of pattern recognition receptors in kuruma shrimp from the currently available information that allows for a better understanding of immune priming. This review would potentially help to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of immune priming in the future.
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- Tohru Mekata
- Pathology Division, Fisheries Technology Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Mie, Japan.
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Boonyakida J, Xu J, Satoh J, Nakanishi T, Mekata T, Kato T, Park EY. Identification of antigenic domains and peptides from VP15 of white spot syndrome virus and their antiviral effects in Marsupenaeus japonicus. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12766. [PMID: 34140570 PMCID: PMC8211838 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is one of the most devastating pathogens in penaeid shrimp and can cause massive damage in shrimp aquaculture industries. Previously, the WSSV structural protein VP15 was identified as an antigenic reagent against WSSV infections. In this study, we truncated this protein into VP15(1–25), VP15(26–57), VP15(58–80), and VP15(1–25,58–80). The purified proteins from the E. coli expression system were assayed as potential protective agents in Kuruma shrimp (Marsupenaeus japonicus) using the prime-and-boost strategy. Among the four truncated constructs, VP15(26–57) provided a significant improvement in the shrimp survival rate after 20 days of viral infection. Subsequently, four peptides (KR11, SR11, SK10, and KK13) from VP15(26–57) were synthesized and applied in an in vivo assay. Our results showed that SR11 could significantly enhance the shrimp survival rate, as determined from the accumulated survival rate. Moreover, a multiligand binding protein with a role in the host immune response and a possible VP15-binding partner, MjgC1qR, from the host M. japonicus were employed to test its binding with the VP15 protein. GST pull-down assays revealed that MjgC1qR binds with VP15, VP15(26–57), and SR11. Taken together, we conclude that SR11 is a determinant antigenic peptide of VP15 conferring antiviral activity against WSSV.
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- Jirayu Boonyakida
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Institute of Biology and Information Science, Biomedical Synthetic Biology Research Center, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Fisheries Technology Institute of National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Tamaki Field Station, Mie, 519-0423, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Fisheries Technology Institute of National Research and Development Agency, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Namsei Field Station, Mie, 516-0193, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.,Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.,Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan. .,Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan. .,Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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Boonyakida J, Xu J, Satoh J, Nakanishi T, Mekata T, Kato T, Park EY. Antigenic properties of VP15 from white spot syndrome virus in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 101:152-158. [PMID: 32234560 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is known as one of the most lethal pathogenic viruses in shrimp causing massive damage to shrimp aquaculture industries. To date, no effective treatment or prevention has been found. In this study, five recombinant viral proteins VP15, VP19, VP24, VP26, and VP28 were expressed and purified in E. coli, which were employed as candidates against WSSV in Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. In vivo antiviral assay in this study newly revealed that VP15 of major nucleocapsid protein, being known as a DNA-binding protein provided the substantial protection against the viral infection when pre-injected into shrimps. Furthermore, we also verified the immunogenic effects of purified VP15 and VP19 proteins produced in a silkworm-bacmid expression system. Taken together, our study identified VP15 as an effective candidate against WSSV infection in the Kuruma shrimp. It is interesting to uncover why and how VP15 is involved in the immune memory in shrimp in the future study.
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- Jirayu Boonyakida
- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Saiki, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Saiki, Oita, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan; Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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Ng TH, Kumar R, Apitanyasai K, He ST, Chiu SP, Wang HC. Selective expression of a "correct cloud" of Dscam in crayfish survivors after second exposure to the same pathogen. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 92:430-437. [PMID: 31200075 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Arthropod hypervariable Dscam (Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule) may be involved in adaptive-like immune characteristics, namely immune priming, enabling the host to "learn" and "remember" pathogens previously encountered in arthropods. However, expression of Dscam in immune-primed arthropods after a second challenge has apparently not been confirmed. Herein, working with Dscam of Australian freshwater crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus, i.e. CqDscam), we further investigated whether immune priming is mediated by "clouds" of appropriate (or "correct") CqDscam isoforms. In crayfish that survived a first WSSV challenge (immune priming), long-lasting CqDscam expression remained higher after a second WSSV challenge. Selective CqDscam isoforms were also induced after both challenges. Based on pathogen binding assays, these WSSV-induced CqDscam isoforms had a higher WSSV binding ability, perhaps mainly mediated by Ig3-spliced variants. We therefore hypothesized that in these crayfish survivors, an unknown selection process was generating a "correct cloud" of CqDscam against a previously encountered pathogen.
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- Tze Hann Ng
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; International Center for the Scientific Development of Shrimp Aquaculture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Premanand B, Zhong Wee P, Prabakaran M. Baculovirus Surface Display of Immunogenic Proteins for Vaccine Development. Viruses 2018; 10:E298. [PMID: 29857561 PMCID: PMC6024371 DOI: 10.3390/v10060298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Vaccination is an efficient way to prevent the occurrence of many infectious diseases in humans. To date, several viral vectors have been utilized for the generation of vaccines. Among them, baculovirus-categorized as a nonhuman viral vector-has been used in wider applications. Its versatile features, like large cloning capacity, nonreplicative nature in mammalian cells, and broad tissue tropism, hold it at an excellent position among vaccine vectors. In addition to ease and safety during swift production, recent key improvements to existing baculovirus vectors (such as inclusion of hybrid promoters, immunostimulatory elements, etc.) have led to significant improvements in immunogenicity and efficacy of surface-displayed antigens. Furthermore, some promising preclinical results have been reported that mirror the scope and practicality of baculovirus as a vaccine vector for human applications in the near future. Herein, this review provides an overview of the induced immune responses by baculovirus surface-displayed vaccines against influenza and other infectious diseases in animal models, and highlights the strategies applied to enhance the protective immune responses against the displayed antigens.
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- Balraj Premanand
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore.
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore.
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore.
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Chang YH, Kumar R, Ng TH, Wang HC. What vaccination studies tell us about immunological memory within the innate immune system of cultured shrimp and crayfish. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 80:53-66. [PMID: 28279805 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The possibility of immunological memory in invertebrates is a topic that has recently attracted a lot of attention. Today, even vertebrates are known to exhibit innate immune responses that show memory-like properties, and since these responses are triggered by cells that are involved in the innate immune system, it seems that immune specificity and immune memory do not necessarily require the presence of B cells and T cells after all. This kind of immune response has been called "immune priming" or "trained immunity". In this report, we review recent observations and our current understanding of immunological memory within the innate immune system in cultured shrimp and crayfish after vaccination with live vaccine, killed vaccine and subunit vaccines. We also discuss the possible mechanisms involved in this immune response.
