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Maéno M, Tanabe M, Ogawa A, Kobayashi H, Izutsu Y, Kato T. Identification and characterization of myeloid cells localized in the tadpole liver cortex in Xenopus laevis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 156:105178. [PMID: 38599553 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2024.105178] [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: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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In the present study, using transgenic frogs that express GFP specifically in myeloid cells under the myeloperoxidase enhancer sequence, we found that myeloperoxidase-positive cells are localized in the liver cortex at the late tadpole stages. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that myelopoiesis in the liver cortex became evident after st. 50 and reached its peak by st. 56. Transplantation experiments indicated that cells with a high density at the liver cortex were derived from the dorso-lateral plate tissue in the neurula embryo. Analysis of smear samples of the cells isolated from collagenase-treated liver tissues of the transgenic tadpoles indicated that myeloid cells were the major population of blood cells in the larval liver and that, in addition to myeloid colonies, erythroid colonies expanded in entire liver after metamorphosis. Cells that were purified from the livers of transgenic tadpoles according to the GFP expression exhibited the multi-lobed nuclei. The results of present study provide evidence that the liver cortex of the Xenopus tadpole is a major site of granulopoiesis.
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- Mitsugu Maéno
- Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan.
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- Faculty of Science, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, TWIns building, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan; Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science, TWIns building, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, TWIns building, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan; Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science, TWIns building, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8480, Japan
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Tsukada E, Rodrigues CC, Jacintho JC, Franco-Belussi L, Jones-Costa M, Abdalla FC, Rocha TL, Salla RF. The amphibian's spleen as a source of biomarkers for ecotoxicity assessment: Historical review and trends. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 901:165915. [PMID: 37532037 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Amphibians are very sensitive to many environmental changes, so these animals are considered good bioindicator models for ecotoxicology. Given the importance of the amphibian spleen for hematopoietic and immune responses, this can be a key organ for the evaluation of biomarkers to monitor the health of individuals in nature or in captivity. In this systematic review, we searched databases and summarized the main findings concerning the amphibian spleen as a source of possible biomarkers applied in different scientific fields. The searches resulted in 83 articles published from 1923 to 2022, which applied the use of splenic samples to evaluate the effects of distinct stressors on amphibians. Articles were distributed in more than twenty countries, with USA, Europe, and Brazil, standing out among them. Publications focused mainly on anatomical and histomorphological characterization of the spleen, its physiology, and development. Recently, the use of splenic biomarkers in pathology and ecotoxicology began to grow but many gaps still need to be addressed in herpetological research. About 85 % of the splenic biomarkers showed responses to various stressors, which indicates that the spleen can provide numerous biomarkers to be used in many study fields. The limited amount of information on morphological description and splenic anatomy in amphibians may be a contributing factor to the underestimated use of splenic biomarkers in herpetological research around the world. We hope that this unprecedented review can instigate researchers to refine herpetological experimentation, using the spleen as a versatile and alternative source for biomarkers in ecotoxicology.
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- Elisabete Tsukada
- Post-graduation Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Departament of Biological Sciences, São Paulo State University, campus São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Pathology (LAPex), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.
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Yaparla A, Stern DB, Hossainey MRH, Crandall KA, Grayfer L. Amphibian myelopoiesis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 146:104701. [PMID: 37196852 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Macrophage-lineage cells are indispensable to immunity and physiology of all vertebrates. Amongst these, amphibians represent a key stage in vertebrate evolution and are facing decimating population declines and extinctions, in large part due to emerging infectious agents. While recent studies indicate that macrophages and related innate immune cells are critically involved during these infections, much remains unknown regarding the ontogeny and functional differentiation of these cell types in amphibians. Accordingly, in this review we coalesce what has been established to date about amphibian blood cell development (hematopoiesis), the development of key amphibian innate immune cells (myelopoiesis) and the differentiation of amphibian macrophage subsets (monopoiesis). We explore the current understanding of designated sites of larval and adult hematopoiesis across distinct amphibian species and consider what mechanisms may lend to these species-specific adaptations. We discern the identified molecular mechanisms governing the functional differentiation of disparate amphibian (chiefly Xenopus laevis) macrophage subsets and describe what is known about the roles of these subsets during amphibian infections with intracellular pathogens. Macrophage lineage cells are at the heart of so many vertebrate physiological processes. Thus, garnering greater understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the ontogeny and functionality of these cells in amphibians will lend to a more comprehensive view of vertebrate evolution.
