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Wu H, Yuan X, He Y, Gao J, Xie M, Xie Z, Song R, Ou D. Niclosamide subacute exposure alters the immune response and microbiota of the gill and gut in black carp larvae, Mylopharyngodon piceus. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 279:116512. [PMID: 38805826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Niclosamide (NIC) is a commonly used insecticide and molluscicide in the prevention and treatment of parasitic diseases in fish. The utilization of NIC has the potential to disrupt the microbial community present on the mucosal tissue of fish, leading to localized inflammatory responses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of NIC on the immune system and bacterial populations within the gill and gut of Mylopharyngodon piceus. Fish were subjected to varying concentrations of NIC, including a control group (0 μg/L), a low NIC group (15% 96 h LC50, LNG, 9.8 μg/L), and a high NIC group (80% 96 h LC50, HNG, 52.5 μg/L). Gill and gut samples were collected 28 days post-exposure for analysis. The findings revealed that the 96-h LC50 for NIC was determined to be 65.7 μg/L, and histopathological examination demonstrated that exposure to NIC resulted in gill filament subepithelial edema, exfoliation, degeneration, and a decrease in gill filament length. Furthermore, the gut exhibited apical enterocyte degeneration and leucocyte infiltration following NIC exposure. Additionally, NIC exposure led to a significant elevation in the levels of immunoglobulin M (IgM), complement component 3 (C3), and complement component 4 (C4) in both gill and gut tissues. Moreover, the activity of lysozyme (LYZ) was enhanced in the gill, while the activities of peroxidase (POD) and immunoglobulin T (IgT) were increased in gut tissue. The exposure to NIC resulted in enhanced mRNA expression of c3, c9, tnfα, il6, il8, and il11 in the gill tissue, while decreasing c3 and il8 expression in the gut tissue. Furthermore, the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (nramp) mRNA increased, and liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (leap2) mRNA decreased in gill and gut tissues. And hepcidin (hepc) mRNA levels rose in gill but fell in gut tissue. NIC exposure also led to a decrease in gill bacterial richness and diversity, which significantly differed from the control group, although this separation was not significant in the gut tissue. In conclusion, the administration of NIC resulted in alterations in both the immune response and mucosal microbiota of fish. Furthermore, it was noted that gills displayed a heightened vulnerability to sublethal effects of NIC in comparison to gut tissues.
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- Hao Wu
- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China.
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China.
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Changsha 410153, China
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Imran M, Chalmel F, Sergent O, Evrard B, Le Mentec H, Legrand A, Dupont A, Bescher M, Bucher S, Fromenty B, Huc L, Sparfel L, Lagadic-Gossmann D, Podechard N. Transcriptomic analysis in zebrafish larvae identifies iron-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction as a possible key event of NAFLD progression induced by benzo[a]pyrene/ethanol co-exposure. Cell Biol Toxicol 2022:10.1007/s10565-022-09706-4. [PMID: 35412187 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-022-09706-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a worldwide epidemic for which environmental contaminants are increasingly recognized as important etiological factors. Among them, the combination of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), a potent environmental carcinogen, with ethanol, was shown to induce the transition of steatosis toward steatohepatitis. However, the underlying mechanisms involved remain to be deciphered. In this context, we used high-fat diet fed zebrafish model, in which we previously observed progression of steatosis to a steatohepatitis-like state following a 7-day-co-exposure to 43 mM ethanol and 25 nM B[a]P. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted the potent role of mitochondrial dysfunction, alterations in heme and iron homeostasis, involvement of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling, and oxidative stress. Most of these mRNA dysregulations were validated by RT-qPCR. Moreover, similar changes were observed using a human in vitro hepatocyte model, HepaRG cells. The mitochondria structural and functional alterations were confirmed by transmission electronic microscopy and Seahorse technology, respectively. Involvement of AhR signaling was evidenced by using in vivo an AhR antagonist, CH223191, and in vitro in AhR-knock-out HepaRG cells. Furthermore, as co-exposure was found to increase the levels of both heme and hemin, we investigated if mitochondrial iron could induce oxidative stress. We found that mitochondrial labile iron content was raised in toxicant-exposed larvae. This increase was prevented by the iron chelator, deferoxamine, which also inhibited liver co-exposure toxicity. Overall, these results suggest that the increase in mitochondrial iron content induced by B[a]P/ethanol co-exposure causes mitochondrial dysfunction that contributes to the pathological progression of NAFLD.
