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Shibasaki Y, Yabu T, Shiba H, Moritomo T, Mano N, Nakanishi T. Characterization of fish-specific IFNγ-related binding with a unique receptor complex and signaling through a novel pathway. FEBS Open Bio 2024; 14:532-544. [PMID: 38321830 PMCID: PMC10988753 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13769] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Unlike mammals, fish express two type II interferons, IFNγ and fish-specific IFNγ (IFNγ-related or IFNγrel). We previously reported the presence of two IFNγrel genes, IFNγrel 1 and IFNγrel 2, which exhibit potent antiviral activity in the Ginbuna crucian carp, Carassius auratus langsdorfii. We also found that IFNγrel 1 increased allograft rejection; however, the IFNγrel 1 receptor(s) and signaling pathways underlying this process have not yet been elucidated. In this study, we examined the unique signaling mechanism of IFNγrel 1 and its receptors. The phosphorylation and transcriptional activation of STAT6 in response to recombinant Ginbuna IFNγrel 1 (rgIFNγrel 1) was observed in Ginbuna-derived cells. Binding of rgIFNγrel 1 to Class II cytokine receptor family members (Crfbs), Crfb5 and Crfb17, which are also known as IFNAR1 and IFNGR1-1, respectively, was detected by flow cytometry. Expression of the IFNγrel 1-inducible antiviral gene, Isg15, was highest in Crfb5- and Crfb17-overexpressing GTS9 cells. Dimerization of Crfb5 and Crfb17 was detected by chemical crosslinking. The results indicate that IFNγrel 1 activates Stat6 through an interaction with unique pairs of receptors, Crfb5 and Crfb17. Indeed, this cascade is distinct from not only that of IFNγ but also that of known IFNs in other vertebrates. IFNs may be classified by their receptor and signal transduction pathways. Taken together, IFNγrel 1 may be classified as a novel type of IFN family member in vertebrates. Our findings provide important information on interferon gene evolution in bony fish.
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- College of Bioresource SciencesNihon UniversityFujisawaJapan
- Department of Food and NutritionNitobe Bunka CollegeNakanoJapan
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- College of Bioresource SciencesNihon UniversityFujisawaJapan
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- College of Bioresource SciencesNihon UniversityFujisawaJapan
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- College of Bioresource SciencesNihon UniversityFujisawaJapan
- Goto Aquaculture Institute Co., Ltd.SayamaJapan
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Peixoto D, Carvalho I, Machado M, Aragão C, Costas B, Azeredo R. Dietary tryptophan intervention counteracts stress-induced transcriptional changes in a teleost fish HPI axis during inflammation. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7354. [PMID: 38548769 PMCID: PMC10978975 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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Immune nutrition is currently used to enhance fish health by incorporating functional ingredients into aquafeeds. This study aimed to investigate the connections between tryptophan nutrition and the network that regulates the communication pathways between neuroendocrine and immune systems in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). When tryptophan was supplemented in the diet of unstressed fish, it induced changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal axis response to stress. Tryptophan-mediated effects were observed in the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines and glucocorticoid receptors. Tryptophan supplementation decreased pro-opiomelanocortin b-like levels, that are related with adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol secretion. When stressed fish fed a tryptophan-supplemented diet were subjected to an inflammatory stimulus, plasma cortisol levels decreased and the expression of genes involved in the neuroendocrine response was altered. Modulatory effects of tryptophan dietary intervention on molecular patterns seem to be mediated by altered patterns in serotonergic activity.
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- Diogo Peixoto
- CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Departamento de Biología Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain
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- CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
- ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Faro, Portugal
- Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
- ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
- ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Yu R, Zhang W, Yu P, Zhou J, Su J, Yuan G. IFN-γ enhances protective efficacy against Nocardia seriolae infection in largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides). Front Immunol 2024; 15:1361231. [PMID: 38545095 PMCID: PMC10965728 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1361231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Introduction Nocardia seriolae adversely impacts a diverse range of fish species, exhibiting significant pathogenic characteristics that substantially impede the progress of aquaculture. N. seriolae infects in fish has a long incubation period, and clinical symptoms are not obvious in the early stages. There is presently no viable and eco-friendly approach to combat the spread of the disease. According to reports, N. seriolae primarily targets macrophages in tissues after infecting fish and can proliferate massively, leading to the death of fish. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a crucial molecule that regulates macrophage activation, but little is known about its role in the N. seriolae prevention. Methods IFN-γ was first defined as largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides, MsIFN-γ), which has a highly conserved IFN-γ characteristic sequence through homology analysis. The recombinant proteins (rMsIFN-γ) were obtained in Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain BL21 (DE3). The inflammatory response-inducing ability of rMsIFN-γ was assessed in vitro using monocytes/macrophages. Meanwhile, the protective effect of MsIFN-γ in vivo was evaluated by N. seriolae infection largemouth bass model. Results In the inflammatory response of the monocytes/macrophages activated by rMsIFN-γ, various cytokines were significantly increased. Interestingly, interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) increased by 183- and 12-fold, respectively, after rMsIFN-γ stimulation. rMsIFN-γ improved survival by 42.1% compared with the control. The bacterial load in the liver, spleen and head kidney significantly decreased. rMsIFN-γ was also shown to better induce increased expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, hepcidin-1(Hep-1), major histocompatibility complex I (MHCI), and MHC II in head kidney, spleen and liver. The histopathological examination demonstrated the transformation of granuloma status from an early necrotic foci to fibrosis in the infection period. Unexpectedly, the development of granulomas was successfully slowed in the rMsIFN-γ group. Discussion This work paves the way for further research into IFN-γ of largemouth bass and identifies a potential therapeutic target for the prevention of N. seriolae.
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- Ruying Yu
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- College of Fisheries, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Jiangsu DABEINONG Group (DBN) Aquaculture Technology Co. LTD, Huai’an, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Gouife M, Zhu S, Huang K, Nawaz M, Yue X, Ma R, Jiang J, Zhou S, Xie J. Identification and functional characterization of Interleukin-11 in goldfish ( Carassius auratus L.). FISH AND SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 5:100117. [PMID: 37771817 PMCID: PMC10523422 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a versatile cytokine that modulates cellular differentiation and proliferation in various cell types and tissues. In this study, IL-11 gene from goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) has been identified and characterized. Goldfish IL-11 (gfIL-11) has an open reading frame (ORF) that spans 591 base pairs (bp). The ORF encodes a precursor protein consisting of 196 amino acids (aa), which includes a 26 aa signal peptide and a conserved domain belonging to the IL-11 superfamily. Based on phylogenetic analysis, gfIL-11 was found to be closely related to other IL-11 homologues identified in various fish species. The gfIL-11 transcript exhibited varied expression levels across all the analyzed tissues, with the highest expression observed in the gill and spleen. Treatment of goldfish head kidney leukocytes (HKLs) with LPS and live Aeromonas hydrophila, increased gfIL-11 mRNA expression level. Recombinant gfIL-11 protein (rgIL-11) induced a dose-dependent production of TNF-α and IFNγ from goldfish HKLs. Furthermore, the administration of rgIL-11 to goldfish HKLs triggered an increase in the expression of various transcription factors such as MafB, cJun, GATA2, and Egr1, which play a vital role in the differentiation of myeloid precursors into macrophages and monocytes. Our findings provide evidence that IL-11 is a crucial cytokine that promotes cell proliferation, immune response, and differentiation across various hematopoietic lineages and stages of goldfish.
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- Moussa Gouife
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313001, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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Fukada H, Senzui A, Kimoto K, Tsuru K, Kiyabu Y. Evaluation of the in vivo and in vitro interleukin-12 p40 and p35 subunit response in yellowtail ( Seriola quinqueradiata) to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-137) supplementation, and immersion challenge with Lactococcus garvieae. FISH AND SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY REPORTS 2023; 4:100095. [PMID: 37168607 PMCID: PMC10165394 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Dietary supplementation of immunostimulants might be effective to reduce the economic losses due to infectious diseases and the use of antibiotics in aquaculture. To investigate the immune response of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata to heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum strain L-137 (HK L-137), we performed a leukocyte culture, feeding trial with diets containing L-137 and an immersion challenge with Lactococcus garvieae. IL-12 (IL-12p70) is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of IL-12p35 and IL-12p40 subunits. In the yellowtail-leukocyte culture, HK L-137 treatment stimulated the mRNA expression of one IL12p35 subunit (p35a) and all IL12p40 subunits (p40a, p40b, and p40c) in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, mRNA expression of type-I helper (Th-1) cytokine (tumor necrosis factor α, TNF-α, and interferon γ, IFN-γ) was also stimulated by HK L-137. After 6 weeks of feeding yellowtails with diets containing 0, 20, and 100 ppm of HK L-137, the mRNA expression of p35a and p40b in the spleen leukocytes increased with the dietary concentration of HK L-137, and that of p40b, p40c, and ifng in the head kidney leukocytes were the highest in the 20 ppm HK L-137 group. Survival rates in the 20 ppm HK L-137 group after immersion challenge with L. garvieae were significantly higher than the control (0 ppm of HK L-137). The 100 ppm HK L-137 group did not significantly suppress mortality. HK L-137 showed immunostimulant activity by increasing the expression of il-12, tnfa, and ifng mRNA in both in vitro and in vivo tests in yellowtail. Our results suggest that dietary supplementation with 20 ppm HK L-137 is the most efficient dose for improving immunity in yellowtail. Furthermore, a high dose of HK L-137 and/or long-term feeding of a diet containing HK L-137 might suppress the immune response, which probably decreases the survival rate of fish. To maintain a high immune response in yellowtail, the optimal dietary concentration of HK L-137 and/or feeding regime should be investigated further.
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- Haruhisa Fukada
- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Bioresource Production Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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- Fisheries Research Division, Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Oita 879-2602, Japan
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Zhang M, Liu WQ, Wang Y, Yan X, Wang B, Wang GH. Identification, expression pattern and functional characterization of IFN-γ involved in activating JAK-STAT pathway in Sebastes schlegeli. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 140:108936. [PMID: 37423401 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108936] [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: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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IFN-γ (interferon gamma) is a critical cytokine in the immune system involved both directly and indirectly in antiviral activity, stimulation of bactericidal activity, antigen presentation and activation of macrophages via the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway. The IFN-γ function is best described in cell defense against intracellular pathogens in mammals, but IFN-γ cytokine-induced metabolic change and its role in anti-infection remain unknown in teleost fish. In this study, a novel IFN-γ (SsIFN-γ) was identified from black rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The open reading frame (ORF) of SsIFN-γ encoded a putative protein of 215 amino acids and shares 60.2%-93.5% overall sequence identities with other teleost IFN-γ. SsIFN-γ was distributed ubiquitously in all the detected tissues and immune cells, which was highly expressed in the spleen, gills, head kidney by quantitative real-time PCR. The mRNA expression of SsIFN-γ was significantly upregulated in the spleen, head kidney, head kidney (HK) macrophages and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) during pathogen infection. Meanwhile, the recombinant protein (rSsIFN-γ) exhibited an immunomodulatory function to enhance respiratory burst activity and nitric oxide response of HK macrophages. Furthermore, rSsIFN-γ could effectively upregulate the expression of macrophage proinflammatory cytokine, the expression of JAK-STAT signaling pathway related genes and interferon-related downstream genes in the head kidney and spleen. Luciferase assays showed ISRE and GAS activity were obviously enhanced after rSsIFN-γ treatment. These results indicated that SsIFN-γ possessed apparent immunoregulatory properties and played a role in fighting pathogen infection which will be helpful to further understanding of the immunologic mechanism of teleosts IFN-γ in innate immunity.