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- Yu-Hsuan Chang
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Motamedi-Sedeh F, Afsharnasab M, Heidarieh M, Tahami SM. Protection of Litopenaeus vannamei against white spot syndrome virus by electron-irradiated inactivated vaccine and prebiotic immunogen. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Syed Musthaq SK, Kwang J. Reprint of "evolution of specific immunity in shrimp - a vaccination perspective against white spot syndrome virus". DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 48:342-353. [PMID: 25083808 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Invertebrates lack true adaptive immunity and it solely depends on the primitive immunity called innate immunity. However, various innate immune molecules and mechanisms are identified in shrimp that plays potential role against invading bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens. Perceiving the shrimp innate immune mechanisms will contribute in developing effective vaccine strategies against major shrimp pathogens. Hence this review intends to explore the innate immune molecules of shrimp with suitable experimental evidences together with the evolution of "specific immune priming" of invertebrates. In addition, we have emphasized on the development of an effective vaccine strategy against major shrimp pathogen, white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The baculovirus displayed rVP28 (Bac-VP28), a major envelope protein of WSSV was utilized to study its vaccine efficacy by oral route. A significant advantage of this baculovirus expression cassette is the use of WSSV-immediate early 1 (ie1) promoter that derived the abundant expression of rVP28 protein at the early stage of the infection in insect cell. The orally vaccinated shrimp with Bac-VP28 transduced successfully in the shrimp cells as well as provided highest survival rate. In support to our vaccine efficacy we analysed Pattern Recognition Proteins (PRPs) β-1,3 glucan lipopolysaccharides (LGBP) and STAT gene profiles in the experimental shrimp. Indeed, the vaccination of shrimp with Bac-VP28 demonstrated some degree of specificity with enhanced survival rate when compared to control vaccination with Bac-wt. Hence it is presumed that the concept of "specific immune priming" in relevant to shrimp immunity is possible but may not be common to all shrimp pathogens.
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- Syed Khader Syed Musthaq
- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Ng TH, Chiang YA, Yeh YC, Wang HC. Reprint of "review of Dscam-mediated immunity in shrimp and other arthropods". DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 48:306-314. [PMID: 25083806 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Although true adaptive immunity is only found in vertebrates, there is increasing evidence that shrimp and other arthropods exhibit immune specificity and immune memory. The invertebrate immune response is now called "innate immunity with specificity" or "immune priming", and its underlying mechanisms are still unclear. However, while vertebrate antibodies have no invertebrate homolog, the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam), which is a hypervariable protein created by alternative splicing, can function as a pathogen-specific recognizing molecule in arthropods. Here we review our current understanding of the Dscam-mediated immune responses in arthropods, especially in shrimp, and show that Dscam may be involved in both general innate immunity and the pathogen-specific immune response.
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- Tze Hann Ng
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Norouzitallab P, Biswas P, Baruah K, Bossier P. Multigenerational immune priming in an invertebrate parthenogenetic Artemia to a pathogenic Vibrio campbellii. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 42:426-429. [PMID: 25433135 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Parisa Norouzitallab
- Lab of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Rozier 44, Gent 9000, Belgium
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- Lab of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Rozier 44, Gent 9000, Belgium
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- Lab of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Rozier 44, Gent 9000, Belgium
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- Lab of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Rozier 44, Gent 9000, Belgium.
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Masri L, Cremer S. Individual and social immunisation in insects. Trends Immunol 2014; 35:471-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Syed Musthaq SK, Kwang J. Evolution of specific immunity in shrimp - a vaccination perspective against white spot syndrome virus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 46:279-290. [PMID: 24780624 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Invertebrates lack true adaptive immunity and it solely depends on the primitive immunity called innate immunity. However, various innate immune molecules and mechanisms are identified in shrimp that plays potential role against invading bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens. Perceiving the shrimp innate immune mechanisms will contribute in developing effective vaccine strategies against major shrimp pathogens. Hence this review intends to explore the innate immune molecules of shrimp with suitable experimental evidences together with the evolution of "specific immune priming" of invertebrates. In addition, we have emphasized on the development of an effective vaccine strategy against major shrimp pathogen, white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The baculovirus displayed rVP28 (Bac-VP28), a major envelope protein of WSSV was utilized to study its vaccine efficacy by oral route. A significant advantage of this baculovirus expression cassette is the use of WSSV-immediate early 1 (ie1) promoter that derived the abundant expression of rVP28 protein at the early stage of the infection in insect cell. The orally vaccinated shrimp with Bac-VP28 transduced successfully in the shrimp cells as well as provided highest survival rate. In support to our vaccine efficacy we analysed Pattern Recognition Proteins (PRPs) β-1,3 glucan lipopolysaccharides (LGBP) and STAT gene profiles in the experimental shrimp. Indeed, the vaccination of shrimp with Bac-VP28 demonstrated some degree of specificity with enhanced survival rate when compared to control vaccination with Bac-wt. Hence it is presumed that the concept of "specific immune priming" in relevant to shrimp immunity is possible but may not be common to all shrimp pathogens.
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- Syed Khader Syed Musthaq
- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Ng TH, Chiang YA, Yeh YC, Wang HC. Review of Dscam-mediated immunity in shrimp and other arthropods. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 46:129-138. [PMID: 24727482 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Although true adaptive immunity is only found in vertebrates, there is increasing evidence that shrimp and other arthropods exhibit immune specificity and immune memory. The invertebrate immune response is now called "innate immunity with specificity" or "immune priming", and its underlying mechanisms are still unclear. However, while vertebrate antibodies have no invertebrate homolog, the Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam), which is a hypervariable protein created by alternative splicing, can function as a pathogen-specific recognizing molecule in arthropods. Here we review our current understanding of the Dscam-mediated immune responses in arthropods, especially in shrimp, and show that Dscam may be involved in both general innate immunity and the pathogen-specific immune response.
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- Tze Hann Ng
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Ng TH, Hung HY, Chiang YA, Lin JH, Chen YN, Chuang YC, Wang HC. WSSV-induced crayfish Dscam shows durable immune behavior. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 40:78-90. [PMID: 24973514 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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One of the major gaps in our understanding of arthropod specific immune priming concerns the mechanism[s] by which the observed long-term (>2 weeks) protective effects might be mediated. Hypervariable Dscam (Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule) might support arthropod innate immunity with specificity for more extended periods. We show here that, in the relatively long-lived arthropod Cherax quadricarinatus, CqDscam does not behave like a typical, immediately-acting, short-lived innate immune factor: CqDscam was not induced within hours after challenge with a lethal virus, but instead was only up-regulated after 2-5 days. This initial response faded within ∼ 2 weeks, but another maximum was reached ∼ 1 month later. At around 2 months after the initial challenge, the virus-induced CqDscam bound to the virus virion and acted to neutralize the virus However, although CqDscam helped crayfish to survive during persistent infection, it nevertheless failed to provide any enhanced protection against a subsequent WSSV challenge. Thus, CqDscam is capable of supporting extended anti-virus immune memory in arthropods. Also, during a persistent virus infection, the balance of "immune firepower" in crayfish appears to be altered such that the general immune factors become depleted while CqDscam becomes relatively predominant.