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- Muhammad Imran
- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France.,Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Biosit - UMS 3480, US_S 018, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, Inrae, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer)-UMR_S 13 1241, and UMR_A 1341, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, Inrae, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer)-UMR_S 13 1241, and UMR_A 1341, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Inrae, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), 31027, Toulouse, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000, Rennes, France.
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Sathikumaran R, Madhuvandhi J, Priya KK, Sridevi A, Krishnamurthy R, Thilagam H. Evaluation of benzo[a]pyrene-induced toxicity in the estuarine thornfish Therapon jarbua. Toxicol Rep 2022; 9:720-727. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Thornton Hampton LM, Martyniuk CJ, Venables BJ, Sellin Jeffries MK. Advancing the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) as a model for immunotoxicity testing: Characterization of the renal transcriptome following Yersinia ruckeri infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 103:472-480. [PMID: 32439514 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recent studies have utilized the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) to explore the immunotoxic effects associated with a variety of environmental contaminants in the absence of immunological stimuli. Though this approach allows for alterations in the resting immune system to be detected, previous evidence suggests that many immunotoxic effects may only manifest in the activated immune system. However, basic immune responses to pathogens have not been well described in this species. To expand the utility of the fathead minnow as a model for immunotoxicity testing, a more comprehensive understanding of the activated immune system is required. As such, the main goal of this study was to characterize the transcriptomic response to pathogen infection in the fathead minnow using RNA sequencing. To achieve this goal, female fathead minnows were intraperitoneally injected with either Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (sham-injected) or Yersinia ruckeri (pathogen-injected). Eight hours following injection, fish were sacrificed for the assessment of general morphological (i.e., mass, length, condition factor, hepatic index) and immunological (i.e., leukocyte counts, spleen index) endpoints. To assess the molecular immune response to Y. ruckeri, kidney tissue was collected for transcriptomic analysis. A comparison of sham- and pathogen-injected fish revealed that >1800 genes and >500 gene networks were differentially expressed.Gene networks associated with inflammation, innate immunity, complement, hemorrhaging and iron absorption are highlighted and their utility within the context of immunotoxicity is discussed. These data reveal pathogen-related molecular endpoints to improve data interpretation of future studies utilizing the fathead minnow as a model for immunotoxicity.
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- Leah M Thornton Hampton
- Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, UF Genetics Institute, Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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Cui Q, Chen FY, Zhang M, Peng H, Wang KJ. Transcriptomic analysis revealing hepcidin expression in Oryzias melastigma regulated through the JAK-STAT signaling pathway upon exposure to BaP. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 206:134-141. [PMID: 30476743 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Our previous study revealed that an antimicrobial peptide hepcidin, can be significantly up-regulated either with LPS challenge or upon exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in red sea bream, but the molecular mechanism involved in whether the transcriptional expression of hepcidin induced by LPS or BaP is regulated through a similar signaling pathway is not yet known. To elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism, the marine model fish Oryzias melastigma was exposed to 1 μg/L BaP as well as challenged with 5 μg of LPS per fish. Samples at 3 h post-LPS challenge, and 2 d and 3 d post-BaP exposure were separately collected for transcriptome analysis. General analysis of the predicted immune-associated unigenes based on the transcriptomic data showed that the percentages of modulated immune-associated genes were 7% with LPS challenge, and 3% and 7% with BaP exposure at 2 and 3 days, respectively. Genes involved in functions like antimicrobial activity, neutrophil activation, and leukocyte chemotaxis were up-regulated with LPS challenge, whereas more than half of the immune associated genes including the KLF family were down-regulated upon BaP exposure, indicating a difference in the modulated immune genes between LPS challenge and BaP exposure. Specific comparative analyses of the immune-associated signal pathways NOD, TOLL, NF-κB and JAK-STAT with LPS challenge or upon exposure to BaP, indicated that most of the modulated genes in association with the NOD, TOLL and NF-κB pathways were induced with LPS challenge but only a few after exposure to BaP, suggesting that BaP exposure was generally not associated with any of the three signal pathways. Interestingly, further transcriptomic analysis revealed that 5 of the 8 modulated genes associated with the JAK-STAT pathway were down-regulated, while 2 inhibiting genes were up-regulated after BaP exposure for 2 days whereas LPS challenge resulted in only less than half modulated, suggesting the possibility of down-regulation caused by BaP exposure through JAK-STAT pathway. Further testing using an EPC cell culture demonstrated that expression of the hepcidin1 gene was less involved in the known signal pathways, such as c/EBP, BMP, and NF-κB, but instead mostly in association with the JAK-STAT pathway upon BaP exposure.