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- Min Zhang
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266109, China.
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Kushala KB, Nithin MS, Girisha SK, Dheeraj SB, Sowndarya NS, Puneeth TG, Suresh T, Naveen Kumar BT, Vinay TN. Fish immune responses to natural infection with carp edema virus (Koi sleepy disease): An emerging fish disease in India. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 130:624-634. [PMID: 36126841 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Emerging pathogen, carp edema virus (CEV) causes koi sleepy disease (KSD) in Koi and common carp causing severe mortalities worldwide. In the present study, a total of 150 fish species belonging to eight different families were sampled from the ornamental fish retailers and farms, located in Karnataka, India. The OIE protocol viz., level-I, II and III diagnoses confirmed the infection of CEV in 10 koi fish. Interestingly, other fish species belonging to different fish family including cyprinidae family were negative to CEV. Further, CEV infection was confirmed by sequencing (partial 4a gene); it showed the similarity with that of CEV reported from India and Germany strains with similarity of 97.4-99.94% and belonged to genogroup IIa. TEM analysis of purified CEV, in vivo cohabitation and tissue infection experiments confirmed the CEV infection. In addition, viral load was significantly higher (106-7 copies) in koi collected from Dakshina Kannada than of Bengaluru (103-4 copies). To understand the host-pathogen interaction, different organs such as gill, kidney, liver and spleen from naturally (CEV) infected koi were used to study the immune gene responses by using eight innate and one adaptive immune response. Results indicated that TNF-α, RohTNF-α, iNOS, IFN-γ and IL-10, and catalyze β-2M of MHC class I pathway genes were upregulated in koi. Higher expression of immune genes during the CEV infection may have inhibited viral replication and mount an antigenic adaptive response. Similar to other viral infections, interferon-γ play an important role during poxvirus infections. Quantification of immune genes in infected fish will provide insights into the host responses and provide valuable information to devise intervention strategies to prevent and control disease due to CEV.
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- K B Kushala
- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India.
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India.
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, MRC Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600028, India
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Key Performance Indicators of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Wintering in a Pond and RAS under Different Feeding Schemes. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14073724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Overwintering impacts common carp performance, yet the nature of changes is not known. The aim of the study was to compare the zootechnical and key performance indicators (KPI) of Cyprinus carpio wintering in a pond with no supplementary feeding (MCF), in a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) fed typical (30% of protein and 8% of fat) carp diet (AFC), and in a RAS fed high protein (42%) and fat (12%) diet (ABF). The analysis showed that ABF fish had the highest final body weight and the Fulton’s condition factor, as well as the lowest food conversion rate compared with AFC and MCF fish. Histomorphological assessment revealed that MCF fish had thinner skin layers, a depleted population of mucous cells in skin, an excessive interlamellar mass in the gills, and no supranuclear vacuoles in the intestine compared to fish from RAS. At the molecular level, higher transcript levels of il-1β and il-6 transcripts were found in the gills of MCF than in fish from RAS. The transcript level of the intestinal muc5b was the highest in ABF fish. Relative expression of il-1β and il-6 in gills were presumably the highest due to lamellar fusions in MCF fish. Described KPIs may assist carp production to ensure sustainability and food security in the European Union.
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Lee PT, Nan FH, Chiu PY, Tseng CC, Lee MC. Sarcodia suiae Water Extract Promotes the Expression of Proinflammatory and Th1-Type Cytokines and Delay the Onset of Mortality in Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) During Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae Infection. Front Immunol 2022; 12:801501. [PMID: 35140710 PMCID: PMC8820276 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.801501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is a marine fish of high economic value that grows at a fast rate. However, intensive fish farming has led to disease outbreaks in cobia cultures, which is highly costly to the industry. The impact of infectious diseases on cobia production has led to the inappropriate and increased use of chemicals and antibiotics, which negatively affects the environment and human health and promotes the spread of drug-resistant pathogens. Hence, prophylactic measurements, such as the use of immunomodulators, are required to improve the health of cultured animals against pathogens. In this study, we examined the effects of Sarcodia suiae water extract (SSWE) in cobia in vitro and in vivo. We found that treatment with SSWE could significantly increase the expression of cytokines (e.g., IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-α) and chemokines (e.g., IL-8) in primary cultured head kidney leukocytes. Intraperitoneal injection of SSWE (20 μg/g body weight) promoted higher expression of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, chemokines (e.g., CC1), and antibodies (e.g., IgT) in head kidney and spleen tissues of the fish compared with other dose levels. Additionally, we describe for the second time (only after India) of the isolation of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (Phdd) from a deadly epizootic in cage-farmed cobia. An intraperitoneal inoculation of SSWE before Phdd challenge showed that SSWE treatment could delay the onset of mortality of cobia. Finally, fish that received SSWE intraperitoneally before infection with Phdd exhibited elevated expression of Th1-type cytokines, namely, IL-8, IL-12, TNF-α, and IFN-γ. At the same time, the expression of Th2-related factors (such as IL-10 in the head kidney, and IgM and IgT in the spleen) were lower for the fish that received SSWE instead of PBS before the Phdd challenge. The results indicate that SSWE treatment facilitates the induction of Th1-type cytokines in cobia to fight against Phdd infection and has the potential to be used as an immunostimulant and vaccine adjuvant for fish.
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- Po-Tsang Lee
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Chung-Chih Tseng, ; Meng-Chou Lee,
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
- Center of Excellence for Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Chung-Chih Tseng, ; Meng-Chou Lee,
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Li XP, Chen GY, Jin Q, Lou FR, Liu BJ, Zhang J, Feng JX, Chen TT. CsIL-11, a teleost interleukin-11, is involved in promoting phagocytosis and antibacterial immune defense. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 192:1021-1028. [PMID: 34666131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Interleukin (IL)-11 is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to the IL-6 family, which plays essential roles in immune response. However, much less is known about the immunological functions of IL-11 in teleost. In this study, we investigated the immune properties of a teleost IL-11 homologue (CsIL-11) from tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis. CsIL-11 possesses four conserved α-helices and conserved CsIL-11 receptor binding residues L86 and R187, and shares 23.3%-80.1% identities with other IL-11 homologues. CsIL-11 expression was constitutive in tissues, with most abundant in blood and least abundant in spleen, and upregulated by bacterial challenge in blood, spleen, and head kidney. Recombinant CsIL-11 (rCsIL-11) in the native form of monomer, could bind to peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) membrane and enhance the activation and phagocytosis of PBLs. When administered in vivo, rCsIL-11 could markedly promote the host to defend against microbial infection. Overall, our findings show that CsIL-11 plays a pivotal role in regulating PBLs phagocytosis and antibacterial immunity.
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- Xue-Peng Li
- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China.
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- Marine Sciences and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Ocean, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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Terzi E, Kucukkosker B, Bilen S, Kenanoglu ON, Corum O, Özbek M, Parug SS. A novel herbal immunostimulant for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) against Yersinia ruckeri. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 110:55-66. [PMID: 33383177 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this 21-day study, we examined the effects of the aqueous methanolic extract of thin-skinned plum (Prunus domestica) on growth, immune response and resistance to a pathogenic bacterium, Yersinia ruckeri in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish were fed with diets containing thin-skinned plum extract doses as 0 (Control) 0.1 (PD01), 0.5 (PD05) and 1% (PD1) ad libitum twice in a day. At the end of the study, growth was affected positively but not significantly. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was decreased in the PD01 group (P < 0.05). There were elevated respiratory burst and potential bacterial killing activities on the 7th day in the PD1 fish group. No differences were observed in lysozyme activity (P > 0.05). An increased myeloperoxidase activity was recorded on the 14th day of study. Expression of interleukin and COX-2 genes was elevated on the 7th day of study in the kidney and intestine of treated fish. Histological results indicated no marked changes in organs (gill, kidney, liver and spleen) of PD treated fish groups. Challenge results of fish in all plum extract-treated groups showed an increased survival rate against Y. ruckeri (P < 0.05). This study indicated that the thin-skinned plum aqueous methanolic extract could improve innate immunity, survival against Y. ruckeri and decrease the FCR level.
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- Ertugrul Terzi
- Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu University, 37200, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Science, Kastamonu University, 37200, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu University, 37200, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, 37200, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15030, Burdur, Turkey
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu University, 37200, Kastamonu, Turkey
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Zeng W, Wang Y, Hu H, Wang Q, Bergmann SM, Wang Y, Li B, Lv Y, Li H, Yin J, Li Y. Cell Culture-Derived Tilapia Lake Virus-Inactivated Vaccine Containing Montanide Adjuvant Provides High Protection against Viral Challenge for Tilapia. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9020086. [PMID: 33503930 PMCID: PMC7911875 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9020086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a newly emerging pathogen responsible for high mortality and economic losses in the global tilapia industry. Currently, no antiviral therapy or vaccines are available for the control of this disease. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the immunological effects and protective efficacy of formaldehyde- and β-propiolactone-inactivated vaccines against TiLV in the presence and absence of the Montanide IMS 1312 VG adjuvant in tilapia. We found that β-propiolactone inactivation of viral particles generated a vaccine with a higher protection efficacy against virus challenge than did formaldehyde. The relative percent survivals of vaccinated fish at doses of 108, 107, and 106 50% tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50)/mL were 42.9%, 28.5%, and 14.3% in the absence of the adjuvant and 85.7%, 64.3%, and 32.1% in its presence, respectively. The vaccine generated specific IgM and neutralizing antibodies against TiLV at 3 weeks following immunization that were significantly increased after a second booster immunization. The steady state mRNA levels of the genes tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interferon γ (IFN-γ), cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4), major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-Ia, and MHC-II were all increased and indicated successful immune stimulation against TiLV. The vaccine also significantly lowered the viral loads and resulted in significant increases in survival, indicating that the vaccine may also inhibit viral proliferation as well as stimulate a protective antibody response. The β-propiolactone-inactivated TiLV vaccine coupled with the adjuvant Montanide IMS 1312 VG and booster immunizations can provide a high level of protection from virus challenge in tilapia.
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- Weiwei Zeng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China; (H.L.); (J.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
- Correspondence: (W.Z.); (Q.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
- Correspondence: (W.Z.); (Q.W.)
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- Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, 17493 Greifswald, Germany;
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China; (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China; (H.L.); (J.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510380, China; (Y.W.); (H.H.); (Y.W.); (B.L.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.)
