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Chen B, Wang F, Zhang Y, Liu F. PTEN-mediated FOXO signaling affects autophagy, migration and invasion of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes. Tissue Cell 2024; 86:102278. [PMID: 38029456 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2023.102278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, systemic autoimmune disease. Among them, abnormal proliferation, migration and vascularization of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are the main pathological basis of persistent synovitis and bone destruction in RA. In the current study, we attempted to find effective molecular mechanisms for the treatment of RA by investigating RA-FLS. Firstly, the study was conducted to identify the potential target gene PTEN and its related signaling pathway through bioinformatics analysis. Subsequently, the target gene PTEN overexpression was regulated by cell transfection. The expression of FOXO signaling factors and autophagy-related proteins were detected by western blotting assay. Cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 and EdU assays. Inflammation level was detected by ELISA. Cell migration and invasion were detected using wound healing assay and transwell chamber assay, respectively. Cell apoptosis was detected using flow cytometry. The results showed that overexpression of PTEN activated FOXO1 signaling in RA-FLS, and regulated autophagy, proliferation, invasion, migration, and the levels of pro-inflammatory factors in the disease. In conclusion, PTEN might provide an effective therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis by mediating the FOXO1 signaling pathway.
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- Bojie Chen
- Department of joint surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, PR China
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- Department of joint surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, PR China
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- Department of joint surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, PR China
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- Department of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, PR China.
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Zhang Z, Guan X, Sun L. A novel teleost microRNA regulates autophagy and NF-κB activation during bacterial infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 137:108778. [PMID: 37130474 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs with regulatory functions in many cellular processes, including immune defense. In this study, we identified novel-m0089-3p, a novel miRNA with unknown function, in the teleost fish Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and investigated its immune function. Novel-m0089-3p was found to target the autophagy-associated gene ATG7 and negatively regulate ATG7 expression via interaction with the 3' UTR of ATG7. During the infection of the bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella tarda, novel-m0089-3p expression was induced in flounder, which in turn repressed ATG7 expression. Overexpression of novel-m0089-3p or blocking ATG7 expression inhibited autophagy and promoted the intracellular replication of E. tarda. Novel-m0089-3p overexpression, as well as E. tarda infection, activated NF-κB and stimulated the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Together these results revealed an important role of novel-m0089-3p in response to bacterial infection.
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- Zhanwei Zhang
- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Nzioka A, Valencia A, Atxaerandio-Landa A, Diaz de Cerio O, Hossain MA, Korta M, Ortiz-Zarragoitia M, Cancio I. Apoptosis and autophagy-related gene transcription during ovarian follicular atresia in European hake (Merluccius merluccius). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 183:105846. [PMID: 36521304 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Follicular atresia is an energy-saving oocyte resorption process that can allow the survival of female fish when environmental conditions are unfavourable and at the expense of fecundity. This study investigated the transcription levels of apoptosis and autophagy-related genes during atresia in the European hake that can show episodes of increased follicular atresia throughout the reproductive cycle. 169 female individuals were collected from the Bay of Biscay, and the ovaries were analysed using histological and molecular methods. Different levels of atresia were histologically detected in 73.7% of the ovaries analysed and the TUNEL assay identified apoptotic nuclei in follicles from both previtellogenic and vitellogenic stages. Transcripts of beclin-1 and ptenb were up-regulated in the ovaries containing atretic follicles, whereas p53, caspase-3, cathepsin D and dapk1 were up-regulated only in ovaries presenting vitellogenic atretic follicles. Our results indicate different implications of apoptotic vs autophagic processes leading to atresia during oocyte development, vitellogenesis being the moment of maximal apoptotic and autophagic activity in atretic hakes. The analysed genes could provide early warning biomarkers to identify follicular atresia in fish and evaluate fecundity in fish stocks.
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- Anthony Nzioka
- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- AZTI-Tecnalia, Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g, 20110, Pasaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Dept. Zoology & Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science & Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza Hiribidea s/n, 48620, Plentzia, Basque Country, Spain.
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Guan X, Zhang B, Sun L. TNFR2 is a regulatory target of pol-miR-194a and promotes the antibacterial immunity of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 135:104477. [PMID: 35752347 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104477] [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: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory RNAs that modulate target gene expression after transcription. Pol-miR-194a had been reported to be a miRNA of Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) involved in Edwardsiella tarda infection. Here, we identified tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) as a target gene of pol-miR-194a. Pol-miR-194a markedly repressed the protein expression of flounder TNFR2 (PoTNFR2) via specific interaction with the 3'UTR of PoTNFR2. PoTNFR2 responded to E. tarda infection in a manner that was opposite to that of pol-miR-194a and inhibited E. tarda invasion by activating the NF-κB pathway. Consistently, dysregulation of PoTNFR2 had a significant impact on E. tarda dissemination in flounder tissues. Together, these results add new insights into the regulation mechanism and immune function of fish TNFR2 and pol-miR-194a.
