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Yang Z, Bao L, Shen Y, Wang J, Su D, Liu H, Bao Y. Isolation and functional identification of immune cells in hemolymph of blood clams Tegillarca granosa. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 144:109320. [PMID: 38122950 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109320] [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: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Blood clam Tegillarca granosa is a type of economically cultivated bivalve mollusk with red blood, and it primarily relies on hemocytes in its hemolymph for immune defense. However, there are currently no reports on the isolation and identification of immune cells in T. granosa, which hinders our understanding of their immune defense. In this study, we employed single-cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-seq) to visualize the molecular profile of hemocytes in T. granosa. Based on differential expression of immune genes and hemoglobin genes, hemocytes can be molecularly classified into immune cells and erythrocytes. In addition, we separated immune cells using density gradient centrifugation and demonstrated their stronger phagocytic capacity compared to erythrocytes, as well as higher levels of ROS and NO. In summary, our experiments involved the isolation and functional identification of immune cells in hemolymph of T. granosa. This study will provide valuable insights into the innate immune system of red-blood mollusks and further deepen the immunological research of mollusks.
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- Zexin Yang
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Germplasm Resource of Zhejiang, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, China; Ninghai Institute of Mariculture Breeding and Seed Industry, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ninghai, 315604, China.
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Dang C, Donaghy L, Macnab A, Gholipour-Kanani H. Optimising flow-cytometry methods for marine mollusc haemocytes using the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima as a model. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 143:109220. [PMID: 37977546 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109220] [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: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Flow-cytometry has become increasingly popular to assess the haemocytes morphology and functions of marine molluscs. Indeed, haemocytes are the first line of defence of the immune system in molluscs and are used as a proxy for oyster health. Authors publishing in the field of flow-cytometry and molluscs health seemed to utilise the same methods for all model species used, independently of their geographical location in the world (temperate, tropical, etc.). Hence, this paper dived into flow-cytometry methodology and investigated if using different plates, different thresholds, different incubation times and temperatures as well as different fluorochromes concentrations affected the results. This study revealed that the cell count did not change when using different thresholds on the FSC-H parameter of the instrument but was affected by the plate type, the temperature of incubation, and the time of incubation. Indeed, non-adherent plates yielded the highest cell count and lower cell counts were associated with a higher temperature and a longer time of incubation. Furthermore, the haemocytes functions such as the phagocytosis, the lysosomal content, the intracellular oxidative activity, and the mitochondria activity were also affected by the temperature and the time of incubation. An increase in the phagocytosis capacity, lysosomal content and mitochondria activity was observed with a higher temperature. At the exception of the phagocytosis rate, all the other parameters such as the phagocytosis capacity, the intracellular oxidative activity, and the lysosomal content increased with a longer incubation time. We also showed that it is best to optimise the amount of fluorochromes used to avoid unnecessary background or non-specific staining.
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- Cecile Dang
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia.
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 Four), Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
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Espinoza K, Zapata Vívenes E, Lodeiros C. Parámetros hemocitarios y química de la hemolinfa en reproductores de la concha prieta Anadara tuberculosa (Arcoida: Arcidae). REVISTA PERUANA DE BIOLOGÍA 2022. [DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v29i4.23624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Con motivo de conocer el estado de salud de poblaciones silvestres de la concha prieta Anadara tuberculosa se estudiaron los parámetros hemocitarios (viabilidad, conteo total y diferencial, estabilidad lisosomal, fragilidad osmótica) y la química sanguínea (hemoglobina-Hb, proteínas, triglicéridos, glucosa, lactato deshidrogenasa-LDH y catalasa-CAT). Se extrajo hemolinfa en reproductores salvajes aparentemente sanos colectados en la isla Corazón, río Chone, Ecuador. La viabilidad celular fue elevada, con presencia de 5 morfotipos: eritrocitos (74%), granulocitos traslucidos (6%), amebocitos (3%), hialinocitos (12%), blastocitos (5%). Los hemocitos presentaron membranas lisosomales estables al rojo neutro durante 240 min y una fragilidad osmótica media (FO50) de 4.8‰. Las concentraciones de Hb, proteínas, lípidos y glucosa denotan la función respiratoria y reservas energéticas durante los cambios de marea. La actividad de LDH está vinculada al metabolismo anaeróbico y CAT a la capacidad de mantener el equilibrio redox del sistema inmunitario. Los parámetros hemocitarios y química de la hemolinfa pueden servir como índices fisiológicos normales de referencia en reproductores de A. tuberculosa.