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- Amulya Yaparla
- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, Computational Biology Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, Computational Biology Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
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Hauser KA, Singer JC, Hossainey MRH, Moore TE, Wendel ES, Yaparla A, Kalia N, Grayfer L. Amphibian ( Xenopus laevis) Tadpoles and Adult Frogs Differ in Their Antiviral Responses to Intestinal Frog Virus 3 Infections. Front Immunol 2021; 12:737403. [PMID: 34489981 PMCID: PMC8418544 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.737403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The global amphibian declines are compounded by ranavirus infections such as Frog Virus 3 (FV3), and amphibian tadpoles more frequently succumb to these pathogens than adult animals. Amphibian gastrointestinal tracts represent a major route of ranavirus entry, and viral pathogenesis often leads to hemorrhaging and necrosis within this tissue. Alas, the differences between tadpole and adult amphibian immune responses to intestinal ranavirus infections remain poorly defined. As interferon (IFN) cytokine responses represent a cornerstone of vertebrate antiviral immunity, it is pertinent that the tadpoles and adults of the anuran Xenopus laevis frog mount disparate IFN responses to FV3 infections. Presently, we compared the tadpole and adult X. laevis responses to intestinal FV3 infections. Our results indicate that FV3-challenged tadpoles mount more robust intestinal type I and III IFN responses than adult frogs. These tadpole antiviral responses appear to be mediated by myeloid cells, which are recruited into tadpole intestines in response to FV3 infections. Conversely, myeloid cells bearing similar cytology already reside within the intestines of healthy (uninfected) adult frogs, possibly accounting for some of the anti-FV3 resistance of these animals. Further insight into the differences between tadpole and adult frog responses to ranaviral infections is critical to understanding the facets of susceptibility and resistance to these pathogens.
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- Kelsey A Hauser
- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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Isolation and characterization of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in Xenopus laevis. Stem Cell Res 2021; 53:102341. [PMID: 33892293 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2021.102341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that exist in mesenchymal tissues such as bone marrow and are able to differentiate into osteocytes, chondrocytes, and adipocytes. MSCs are generally collected as adherent cells on a plastic dish, and are positive for markers such as CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105 and CD166, and negative for CD11b, CD14, CD19, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD79a and HLA-DR. MSCs have been established from many kinds of mammals, but MSCs from amphibians have not yet been reported. We cultured adherent cells from the bone marrow of Xenopus laevis by modifying the protocol for culturing mammalian MSCs. The morphology of these cells was similar to that of mammalian MSCs. The amphibian MSCs were positive for cd44, cd73, cd90 and cd166, and negative for cd11b, cd14, cd19, cd31, cd34, cd45, cd79a and hla-dra. Moreover, they could be induced to differentiate into osteocyte-, chondrocyte-, and adipocyte-lineage cells by cytokine induction systems that were similar to those used for mammalian MSC differentiation. Thus, they are considered to be similar to mammalian MSCs. Unlike mammals, amphibians have high regenerative capacity. The findings from the present study will allow for future research to reveal how Xenopus MSCs are involved in the amphibian regenerative capacity and to elucidate the differences in the regenerative capacity between mammals and amphibians.
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Tsai SL, Baselga-Garriga C, Melton DA. Midkine is a dual regulator of wound epidermis development and inflammation during the initiation of limb regeneration. eLife 2020; 9:50765. [PMID: 31934849 PMCID: PMC6959999 DOI: 10.7554/elife.50765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Formation of a specialized wound epidermis is required to initiate salamander limb regeneration. Yet little is known about the roles of the early wound epidermis during the initiation of regeneration and the mechanisms governing its development into the apical epithelial cap (AEC), a signaling structure necessary for outgrowth and patterning of the regenerate. Here, we elucidate the functions of the early wound epidermis, and further reveal midkine (mk) as a dual regulator of both AEC development and inflammation during the initiation of axolotl limb regeneration. Through loss- and gain-of-function experiments, we demonstrate that mk acts as both a critical survival signal to control the expansion and function of the early wound epidermis and an anti-inflammatory cytokine to resolve early injury-induced inflammation. Altogether, these findings unveil one of the first identified regulators of AEC development and provide fundamental insights into early wound epidermis function, development, and the initiation of limb regeneration.