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- Qian Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean & Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean & Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean & Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean & Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean & Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China; Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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Zhao Y, Wang X, Lin X, Zhao S, Lin J. Comparative developmental toxicity of eight typical organic pollutants to red sea bream (Pagrosomus major) embryos and larvae. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:9067-9078. [PMID: 27130341 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6282-4] [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: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The red sea bream (Pagrosomus major) 48-h embryo-larval bioassay was used to assess and compare the developmental toxicities of eight typical organic pollutants, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organophosphorus pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and alkylphenol. Toxicological endpoints such as survival rates of P. major embryos or larvae and the rates of hatching and of malformation (oedema, condensed blood, spinal curvatures or eye abnormalities) were noted and described within 48 h of exposure. The LC50, EC50, no-observed-effect concentration (NOEC) and lowest-observed-effect concentration (LOEC) were calculated, based on the dose-response relationship. The results showed that exposures to all of the selected organic pollutants except for methyl parathion produced acute toxic effects on P. major embryos and larvae, at different levels of exposure. The levels of acute toxicity of the eight typical organic pollutants for P. major embryos and larvae showed the following trend: benzo(a)pyrene > malathion > PCB 126 > pyrene > nonylphenol > phenanthrene > monocrotophos > methyl parathion. However, the larvae were more sensitive to these pollutants than embryos, according to the calculated LC50, EC50, NOEC and LOEC. This increased sensitivity of larvae could have resulted from losing the natural barrier function of the egg shell membrane. Benzo(a)pyrene, malathion, nonylphenol and monocrotophos delayed the development of P. major for both embryos and larvae, and decreased the hatching rate of the embryos. These results implied that the development of fish embryos and larvae could serve as potential biomarkers for evaluating organic contamination in the aquatic environment. The marine economic fish P. major was more sensitive to PAHs than the model fish, marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma). The estimated safe concentrations (SCs) for marine economic fish, as determined in our research, could provide a reference for the formulation of water quality criteria.
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- Yanyan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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Qiu W, Shen Y, Pan C, Liu S, Wu M, Yang M, Wang KJ. The potential immune modulatory effect of chronic bisphenol A exposure on gene regulation in male medaka (Oryzias latipes) liver. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 130:146-154. [PMID: 27104808 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a well-known estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) ubiquitously present in various environmental media. The present study aims to identify the responsive genes in male fish chronically exposed to low concentrations of BPA at the transcription level. We screened genes from a suppression subtractive hybridization library constructed from male medaka (Oryzias latipes) livers after 60-d exposure to 10μg/L BPA under the condition at which changes of hepatic antioxidant parameters have been previously reported. The identified genes were predicted to be involved in multiple biological processes including antioxidant physiology, endocrine system, detoxification, notably associated with the immune response processes. With real time PCR analysis, the immune-associated genes including hepcidin-like precursor, complement component and factors, MHC class I, alpha-2-macroglobulin and novel immune-type receptor 6 isoform were significantly up-regulated in a nonmonotonic dose response pattern in livers upon exposure to different concentrations of BPA (0.1, 1, 10, 100, 1000μg/L). Our results demonstrated a negative impact on gene regulation in fish chronically exposed to relatively low and environmentally relevant concentrations of BPA, and suggested the potential immune modulatory effect of chronic EDC exposure on fish. The immunotoxicity of BPA and other EDCs should be much concerned for the health of human beings and other vertebrates exposed to it.
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- Wenhui Qiu
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.