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de la Ballina NR, Maresca F, Cao A, Villalba A. Bivalve Haemocyte Subpopulations: A Review. Front Immunol 2022; 13:826255. [PMID: 35464425 PMCID: PMC9024128 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.826255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Bivalve molluscs stand out for their ecological success and their key role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, while also constituting a very valuable commercial resource. Both ecological success and production of bivalves depend on their effective immune defence function, in which haemocytes play a central role acting as both the undertaker of the cellular immunity and supplier of the humoral immunity. Bivalves have different types of haemocytes, which perform different functions. Hence, identification of cell subpopulations and their functional characterisation in immune responses is essential to fully understand the immune system in bivalves. Nowadays, there is not a unified nomenclature that applies to all bivalves. Characterisation of bivalve haemocyte subpopulations is often combined with 1) other multiple parameter assays to determine differences between cell types in immune-related physiological activities, such as phagocytosis, oxidative stress and apoptosis; and 2) immune response to different stressors such as pathogens, temperature, acidification and pollution. This review summarises the major and most recent findings in classification and functional characterisation of the main haemocyte types of bivalve molluscs.
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- Nuria R. de la Ballina
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório de Ciências do Mar, Universidade de Évora, Sines, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Plentziako Itsas Estazioa (PIE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain
- *Correspondence: Antonio Villalba,
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First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve. Int J Parasitol 2022; 52:407-425. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wee NQX, Cribb TH, Corner RD, Ward S, Cutmore SC. Gastropod first intermediate hosts for two species of Monorchiidae Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda): I can't believe it's not bivalves! Int J Parasitol 2021; 51:1035-1046. [PMID: 34186072 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The trematode superfamily Monorchioidea comprises three families of teleost parasites: the Monorchiidae Odhner, 1911, Lissorchiidae Magath, 1917, and Deropristidae Cable & Hunninen, 1942. All presently known lissorchiid and deropristid life cycles have gastropods as first intermediate hosts, whereas those of monorchiids involve bivalves. Here, we report an unexpected intermediate host for monorchiids; two species of Hurleytrematoides Yamaguti, 1954 use gastropods as first intermediate hosts. Sporocysts and cercariae were found infecting two species of the family Vermetidae, highly specialised sessile gastropods that form calcareous tubes, from two locations off the coast of Queensland, Australia. These intramolluscan infections broadly corresponded morphologically to those of known monorchiids in that the cercariae have a spinous tegument, oral and ventral suckers, a simple tail and distinct eye-spots. Given the simplified morphology of intramolluscan infections, genetic data provided a definitive identification. ITS2 rDNA and cox1 mtDNA sequence data from the gastropod infections were identical to two species of Hurleytrematoides, parasites of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae); Hurleytrematoides loi McNamara & Cribb, 2011 from Moreton Bay (south-eastern Queensland) and Heron Island (southern Great Barrier Reef) and Hurleytrematoides morandi McNamara & Cribb, 2011 from Heron Island. Notably, species of Hurleytrematoides are positioned relatively basal in the phylogeny of the Monorchiidae and are a sister lineage to that of species known to infect bivalves. Thus, the most parsimonious evolutionary hypothesis to explain infection of gastropods by these monorchiids is that basal monorchiids (in our analyses, species of Cableia Sogandares-Bernal, 1959, Helicometroides Yamaguti, 1934 and Hurleytrematoides) will all prove to infect gastropods, suggesting a single host switching event into bivalves for more derived monorchiids (17 other genera in our phylogenetic analyses). A less parsimonious hypothesis is that the infection of vermetids will prove to be restricted to species of Hurleytrematoides, as an isolated secondary recolonisation of gastropods from a bivalve-infecting lineage. Regardless of how their use arose, vermetids represent a dramatic host jump relative to the rest of the Monorchiidae, one potentially enabled by their specialised feeding biology.