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- Tze Hann Ng
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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Ahanger S, Sandaka S, Ananad D, Mani MK, Kondadhasula R, Reddy CS, Marappan M, Valappil RK, Majumdar KC, Mishra RK. Protection of shrimp Penaeus monodon from WSSV infection using antisense constructs. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2014; 16:63-73. [PMID: 23907649 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-013-9529-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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White spot syndrome caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is one of the most threatening diseases of shrimp culture industry. Previous studies have successfully demonstrated the use of DNA- and RNA-based vaccines to protect WSSV infection in shrimp. In the present study, we have explored the protective efficacy of antisense constructs directed against WSSV proteins, VP24, and VP28, thymidylate synthase (TS), and ribonucleotide reductase-2 (RR2) under the control of endogenous shrimp histone-3 (H3) or penaedin (Pn) promoter. Several antisense constructs were generated by inserting VP24 (pH3-VP24, pPn-VP24), VP28 (pH3-VP28, pPn-VP28), TS (pH3-TS, pPn-TS), and RR2 (pH3-RR2) in antisense orientation. These constructs were tested for their protective potential in WSSV infected cell cultures, and their effect on reduction of the viral load was assessed. A robust reduction in WSSV copy number was observed upon transfection of antisense constructs in hemocyte cultures derived from Penaeus monodon and Scylla serrata. When tested in vivo, antisense constructs offered a strong protection in WSSV challenged P. monodon. Constructs expressing antisense VP24 and VP28 provided the best protection (up to 90 % survivability) with a corresponding decrease in the viral load. Our work demonstrates that shrimp treated with antisense constructs present an efficient control strategy for combating WSSV infection in shrimp aquaculture.
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- Sajad Ahanger
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), E405-East Wing 3rd Floor, CCMB, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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Keebaugh ES, Schlenke TA. Insights from natural host-parasite interactions: the Drosophila model. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 42:111-23. [PMID: 23764256 PMCID: PMC3808516 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2013] [Revised: 06/01/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Immune responses against opportunistic pathogens have been extensively studied in Drosophila, leading to a detailed map of the genetics behind innate immunity networks including the Toll, Imd, Jak-Stat, and JNK pathways. However, immune mechanisms of other organisms, such as plants, have primarily been investigated using natural pathogens. It was the use of natural pathogens in plant research that revealed the plant R-Avr system, a specialized immune response derived from antagonistic coevolution between plant immune proteins and their natural pathogens' virulence proteins. Thus, we recommend that researchers begin to use natural Drosophila pathogens to identify novel immune strategies that may have arisen through antagonistic coevolution with common natural pathogens. In this review, we address the benefits of using natural pathogens in research, describe the known natural pathogens of Drosophila, and discuss the future prospects for research on natural pathogens of Drosophila.
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- Erin S Keebaugh
- Department of Biology, Emory University, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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Longdon B, Cao C, Martinez J, Jiggins FM. Previous exposure to an RNA virus does not protect against subsequent infection in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73833. [PMID: 24040086 PMCID: PMC3770682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune priming has been shown to occur in a wide array of invertebrate taxa, with individuals exposed to a pathogen showing increased protection upon subsequent exposure. However, the mechanisms underlying immune priming are poorly understood. The antiviral RNAi response in Drosophila melanogaster is an ideal candidate for providing a specific and acquired response to subsequent infection. We exposed D. melanogaster to two challenges of a virus known to produce an antiviral RNAi response, to examine whether any protective effects of prior exposure on survival were observed. RESULTS In this experiment we found no evidence that prior exposure to Drosophila C Virus (DCV) protects flies from a subsequent lethal challenge, with almost identical levels of mortality in flies previously exposed to DCV or a control. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm the finding that 'acquired' immune responses are not ubiquitous across all invertebrate-pathogen interactions. We discuss why we may have observed no effect in this study, with focus on the mechanistic basis of the RNAi pathway.
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- Ben Longdon
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Yang JY, Chang CI, Liu KF, Hseu JR, Chen LH, Tsai JM. Viral resistance and immune responses of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei vaccinated by two WSSV structural proteins. Immunol Lett 2012; 148:41-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2012] [Revised: 07/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tidbury HJ, Best A, Boots M. The epidemiological consequences of immune priming. Proc Biol Sci 2012; 279:4505-12. [PMID: 22977154 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Exposure to low doses of pathogens that do not result in the host becoming infectious may 'prime' the immune response and increase protection to subsequent challenge. There is increasing evidence that such immune priming is a widespread and important feature of invertebrate host-pathogen interactions. Immune priming clearly has implications for individual hosts but will also have population-level implications. We present a susceptible-primed-infectious model-in contrast to the classic susceptible-infectious-recovered framework-to investigate the impacts of immune priming on pathogen persistence and population stability. We describe impacts of immune priming on the epidemiology of the disease in both constant and seasonal environments. A key result is that immune priming may act to destabilize population dynamics. In particular, when the proportion of individuals becoming primed rather than infected is high, but this priming does not confer full immunity, the population may be strongly destabilized through the generation of limit cycles. We discuss the implications of our model both in the context of invertebrate immunity and more widely.
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- Hannah J Tidbury
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Yogeeswaran A, Velmurugan S, Punitha SMJ, Babu MM, Selvaraj T, Kumaran T, Citarasu T. Protection of Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus by inactivated vaccine with herbal immunostimulants. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 32:1058-1067. [PMID: 22421013 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To improve the immune response in tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon against WSSV infection, juveniles (350 ± 10 mg) were vaccinated with formalin-inactivated WSSV and fed with herbal immunostimulants. The methanolic extracts of herbal immunostimulants such as Acalypha indica, Cynodon dactylon, Picrorrhiza kurrooa, Withania somnifera and Zingiber officinalis were incorporated in formulated diets at different concentrations; 250 (ED(1)), 500 (ED(2)), 1000 (ED(3)) and 2000 (ED(4)) mg kg(-1) of feed and fed for 60 days after vaccination. After 30 and 60 days intervals of feeding, the shrimps were challenged with WSSV, which were isolated and propagated from the infected crustaceans. The shrimps fed with control diets (C(1)) succumbed to death within 5 days after WSSV challenge, when no vaccination and immunostimulations were given. The other control groups (C(2) and C(3)) had slight improvements in all parameters including survival. The percentage survival was significantly (P < 0.05) increased to 30, 50 and 60% in the ED(2), ED(3) and ED(4) diets respectively after 60 days challenging. The better haematological, biochemical and immunological parameters were also found in the herbal extracts supplemented diets fed vaccinated shrimps. The present study revealed that the combined effect of immunostimulation and vaccination helped to boost the immune system against WSSV infection and hence this application can be adopted for shrimp culture.