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Wang X, Chen J, Zhang R, Liu L, Ma G, Zhu H. Interleukin-6 in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri): Molecular characterization and immune functional activity. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 102:296-306. [PMID: 32184192 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with crucial immunoregulatory functions in both innate and adaptive immune responses. However, the IL-6 sequence and function remain unknown in sturgeon, one chondrostean fish. In the present study, we identified an interleukin-6 homolog from Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri), named AbIL-6. Its open reading frame (ORF) was 657 nucleotides in length, encoding a polypeptide of 218 amino acids, which contains a signal peptide and the IL-6 family domain. Phylogenetic analysis showed that sturgeon IL-6 had close relationship with both teleost and chondrichthyes IL-6s. Abil-6 mRNA was highly expressed in spleen, brain and liver tissues of healthy sturgeon, and significantly up-regulated in the spleen, head kidney and liver by A.hydrophila (A.h) challenge. Heat-killed A.h and LPS effectively stimulated Abil-6 transcripts in primary spleen cells in vitro. In order to understand the bioactivity and influence of AbIL-6 on immune responses, recombinant AbIL-6 (rAbIL-6) was synthesized by prokaryotes and demonstrated to promote the proliferation of spleen cells and head kidney cells in vitro. Additionally, intraperitoneal injection of rAbIL-6 induced significantly higher expression of four immuno-related genes including il-1β, cxcl10, mhcIIβ and igm. rAbIL-6 improved the survival rate and reduced the tissue bacterial load after A.h infection. Taken together, these results suggest that AbIL-6 plays an important role in inflammatory responses and immune defense against bacterial infection of sturgeon.
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- Xiaowen Wang
- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Fisheries Research Institute & Beijing Key Laboratory of Fishery Biotechnology, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China; National Freshwater Fisheries Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing, 100068, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu Q, Fan ZJ, Cai SX, Yao CL. Molecular and immunological characterizations of interleukin-11 in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 100:9-17. [PMID: 32130975 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interleukin (IL)-11 is a multifunctional cytokine that exerts a series of important immunomodulatory effects and exists in many tissues and cells. A 1106-bp nucleotide sequence representing the complete cDNA of IL-11 was obtained from large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 603 bp encoding for 200 amino acids (aa). The predicted LcIL-11 protein included a 12aa signal peptide and a conserved IL-11 domain. The polypeptide sequence identities between LcIL-11 and its counterparts in mammals and other fish are from 84% to 92% with known fish IL-11a and 22%-27% with fish IL-11b. LcIL-11 mRNA existed in most tissues with the most predominant expression in the gill. After immune challenge, the expression levels of LcIL-11 were induced largely in vivo and in vitro, with the peak-value of 32 times as much as the control in the liver at 24 h after Vibrio parahaemolyticus injection (p < 0.05) and the greatest value of 13.9 times as much as the control in LCK cells at 12 h after poly I:C stimulation (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the overexpression vector pcDNA3.1-LcIL-11 was constructed and transfected to LCK cells. Our results showed that the transcriptional expression levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and myxovirus resistant protein (Mx) significantly up-regulated in LCK cells after LcIL-11 overexpression (p < 0.05). However, no significant changes of IL-1β, janus kinase (JAK)2 and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)5 was detected. Our finding indicated that LcIL-11 might enhance TNF-α and antiviral protein Mx expression in large yellow croaker.
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- Qian Zhu
- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde Fufa Fisheries Company Limited, Fujian, Ningde, 352103, PR China.
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Eggestøl HØ, Lunde HS, Haugland GT. The proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) -identification, molecular characterization, phylogeny and gene expression analyses. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 105:103608. [PMID: 31917268 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 are important mediators of inflammatory reactions and orchestrators of the immune system in vertebrate. In this study, we have identified TNF-α and IL-6 in lumpfish, molecular characterized them at mRNA and gene level, performed homology modelling and measured their gene expression in different tissues and upon in vitro stimulation. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of TNF-α teleost sequences give novel insight into the TNF -α biology. Interestingly, we identified two isoforms of luIL-6. In normal tissue and leukocyte, the level of luTNF-α transcripts was higher than luIL-6. The expression pattern were parallel, except for brain, eye and gonad, and they displayed a similar induction pattern upon exposure to PAMPs, being most highly upregulated by flagellin. This is the first in-depth characterization of TNF and IL-6 in lumpfish. In recent years, lumpfish has become an important species for the aquaculture industry and establishment of qPCR-assays of luTNF-α and luIL-6 provide a valuable tool to measure effect of immune modulation, such as vaccination, microbiological disease and physiological trials. Lumpfish is also interesting for comparative studies as it represent a phylogenetic group that is poorly described immunologically.
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- Håvard Øritsland Eggestøl
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bergen High-Technology Center, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bergen High-Technology Center, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bergen High-Technology Center, University of Bergen, PO Box 7803, NO-5020, Bergen, Norway.
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Huang H, Zhou P, Chen P, Xia L, Hu S, Yi G, Lu J, Yang S, Xie J, Peng J, Ding X. Alteration of the gut microbiome and immune factors of grass carp infected with Aeromonas veronii and screening of an antagonistic bacterial strain (Streptomyces flavotricini). Microb Pathog 2020; 143:104092. [PMID: 32145322 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aeromonas veronii is a widely distributed novel pathogen that can affect humans and animals, it can cause sepsis in fish with high mortality and serious economic losses to aquaculture. In the study, the gut microbiome of the infected and uninfected grass carp with Aeromonas veronii were analyzed probiotics and pathogenic bacteria by the Miseq high-throughput sequencing, the results showed that the infected fish were significantly higher in Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, and the immune factors in liver and kidney were up-regulated by qRT-PCR. In order to effectively inhibit the pathogen, we screened an actinomycete strain and had good antibacterial effect on Aeromonas veronii. The new antagonistic bacteria was named as Streptomyces flavotricini X101, the whole genome sequencing revealed that the metabolic process was most active. After grass carp was inoculated with the minimum inhibitory concentration of 900 μg/mL of the strain's fermentation supernatant, then Aeromonas veronii was injected, we found that the pathological symptoms such as body surface, anus and abdominal congestion were alleviated by H&E staining. Cellular experiments showed that it wasn't toxic to liver cells of grass carp. Overall, this is the first study of changes in intestinal flora, phenotype, and immune factors in grass crap infected with Aeromonas veronii, it had important theoretical significance and application value for immunization and prevention.
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- Haiyan Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
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Nabi G, Li Y, McLaughlin RW, Mei Z, Wang K, Hao Y, Zheng J, Wang D. Immune Responses of the Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoises ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis) to Escalating Anthropogenic Stressors in the Wild and Seminatural Environments. Front Physiol 2020; 10:1594. [PMID: 32116734 PMCID: PMC7010939 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Increasing anthropogenic stressors are potential threats to biodiversity conservation and management of Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs). The objective of this study was to indirectly compare the habitat quality of a natural reserve, Poyang Lake and a seminatural reserve, the Tian-E-Zhou Oxbow (TZO) in terms of anthropogenic stressors by investigating different stress and immunological parameters in the blood of YFPs. Samples from a total of 74 YFPs from the TZO (n = 43) and Poyang Lake (n = 31) were collected and analyzed. The animals were divided into ontogenetic groups: male calf, female calf, juvenile female, juvenile male, and adult male, and reproductive groups: pregnant female, lactating female, and pregnant plus lactating. The blood from all the animals was analyzed for general stress (HSP14, SOD1, TXN, and FTL), metabolic stress (ACAT2 and THRA), and immunity-related genes (IL12p40, IFNγ, TNFα; IL1α, IL1ra, COX2, CRPL, IL4, and IL8) using qPCR. YFPs living in Poyang Lake showed an increased relative expression pattern for IFNγ, IL1ra, IL4, ACAT2, and CRPL across all the ontogenetic groups with significantly higher expression in adult males. In contrast, YFPs living in the TZO showed a significantly higher expression in 13 of 15 genes analyzed in the male calf group. Across the reproductive states for porpoises living in Poyang Lake, eight of the 15 genes in the pregnant female and three of the 15 genes in the pregnant plus lactating group had a significantly higher expression level. However, in YFPs living in the TZO, eight of the 15 genes showed significantly higher expression in the pregnant and lactating groups. There was significantly a higher expression of most of the genes in porpoises living in the TZO compared to the age-matched groups from porpoises living in Poyang Lake. The exception was the pregnant female group. The higher relative expression of stress and immune genes in the TZO porpoise population compared to porpoises living in Poyang Lake suggests the effects of worsening habitat quality, possibly indicating water pollution and lack of feeding resources.
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- Ghulam Nabi
- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Chen H, Li J, Yan L, Cao J, Li D, Huang GY, Shi WJ, Dong W, Zha J, Ying GG, Zhong H, Wang Z, Huang Y, Luo Y, Xie L. Subchronic effects of dietary selenium yeast and selenite on growth performance and the immune and antioxidant systems in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 97:283-293. [PMID: 31863904 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Selenium is an essential element but toxic at high levels in animals. The effects of Se on growth performance and the immune system in Nile tilapia remain inconclusive. In this study, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus was fed on selenium yeast (Se(Y))- and selenite (Se(IV))-enriched feed at 0, 3, 6, and 12 μg/g (dry wt) for 45 and 90 d. The growth, bioaccumulation, biochemical markers related to antioxidant, immunological, nervous and digestive systems were evaluated in various fish tissues (liver, intestine, kidney, muscle, brain, spleen, gills). The results showed that the accumulation of Se(Y) was 1.3-2 folds of Se(IV) in most tissues. The growth of tilapia was enhanced by both Se(Y) and Se(IV) at 3 μg/g after 90 d, with Se(Y) better than Se(IV) in tilapia feed. After 45 d, the levels of lipid peroxidation, the activity of the antioxidant enzymes, and the transcriptional levels of the immune related genes (IL-1β, IFN-γ and TNF-α) and stress proteins (HSP70 and MT) were enhanced in all treatments, except that of MT in the 12 μg/g Se(Y) group. In addition, both Se species inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the brain and one digestive enzyme α-glucosidase (α-Glu) in the intestine at 12 μg/g. However, after 90 d, the effects on most biochemical markers were less pronounced, implying a possible acclimation after prolonged duration. The results demonstrate Se is beneficial to O. niloticus at low levels and toxic at elevated levels. The immunostimulation by Se might be greatly weakened after long term feeding Se-enriched feed. This study helps to better understand the effects of Se on the antioxidant and immune systems and to establish the optimal Se levels in the feed and duration for O. niloticus.
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- Hongxing Chen
- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Analysis and Test Research, Nanning, 530022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Husbandry and Environment Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Toxicant Monitoring and Toxicology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, 028000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Analysis and Test Research, Nanning, 530022, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China.