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Katzenback BA. Antimicrobial Peptides as Mediators of Innate Immunity in Teleosts. BIOLOGY 2015; 4:607-39. [PMID: 26426065 PMCID: PMC4690011 DOI: 10.3390/biology4040607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified throughout the metazoa suggesting their evolutionarily conserved nature and their presence in teleosts is no exception. AMPs are short (18–46 amino acids), usually cationic, amphipathic peptides. While AMPs are diverse in amino acid sequence, with no two AMPs being identical, they collectively appear to have conserved functions in the innate immunity of animals towards the pathogens they encounter in their environment. Fish AMPs are upregulated in response to pathogens and appear to have direct broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity towards both human and fish pathogens. However, an emerging role for AMPs as immunomodulatory molecules has become apparent—the ability of AMPs to activate the innate immune system sheds light onto the multifaceted capacity of these small peptides to combat pathogens through direct and indirect means. Herein, this review focuses on the role of teleost AMPs as modulators of the innate immune system and their regulation in response to pathogens or other exogenous molecules. The capacity to regulate AMP expression by exogenous factors may prove useful in modulating AMP expression in fish to prevent disease, particularly in aquaculture settings where crowded conditions and environmental stress pre-dispose these fish to infection.
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- Barbara A Katzenback
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Romany JS, McElroy AE, Fast MD. Measures of immune system status in young-of-the-year winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 86:148-161. [PMID: 25557428 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The immune status of young-of-the-year (YOY) winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus was evaluated in fish collected from six areas around Long Island, NY, U.S.A. representing more urban areas with high population density in the west, to less densely populated more rural areas in to the east. Gene expression markers for innate immunity (pleurocidin) and contaminant exposure (cytochrome P4501A; cyp1a) were measured in liver and fin of fish collected at each site. Expression of pleurocidin was significantly higher in fin than liver, but was highly variable among individuals. Some statistically significant differences in pleurocidin expression among sites were observed, although elevated levels were not associated with degree of urbanization. Expression was related in part to fish size: a positive correlation between expression and total length (LT ) of fish was observed with the largest LT class (>125 mm) exhibiting significantly elevated pleurocidin expression as compared with fish in the smaller LT class. This indicates that immune competency may increase with age. No site-specific differences in cyp1a expression were observed. These data suggest that exposure to aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants is fairly widespread throughout the study area and that any differences in pleurocidin expression in YOY P. americanus are probably due to other factors. Antimicrobial activity was also measured as a functional indicator of immune response. Activity was highly variable, showing no significant site-specific differences, and no significant correlation to pleurocidin expression. The lack of correlation between pleurocidin expression and antimicrobial activity indicates that other antimicrobial peptides may be active against the bacteria tested or that other factors are influencing antimicrobial activity. This is the first quantitative evaluation of pleurocidin expression in YOY P. americanus from an urban area. Further work is needed to characterize factors controlling pleurocidin expression, as well as other indicators of immune response in young fish.
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- J S Romany
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, U.S.A
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Yang M, Pan C, Bo J, Wang K. Regulation of metallothionein gene expression in response to benzo[a]pyrene exposure and bacterial challenge in marine cultured black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11631-014-0705-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bo J, Gopalakrishnan S, Chen FY, Wang KJ. Benzo[a]pyrene modulates the biotransformation, DNA damage and cortisol level of red sea bream challenged with lipopolysaccharide. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2014; 85:463-470. [PMID: 24882445 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.023] [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: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In animals, biotransformation and the immune system interact with each other, however, knowledge of the toxic mechanism of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on these two systems is not well known. The present study investigated the toxic effects of BaP on the biotransformation system, cortisol level and DNA integrity of red sea bream (Pagrus major). The results showed that cortisol level was induced under the challenge of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Short-term exposure (96 h) of BaP at environmental concentration significantly increased the cortisol level, hepatic EROD activity and CYP1A1 mRNA expression. When P. major was exposed to BaP for 14 d followed by LPS challenge this increased the cortisol level, EROD activity and hepatic DNA damage except CYP1A1 mRNA expression. Combined with our previous data, which showed that BaP exposure can modulate the immunologic response in P. major challenged with LPS, a hypothetical adverse outcome pathway of BaP on fish was suggested.
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- Jun Bo
- Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.