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- Aiyakani Yogeeswaran
- Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, India
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DAUKŠTE J, KIVLENIECE I, KRAMA T, RANTALA MJ, KRAMS I. Senescence in immune priming and attractiveness in a beetle. J Evol Biol 2012; 25:1298-304. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02516.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wei KQ, Yang JX. Histological alterations and immune response in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii given rVP28-incorporated diets. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:1122-1128. [PMID: 22008287 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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There is growing evidence that recombinant VP28 protein (rVP28) can significantly enhance immune response and disease resistance against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp, although the underlying mechanisms have not been entirely clarified yet. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of rVP28 on histological alterations and WSSV-induced apoptosis in crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Crayfish were fed commercial diets supplemented with different doses of HyNPV-VP28 infected pupae (rVP28-hp) for 4 weeks. Results showed that rVP28-hp may be used as a safe and effective source of medicinal proteins in aquaculture when supplemented in diet at low dose (10 g kg(-1) and 50 g kg(-1)), which could obviously reduce the percentage of apoptotic cells in stomach, gut and hepatopancreas tissues induced by the WSSV challenge and showed the relative percent survival (RPS) of 82.2% and 94.4%, respectively. But rVP28-hp would be detrimental to crayfish survival and decrease resistance to WSSV infection at the high dose (100 g kg(-1) and 200 g kg(-1)), with the cumulative mortality of up to 48.2% and 56.6% after WSSV challenge, respectively. During a 28-d feeding period, the survival rate of crayfish was only 54.5%-75.6%, and histopathological observation showed that one of the principal lesions was serious cell swelling, vacuolar degeneration and necrosis in hepatopancreatic epithelia and myocardial cells. These results suggested that rVP28-hp can influence the immune functions of crayfish in a dose-dependent manner, and the rVP28-hp at the dose of 50 g kg(-1) was recommended to prevent WSSV in crayfish culture.
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- Ke-Qiang Wei
- School of Life Sciences, Shanxi University, Wucheng Road 92, Taiyuan 030006, PR China.
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S SM, Kwang J. Oral vaccination of baculovirus-expressed VP28 displays enhanced protection against White Spot Syndrome Virus in Penaeus monodon. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26428. [PMID: 22069450 PMCID: PMC3206036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is an infectious pathogen of shrimp and other crustaceans, and neither effective vaccines nor adequate treatments are currently available. WSSV is an enveloped dsDNA virus, and one of its major envelope proteins, VP28, plays a pivotal role in WSSV infection. In an attempt to develop a vaccine against WSSV, we inserted the VP28 gene into a baculovirus vector tailored to express VP28 on the baculovirus surface under the WSSV ie1 promoter (Bac-VP28). The Bac-VP28 incorporated abundant quantity (65.3 µg/ml) of VP28. Shrimp were treated by oral and immersion vaccination with either Bac-VP28 or wild-type baculovirus (Bac-wt). The treatment was followed by challenge with WSSV after 3 and 15 days. Bac-VP28 vaccinated shrimp showed significantly higher survival rates (oral: 81.7% and 76.7%; immersion: 75% and 68.4%) than Bac-wt or non-treated shrimp (100% mortality). To verify the protective effects of Bac-VP28, we examined in vivo expression of VP28 by immunohistochemistry and quantified the WSSV copy number by qPCR. In addition to that, we quantified the expression levels shrimp genes LGBP and STAT by real-time RT-PCR from the samples obtained from Bac-VP28 vaccinated shrimp at different duration of vaccine regime. Our findings indicate that oral vaccination of shrimp with Bac-VP28 is an attractive preventative measure against WSSV infection that can be used in the field.
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- Syed Musthaq S
- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Animal Health Biotechnology, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Xu Y, Li X, Jin L, Zhen Y, Lu Y, Li S, You J, Wang L. Application of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins in the control of terrestrial and aquatic animal diseases: a review. Biotechnol Adv 2011; 29:860-8. [PMID: 21787857 PMCID: PMC7126572 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Oral administration of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) has attracted considerable attention as a means of controlling infectious diseases of bacterial and viral origin. Oral administration of IgY possesses many advantages compared with mammalian IgG including cost-effectiveness, convenience and high yield. This review presents an overview of the potential to use IgY immunotherapy for the prevention and treatment of terrestrial and aquatic animal diseases and speculates on the future of IgY technology. Included are a review of the potential application of IgY for the treatment of livestock diseases such as mastitis and diarrhea, poultry diseases such as Salmonella, Campylobacteriosis, infectious bursal disease and Newcastle disease, as well as aquatic diseases like shrimp white spot syndrome virus, Yersina ruckeri and Edwardsiella tarda. Some potential obstacles to the adoption of IgY technology are also discussed.
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- Yongping Xu
- School of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Flegel TW, Sritunyalucksana K. Shrimp molecular responses to viral pathogens. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2011; 13:587-607. [PMID: 20393775 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9287-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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From almost negligible amounts in 1970, the quantity of cultivated shrimp (~3 million metric tons in 2007) has risen to approach that of the capture fishery and it constitutes a vital source of export income for many countries. Despite this success, viral diseases along the way have caused billions of dollars of losses for shrimp farmers. Desire to reduce the losses to white spot syndrome virus in particular, has stimulated much research since 2000 on the shrimp response to viral pathogens at the molecular level. The objective of the work is to develop novel, practical methods for improved disease control. This review covers the background and limitations of the current work, baseline studies and studies on humoral responses, on binding between shrimp and viral structural proteins and on intracellular responses. It also includes discussion of several important phenomena (i.e., the quasi immune response, viral co-infections, viral sequences in the shrimp genome and persistent viral infections) for which little or no molecular information is currently available, but is much needed.