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; School of Environment, South China Normal University, University Town, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Local immune depression in Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua) liver infected with Contracaecum osculatum. J Helminthol 2020; 94:e112. [PMID: 31907099 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x19001111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Third-stage larvae of the anisakid nematode Contracaecum osculatum infecting cod (Gadus morhua) liver elicit a host immune response involving both innate and adaptive factors, but the reactions differ between liver and spleen. Inflammatory reactions occur in both liver and spleen, but a series of immune effector genes are downregulated in liver infected with nematodes whereas these genes in spleen from the same fish are upregulated. A series of novel primer and probe sets targeting cod immune responses were developed and applied in a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction set-up to measure the expression of immune-relevant genes in liver and spleen of infected and uninfected cod. In infected liver, 12 of 23 genes were regulated. Genes encoding cytokines associated with inflammatory reactions (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8) were significantly upregulated, whereas genes encoding effector molecules, assisting the elimination of pathogens, C-reactive protein (CRP)-PII, hepcidin, lysozyme G1, lysozyme G2, C3 and IgDm, were significantly downregulated. The number of downregulated genes increased with the parasite burden. In spleen, 14 of 23 immune genes showed significant regulation and nine of these were upregulated, including genes encoding CRPI, CRPII, C3, hepcidin and transferrin. The general gene expression level was higher in spleen compared to liver, and although inflammation was induced in nematode-infected liver, the effector molecule genes were depressed, which suggests a worm-induced immune suppression locally in the liver.
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Magrone T, Spagnoletta A, Magrone M, Russo MA, Corriero A, Jirillo E, Passantino L. Effects of Polyphenol Administration to European Farmed Sea Bass ( Dicentrharcus labrax L.): Special Focus on Hepatopancreas Morphology. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 19:526-533. [PMID: 30306883 DOI: 10.2174/1871530318666181009111214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Hepatopancreas is an accessory organ associated with the liver in some fish, even including sea bass (Dicentrharcus labrax L.). Hepatopancreas contains an exocrine portion but until now its function has poorly been investigated. METHODS Here, European farmed sea bass have been treated with a feed enriched in polyphenols extracted from seeds of red grape (Nero di Troia cultivar) at two different doses (100 and 200 mg/kg, respectively) from day 273 to day 323. In fish samples, hepatopancreas area sizes have been measured to evaluate the effects of this dietary regimen on its morphology. RESULTS Quite interestingly, in treated fish area sizes of hepatopancreas were higher than those detected in untreated fish. Two hundred mg dose of polyphenols was more effective than that of 100 mg/kg polyphenols. Finally, hepatic polyphenol concentration was diminished in fish receiving 100 mg dose polyphenols and normalized with 200 mg dose in comparison to untreated fish. This evidence suggests the utilization of polyphenols for liver function, even including hepatopancreas development. CONCLUSION Our data suggest an expansion of hepatopancreas induced by polyphenol administration that is also associated with less mortality in farmed fish.
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- Thea Magrone
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.,ENEA Research Centre Trisaia, Laboratory "BioProducts and BioProcesses", Rotondella (MT), Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- MEBIC Consortium, San Raffaele Open University of Rome and IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Huang P, Cai J, Yu D, Tang J, Lu Y, Wu Z, Huang Y, Jian J. An IL-6 gene in humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus): Identification, expression analysis and its adjuvant effects on Vibrio harveyi OmpW DNA vaccine. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 95:546-555. [PMID: 31704205 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays important role in mediating the innate and adaptive immune responses against pathogen infection. In this study, an IL-6 homolog (Ls-IL6) was identified and characterized from humphead snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus. The full-length cDNA of Ls-IL6 was 1066 bp, containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 639 bp encoding 212 amino acids, 5' untranslated region(UTR) of 63 bp and 3' UTR of 605 bp. The predicted Ls-IL6 protein had typical motif of IL-6 family and shared high identities to teleost IL-6s. Ls-IL6 extensively expressed in various tissues, and the highest expression of Ls-IL6 was detected in head kidney, spleen and thymus. In vivo, the transcript levels of Ls-IL6 were significantly up-regulated in response to Vibrio harveyi infection. Moreover, the DNA plasmid containing the OmpW of V. harveyi together with the gene encoding Ls-IL6 were successfully constructed and administered to fish, the protective efficacy of Ls-IL6 was investigated. Compared with the pcDNA-OmpW group, the level of specific antibodies against V. harveyi increased in pcDNA-IL6-OmpW injected group. After V. harveyi infection, the pcDNA-IL6-OmpW vaccinated fish showed higher relative percent survival (76%) than the relative survival of fish immunized with pcDNA-OmpW (60%). These results indicated that Ls-IL6 was involved in immune response against V. harveyi infection and could be applied as a promising adjuvant for DNA vaccines against V. harveyi.
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- Pujiang Huang
- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Fisheries Service and Aquatic Product Technology Extension Center, Shenzhen, PR China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China; Guangxi Key Lab for Marine Biotechnology, Guangxi Institute of Oceanography, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Beihai, PR China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China.
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- College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Control for Diseases of Aquatic Economic Animals, Zhanjiang, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, PR China.
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Wu Y, Zhou Y, Cao Z, Sun Y, Chen Y, Xiang Y, Wang L, Zhang S, Guo W. Comparative analysis of the expression patterns of IL-1β, IL-11, and IL-34 in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) following different pathogens challenge. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 93:863-870. [PMID: 31422178 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interleukins (ILs) are a subgroup of cytokines, which are molecules involved in the intercellular regulation of the immune system. These cytokines have been extensively studied in mammalian models, but systematic analyses of fish are limited. In the current study, 3 IL genes from golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) were characterized. The IL-1β protein contains IL-1 family signature motif, and four long helices (αA - αD) in IL-11 and IL-34, which were well conserved. All 3 ILs clustered phylogenetically with their respective IL relatives in mammalian and other teleost species. Under normal physiological conditions, the expression of IL-1β, IL-11, and IL-34 were detected at varied levels in the 11 tissues examined. Most of the 3 ILs examined were highly expressed in liver, spleen, kidney, gill, or skin. Following pathogenic bacterial, viral, or parasitic challenge, IL-1β, IL-11, and IL-34 exhibited distinctly different expression profiles in a time-, tissue-, and pathogen-dependent manner. In general, IL-1β was expressed at higher levels following challenge with all pathogens examined than was observed for IL-11 and IL-34. Furthermore, Streptococcus agalactiae and Cryptocaryon irritans caused higher levels of IL-1β and IL-11 expression than Vibrio harveyi and viral nervous necrosis virus (VNNV). The increased expression of IL-34 caused by VNNV and C. irritans were higher than that caused by V. harveyi and S. agalactiae. These results suggest that these 3 ILs in T. ovatus may play different effect pathogen type specific responses.
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- Ying Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China; Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China.
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, PR China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, College of Marine Science, Hainan University, PR China
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Hu Y, Chen WC, Shen YF, Zhu B, Wang GX. Synthesis and antiviral activity of a new arctigenin derivative against IHNV in vitro and in vivo. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 92:736-745. [PMID: 31284045 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Viral diseases in aquaculture were challenging because there are few preventative measures and/or treatments. Our previous study indicated that imidazole arctigenin derivatives possessed antiviral activities against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV). Based on the structure-activity relationship in that study, a new imidazole arctigenin derivative, 4-(8-(2-ethylimidazole)octyloxy)-arctigenin (EOA), was designed, synthesized and its anti-IHNV activity was evaluated. By comparing inhibitory concentration at half-maximal activity (IC50), we found that EOA (IC50 = 0.56 mg/L) possessed a higher antiviral activity than those imidazole arctigenin derivatives in our previous study. Besides, EOA could significantly decrease cytopathic effect (CPE) and viral titer induced by IHNV in epithelioma papulosum cyprinid (EPC) cells. In addition, EOA significantly inhibited apoptosis induced by IHNV in EPC cells. Further data verified that EOA inhibited IHNV replication in rainbow trout, with reducing 32.0% mortality of IHNV-infected fish. The results suggested that EOA was more stable with a prolonged inhibitory half-life in the early stage of virus infection (1-4 days). Consistent with above results, EOA repressed IHNV glycoprotein gene expression in virus sensitive tissues (kidney and spleen) in the early stage of virus infection. Moreover, histopathological evaluation showed that tissues from the spleen and kidney of fish infected with IHNV exhibited pathological changes. But there were no lesions in any of the tissues from the control group and EOA-treaten group. In accordance with the histopathological assay, EOA could elicited anti-inflammation response in non-viral infected rainbow trout by down-regulating the expression of cytokine genes (IL-8, IL-12p40, and TNF-α). Altogether, EOA was expected to be a therapeutic agent against IHNV infection in the field of aquaculture.
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- Yang Hu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22nd, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22nd, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22nd, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22nd, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22nd, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Bilen S, Sirtiyah AMA, Terzi E. Therapeutic effects of beard lichen, Usnea barbata extract against Lactococcus garvieae infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 87:401-409. [PMID: 30711494 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, therapeutic effects of aqueous methanolic extracts of beard lichen (Usnea barbata) against Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921) in rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) were investigated. Six different experimental groups [0 mg/100 μL (Control), 4 mg/100 μL, 8 mg/100 μL, 12 mg/100 μL, 6 mg/100 μL florfenicol (positive control), 6 mg/100 μL erythromycin (positive control)] were set up to determine effects of lichen extract on immune responses and survival rate. In the study, superoxide radical production was increased in fish treated with 12 mg beard lichen extract, florfenicol and erythromycin compared to that of control (P < 0.05). Lysozyme activity was generally decreased (P < 0.05) or no differences were observed in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P > 0.05). Myeloperoxidase was significantly increased in all antibiotic treated groups. No differences were observed in liver histology of experimental groups compared to control. Cytokine gene expressions were elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P < 0.05), except IL-1β expression at 10th day sampling time. Other immune related genes (IL-8, TGF- β, IL-12 Beta, TNFα1, IL-10, COX-2, IL-6, TLR5, C3, IGM, MHC-II, iNOS, IgT, IFN1, IFN2, IFN reg) were also elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control group. The survival rates obtained in 4 mg beard lichen treated group, 8 mg beard lichen treated group and erythromycin treated group were 73.08, 65.38 and 80.77% respectively. Our results suggest that beard lichen methanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent to be used against L. garvieae infection in rainbow trout at the dose of 4 mg/17.41 ± 0.3 g body weight/day.
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- Soner Bilen
- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu, Turkey
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Yun S, Jun JW, Giri SS, Kim HJ, Chi C, Kim SG, Kim SW, Kang JW, Han SJ, Kwon J, Oh WT, Park SC. Immunostimulation of Cyprinus carpio using phage lysate of Aeromonas hydrophila. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 86:680-687. [PMID: 30513387 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Over the last 50 years, various approaches have been established for the development of antigens for immunostimulation. We used phage lysate (PL), composed of inactivated antigens by the lytic bacteriophage pAh 6-c for Aeromonas hydrophila JUNAH strain to develop a vaccine for the prevention of A. hydrophila infection in Cyprinus carpio (common carp). We also assessed the poly D,L lactide-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) microparticles encapsulation method to increase the efficiency of the vaccine. Six groups of vaccines involving encapsulated by PLGA, formalin killed cells, or phage lysate at low or high concentration were prepared for intraperitoneal injection in C. carpio. Blood specimens and head kidney samples were collected at various time points for bacterial agglutination assay and to assess relative expression of immune-related genes interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), lysozyme C, and serum amyloid A (SAA). The vaccine groups using high dose phage lysate antigen showed significantly higher agglutination titers than all other groups at 4- and 6-weeks post vaccination (wpv), with the titer of the PLGA encapsulated vaccine group being highest from 10 wpv to the end of the experiment. The survival rate of fish immunized with the phage lysate vaccines were higher than that of fish immunized with the formailin killed cells vaccine in the challenge experiment conducted 6 wpv. Additionally, the PLGA-encapsulated high dose phage lysate antigen vaccinated groups showed the best protective efficacy in the challenge experiment 12 wpv. Vaccines using the phage lysate antigen also showed higher IL-1β and lysozyme C gene expression at 7 days post vaccination (dpv) and 2 wpv, and higher TNF-α gene expression was seen at 7 dpv. Higher SAA gene expression was seen in these groups at 1 dpv. These results suggest that phage lysate antigen has the potential to induce robust immune responses than formalin killed cells-based vaccines, and could be more effective as a novel inactivated antigen in preventing A. hydrophila infection in C. carpio.