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- Nicholas Q-X Wee
- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Kladchenko ES, Andreyeva AY, Kukhareva TA, Rychkova VN, Soldatov AA, Mindukshev IV. Impact of Low Salinity on Hemocytes Morphology and Functional Aspects in Alien Clam Anadara
kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s2075111721020089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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IMPACT OF LOW SALINITY ON HEMOCYTES MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS IN INVASIVE CLAM ANADARA KAGOSHIMENSIS (TOKUNAGA, 1906). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.35885/1996-1499-2021-14-1-95-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Impact of low salinity on morphology and function of hemocytes in ark clam species Anadara kagoshimensis was investigated using light microscopy and flow cytometry. In control group the water salinity was adjusted to 19.6‰, and experimental group was maintained at 14.8‰ and 8.8‰. Two cell types, amebocytes and erythrocytes, were identified in control group of ark clams. Erythrocytes constituted the main type of the cells, and amounted to 92.3±3.9 %. Hyposalinity changed that proportion: the number of amebocytes decreased 2.7 times and number of erythrocytes increased 7.6 times. Morphometric characteristics of hemocytes didn’t show statistically significant changes. As far as salinity decreased, the number of erythrocyte shades in hemolymph increased (3.5 times at salinity 8.8‰) and, in hemocytes, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production grew (3.5. times at salinity 8.8‰).
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Kim JH, Lee HM, Cho YG, Shin JS, You JW, Choi KS, Hong HK. Flow cytometric characterization of the hemocytes of blood cockles Anadara broughtonii (Schrenck, 1867), Anadara kagoshimensis (Lischke, 1869), and Tegillarca granosa (Linnaeus, 1758) as a biomarker for coastal environmental monitoring. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 160:111654. [PMID: 33181933 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111654] [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: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Marine bivalves are often used as a sentinel species in coastal environmental monitoring since changes in the environmental quality are often well preserved in their cells and tissues. Anadara and Tegillarca species of Arcidae, the blood cockles, are considered to be good sentinel species in monitoring coastal pollution and ecosystem health because they are distributed widely in the subsurface of intertidal mudflats. Internal cellular defense of the blood cockles to physical and biological stresses is mediated by the circulating hemocytes, while their hemocyte types and functions are poorly studied. In this study, we first characterized morphology and immune-related activities of hemocytes of three common blood cockles Anadara broughtonii, A. kagoshimensis, and Tegillarca granosa using flow cytometry. Based on cell morphology and immunological functions, we described five types of hemocytes identically in the three blood cockles: erythrocytes type-I (erythrocytes-I), erythrocytes type-II (erythrocytes-II), granulocytes, hyalinocytes, and blast-like cells. Erythrocytes were round cells containing hemoglobin with numerous granules in the cytoplasm and these cells consist of two central populations. Erythrocytes-I were the most abundant cells accounting for 80-89% of the total circulating hemocytes and exhibited a certain level of lysosome and oxidative capacity. Erythrocytes-II were the largest cells and displayed high lysosome content and the most active oxidative capacity. Both erythrocytes-I and erythrocytes-II did not show phagocytosis capacity. Granulocytes were intermediated-sized hemocytes characterized by granules in the cytoplasm and long pseudopodia on the cell surface, and these cells were mainly engaged in the cellular defense exhibiting the largest lysosome content, the most active phagocytosis, and high oxidative capacity. Contrary to granulocytes, hyalinocytes were comparatively small and round cells and exhibited no granules in the cytoplasm. Hyalinocytes displayed a certain level of lysosome and phagocytosis and oxidative capacities. Blast-like cells characterized by the smallest size and small quantity of cytoplasm and exhibited an absence of phagocytosis and extremely low oxidative capacity, suggesting that this population is not directly involved in the cell-mediated immune activities. In conclusion, flow cytometry indicated that three blood cockles had five types of hemocytes, and the erythrocytes and granulocytes were mainly involved in the immunological activities.
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- Jeong-Hwa Kim
- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Coastal Ecology, Inc., Bucheon 14449, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science (BK21 PLUS) and Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea.
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Kladchenko ES, Andreyeva AY, Kukhareva TA, Soldatov AA. Morphologic, cytometric and functional characterisation of Anadara kagoshimensis hemocytes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 98:1030-1032. [PMID: 31783146 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Circulating hemocytes of ark clam, Anadara kagoshimensis, were investigated using light microscopy and flow cytometry. Hemolymph contained 3 morphotype of cells, amebocytes, erythrocytes and intermediate type cells, which formed two distinct subpopulations on flow cytometric dot plots. Large cells (intermediate morphotype and erythrocytes) amounted 85.6 ± 2.8% total cells in hemolymph. Erythrocytes were hemoglobin-containing cells with up to 40 granules presented in the cytoplasm. All hemocyte types, observed in the ark clam hemolymph demonstrated equal capacity to spontaneous production of reactive oxygen species.