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- T W Flegel
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
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Das R, Karthireddy S, Gireesh-Babu P, Reddy AK, Krishna G, Chaudhari A. Protection of Penaeus monodon from Infection of White spot syndrome virus by DNA Construct Expressing Long Hairpin-RNA Against ICP11 Gene. INDIAN JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY : AN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF INDIAN VIROLOGICAL SOCIETY 2011; 21:95-102. [PMID: 23637487 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-011-0024-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 01/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A plasmid construct (pICP11-LH) was designed to constitutively express long-hairpin RNA (lhRNA) against icp11 gene, which is reportedly the most highly expressed gene of White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and likely to have an important role in viral pathogenesis. The construct was used singly and in combination with other similar constructs designed against vp28 and vp19. A total of 6 treatments, T1 (pICP11-LH; 35 μg), T2 (pVP28-LH; 35 μg), T3 (pVP28-LH and pVP19-LH; 17.5 μg each), T4 (pVP28-LH and pVP19-LH; 25 μg:10 μg), T5 (pICP11-LH, pVP28-LH and pVP19-LH; 11.5 μg each) and T6 (pGFP-LH; 35 μg) were injected intramuscularly into 20 g Penaeus monodon specimens. The shrimp were challenged with WSSV 24 hpi and protection efficacy was measured in terms of survival and viral load 15 days after challenge. Appropriate negative and positive controls were used. T2 and T3 offered highest protection (75%) followed by T1 (67%) and T4 and T5 groups (58%), while T6 showed 25% protection. In all the target specific treatments, the viral load as estimated by single tube WSSV kit was kept in check (10-100 copies), whereas in the unimmunized challenged controls it progressed to severe infection (>10(5) copies). In spite of over 3 times higher expression of ICP11 compared to VP28, its knockdown by pICP11-LH did not offer any protective advantage over pVP28-LH, either singly or in combination. Moreover, none of the combinations bettered the protection efficacy of pVP28-LH administered alone. To investigate concerns about deleterious effect of plasmid persistence and constitutive expression on shrimp growth, a lab-scale 1 month growth study was conducted with 4 treatments T2, T3, T4 and T6, where no difference in specific growth rate was observed compared to controls.
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- Rekha Das
- Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Versova, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400061 India
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Huang WJ, Leu JH, Tsau MT, Chen JC, Chen LL. Differential expression of LvHSP60 in shrimp in response to environmental stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 30:576-582. [PMID: 21182965 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Previous studies showed that heat-shock protein 60 (HSP60) was known to function as a molecular chaperone and is an important factor in the innate immune system in mammals. However, little was known about the physiological relevance of HSP60 in marine invertebrates. This study focuses on long-term monitoring of the differential expression of LvHSP60 in shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in response to environmental stress. The thermal aggregation assay elucidated that LvHSP60 was an effective chaperone. It also suggested that LvHSP60 may employ the cell's intrinsic mechanism to start the immunizing process. Using quantitative real-time PCR to monitor gene expression showed that LvHSP60 was variable under different stresses including environmental stress and pathogenic infection. LvHSP60 was speculated to regulate the adaptive responses to overcome environmental stresses. In conclusion, our study proved that LvHSP60 plays an important role in the intrinsic immune system and stress responses of shrimp.
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- Wan-Ju Huang
- Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan, ROC
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Hoa TTT, Zwart MP, Phuong NT, Oanh DTH, de Jong MCM, Vlak JM. Mixed-genotype white spot syndrome virus infections of shrimp are inversely correlated with disease outbreaks in ponds. J Gen Virol 2010; 92:675-80. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.026351-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Somboonna N, Mangkalanan S, Udompetcharaporn A, Krittanai C, Sritunyalucksana K, Flegel T. Mud crab susceptibility to disease from white spot syndrome virus is species-dependent. BMC Res Notes 2010; 3:315. [PMID: 21092125 PMCID: PMC3001434 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/20/2010] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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Background Based on a report for one species (Scylla serrata), it is widely believed that mud crabs are relatively resistant to disease caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). We tested this hypothesis by determining the degree of susceptibility in two species of mud crabs, Scylla olivacea and Scylla paramamosain, both of which were identified by mitochondrial 16 S ribosomal gene analysis. We compared single-dose and serial-dose WSSV challenges on S. olivacea and S. paramamosain. Findings In a preliminary test using S. olivacea alone, a dose of 1 × 106 WSSV copies/g gave 100% mortality within 7 days. In a subsequent test, 17 S. olivacea and 13 S. paramamosain were divided into test and control groups for challenge with WSSV at 5 incremental, biweekly doses starting from 1 × 104 and ending at 5 × 106 copies/g. For 11 S. olivacea challenged, 3 specimens died at doses between 1 × 105 and 5 × 105 copies/g and none died for 2 weeks after the subsequent dose (1 × 106 copies/g) that was lethal within 7 days in the preliminary test. However, after the final challenge on day 56 (5 × 106 copies/g), the remaining 7 of 11 S. olivacea (63.64%) died within 2 weeks. There was no mortality in the buffer-injected control crabs. For 9 S. paramamosain challenged in the same way, 5 (55.56%) died after challenge doses between 1 × 104 and 5 × 105 copies/g, and none died for 2 weeks after the challenge dose of 1 × 106 copies/g. After the final challenge (5 × 106 copies/g) on day 56, no S. paramamosain died during 2 weeks after the challenge, and 2 of 9 WSSV-infected S. paramamosain (22.22%) remained alive together with the control crabs until the end of the test on day 106. Viral loads in these survivors were low when compared to those in the moribund crabs. Conclusions S. olivacea and S. paramamosain show wide variation in response to challenge with WSSV. S. olivacea and S. paramamosain are susceptible to white spot disease, and S. olivacea is more susceptible than S. paramamosain. Based on our single-challenge and serial challenge results, and on previous published work showing that S. serrata is relatively unaffected by WSSV infection, we propose that susceptibility to white spot disease in the genus Scylla is species-dependent and may also be dose-history dependent. In practical terms for shrimp farmers, it means that S. olivacea and S. paramamosain may pose less threat as WSSV carriers than S. serrata. For crab farmers, our results suggest that rearing of S. serrata would be a better choice than S. paramamosain or S. olivacea in terms of avoiding losses from seasonal outbreaks of white spot disease.