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Bo J, Gopalakrishnan S, Fan DQ, Thilagam H, Qu HD, Zhang N, Chen FY, Wang KJ. Benzo[a]pyrene modulation of acute immunologic responses in Red Sea bream pretreated with lipopolysaccharide. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2014; 29:517-525. [PMID: 22610821 DOI: 10.1002/tox.21777] [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: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 02/26/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been reported to modulate the immune response in aquatic animals, but the collected information of their effects on fish immunity is so far ambiguous. This study demonstrated that Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) exposure altered the expression pattern of an antimicrobial peptide hepcidin (PM-hepc) gene and the activities of some immune-associated parameters in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged red sea bream (Pagrus major). It was observed that LPS could increase respiratory burst, lysozyme and antibacterial activity in P. major. However when the P. major was exposed to different concentrations of BaP (1, 4, or 8 μg L(-1) ) for 14 days and then challenged with LPS there was no significant change in the lysozyme and antibacterial activity. It was further observed that LPS could induce the PM-hepc mRNA expression at 3, 6, and 12-h post-LPS challenge. However, when P. major was exposed first to BaP for 14 days and then challenged with LPS, the expression of PM-hepc mRNA was delayed in the liver until 24 h and not significantly induced until 48 and 96 h. The mRNA expression pattern was completely different from that only with LPS challenge, showing that BaP exposure changed the PM-hepc mRNA expression pattern of fish with LPS challenge. This study demonstrated that BaP exposure can weaken or inhibit the induction of lysozyme and antibacterial activity in the LPS-challenged P. major; conversely BaP exposure could enhance the mRNA expression of PM-hepc gene, indicating that the effect of BaP has different modulatory mechanism on hepcidin genes and immune-associated parameters.
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- Jun Bo
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, College of Oceanography and Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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Fu Y, Li M, Liu C, Qu JP, Zhu WJ, Xing HJ, Xu SW, Li S. Effect of atrazine and chlorpyrifos exposure on cytochrome P450 contents and enzyme activities in common carp gills. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 94:28-36. [PMID: 23702303 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 04/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Chlorpyrifos (CPF) and atrazine (ATR) are the most widely used organophosphate insecticides and triazine herbicides, respectively, worldwide. This study aimed at investigating the effects of ATR, CPF and mixture on common carp gills following 40-d exposure and 40-d recovery experiments. Cytochrome P450 content, activities of aminopyrine N-demethylase (APND) and erythromycin N-demethylase (ERND) and the mRNA levels of the CYP1 family (CYP1A, CYP1B, and CYP1C) were determined. In total, 220 common carps were divided into eleven groups, and each group was treated with a specific concentration of ATR (4.28, 42.8 and 428 μg/L), CPF (1.16, 11.6 and 116 μg/L) or ATR-CPF mixture (1.13, 11.3 and 113 μg/L). The results showed that P450 content and activities of APND and ERND in fish exposed to ATR and mixture were significantly higher than those in the control group. After the 40-d recovery treatment (i.e., depuration), the P450 content and the activities of APND and ERND in fish decreased to the background levels. A similar tendency was also found in the mRNA levels of the CYP1 family (CYP1A, CYP1B, and CYP1C) in common carp gills. The CPF-treated fish showed no significant difference from the control groups, except for a significant CYP1C induction. These results indicated that CYP enzyme levels are induced by ATR but were only slightly affected by CPF in common carp gills. In addition, the ATR and CPF exposure showed an antagonistic effect on P450 enzymes in common carp gills.
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- Yao Fu
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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Bo J, Cai L, Xu JH, Wang KJ, Au DWT. The marine medaka Oryzias melastigma--a potential marine fish model for innate immune study. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2011; 63:267-76. [PMID: 21683423 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2010] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The objective of this study is to develop the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma as a potential marine fish model for innate immune and immunotoxicological studies. Hepcidin plays an important role in innate immune system. Two hepcidin genes (OM-hep1 and OM-hep2) were identified and characterized in the O. melastigma, which were highly conserved with other reported hepcidins. During embryogenesis, significant elevation of OM-hep1 and OM-hep2 transcripts were coincided with liver development in the embryos. In adult medaka, differential tissue expressions of both hepcidin transcripts were evident: high in liver, moderate in spleen and low in non-immune tissues. After bacterial challenge, the two hepcidin mRNAs were rapidly and remarkably induced in liver and spleen, suggesting the two OM-hepcidins in O. melastigma play a complementary role in innate defense. Gender difference in time of induction and extent of the two hepcidin mRNAs elevation in infected O. melastigma should be considered in immunotoxicological studies.
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- Jun Bo
- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution and Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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