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- E S Kladchenko
- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky ave, 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky ave, 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky ave, 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky ave, 38, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Immunological properties of oxygen-transport proteins: hemoglobin, hemocyanin and hemerythrin. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 74:293-317. [PMID: 27518203 PMCID: PMC5219038 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2326-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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It is now well documented that peptides with enhanced or alternative functionality (termed cryptides) can be liberated from larger, and sometimes inactive, proteins. A primary example of this phenomenon is the oxygen-transport protein hemoglobin. Aside from respiration, hemoglobin and hemoglobin-derived peptides have been associated with immune modulation, hematopoiesis, signal transduction and microbicidal activities in metazoans. Likewise, the functional equivalents to hemoglobin in invertebrates, namely hemocyanin and hemerythrin, act as potent immune effectors under certain physiological conditions. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the true extent of oxygen-transport protein dynamics in innate immunity, and to impress upon the reader the multi-functionality of these ancient proteins on the basis of their structures. In this context, erythrocyte-pathogen antibiosis and the immune competences of various erythroid cells are compared across diverse taxa.
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Review: Bucephalus minimus, a deleterious trematode parasite of cockles Cerastoderma spp. Parasitol Res 2015; 114:1263-78. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4374-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Dang C, Dungan CF, Scott GP, Reece KS. Perkinsus sp. infections and in vitro isolates from Anadara trapezia (mud arks) of Queensland, Australia. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2015; 113:51-58. [PMID: 25667336 DOI: 10.3354/dao02816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Perkinsus sp. protists were found infecting Anadara trapezia mud ark cockles at 6 sites in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, at prevalences of 4 to 100% during 2011 as determined by surveys using Ray's fluid thioglycollate medium. Perkinsus sp. lesions were found among gill and visceral connective tissues in histological samples from several cockles, where basophilic, eccentrically vacuolated Perkinsus sp. signet ring trophozoites and proliferating, Perkinsus sp. schizont cells were documented. Two Perkinsus sp. isolates were propagated in vitro during August 2013 from gill tissues of a single infected A. trapezia cockle from Wynnum in Moreton Bay. DNA from those isolate cells amplified universally by a Perkinsus genus-specific PCR assay, and rDNA-internal transcribed spacer sequences respectively grouped them with P. olseni and P. chesapeaki in phylogenetic analyses. This is the first report of P. chesapeaki in Australia, and the first report of a P. chesapeaki in vitro isolate from an Australian mollusc host. Although P. olseni was originally described in 1981 as a pathogen of abalone in South Australia, and has subsequently been identified as a prevalent pathogen of numerous other molluscs worldwide, this is also the first report of a P. olseni-like in vitro isolate from an Australian mollusc host.
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- Cécile Dang
- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Kawasaki M, Delamare-Deboutteville J, Dang C, Barnes AC. Hemiuroid trematode sporocysts are undetected by hemocytes of their intermediate host, the ark cockle Anadara trapezia: potential role of surface carbohydrates in successful parasitism. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:1937-1947. [PMID: 24161777 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In order to establish a successful relationship with their hosts, parasites must subvert or evade immune defences. Cockle Anadara trapezia and Sydney Rock oyster (SRO) Saccostrea glomerata live in the same location but only ark cockles are infected by sporocysts of hemiuroid trematode. This provides an opportunity to explore differing interactions between the parasite and the immune system of susceptible and refractive hosts. Rapid migration and encapsulation of sporocysts was observed by SRO hemocytes but not by cockle hemocytes. This migration/encapsulation was inhibited by N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetylgalactosamine but not by the other sugars, implicating specific surface carbohydrates in immune detection. Effector responses of hemocytes were investigated in vitro in terms of production of reactive oxygen production (ROS). Hemocytes of both species strongly reacted to Zymosan, but only SRO hemocytes responded to live sporocysts. Neither species' hemocytes produced ROS in the presence of dead/fixed sporocysts, and there was no suppression of Zymosan-induced respiratory burst by sporocysts. This suggests that immune escape is mediated by avoiding encapsulation, perhaps through molecular mimicry. Membrane-shaving with proteases indicated that sporocyst surface proteins are not a key factors in hemocytic detection. Surface carbohydrates of SRO and cockle hemocytes and of sporocysts were profiled with a panel of biotinylated lectins. This revealed substantial differences between cockle and SRO hemocytes, but greater similarity between cockle hemocytes and sporocysts. Results suggest that surface carbohydrates play an integral role in hemocyte immunorecognition and that surface carbohydrate molecular mimicry is a potential strategy for immune evasion in cockles by hemiuroid trematode sporocysts.
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- Minami Kawasaki
- The University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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