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- Naraporn Somboonna
- Shrimp-Virus Interaction Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
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Tidbury HJ, Pedersen AB, Boots M. Within and transgenerational immune priming in an insect to a DNA virus. Proc Biol Sci 2010; 278:871-6. [PMID: 20861049 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Invertebrates mount a sophisticated immune response with the potential to exhibit a form of immune memory through 'priming'. Increased immune protection following early exposure to bacteria has been found both later in life (within generation priming) and in the next generation (transgeneration priming) in a number of invertebrates. However, it is unclear how general immune priming is and whether immune priming occurs in response to different parasites, including viruses. Here, using Plodia interpuctella (Lepidoptera) and its natural DNA virus, Plodia interpunctella granulosis virus, we find evidence for both within generation and transgeneration immune priming. Individuals previously exposed to low doses of virus, as well as the offspring of exposed individuals, are subsequently less susceptible to viral challenge. Relatively little is known about the mechanisms that underpin viral immunity but it is probable that the viral immune response is somewhat different to that of bacteria. We show that immune priming may, however, be a characteristic of both responses, mediated through different mechanisms, suggesting that immune memory may be a general phenomenon of insect immunity. This is important because immune priming may influence both host-parasite population and evolutionary dynamics.
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- Hannah J Tidbury
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Sánchez-Paz A. White spot syndrome virus: an overview on an emergent concern. Vet Res 2010; 41:43. [PMID: 20181325 PMCID: PMC2855118 DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Viruses are ubiquitous and extremely abundant in the marine environment. One of such marine viruses, the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), has emerged globally as one of the most prevalent, widespread and lethal for shrimp populations. However, at present there is no treatment available to interfere with the unrestrained occurrence and spread of the disease. The recent progress in molecular biology techniques has made it possible to obtain information on the factors, mechanisms and strategies used by this virus to infect and replicate in susceptible host cells. Yet, further research is still required to fully understand the basic nature of WSSV, its exact life cycle and mode of infection. This information will expand our knowledge and may contribute to developing effective prophylactic or therapeutic measures. This review provides a state-of-the-art overview of the topic, and emphasizes the current progress and future direction for the development of WSSV control strategies.
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- Arturo Sánchez-Paz
- Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, Unidad Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Mexico.
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Heidarieh M, Afsharnasa M, Soltani M, Dashtyanna A, Rajabifar S, Sheikhzade N, Tamimi A. Effects of Ergosan and Vibromax to Prevent Vibriosis and WSSV in Litopeaneus vannamei. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2010.120.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chou PH, Chang HS, Chen IT, Lin HY, Chen YM, Yang HL, Wang KCHC. The putative invertebrate adaptive immune protein Litopenaeus vannamei Dscam (LvDscam) is the first reported Dscam to lack a transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 33:1258-1267. [PMID: 19635499 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2009] [Revised: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 07/19/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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It has recently been suggested that Dscam (Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF), plays an essential role in the alternative adaptive immune system of invertebrates. Here, we isolated and characterized the first shrimp Dscam from Litopenaeus vannamei. The LvDscam protein had an extracellular domain but lacked the expected transmembrane domain and cytoplasmic tail, both of which are found in all other members of the Dscam family (and may also be found in other L. vannamei Dscams that have not yet been isolated). In nervous tissue, expression levels of LvDscam were unexpectedly low. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that LvDscam is far from the Dscams found in other invertebrates. Nevertheless, the domain architecture of the extracellular region of LvDscam is similar to other invertebrate Dscams, and it exhibits the typical configuration of 10 immunoglobulin (Ig) domains, 6 fibronectin type 3 domains (FNIII) and one cell attachment sequence (RGD). Cloning and characterization of a total of 62 cDNAs from hemocytes collected from WSSV-free, WSSV-persistent and WSSV-acute-infected shrimp revealed 23 alternative amino acid sequences in the N-terminal of Ig2, 30 in the N-terminal of Ig3 and 13 in the Ig7 domain. This implies that LvDscam can potentially encode at least 8970 unique isoforms. Further analysis suggested that the LvDscam Ig2 and Ig3 regions are more functionally important than Ig7 in the shrimp's specific immune response against WSSV. We discuss how this tail-less, soluble Dscam can still play an active role in alternative adaptive immune response even while its axonal guidance functionality may be impaired.
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- Pin-Hsiang Chou
- Institute of Biotechnology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Walker PJ, Mohan CV. Viral disease emergence in shrimp aquaculture: origins, impact and the effectiveness of health management strategies. REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE 2009; 1:125-154. [PMID: 32328167 PMCID: PMC7169130 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2009.01007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2008] [Accepted: 02/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Shrimp aquaculture has grown rapidly over several decades to become a major global industry that serves the increasing consumer demand for seafood and has contributed significantly to socio-economic development in many poor coastal communities. However, the ecological disturbances and changes in patterns of trade associated with the development of shrimp farming have presented many of the pre-conditions for the emergence and spread of disease. Shrimp are displaced from their natural environments, provided artificial or alternative feeds, stocked in high density, exposed to stress through changes in water quality and are transported nationally and internationally, either live or as frozen product. These practices have provided opportunities for increased pathogenicity of existing infections, exposure to new pathogens, and the rapid transmission and transboundary spread of disease. Not surprisingly, a succession of new viral diseases has devastated the production and livelihoods of farmers and their sustaining communities. This review examines the major viral pathogens of farmed shrimp, the likely reasons for their emergence and spread, and the consequences for the structure and operation of the shrimp farming industry. In addition, this review discusses the health management strategies that have been introduced to combat the major pathogens and the reasons that disease continues to have an impact, particularly on poor, small-holder farmers in Asia.
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- Peter J. Walker
- CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Vic., Australia
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- Network of Aquaculture Centers Asia‐Pacific (NACA), Kasetsart University Campus, Ladyao, Jatujak, Bangkok, Thailand
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Ning JF, Zhu W, Xu JP, Zheng CY, Meng XL. Oral delivery of DNA vaccine encoding VP28 against white spot syndrome virus in crayfish by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium. Vaccine 2008; 27:1127-35. [PMID: 19071178 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.11.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Protective immune responses in shrimp induced by DNA vaccines against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) with intramuscular injection have been reported in recent reports. In this study, we investigated the utilities of attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella typhimurium) as a bactofection vehicle for the oral delivery of a DNA vaccine plasmid to crayfish (Cambarus clarkii). The DNA vaccine plasmid pcDNA3.1-VP28, encoding viral envelope protein VP28, was transformed to an attenuated S. typhimurium strain SV4089 and the resulting recombinant bacteria named SV/pcDNA3.1-VP28 were used to orally immunize crayfish with coated feed. Successful delivery of the DNA vaccine plasmid was shown by the isolation of recombinant bacteria SV/pcDNA3.1-VP28 from the vaccinated crayfish. The distribution analysis of plasmid pcDNA3.1-VP28 in different tissues revealed the effective release of DNA vaccine plasmid into crayfish. RT-PCR and immunoflurescence results confirmed the expression of protein VP28 in the vaccinated crayfish. Challenge experiments with WSSV at 7, 15, 25 days post-vaccination demonstrated significant protection in immunized crayfish with relative survival rate 83.3%, 66.7% and 56.7%, respectively. Studies on stability and safety of SV/pcDNA3.1-VP28 showed the recombinant bacteria could exist in crayfish at least 7 days but not more than 10 days and without any observable harm to the host. Our study here demonstrates, for the first time, the ability of attenuated Salmonella as a live vector to orally deliver a DNA vaccine against WSSV into the arthropod crayfish and provides a new way to design more practical strategies for the control of WSSV and other invertebrate pathogens.