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- Xiaolu Guan
- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, CAS Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, CAS Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Chen Y, Yu C, Jiang S, Sun L. Japanese Flounder HMGB1: A DAMP Molecule That Promotes Antimicrobial Immunity by Interacting with Immune Cells and Bacterial Pathogen. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13091509. [PMID: 36140677 PMCID: PMC9498587 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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High mobility group box (HMGB) proteins are DNA-associated proteins that bind and modulate chromosome structures. In mammals, HMGB proteins can be released from the cell nucleus and serve as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) under stress conditions. In fish, the DAMP function of HMGB proteins in association with bacterial infection remains to be investigated. In this study, we examined the immunological functions of two HMGB members, HMGB1 and HMG20A, of Japanese flounder. HMGB1 and HMG20A were expressed in multiple tissues of the flounder. HMGB1 was released from peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) upon bacterial challenge in a temporal manner similar to that of lactate dehydrogenase release. Recombinant HMGB1 bound to PBLs and induced ROS production and the expression of inflammatory genes. HMGB1 as well as HMG20A also bound to various bacterial pathogens and caused bacterial agglutination. The bacteria-binding patterns of HMGB1 and HMG20A were similar, and the binding of HMGB1 competed with the binding of HMG20A but not vice versa. During bacterial infection, HMGB1 enhanced the immune response of PBLs and repressed bacterial invasion. Collectively, our results indicate that flounder HMGB1 plays an important role in antimicrobial immunity by acting both as a modulator of immune cells and as a pathogen-interacting DAMP.
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- Yuan Chen
- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
- College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Li W, Guan X. PUF60 of Japanese flounder is regulated by pol-miR-novel_395 and involved in pathogen infection, autophagy, and apoptosis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 123:104170. [PMID: 34144120 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are evolutionary conserved, non-coding small RNAs that have been shown to regulate diverse biological processes including immunity. In a previous study, a novel miRNA of Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), pol-miR-novel_395, was found to be responsive in expression to the infection of the bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. In the present study, we examined the regulation and immune effect of pol-miR-novel_395 and its target gene. We found that pol-miR-novel_395 expression was regulated by E. tarda and megalocytivirus, and pol-miR-novel_395 targeted the gene of PUF60 (poly (U)-binding-splicing factor 60 kDa) of flounder (named PoPUF60). Constitutive expression of PoPUF60 occurred in relatively high levels in the heart and liver of flounder. Bacterial infection upregulated PoPUF60 expression, whereas viral infection downregulated PoPUF60 expression. Interference with PoPUF60 expression or overexpression of pol-miR-novel_395 in flounder cells strongly potentiated E. tarda infection. Consistently, in vivo knockdown of PoPUF60 enhanced bacterial dissemination in the tissues of flounder but blocked viral replication, whereas in vivo overexpression of PoPUF60 inhibited bacterial dissemination but facilitated viral replication. Additionally, pol-miR-novel_395 and PoPUF60 were involved in the process of autophagy and apoptosis. Collectively, these results indicated that PoPUF60 and pol-miR-novel_395 play an important role in pathogen infection, autophagy, and apoptosis.
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- Wenrui Li
- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
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Li W, Guan X, Sun B, Sun L. A Novel microRNA of Japanese Flounder Regulates Antimicrobial Immunity Involving a Bacteria-Binding CSF3. Front Immunol 2021; 12:723401. [PMID: 34489973 PMCID: PMC8417112 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.723401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate diverse biological processes including immunity. In a previous high-throughput RNA sequencing study, a novel miRNA, pol-miR-novel_642, was identified from Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), a farmed fish species with important economic value. In this study, we investigated the regulatory mechanism and the function of pol-miR-novel_642 and its target gene. We found that pol-miR-novel_642 targeted, in a sequence-specific manner, a flounder gene encoding an uncharacterized protein that is a structural homologue of murine granulocyte colony stimulating factor 3 (CSF3). The expression of pol-miR-novel_642 and its target gene (named PoCSF3-1) was regulated, in different manners, by the bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella tarda and the viral pathogen megalocytivirus. Overexpression of pol-miR-novel_642 or interference with PoCSF3-1 expression in flounder cells strongly potentiated E. tarda infection. Consistently, in vivo knockdown of PoCSF3-1 enhanced bacterial dissemination in flounder tissues but blocked viral replication, whereas in vivo overexpression of PoCSF3-1 inhibited bacterial dissemination and facilitated viral infection. Overexpression/knockdown of PoCSF3-1 and pol-miR-novel_642 also affected the activation of autophagy. Recombinant PoCSF3-1 (rPoCSF3-1) interacted with and inhibited the growth of Gram-negative bacteria in a manner relying on a PoCSF3-1-characteristic structural motif that is absent in mouse CSF3. rPoCSF3-1 also regulated the proliferation, inflammatory response, and immune defense of flounder head kidney leukocytes in a structure-dependent fashion. Together, these results reveal the function of a novel miRNA-CSF3 regulatory system of flounder, and add new insights into the role and mechanism of fish miRNA and CSF3 in antimicrobial immunity.
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- Wenrui Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China.,College of Marine Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China.,College of Marine Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China.,College of Marine Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cytokines Induced by Edwardsiella tarda: Profile and Role in Antibacterial Immunity. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11081242. [PMID: 34439908 PMCID: PMC8391551 DOI: 10.3390/biom11081242] [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: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Edwardsiella tarda is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen with a broad range of hosts, including fish and mammals. In the present study, we used an advanced antibody array technology to identify the expression pattern of cytokines induced by E. tarda in a mouse infection model. In total, 31 and 24 differentially expressed cytokines (DECs) were identified in the plasma at 6 h and 24 h post-infection (hpi), respectively. The DECs were markedly enriched in the Gene Ontology (GO) terms associated with cell migration and response to chemokine and in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways associated with immunity, diseases, and infection. Ten key DECs, including IL6 and TNF-α, were found to form extensive protein-protein interaction networks. IL6 was demonstrated to inhibit E. tarda infection and be required for E. tarda-induced inflammatory response. TNF-α also exerted an inhibitory effect on E. tarda infection, and knockdown of fish (Japanese flounder) TNF-α promoted E. tarda invasion in host cells. Together, the results of this study revealed a comprehensive profile of cytokines induced by E. tarda, thus adding new insights into the role of cytokine-associated immunity against bacterial infection and also providing the potential plasma biomarkers of E. tarda infection for future studies.
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