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- Saekil Yun
- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aquaculture, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju, 54874, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Nutrition and Ecology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Wei X, Li B, Wu L, Yin X, Zhong X, Li Y, Wang Y, Guo Z, Ye J. Interleukin-6 gets involved in response to bacterial infection and promotes antibody production in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 89:141-151. [PMID: 30142358 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine, plays an important role in humoral immune response, not only inducing the differentiation of B cells into plasma cells, but also promoting antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) to produce antibodies. In this study, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) IL-6 (OnIL-6) was identified and characterized at expression level in response to bacterial infection and promotion of antibody production. The open reading frame of OnIL-6 ORF is consisted of 663 bp encoding a polypeptide of 220 amino acids. The deduced OnIL-6 protein contained an IL-6/G-CSF family signature, two conserved cysteine, and four α-helix bundles, which was highly homologous to other species. Spatial mRNA expression analysis revealed that the highest expression of OnIL-6 was observed in the thymus. After in vivo challenges of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Streptococcus agalactia (S. agalactiae), OnIL-6 expressions were significantly up-regulated in head kidney and spleen. The similar up-regulation of OnIL-6 was observed in the head kidney and spleen leukocytes in vitro stimulation with LPS and S. agalactiae. In addition, inducement with the recombinant OnIL-6 ((r)OnIL-6) in vitro caused significant increases in expressions of both sIgM and mIgM. Moreover, the (r)OnIL-6 stimulation enhanced the secretion of sIgM (more especially in P50 plasma-like B cells) and the production of mIgM in P60 and P70 B cell subsets (resting B cells, activated B cells and plasmablast-like B cells) in vitro. Taken together, this study indicated that OnIL-6 might be involved in host defense against bacterial infection and promote the production of antibody in Nile tilapia.
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- Xiufang Wei
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Environmentally-Friendly Aquaculture, College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangdong, 510631, PR China.
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Zahradník J, Kolářová L, Pařízková H, Kolenko P, Schneider B. Interferons type II and their receptors R1 and R2 in fish species: Evolution, structure, and function. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 79:140-152. [PMID: 29742458 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) is one of the key players in the immune system of vertebrates. The evolution and properties of IFN-γ and its receptors in fish species are of special interest as they point to the origin of innate immunity in vertebrates. We studied the phylogeny, biophysical and structural properties of IFN-γ and its receptors. Our phylogeny analysis suggests the existence of two groups of IFN-γ related proteins, one specific for Acanthomorpha, the other for Cypriniformes, Characiformes and Siluriformes. The analysis further shows an ancient duplication of the gene for IFN-γ receptor 1 (IFN- γR1) and the parallel existence of the duplicated genes in all current teleost fish species. In contrast, only one gene can be found for receptor 2, IFN- γR2. The specificity of the interaction between IFN- γ and both types of IFN- γR1 was determined by microscale thermophoresis measurements of the equilibrium dissociation constants for the proteins from three fish species. The measured preference of IFN- γ for one of the two forms of receptor 1agrees with the bioinformatic analysis of the coevolution between IFN- γ and receptor 1. To elucidate structural relationships between IFN-γ of fish and other vertebrate species, we determined the crystal structure of IFN-γ from olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus, PoliIFN-γ) at crystallographic resolution of 2.3 Å and the low-resolution structures of Takifugu rubripes, Oreochromis niloticus, and Larimichthys crocea IFN-γ by small angle X-ray diffraction. The overall PoliIFN-γ fold is the same as the fold of the other known IFN- γ structures but there are some significant structural differences, namely the additional C-terminal helix G and a different angle between helices C and D in PoliIFN-γ.
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- Jiří Zahradník
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., BIOCEV, Průmyslová 595, CZ-252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., BIOCEV, Průmyslová 595, CZ-252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., BIOCEV, Průmyslová 595, CZ-252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., BIOCEV, Průmyslová 595, CZ-252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., BIOCEV, Průmyslová 595, CZ-252 42 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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Sayyaf Dezfuli B, Giari L, Lorenzoni M, Carosi A, Manera M, Bosi G. Pike intestinal reaction to Acanthocephalus lucii (Acanthocephala): immunohistochemical and ultrastructural surveys. Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:424. [PMID: 30012189 PMCID: PMC6048848 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The Northern pike, Esox lucius, is a large, long-lived, top-predator fish species and occupies a broad range of aquatic environments. This species is on its way to becoming an important model organism and has the potential to contribute new knowledge and a better understanding of ecology and evolutionary biology. Very few studies have been done on the intestinal pathology of pike infected with helminths. The present study details the first Italian record of adult Acanthocephalus lucii reported in the intestine of E. lucius. Results A total of 22 pike from Lake Piediluco (Central Italy) were examined, of which 16 (72.7%) were infected with A. lucii. The most affected areas of gastrointestinal tract were the medium and distal intestine. The intensity of infection ranged from 1 to 18 parasites per host. Acanthocephalus lucii penetrated mucosal and submucosal layers which had a high number of mast cells (MCs) with an intense degranulation. The cellular elements involved in the immune response within the intestine of pike were assessed by ultrastructural techniques and immunohistochemistry using antibodies against met-enkephalin, immunoglobulin E (IgE)-like receptor (FCεRIγ), histamine, interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, substance P, lysozyme, serotonin, inducible-nitric oxide synthase (i-NOS), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and the antimicrobial peptide piscidin 3 (P3). In intestines of the pike, several MCs were immunopositive to 9 out of the 11 aforementioned antibodies and infected fish had a higher number of positive MCs when compared to uninfected fish. Conclusions Pike intestinal tissue response to A. lucii was documented. Numerous MCs were seen throughout the mucosa and submucosal layers. In infected and uninfected intestines of pike, MCs were the dominant immune cell type encountered; they are the most common granulocyte type involved in several fish-helminth systems. Immunopositivity of MCs to 9 out of 11 antibodies is of great interest and these cells could play an important key role in the host response to an enteric helminth. This is the first report of A. lucii in an Italian population of E. lucius and the first account on positivity of MCs to piscidin 3 and histamine in a non-perciform fish.
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- Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, St. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Cellular and Environmental Biology, University of Perugia, St. Elce di sotto 5, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Cellular and Environmental Biology, University of Perugia, St. Elce di sotto 5, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Agro-Alimentary and Environmental Technologies, University of Teramo, St. Crispi 212, I-64100, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Rebl A, Goldammer T. Under control: The innate immunity of fish from the inhibitors' perspective. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 77:328-349. [PMID: 29631025 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The innate immune response involves a concerted network of induced gene products, preformed immune effectors, biochemical signalling cascades and specialised cells. However, the multifaceted activation of these defensive measures can derail or overshoot and, if left unchecked, overwhelm the host. A plenty of regulatory devices therefore mediate the fragile equilibrium between pathogen defence and pathophysiological manifestations. Over the past decade in particular, an almost complete set of teleostean sequences orthologous to mammalian immunoregulatory factors has been identified in various fish species, which prove the remarkable conservation of innate immune-control concepts among vertebrates. This review will present the current knowledge on more than 50 teleostean regulatory factors (plus additional fish-specific paralogs) that are of paramount importance for controlling the clotting cascade, the complement system, pattern-recognition pathways and cytokine-signalling networks. A special focus lies on those immunoregulatory features that have emerged as potential biomarker genes in transcriptome-wide research studies. Moreover, we report on the latest progress in elucidating control elements that act directly with immune-gene-encoding nucleic acids, such as transcription factors, hormone receptors and micro- and long noncoding RNAs. Investigations into the function of teleostean inhibitory factors are still mainly based on gene-expression profiling or overexpression studies. However, in support of structural and in-vitro analyses, evidence from in-vivo trials is also available and revealed many biochemical details on piscine immune regulation. The presence of multiple gene copies in fish adds a degree of complexity, as it is so far hardly understood if they might play distinct roles during inflammation. The present review addresses this and other open questions that should be tackled by fish immunologists in future.
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- Alexander Rebl
- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Fish Genetics Unit, Dummerstorf, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Fish Genetics Unit, Dummerstorf, Germany
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Peng W, Sun Y, Li GF, He LG, Li RZ, Liang YS, Ding X, Yu X, Zhang Y, Lin HR, Lu DQ. Two Distinct Interferon-γ in the Orange-Spotted Grouper ( Epinephelus coioides): Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization, and Regulation in Toll-Like Receptor Pathway by Induction of miR-146a. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018; 9:41. [PMID: 29535680 PMCID: PMC5834515 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is a Th1 cytokine that is critical for innate and adaptive immunity. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling pathways are critical in early host defense against invading pathogens. miR-146a has been reported to participate in the regulation of host immunity. The known mechanisms of integrations between the IFNγ and TLR signaling pathways are incompletely understood, especially in teleosts. In this study, orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) IFNγ1 and IFNγ2, their biological activities, especially their involvements in TLR pathway, were explored. We identified and cloned two IFNγ genes of E. coioides, namely EcIFNγ1 and EcIFNγ2. The produced recombinant E. coioides IFNγ1 (rEcIFNγ1) and IFNγ2 (rEcIFNγ2) proteins showed functions, which are similar to those of other bony fishes, such as enhancing nitric oxide responses and respiratory burst response. rEcIFNγ2 could regulate TLR pathway by enhancing the promoter activity of miR-146a upstream sequence and thus increasing the expression level of miR-146a, which possibly targets TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), a key adapter molecule in TLR signaling pathway. Taken together, these findings unravel a novel regulatory mechanism of anti-inflammatory response by IFNγ2, which could mediate TLR pathway through IFNγ2-miR-146a-TRAF6 negative regulation loop. It is suggested that IFNγ2 may provide a promising therapeutic, which may help to fine tune the immune response.