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- Jian-Fang Ning
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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Johnson KN, van Hulten MC, Barnes AC. “Vaccination” of shrimp against viral pathogens: Phenomenology and underlying mechanisms. Vaccine 2008; 26:4885-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 06/18/2008] [Accepted: 07/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Li C, Shields JD, Ratzlaff RE, Butler MJ. Pathology and hematology of the Caribbean spiny lobster experimentally infected with Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1). Virus Res 2008; 132:104-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2007] [Revised: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Characterization of a novel envelope protein WSV010 of shrimp white spot syndrome virus and its interaction with a major viral structural protein VP24. Virology 2007; 364:208-13. [PMID: 17400271 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2006] [Revised: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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White spot syndrome virus is one of the most serious viral pathogens causing huge mortality in shrimp farming. Here we report characterization of WSV010, a novel structural protein identified by our recent shotgun proteomics study. Its ORF contains 294 nucleotides encoding 97 amino acids. Transcription analysis using RT-PCR showed that wsv010 is a late gene. Localization analyses by Western blot and immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated that WSV010 is a viral envelope protein. Furthermore, the pull-down assay revealed that WSV010 could interact with VP24, which is a major envelope protein. Since WSV010 lacks a transmembrane domain, these results suggest that WSV010 may anchor to the envelope through interaction with VP24. Previous studies indicated that VP24 could also interact with VP28 and VP26. Therefore, we propose that VP24 may act as a linker protein to associate these envelope proteins together to form a complex, which may play an important role in viral morphogenesis and viral infection.
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Jha RK, Xu ZR, Bai SJ, Sun JY, Li WF, Shen J. Protection of Procambarus clarkii against white spot syndrome virus using recombinant oral vaccine expressed in Pichia pastoris. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 22:295-307. [PMID: 17118674 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2006.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2006] [Revised: 04/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The potential for oral vaccination of crayfish against white spot syndrome virus was investigated. The envelope proteins VP19 and VP28 were expressed in yeast (Pichia pastoris). The expressed proteins were used as oral vaccines in different forms viz., in whole culture form, whole culture sonicated form, whole culture centrifuged supernatant form, and cell residue form. The recombinant proteins were mixed with food pellets and fed to crayfish for 25 days. The vaccinated groups were divided into two even groups and challenged on the 3rd and 21st day of post vaccination. Among different vaccine groups the relative percent survival (RPS) values of sonicated form and supernatant form vaccines were found the best and met the criterion (>RPS 60%) of effective vaccine even after 21st day of post vaccination. Development of vaccine by using recombinant proteins VP19 and VP28 in yeast as expression vector was feasible with significant effects.
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- Rajeev Kumar Jha
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Feed Science Institute, Zhejiang University, 164, Qiu Tao Bei Lu, Hangzhou 310029, China.
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Sadd BM, Schmid-Hempel P. Insect immunity shows specificity in protection upon secondary pathogen exposure. Curr Biol 2006; 16:1206-10. [PMID: 16782011 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2006] [Revised: 04/04/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Immunological memory in vertebrates, conferring lasting specific protection after an initial pathogen exposure, has implications for a broad spectrum of evolutionary, epidemiological, and medical phenomena . However, the existence of specificity in protection upon secondary pathogen exposure in invertebrates remains controversial . To separate this functional phenomenon from a particular mechanism, we refer to it as specific immune priming. We investigate the presence of specific immune priming in workers of the social insect Bombus terrestris. Using three bacterial pathogens, we test whether a prior homologous pathogen exposure gives a benefit in terms of long-term protection against a later challenge, over and above a heterologous combination. With a reciprocally designed initial and second-exposure protocol (i.e., all combinations of bacteria were tested), we demonstrate, even several weeks after the clearance of a first exposure, increased protection and narrow specificity upon secondary exposure. This demonstrates that the invertebrate immune system is functionally capable of unexpectedly specific and durable induced protection. Ultimately, despite general broad differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, the ability of both immune systems to show specificity in protection suggests that their immune defenses have found comparable solutions to similar selective pressures over evolutionary time.
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- Ben M Sadd
- Institute for Integrative Biology, Experimental Ecology, Eidgnössische Technische Hochschule Zentrum, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Vaseeharan B, Prem Anand T, Murugan T, Chen JC. Shrimp vaccination trials with the VP292 protein of white spot syndrome virus. Lett Appl Microbiol 2006; 43:137-42. [PMID: 16869895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2006.01941.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Construction of a recombinant vector that expresses VP292 protein of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and to exploit the possibility of obtaining the vaccine conferring protection against WSSV infection in shrimps. METHODS AND RESULTS VP292 protein of WSSV was amplified from WSSV genomic DNA by PCR. The target 814 bp amplified product specific for VP292 protein was inserted in to pQE30 expression vector. The recombinant plasmid of VP292 protein was transformed and expressed in Escherichia coli under induction of isopropyl-1-1-thio-beta-D-galactoside (IPTG) and the immunoreactivity of the fusion protein was detected by Western blot. Shrimp were vaccinated by intramuscular injection of the purified protein VP292 of WSSV and challenged for 0-30 days. Vaccination trial experiments show that two injections with recombinant VP292 (rVP292) protein induced a higher resistance, with 52% relative percentage survival value, in the shrimp at the 30th day postvaccination. CONCLUSIONS The expression system of protein VP292 of WSSV with a high efficiency has been successfully constructed. Vaccination trials show significant resistance in the shrimp vaccinated twice with recombinant VP292. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Results of this study prosper the development of WSSV protein vaccine against WSSV infection in shrimps.
