| Literature DB >> 17434320 |
I E Mulder1, S Wadsworth, C J Secombes.
Abstract
Gene expression of a number of cytokines in the intestine of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was investigated after challenge with a pathogenic strain of Aeromonas salmonicida. Fish were exposed to A. salmonicida by immersion in a bacterial suspension (bath challenge) and tissue samples of the distal and proximal intestine were collected at days 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 post-exposure. Head kidney tissue was also collected to assess the effect in a systemic immune tissue. A classic profile of pro-inflammatory cytokine upregulation was observed in the proximal intestine of fish infected by bath challenge, as determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Expression of IL-1beta, IL-8, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma was increased in the proximal intestine. TGF-beta was significantly decreased in the distal intestine. In the head kidney, infection with A. salmonicida by bath challenge caused decreased expression levels of IL-1beta, IL-8, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta. The results are discussed in the context of potential immune mechanisms in the gut to prevent infection.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17434320 DOI： 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fish Shellfish Immunol ISSN： 1050-4648 Impact factor: 4.581