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- Wan Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Dan-Qi Lu,
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Avunje S, Jung SJ. Poly (I:C) and imiquimod induced immune responses and their effects on the survival of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) from viral haemorrhagic septicaemia. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 71:338-345. [PMID: 29054829 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The stimulation of immune genes by polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) and imiquimod in olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and their role in control of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) infection were examined. Poly (I:C) (100 μg/fish) treated olive flounder had very low mortality (5%) post VHSV infection, while the imiquimod treated group had 65% and 85% mortality at a dose of 100 μg/fish and 50 μg/fish, respectively. Though the imiquimod treated group had high mortality, it was lower than the untreated group, which had 90% mortality. In vivo experiments were conducted to determine effect of the two ligands on immune modulation in the head kidney of olive flounder. Poly (I:C) activated the immune genes (TLR-3, TLR-7, MDA-5, LGP-2, IRF-3, IRF-7, IL-1β type I IFN and Mx) very early, within 1 d post stimulation, faster and stronger than imiquimod. Though Mx levels were enhanced by imiquimod, the host was still susceptible to VHSV. The poly (I:C) treated group had a high immune response at the time of infection and 1 dpi, though it decreased at later stages. The imiquimod treated group and the unstimulated group had a higher immune response to VHSV compared to the poly (I:C) treated group. The nucleoprotein copies of VHSV were very low in the poly (I:C) treated group but interestingly, were high in both untreated and imiquimod treated fish. Thus, host survival from a viral infection does not only depend on the quantity of immune response but also the time of response. Although imiquimod enhanced immune gene expression in olive flounder, a delayed response could be the reason for high mortality to VHS compared with poly (I:C), which induced the immune system effectively and efficiently to protect the host.
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- Satheesha Avunje
- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Chonnam 59626, South Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Chonnam 59626, South Korea.
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Velázquez J, Acosta J, Herrera N, Morales A, González O, Herrera F, Estrada MP, Carpio Y. Novel IFNγ homologue identified in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) links with immune response in gills under different stimuli. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 71:275-285. [PMID: 29017941 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) has important roles in both innate and adaptive immune responses. This cytokine plays a very important role in defining Th1 immune response in all vertebrates. In the present study, we identified and isolated for the first time the gene coding for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) IFNγ from spleen lymphocytes. The isolated tilapia IFNγ has between 24 and 62% of amino acid identity as compared to reported sequences for other teleost fishes. It has close phylogenetic relationships with IFNγ molecules belonging to the group of Perciforms and presents the typical structural characteristics of gamma interferon molecules. The tissue expression analysis showed that IFNγ is expressed constitutively in head kidney, skin, intestine, muscle and brain. Its expression was not detected in gills by conventional RT-PCR. However, under conditions of stimulation with Poly I:C and LPS, IFNγ expression was up-regulated in gills after 24 h post-stimulation. IFNγ expression was also induced in gills 24 h after Edwardsiella tarda infection suggesting its important role in immunity against intracellular bacteria. The recombinant protein produced in Escherichia coli induced Mx gene transcription in head kidney primary culture cells. These results are the first steps to characterize the role of tilapia IFNγ in the defense against pathogens in tilapia. Furthermore, the isolation of this molecule provides a new tool to characterize the cellular immune response to various stimuli in this organism.
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- Janet Velázquez
- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba.
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- Veterinary Immunology Project, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba.
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Celik Altunoglu Y, Bilen S, Ulu F, Biswas G. Immune responses to methanolic extract of black cumin (Nigella sativa) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 67:103-109. [PMID: 28602677 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The immune stimulating effects of the methanolic extract of black cumin (Nigella sativa) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was evaluated. Variable concentrations of black cumin methanolic extract [0 (Control), 0.1 and 0.5 g kg-1 of feed] were individually added to the basal diet and rainbow trout was fed for 30 days to assess the innate immune responses and growth performance. Feed conversion ratio significantly decreased in the group fed with 0.5 g kg-1 black cumin extract. Respiratory burst activity was observed to be the highest in the 0.5 g kg-1 black cumin extract fed group. Lysozyme and myeloperoxidase activities were significantly increased in fish of experimental groups compared to control (P < 0.05). TGF-β gene expression increased in black cumin 0.5 g kg-1 treated group. IL-1β and TGF-β gene expressions decreased in black cumin 0.1 g kg-1 administered group. Expression of IL-12 gene diminished in both the experimental groups. There was no significant difference in survival rates between black cumin extract treated fish groups and control (P > 0.05) after challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. The results indicate that the methanolic extract of black cumin is a stimulator of some innate humoral immune responses, but it is ineffective for cytokine-related gene trancriptions in rainbow trout.
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- Yasemin Celik Altunoglu
- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Department of Basic Sciences, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Kakdwip Research Centre, Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal 743347, India
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Matsumoto M, Araki K, Hayashi K, Takeuchi Y, Shiozaki K, Suetake H, Yamamoto A. Adjuvant effect of recombinant interleukin-12 in the Nocardiosis formalin-killed vaccine of the amberjack Seriola dumerili. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 67:263-269. [PMID: 28602739 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nocardiosis causes serious economic damage in the fish farming of Japanese yellowtail fish. Nocardia seriolae identified as pathogenic bacterium is an intracellular-pathogen. In general, induction of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is effective in infection defense against intracellular-pathogen. However, the conventional formalin-killed N. seriolae (FKC) vaccine induces humoral immunity. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is Th1 type heterodimeric cytokine and induces cell differentiation in mammals. Our previous study showed that recombinant amberjack IL-12 has a role in CMI induction in vitro and could be a possible CMI inducing adjuvant. However, its adjuvant effect of fish IL-12 was not studied. In the present study, six types of amberjack recombinant IL-12 (rIL-12) were mixed and injected into amberjack with FKC. Firstly, we analyzed Th1- and Th2- related gene expression and monitored Th1/Th2 status followed by investigation of antibody titer. As a result, Th1-type immunity was induced in FKC + rIL-12 vaccinated fish. Secondly, we checked Th1/Th2 status of vaccinated fish after 10 days of N. seriolae infection using the expression of related genes. High T-bet/GATA-3 ratio was observed in FKC + rIL-12 vaccinated fish, suggesting that Th1 cells possesing antigen memory were induced against N. seriolae infection. Finally, the survival rate in challenge test showed that 88% of FKC + rIL-12 vaccinated fish was survived at 34 days after N. seriolae injection whereas PBS (control) and FKC only were exterminated. These result suggest that i) rIL-12 is viable CMI inducible adjuvant and ii) production of Th1 cells having antigen memory resulting from activation of IL-12 signaling pathway is important for defense against N. seriolae infection.
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- Megumi Matsumoto
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- Department of Marine Bioscience and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan.
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Guo M, Tang X, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. The Immune Adjuvant Effects of Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Interleukin-6 on E. tarda Subunit Vaccine OmpV. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071445. [PMID: 28678171 PMCID: PMC5535936 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a pleiotropic cytokine was widely used as an effective adjuvant for vaccines in mammals. In this study, the immune adjuvant effects of two forms of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) IL-6, including recombinant IL-6 (rIL-6) and pcDNA3.1-IL-6 (pcIL-6), were evaluated and comparatively analyzed on E. tarda subunit vaccine recombinant outer membrane protein V (rOmpV). The results showed that the relative percent survivals of flounder vaccinated with rOmpV plus rIL-6 or pcIL-6 were significantly higher than that in the two control groups, rOmpV plus recombinant 6× histidine-tag (rHis) or empty expression vector pcDNA3.1 (pcN3). The levels of specific serum antibodies and surface membrane immunoglobulin-positive (sIg+) lymphocytes in peripheral blood, spleen, and head kidney in the two adjuvant groups were also much higher than that in the two control groups. Compared with the two control groups, higher upregulated expressions of major histocompatibility complex class Iα (MHCIα), cluster of differentiation 8α (CD8α), MHCIIα, CD4-1, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected in flounder vaccinated with rOmpV plus rIL-6 or pcIL-6 after challenge. In addition, the rOmpV plus rIL-6 could induce significant higher levels of specific serum antibodies, sIg+ lymphocytes and four genes expressions than rOmpV plus pcIL-6. These results demonstrated that both rIL-6 and pcIL-6 used as adjuvants could enhance the immune response and evoke immune protections against E. tarda infection, which has a significant value in controlling diseases using vaccines in flounder.
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- Ming Guo
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No. 1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Jimo, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No. 1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Jimo, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Thornton LM, LeSueur MC, Yost AT, Stephens DA, Oris JT, Sellin Jeffries MK. Characterization of basic immune function parameters in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), a common model in environmental toxicity testing. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 61:163-172. [PMID: 28027985 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is an environmental sentinel species, commonly used in toxicity testing. However, there is a lack of data regarding basic immune function in this species. To improve the usefulness of the fathead minnow as a model for basic immune function and immunotoxicity, this study sought to 1) compare the differential expression of immune function genes in naïve fathead minnows and 2) determine the effects of pathogen exposure on immune gene expression and spleen index. To accomplish this, kidney, spleen and liver tissue were collected three days post injection (dpi) from adult male fathead minnows from each of the following groups: 1) uninjected control 2) sham-injected (Hank's balanced salt solution) and 3) pathogen-injected (Yersinia ruckeri). Spleen tissue was also collected at seven and 14 dpi. Differential tissue expression of immune function genes was evaluated in naïve minnows and expression patterns were similar to those found in other fish species, with liver tissue generally having the highest amount of expression. Following pathogen injection, the expression of complement component 3 (c3) (4.4-fold, kidney; 2.5-fold, liver), interleukin 11 (il11) (4.8-fold, kidney; 15.2-fold, liver) and interleukin 1β (il1β) (8.2-fold, kidney; 17.2-fold, spleen; 2.6-fold, liver) were significantly upregulated. Elastase 2 (elas2) was significantly downregulated (5.8-fold) in liver tissue. A significant increase in spleen index at seven dpi was also observed in pathogen-injected minnows. This study has identified endpoints that are part of the normal response to pathogen in fathead minnows, an essential step toward the development of the fathead minnow as a model for immunotoxicity evaluations.
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- Leah M Thornton
- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States; Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, United States
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States
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- Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, United States
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- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States; Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, United States.
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Hwang JY, Kwon MG, Kim YJ, Jung SH, Park MA, Son MH. Montanide IMS 1312 VG adjuvant enhances the efficacy of immersion vaccine of inactivated viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) in olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 60:420-425. [PMID: 27965163 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Vaccination by immersion is suitable for mass vaccination of small size fish. However, no viral vaccine has been developed for immersion applications, because of low efficacy. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of immersion vaccine against viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) containing Montanide IMS 1312 VG adjuvant in olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Healthy fish were vaccinated by an immersion method with a heat-inactivated FP-VHS2010-1 strain of VHS virus (VHSV) in combination with Montanide IMS 1312 VG for 5 min at 20 ± 2 °C. The control group was vaccinated with sterile PBS. No toxicity of immersion vaccine with Montanide IMS 1312 VG adjuvant was observed by hematological and histopathological analysis. Immersion vaccine with adjuvant enhanced gene expression of immune-associated genes, i.e., genes encoding interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3. Relative percent survival (RPS) of fish was measured on weeks 4 and 8 post vaccination. In fish vaccinated with adjuvant, RPS was significantly higher than that of fish vaccinated without adjuvant. The results of the present study provide evidence that the VHSV immersion vaccine with Montanide IMS 1312 VG induces protective immunity in olive flounder against VHS.
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- Jee Youn Hwang
- Fish Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-Ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-Gun, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea.
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- Fish Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-Ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-Gun, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea.
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- Fish Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-Ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-Gun, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea.