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- Stephanie L Tsai
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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Tsai SL, Baselga-Garriga C, Melton DA. Blastemal progenitors modulate immune signaling during early limb regeneration. Development 2019; 146:146/1/dev169128. [PMID: 30602532 DOI: 10.1242/dev.169128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Blastema formation, a hallmark of limb regeneration, requires proliferation and migration of progenitors to the amputation plane. Although blastema formation has been well described, the transcriptional programs that drive blastemal progenitors remain unknown. We transcriptionally profiled dividing and non-dividing cells in regenerating stump tissues, as well as the wound epidermis, during early axolotl limb regeneration. Our analysis revealed unique transcriptional signatures of early dividing cells and, unexpectedly, repression of several core developmental signaling pathways in early regenerating stump tissues. We further identify an immunomodulatory role for blastemal progenitors through interleukin 8 (IL-8), a highly expressed cytokine in subpopulations of early blastemal progenitors. Ectopic il-8 expression in non-regenerating limbs induced myeloid cell recruitment, while IL-8 knockdown resulted in defective myeloid cell retention during late wound healing, delaying regeneration. Furthermore, the il-8 receptor cxcr-1/2 was expressed in myeloid cells, and inhibition of CXCR-1/2 signaling during early stages of limb regeneration prevented regeneration. Altogether, our findings suggest that blastemal progenitors are active early mediators of immune support, and identify CXCR-1/2 signaling as an important immunomodulatory pathway during the initiation of regeneration.
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- Stephanie L Tsai
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Zhang Q, Han P, Huang B, Wang Z, Qiao G, Wang P, Qi Z. Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of Cathepsin A in the Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2017; 29:199-207. [PMID: 28992444 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2017.1349007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cathepsin A (CTSA) is serine carboxypeptidase, an important protease in the lysosome. In this study, the full complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence of CTSA in Chinese giant salamanders Andrias davidianus was cloned, and its sequence features were analyzed. Tissue expression patterns of CTSA in healthy and Aeromonas hydrophila-infected salamanders were also investigated. The full cDNA sequence of salamander CTSA was 1,620 base pairs in length, encoding 472 amino acids. Salamander CTSA shared high sequence identities with other vertebrates' CTSAs, ranging from 62.7% to 68.9%. In healthy salamanders, CTSA was highly expressed in spleen, followed by brain, intestine, and stomach. After A. hydrophila infection, salamander CTSA was significantly upregulated in lung, heart, muscle, and kidney; was downregulated in liver, spleen, and intestine; and exhibited no significant changes in stomach and skin, indicating that salamander CTSA might play defense roles in multiple tissues during bacterial infection. These results provide a solid basis for further study of the immune function of amphibian CTSA. Received September 18, 2016; accepted June 18, 2017.