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- B Vaseeharan
- Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sivanthi Adithanar College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Westenberg M, Heinhuis B, Zuidema D, Vlak JM. siRNA injection induces sequence-independent protection in Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus. Virus Res 2005; 114:133-9. [PMID: 16043253 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2005] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a major disease in crustaceans, particularly shrimp, due to the current intensity of aquaculture practices. Novel strategies including vaccination to control this virus would be highly desirable. However, invertebrates lack a true adaptive immune response system and seem to rely on various innate immune responses. An alternative and more specific approach to counteract WSSV infections in shrimp could be by the exploitation of RNA interference. As long dsRNA molecules induce a general, sequence-independent anti-viral immunity in shrimp [Robalino, J., Browdy, C.L., Prior, S., Metz, A., Parnell, P., Gross, P., Warr, G., 2004. J. Virol. 78, 10442-10448], it was investigated whether shorter 21 nt siRNAs with homology to the WSSV vp15 and vp28 genes would give a sequence-specific interference response in the shrimp Penaeus monodon. Vp28 siRNAs as well as nonspecific control gfp siRNAs were able to specifically and efficiently silence their homologous genes in a heterologous baculovirus insect cell expression system. However, in shrimps no such a specific effect was observed. Shrimp injected with vp15 or vp28 siRNAs before WSSV challenge gave a significantly lower mortality rate, but not significantly different when shrimps were injected with gfp siRNA. Thus, large dsRNA molecules as well as siRNAs induce a sequence-independent anti-viral immunity when injected in shrimp.
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- Marcel Westenberg
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 11, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Witteveldt J, Vlak JM, van Hulten MCW. Protection of Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus using a WSSV subunit vaccine. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 16:571-9. [PMID: 15110331 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2003.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2003] [Accepted: 09/02/2003] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Although invertebrates lack a true adaptive immune response, the potential to vaccinate Penaeus monodon shrimp against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) using the WSSV envelope proteins VP19 and VP28 was evaluated. Both structural WSSV proteins were N-terminally fused to the maltose binding protein (MBP) and purified after expression in bacteria. Shrimp were vaccinated by intramuscular injection of the purified WSSV proteins and challenged 2 and 25 days after vaccination to assess the onset and duration of protection. As controls, purified MBP- and mock-vaccinated shrimp were included. VP19-vaccinated shrimp showed a significantly better survival (p<0.05) as compared to the MBP-vaccinated control shrimp with a relative percent survival (RPS) of 33% and 57% at 2 and 25 days after vaccination, respectively. Also, the groups vaccinated with VP28 and a mixture of VP19 and VP28 showed a significantly better survival when challenged two days after vaccination (RPS of 44% and 33%, respectively), but not after 25 days. These results show that protection can be generated in shrimp against WSSV using its structural proteins as a subunit vaccine. This suggests that the shrimp immune system is able to specifically recognize and react to proteins. This study further shows that vaccination of shrimp may be possible despite the absence of a true adaptive immune system, opening the way to new strategies to control viral diseases in shrimp and other crustaceans.
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- Jeroen Witteveldt
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 11, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Witteveldt J, Cifuentes CC, Vlak JM, van Hulten MCW. Protection of Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus by oral vaccination. J Virol 2004; 78:2057-61. [PMID: 14747570 PMCID: PMC369486 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.4.2057-2061.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) occurs worldwide and causes high mortality and considerable economic damage to the shrimp farming industry. No adequate treatments against this virus are available. It is generally accepted that invertebrates such as shrimp do not have an adaptive immune response system such as that present in vertebrates. As it has been demonstrated that shrimp surviving a WSSV infection have higher survival rates upon subsequent rechallenge, we investigated the potential of oral vaccination of shrimp with subunit vaccines consisting of WSSV virion envelope proteins. Penaeus monodon shrimp were fed food pellets coated with inactivated bacteria overexpressing two WSSV envelope proteins, VP19 and VP28. Vaccination with VP28 showed a significant lower cumulative mortality compared to vaccination with bacteria expressing the empty vectors after challenge via immersion (relative survival, 61%), while vaccination with VP19 provided no protection. To determine the onset and duration of protection, challenges were subsequently performed 3, 7, and 21 days after vaccination. A significantly higher survival was observed both 3 and 7 days postvaccination (relative survival, 64% and 77%, respectively), but the protection was reduced 21 days after the vaccination (relative survival, 29%). This suggests that contrary to current assumptions that invertebrates do not have a true adaptive immune system, a specific immune response and protection can be induced in P. monodon. These experiments open up new ways to benefit the WSSV-hampered shrimp farming industry.
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- Jeroen Witteveldt
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Dupuy JW, Bonami JR, Roch P. A synthetic antibacterial peptide from Mytilus galloprovincialis reduces mortality due to white spot syndrome virus in palaemonid shrimp. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2004; 27:57-64. [PMID: 14986940 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00516.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) isolated from Penaeus monodon was found to be highly infective for the western Mediterranean shrimp, Palaemon sp. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), it was demonstrated that such shrimp are not naturally carriers of WSSV. Following challenge with virus, mortality reached 100% 3.5-4 days after injection at 22 degrees C. Incubation of infected shrimp at 10 degrees C totally suppressed the mortality which rapidly developed when shrimp were returned to 18 or 22 degrees C. Preincubation of WSSV with mature synthetic mytilin significantly reduced shrimp mortality with a 50% efficient dose of about 5 microM. Survival of shrimp was not due to the development of an active mechanism of defence as re-injection of WSSV produced the same mortality pattern. Mortality was probably due to WSSV replication as dot blot failed to detect viral DNA in the injection sample but was positive 1 day post-injection. Protection by mytilin was by interaction at the virus level, preventing replication as no WSSV nucleic acid was detected by PCR even after 7 days in shrimp injected with WSSV preincubated with 10 or 50 microM mytilin.
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- J W Dupuy
- Pathogènes et Immunité, DRIM, Université de Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France
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Wu JL, Muroga K. Apoptosis does not play an important role in the resistance of 'immune' Penaeus japonicus against white spot syndrome virus. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2004; 27:15-21. [PMID: 14986935 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that kuruma shrimp, Penaeus japonicus, exposed to white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) became resistant ('immune' shrimp) to subsequent challenge with the virus. The present study investigated the role of apoptosis in the 'immune' shrimp during a secondary challenge with WSSV. When naive kuruma shrimp were intramuscularly injected with WSSV at a high or low dose, apoptosis was often detected by TUNEL assay in the lymphoid organ (LO), mainly in the early stage of the infection. A significantly higher incidence of apoptosis was observed in the LO of the shrimp injected with the high dose of WSSV (cumulative mortality: 100%) than in the shrimp injected with the low dose (cumulative mortality: 0%). When 'immune' and naive shrimp were injected with an equal dose of WSSV, the incidence of apoptosis was significantly lower in the 'immune' shrimp than in the naive shrimp. This difference is assumed to result from a substantial reduction of the virus by humoral neutralizing factor in the 'immune' shrimp. These results suggest that apoptosis is not a principal protective factor in 'immune' shrimp.
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Affiliation(s)
- J L Wu
- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan.
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