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- Pathology Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-Ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-Gun, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea.
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- Southeast Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Tongyeong 650-943, Republic of Korea.
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- Fish Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-Ro, Gijang-up, Gijang-Gun, Busan 46083, Republic of Korea.
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Fu X, Ding Z, Fan J, Wang H, Zhou F, Cui L, Boxiang C, Wang W, Liu H. Characterization, promoter analysis and expression of the interleukin-6 gene in blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2016; 42:1527-1540. [PMID: 27236548 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-016-0238-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is one of the most important multifunctional cytokines, playing essential roles in mediating the innate and adaptive immune responses. In this study, il-6 gene and its promoter from blunt snout bream, Megalobrama amblycephala, were characterized, and its expression at the transcript level in healthy fish and after bacterial infection was determined by quantitative real-time PCR. The results showed that the M. amblycephala il-6 (Mamil-6) cDNA had an ORF of 699 bp, encoding 232 amino acids, and contained 9 instable motifs in the 3' UTR. The deduced MamIL-6 possessed a 24-amino acid signal peptide and was located in the cytoplasm. Although sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed that IL-6 is poorly conserved in vertebrates, the protein and genomic structure of il-6 gene was well conserved. Analysis of the Mamil-6 promoter revealed the presence of a conserved TATA box and six major cis-regulatory elements, including C/EBPβ (NF-IL6), AP-1, CRE, GRE, GATA and NF-κB binding sites. In healthy fish, Mamil-6 was the most abundant in the spleen. After Aeromonas hydrophila infection, Mamil-6 was significantly up-regulated in all 6 immune-related tissues examined, suggesting that Mamil-6 plays an important role in the blunt snout bream immune system.
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- Xiaoqin Fu
- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Research Center of Haid Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 511400, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, 415006, Hunan, China.
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Bilen S, Altunoglu YC, Ulu F, Biswas G. Innate immune and growth promoting responses to caper (Capparis spinosa) extract in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 57:206-212. [PMID: 27546553 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cytokine responses, non-specific immune activity and growth promotion effect of dietary caper (Capparis spinosa) supplementation were examined in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Rainbow trout (12.04 ± 0.71 g) were fed diets containing three doses of caper methanolic extract [0 (Control), 0.1 and 0.5 g kg(-1) of feed] for 30 days. At the end of the feeding trial, expression levels of cytokine genes that included IL-1β, IL-8, TGF-β, IL-12p40, TNF-α1 and IL-10 in head kidney was analyzed using qRT-PCR, and blood and serum were collected to determine superoxide anion production (SAP), phagocytic, lysozyme and myeloperoxidase activities. Expression levels of all cytokines, except TNF-α1 were elevated in the 0.1 g kg(-1) caper extract fed fish group compared to other groups. In 0.5 g kg(-1) caper extract treated fish, only IL-12p40 and IL-10 genes were up-regulated compared to control group fish. SAP was increased in both caper extract treated groups compared to the control, and the highest level was observed in the 0.1 g kg(-1) group. Phagocytic activity in both the caper extract treated groups was increased compared to control with no differences observed between those groups. Lysozyme and myeloperoxidase activities were recorded to be the highest in the 0.1 g kg(-1) fed fish group compared to other groups. Growth promotion was affected positively when caper doses were increased. Survival rate was significantly higher in 0.1 and 0.5 g kg(-1) caper extract treated fish groups compared to control (P < 0.05) after challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. These results indicate that caper extract stimulates innate immunity through cytokine-mediated responses and promote growth in rainbow trout.
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- Soner Bilen
- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Department of Basic Sciences, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- Kastamonu University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Kastamonu, Turkey
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- Kakdwip Research Centre of ICAR, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal 743347, India
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Matsumoto M, Hayashi K, Suetake H, Yamamoto A, Araki K. Identification and functional characterization of multiple interleukin 12 in amberjack (Seriola dumerili). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:281-292. [PMID: 27238429 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Interleukin (IL) -12 is a heterodimeric cytokine mainly produced by monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells in mammals. IL-12p70 composed of IL-12p35 and IL-12p40, is known to play a crucial role in promoting cell-mediated immunity (CMI) through Th1 differentiation and IFN-γ production. Although two types of IL-12p35 (p35a, p35b) and three types of IL-12p40 (p40a, p40b and p40c) have been identified in several fish species, the knowledge on functional characteristics of teleost IL-12 is still limited. In the present study, we cloned two types of IL-12p35 and three types of IL-12p40 genes in amberjack and yellowtail, and analyzed their expressions in response to stimulation with Nocardia seriolae in amberjack. As a result, four types of IL-12 (IL-12p35a, p35b, p40a and p40b) and IFN-γ mRNA were increased by live-N. seriolae stimulation but not by formalin-killed N. seriolae, suggesting that four types of IL-12 (p35, p35b, p40a and p40c) participate in promoting CMI. Subsequently, we produced six types of recombinant IL-12p70 (rIL12p70) protein in insect cells. Head kidney leukocytes were cultured with formalin-killed N. seriolae and six types of rIL-12p70 to elucidate the role of amberjack IL-12p70 in induction of CMI. After stimulation, IFN-γ expression was elevated whereas IL-10 expression was suppressed in Head kidney leukocytes stimulated with four types of rIL-12 (p40a/p35a, p40c/p35a, p40a/p35b, p40a/p35b). On the other hand, two types of rIL-12 (p40b/p35a, p40b/p35b) only elicited down regulation of IL-10 expression. These results indicate that all amberjack IL-12p70 isoforms are involved in Th1 -differentiation and promotion of CMI with different manners. Fish IL-12 has a potential for the promising vaccine adjuvant.
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- Megumi Matsumoto
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- Department of Marine Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Fukui 917-0003, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan.
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Zou J, Secombes CJ. The Function of Fish Cytokines. BIOLOGY 2016; 5:biology5020023. [PMID: 27231948 PMCID: PMC4929537 DOI: 10.3390/biology5020023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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What is known about the biological activity of fish cytokines is reviewed. Most of the functional studies performed to date have been in teleost fish, and have focused on the induced effects of cytokine recombinant proteins, or have used loss- and gain-of-function experiments in zebrafish. Such studies begin to tell us about the role of these molecules in the regulation of fish immune responses and whether they are similar or divergent to the well-characterised functions of mammalian cytokines. This knowledge will aid our ability to determine and modulate the pathways leading to protective immunity, to improve fish health in aquaculture.
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- Jun Zou
- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
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Hong S, Jin JW, Park JH, Kim JK, Jeong HD. Analysis of proinflammatory gene expression by RBIV infection in rock bream, Oplegnathus faciatus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 50:317-326. [PMID: 26386196 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Early induction of proinflammatory cytokines is known to regulate the later immune responses to inhibit the progress of infectious diseases. In this study, proinflammatory cytokine gene expression has been studied in immune tissues to understand the early immune response induced by megalocytivirus in rock bream (Oplegnathus faciatus). For this, we have cloned interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-8 gene and performed the phylogenetic and structural analysis. Also the constitutive gene expressions of IL-1β and IL-8 were assessed in 12 organs and found to be the highest expression in tail fin and liver, respectively. The expressions of proinflammatory cytokine genes including IL-1β, IL-8, TNFα and Cox-2, and antiviral genes like Mx and IFN1 were analysed by stimulation with PAMPs and RBIV infection. In vitro study showed the highly up-regulated proinflammatory gene expressions in head kidney and the moderate up-regulation in spleen by LPS. Same concentration of polyI:C moderately upregulated IL-1β gene expression in head kidney but down-regulated IL-8 and TNFα gene expression in head kidney and spleen at 8 h. Mx and IFN1 gene expressions were highly upregulated by polyI:C in head kidney and spleen cells in vitro. By RBIV infection, proinflammatory gene expressions were initially up-regulated and later down-regulated in head kidney. In spleen, although mostly not significant, proinflammatory cytokine gene expressions were down-regulated by RBIV infection except up-regulation of Cox-2 gene expression by low concentration of RBIV at 24 h. Mx and IFN1 gene expressions were down-regulated by high dose of RBIV infection in vitro. In vivo study revealed that IL-8, TNFα, and IFN1 gene expressions were down-regulated in brain, head kidney, spleen, and gill while up-regulated in heart and liver, indicating differential proinflammatory and antiviral responses in the organs. It is supposed that down-regulation of proinflammatory gene expression in the immune organs may result in the failure of antiviral immune responses, causing high mortalities by megalocytivirus infection in rock bream.
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- Suhee Hong
- Department of Marine Bioscience and Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 210-702, South Korea
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- Namhae Fisheries Hatchery Station, Korea Fisheries Resources Agency, Wando 537-806, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Bioscience and Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 210-702, South Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, South Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, South Korea.
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Zhu Q, Li C, Yu ZX, Zou PF, Meng QX, Yao CL. Molecular and immune response characterizations of IL-6 in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 50:263-273. [PMID: 26868214 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional inflammatory cytokine which exists in multiple tissues and cell lines. In the present study, the full-length cDNA and the genomic sequence of IL-6 (LcIL-6) were cloned from large yellow croaker, Larimichthys crocea. The full-length cDNA of LcIL-6 was 1066 base pairs (bp), containing an open reading frame (ORF) of 678 bp encoding for 225 amino acids, a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 71 bp and a 3' UTR of 317 bp. The predicted LcIL-6 protein included a 24 amino acids (aa) signal peptide and a conserved IL-6 domain. However, the polypeptide sequence identities between LcIL-6 and its counterparts in mammals and other fish are from 12% to 45%. The genome sequence of LcIL-6 gene was composed of 2126 bp, including five exons and four introns. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that LcIL-6 showed a close relationship with the IL-6 from other bony fish. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that LcIL-6 mRNA was expressed in most examined tissues, with the most predominant expression in stomach, followed by blood and very weak expression in other tissues. The expression levels of LcIL-6 after challenged with LPS, poly I:C and Vibrio parahaemolyticus were investigated in spleen, head-kidney and liver. LcIL-6 transcripts were induced significantly after immune challenge, with the peak-value of 33.5 times as much as the control in the head-kidney at 3 h after LPS injection (p < 0.05). Overexpression of LcIL-6 enhanced tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α transcripts significantly (p < 0.05) in L. crocea kidney (LCK) cells. Additionally, recombinant LcIL-6 mature peptide was obtained in the supernatant of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The purified recombinant LcIL-6 fusion protein was also demonstrated to improve the transcriptional expression levels of TNF-α significantly in LCK cells (p < 0.05). However, no significant changes of Mx (myxovirus resistant protein), IL-1β, janus kinase (JAK)2, signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)3 and STAT5 in LCK cells was detected after LcIL-6 overexpression or recombinant LcIL-6 protein stimulation. Our results indicated that LcIL-6 might be important in large yellow croaker immune response and improve the inflammatory response by through activation TNF-α expression.