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- Qihuan Zhang
- a Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Marine Wetland of Jiangsu Province , Yancheng Institute of Technology , Yancheng , Jiangsu 224051 , China
- b School of Animal Science , Yangtze University , Jingzhou 434020 , China
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- b School of Animal Science , Yangtze University , Jingzhou 434020 , China
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- c College of Fisheries , Jimei University , Xiamen , Fujian 361021 , China
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- d Key Laboratory of Aquaculture and Ecology of Coastal Pool in Jiangsu Province , Yancheng Institute of Technology , Yancheng , Jiangsu 224051 , China
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- d Key Laboratory of Aquaculture and Ecology of Coastal Pool in Jiangsu Province , Yancheng Institute of Technology , Yancheng , Jiangsu 224051 , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Marine Wetland of Jiangsu Province , Yancheng Institute of Technology , Yancheng , Jiangsu 224051 , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Marine Wetland of Jiangsu Province , Yancheng Institute of Technology , Yancheng , Jiangsu 224051 , China
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Koubourli DV, Wendel ES, Yaparla A, Ghaul JR, Grayfer L. Immune roles of amphibian (Xenopus laevis) tadpole granulocytes during Frog Virus 3 ranavirus infections. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 72:112-118. [PMID: 28238879 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Infections by Frog Virus 3 (FV3) and other ranaviruses (RVs) are contributing to the amphibian declines, while the mechanisms controlling anuran tadpole susceptibility and adult frog resistance to RVs, including the roles of polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMNs) during anti-FV3 responses, remain largely unknown. Since amphibian kidneys represent an important FV3 target, the inability of amphibian (Xenopus laevis) tadpoles to mount effective kidney inflammatory responses to FV3 is thought to contribute to their susceptibility. Here we demonstrate that a recombinant X. laevis granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) generates PMNs with hallmark granulocyte morphology. Tadpole pretreatment with G-CSF prior to FV3 infection reduces animal kidney FV3 loads and extends their survival. Moreover, G-CSF-derived PMNs are resistant to FV3 infection and express high levels of TNFα in response to this virus. Notably, FV3-infected tadpoles fail to recruit G-CSFR expressing granulocytes into their kidneys, suggesting that they lack an integral inflammatory effector population at this site.
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- Daphne V Koubourli
- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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We first review fundamental insights into anti-ranavirus immunity learned with the Xenopus laevis/ranavirus FV3 model that are generally applicable to ectothermic vertebrates. We then further investigate FV3 genes involved in immune evasion. Focusing on FV3 knockout (KO) mutants defective for a putative viral caspase activation and recruitment domain-containing (CARD)-like protein (Δ64R-FV3), a β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase homolog (Δ52L-FV3), and an immediate-early18kDa protein (FV3-Δ18K), we assessed the involvement of these viral genes in replication, dissemination and interaction with peritoneal macrophages in tadpole and adult frogs. Our results substantiate the role of 64R and 52L as critical immune evasion genes, promoting persistence and dissemination in the host by counteracting type III IFN in tadpoles and type I IFN in adult frogs. Comparably, the substantial accumulation of genome copy numbers and exacerbation of type I and III IFN gene expression responses but deficient release of infectious virus suggests that 18K is a viral regulatory gene.
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- Robert Jacques
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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Macrophages constitute a heterogeneous population of myeloid cells that are essential for maintaining homeostasis and as a first line of innate responders controlling and organizing host defenses against pathogens. Monocyte-macrophage lineage cells are among the most functionally diverse and plastic cells of the immune system. They undergo specific activation into functionally distinct phenotypes in response to immune signals and microbial products. In mammals, macrophage functional heterogeneity is defined by two activation states, M1 and M2, which represent two polar ends of a continuum exhibiting pro-inflammatory and tissue repair activities, respectively. While the ancient evolutionary origin of macrophages as phagocytic defenders is well established, the evolutionary roots of the specialized division of macrophages into subsets with polarized activation phenotypes is less well defined. Accordingly, this chapter focuses on recent advances in the understanding of the evolution of macrophage polarization and functional heterogeneity with a focus on ectothermic vertebrates.
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- Eva-Stina Edholm
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
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Grayfer L, Robert J. Amphibian macrophage development and antiviral defenses. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 58:60-7. [PMID: 26705159 PMCID: PMC4775336 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Macrophage lineage cells represent the cornerstone of vertebrate physiology and immune defenses. In turn, comparative studies using non-mammalian animal models have revealed that evolutionarily distinct species have adopted diverse molecular and physiological strategies for controlling macrophage development and functions. Notably, amphibian species present a rich array of physiological and environmental adaptations, not to mention the peculiarity of metamorphosis from larval to adult stages of development, involving drastic transformation and differentiation of multiple new tissues. Thus it is not surprising that different amphibian species and their respective tadpole and adult stages have adopted unique hematopoietic strategies. Accordingly and in order to establish a more comprehensive view of these processes, here we review the hematopoietic and monopoietic strategies observed across amphibians, describe the present understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving amphibian, an in particular Xenopus laevis macrophage development and functional polarization, and discuss the roles of macrophage-lineage cells during ranavirus infections.
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- Leon Grayfer
- Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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