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- Qian Zhu
- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Fisheries College/Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources and Eco-environment, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
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Biswas G, Bilen S, Kono T, Sakai M, Hikima JI. Inflammatory immune response by lipopolysaccharide-responsive nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors in the Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:21-31. [PMID: 26472618 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Some of NOD-like receptors (NLRs), the cytosolic pattern recognition receptors form a multi-protein complex, inflammasome consisting of one or more NLRs, the adaptor protein ASC and inflammatory caspase to generate mature inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. However, inflammasome-mediated inflammatory cascade involving any NLR member is unknown in a lower vertebrate like fish. Also, inflammatory cytokine induction pathway in response to a specific ligand, namely bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has not yet been clarified. Therefore, 13 predicted NLR sequences of the Japanese pufferfish, Fugu (Takifugu rubripes) were retrieved in silico and categorized as NLR-C1∼13. Expression analysis of these genes in Fugu head kidney (HK) cells stimulated with a heat-killed Lactobacillus paracasei spp. paracasei (Lpp), LPS, nigericin and a combination of nigericin + LPS showed consistent up-regulations of NLR-C1, 5, 7, 10 and 12 genes in both Lpp and LPS stimulations and NLR-C9 gene in LPS stimulation only. However, nigericin and nigericin + LPS caused an increased expression of NLR-C10 and 12 in HK cells and leukocytes. Fugu treated with Lpp and LPS (in vivo), and infected with Vibrio harveyi had an elevated expression of NLR-C10 and 12. Increased transcription of caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β and IL-18 was recorded in nigericin-stimulated HK cells and leukocytes. Results suggested activation of probable inflammasome-mediated inflammatory cytokine response in Fugu. Moreover, LPS may be a key ligand that induces some of the Fugu NLR-Cs (NLR-C9, 10 and 12). Further characterization and functional analysis of Fugu NLR-C10 and 12 for ligand sensing, and processing of pro-inflammatory cytokine, IL-1β would elucidate the inflammasome evolution in fish.
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- Gouranga Biswas
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu 37200, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
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Administration of a Polyphenol-Enriched Feed to Farmed Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) Modulates Intestinal and Spleen Immune Responses. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2015; 2016:2827567. [PMID: 26779301 PMCID: PMC4686725 DOI: 10.1155/2016/2827567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Farmed fish are exposed to a continuous antigenic pressure by microbial and environmental agents, which may lead to a condition of chronic inflammation. In view of the notion that polyphenols, largely contained in fruits and vegetables, are endowed with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) have been administered with red grape polyphenol-enriched feed. Polyphenols were extracted from the seeds of Canosina Nero di Troia Vitis vinifera and mixed with conventional feed at two different concentrations (100 and 200 mg/kg, resp.). Fish samples collected at days 223 and 273, respectively, were evaluated for intestinal and spleen cytokine release as well as for spleen macrophage (MØ) and melanomacrophage center (MMC) areas and distribution. Data will show that in treated fish decrease of intestinal interleukin- (IL-) 1β and IL-6 and increase of splenic interferon- (IFN-) γ occur. On the other hand, in the spleen reduction of MØ number seems to parallel increase in MMCs. Collectively, these data suggest that polyphenol-administered sea bass generate lower levels of intestinal proinflammatory cytokines, while producing larger amounts of spleen IFN-γ, as an expression of a robust and protective adaptive immune response. Increase of MMCs corroborates the evidence for a protective spleen response induced by feed enriched with polyphenols.
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Dash P, Patel S, Dixit A, Garg LC, Sahoo PK. Four pro-inflammatory cytokines of rohu (Labeo rohita) during early developmental stages, their tissue distribution and expression by leucocytes upon in-vitro stimulation. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 47:913-22. [PMID: 26518505 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cytokines are important components of both adaptive and innate immunity, and are required to initiate and regulate immune responses following infection. The ontogeny and tissue specific distribution of four pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), IL-8 and IL-1β in rohu (Labeo rohita), and their responses by leucocytes from anterior-kidney/head-kidney (HKLs), spleen (SPLs) and peripheral blood (PBLs) following stimulation with concanavalin A (ConA), ConA with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (ConA/PMA) and formalin-killed Aeromonas hydrophila cells (FAH) were studied. In ontogeny study, mRNA levels of IL-6 and IL-1β were evident in unfertilized egg stages of L. rohita whereas IL-8 and TNF-α transcripts were found from 1 to 3 h post-fertilization (hpf) onwards till day 15 post-fertilization, respectively. Basal level of all four cytokines was observed in all twelve tissues (eye, brain, heart, gill, anterior kidney, posterior kidney, spleen, liver, skin, muscle, hindgut and foregut) of L. rohita juveniles. Expression levels of IL-6 and IL-8 were found to be the highest in liver and heart tissues, respectively, while TNF-α transcripts were high in anterior kidney and liver tissues. Transcripts of IL-1β showed high expression in muscle, heart and spleen. Upon in vitro stimulation of leucocytes, there was variable up-regulation of all the four cytokines following different treatments throughout the experimental time period. Induction of cytokines was more pronounced in PBLs stimulated with FAH compared to other stimuli. However, an up-regulated IL-8 expression was evident in all the leucocytes following stimulation with FAH thus indicating IL-8 could be used as an indicator or indirect marker to monitor vaccine status or health status of L. rohita during bacterial infection.
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- P Dash
- Fish Health Management Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002, India
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- Institute of Marine Research, Nordnesgaten 50, 5817 Bergen, Norway
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- Gene Regulation Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- Fish Health Management Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002, India.
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Wang N, Wu Y, Pang M, Liu J, Lu C, Liu Y. Protective efficacy of recombinant hemolysin co-regulated protein (Hcp) of Aeromonas hydrophila in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 46:297-304. [PMID: 26093203 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Motile aeromonad septicemia (MAS) caused by Aeromonas hydrophila is one of the common bacterial causes of fish mortalities. Prophylactic vaccination against this and other diseases is essential for continued growth of aquaculture. The type VI secretion system (T6SS) plays a crucial role in the virulence of A. hydrophila. The hemolysin co-regulated protein (Hcp) is an integral component of the T6SS apparatus and is considered a hallmark of T6SS function. Here, the T6SS effector Hcp was expressed and characterized, and its immunogenicity and protective efficacy were evaluated in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Hcp secretion was found to be strongly induced by low temperature in A. hydrophila. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that Hcp is conserved among A. hydrophila strains of different origins. The vaccination with recombinant Hcp resulted in an increased survival (46.67%) in common carp during a 10-day challenge time compared to non-vaccinated fish (7.14%). The vaccinated fish also showed the significantly increased levels of IgM antibody in serum and cytokines such as inerleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in kidney, spleen and gills. The recombinant Hcp shows promise as a vaccine candidate against A. hydrophila.
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- Nannan Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Munang'andu HM, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. A Review of the Immunological Mechanisms Following Mucosal Vaccination of Finfish. Front Immunol 2015; 6:427. [PMID: 26379665 PMCID: PMC4547047 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mucosal organs are principle portals of entry for microbial invasion and as such developing protective vaccines against these pathogens can serve as a first line of defense against infections. In general, all mucosal organs in finfish are covered by a layer of mucus whose main function is not only to prevent pathogen attachment by being continuously secreted and sloughing-off but it serves as a vehicle for antimicrobial compounds, complement, and immunoglobulins that degrade, opsonize, and neutralize invading pathogens on mucosal surfaces. In addition, all mucosal organs in finfish possess antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that activate cells of the adaptive immune system to generate long-lasting protective immune responses. The functional activities of APCs are orchestrated by a vast array of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines found in all mucosal organs. The adaptive immune system in mucosal organs is made of humoral immune responses that are able to neutralize invading pathogens as well as cellular-mediated immune responses whose kinetics are comparable to those induced by parenteral vaccines. In general, finfish mucosal immune system has the capacity to serve as the first-line defense mechanism against microbial invasion as well as being responsive to vaccination.
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- Hetron Mweemba Munang'andu
- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , Oslo , Norway
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- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , Oslo , Norway
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- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , Oslo , Norway
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Jiang Y, Husain M, Qi Z, Bird S, Wang T. Identification and expression analysis of two interleukin-23α (p19) isoforms, in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Mol Immunol 2015; 66:216-28. [PMID: 25841173 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Interleukin (IL)-23 is a heterodimeric IL-12 family cytokine composed of a p19 α-chain, linked to a p40 β-chain that is shared with IL-12. IL-23 is distinguished functionally from IL-12 by its ability to induce the production of IL-17, and differentiation of Th17 cells in mammals. Three isoforms of p40 (p40a, p40b and p40c) have been found in some 3R teleosts. Salmonids also possess three p40 isoforms (p40b1, p40b2 and p40c) although p40a is missing, and two copies (paralogues) of p40b are present that have presumably been retained following the 4R duplication in this fish lineage. Teleost p19 has been discovered recently in zebrafish, but to date there is limited information on expression and modulation of this molecule. In this report we have cloned two p19 paralogues (p19a and p19b) in salmonids, suggesting that a salmonid can possess six potential IL-23 isoforms. Whilst Atlantic salmon has two active p19 genes, the rainbow trout p19b gene may have been pseudogenized. The salmonid p19 translations share moderate identities (22.8-29.9%) to zebrafish and mammalian p19 molecules, but their identity was supported by structural features, a conserved 4 exon/3 intron gene organisation, and phylogenetic tree analysis. The active salmonid p19 genes are highly expressed in blood and gonad. Bacterial (Yersinia ruckeri) and viral infection in rainbow trout induces the expression of p19a, suggesting pathogen-specific induction of IL-23 isoforms. Trout p19a expression was also induced by PAMPs (poly IC and peptidoglycan) and the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β in primary head kidney macrophages. These data may indicate diverse functional roles of trout IL-23 isoforms in regulating the immune response in fish.
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- Yousheng Jiang
- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; College of Fishery and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Key Laboratory of Aquaculture and Ecology of Coastal pool in Jiangsu Province, Department of Ocean Technology, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Molecular Genetics, School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
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Zante MD, Borchel A, Brunner RM, Goldammer T, Rebl A. Cloning and characterization of the proximal promoter region of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) interleukin-6 gene. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 43:249-256. [PMID: 25549935 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Interleukin-6 (IL6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with important immunoregulatory functions. Its expression is inducible in immune cells and tissues of several fish species. We also found that IL6 mRNA abundance was significantly increased in spleen, liver, and gill of rainbow trout after experimental infection with Aeromonas salmonicida. Genomic DNA sequences of IL6 orthologs from three salmonid species revealed a conserved exon/intron structure and a high overall nucleotide identity of >88%. To uncover key mechanisms regulating IL6 expression in salmonid fish, we amplified a fragment of the proximal IL6 promoter from rainbow trout and identified in-silico conserved binding sites for NF-κB and CEBP. The activity of this IL6 promoter fragment was analyzed in the established human embryonic kidney line HEK-293. Luciferase- and GFP-based reporter systems revealed that the proximal IL6 promoter is activated by Escherichia coli. Essentially, both reporter systems proved that NF-κB p50, but not NF-κB p65 or CEBP, activates the IL6 promoter fragment. Truncation of this fragment caused a significant decrease in IL6 promoter activation. This characterization of the proximal promoter of the IL6-encoding gene provides basic knowledge about the IL6 gene expression in rainbow trout.
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- Merle D Zante
- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Genome Biology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.
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