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Effect of PHA and LPS on the Activity of Nonspecific Cytotoxic Cells and Macrophages of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Provedor de dados: 72
Autores: Gómez,Leonardo A; Cortés,Raúl; Smith,Carlos T.
This work studied the effect of the lectin phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the activity of nonspecific cytotoxic cells (NCCs) and macrophages of peripheral blood in the rainbow trout. NCCs are cells of the innate immunity, homologues to Natural Killer (NK) cells of mammals, capable of eliminating cells infected with intracellular pathogens and also tumoral cells. Their lytic activity is mediated by the perforin/granzyme system and the Fas receptor-Fas ligand (FasR-FasL) system. Activity of NCCs was evaluated by their capacity to lyse HL-60 tumor cells. On the other hand, macrophages eliminate microorganisms by several mechanisms, including the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO). Results...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Interleukins; Innate immunity; FasR-FasL; Lectins; Leukocytes.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382013000100007

Molecular cloning and mRNA expression of the peptidoglycan recognition protein gene HcPGRP1 and its isoform HcPGRP1a from the freshwater mussel Hyriopsis cumingi
Provedor de dados: 74
Autores: Tao,Ye; Yang,Zi-yan; Zhang,Xin; Wu,Hong-juan.
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are innate immune molecules that have been structurally conserved throughout evolution in invertebrates and vertebrates. In this study, peptidoglycan recognition protein HcPGRP1 and its isoform HcPGRP1a were identified in the freshwater mussel Hyriopsis cumingii. The full-length cDNAs of HcPGRP1 (973 bp) and HcPGRP1a (537 bp) encoded polypeptides with 218 and 151 amino acids, respectively. Sequence analysis showed that HcPGRP1 had one C-terminal PGRP domain that was conserved throughout evolution. Phylogenetic analysis showed that HcPGRP1 clustered closely with EsPGRP4 of Euprymna scolopes. Real-time PCR showed that the mRNA transcripts of HcPGRP1 and HcPGRP1a were constitutively expressed in various tissues, with...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Expression pattern; Gene cloning; Hyriopsis cumingi; Innate immunity; Peptidoglycan recognition protein.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000400006

Up-regulation of RIP1 and IPS-1 in chronic HBV infected patients
Provedor de dados: 74
Autores: Safari-Arababadi,Minoo; Modarressi,Mohammad Hossein; Arababadi,Mohammad Kazemi.
Abstract IPS-1 and RIP1 are the main downstream molecules of RIG1 and MDA5, as intracytoplasmic receptors, which are the main receptors involved in recognition of internal and external viral double-stranded RNA. In this project, mRNA levels of IPS-1 and RIP1 were investigated in the peripheral blood immune cells of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. IPS-1 and RIP1 mRNA levels were measured in 60 CHB patients and 120 healthy subjects, using RT-qPCR technique. A significant increase in expression levels of IPS-1 and RIP1 was found in patients when compared to healthy individuals. There was no correlation between IPS-1 and RIP1expression levels with the serum levels of hepatitis B e-Antigen (HBeAg) and liver enzymes in patients. Based on the results, it...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Innate immunity; Hepatitis B; RIP1; IPS-1.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572019000300337

Expression, tissue localization and synergy of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in the immune response of the oyster Crassostrea gigas
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Schmitt, Paulina; De Lorgeril, Julien; Gueguen, Yannick; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Bachere, Evelyne.
Diverse families of antimicrobial peptides and proteins have been described in oysters. We investigated here how antimicrobials are involved in the immune response against a pathogenic strain of Vibrio splendidus. Oyster antimicrobials were shown to display a wide variety of expression profiles in hemocyte populations and tissues. Oyster defensins are constitutively expressed in specific tissues such as mantle (Cg-Defm) or hemocytes (Cg-Defhs), while Cg-BPI is inducible and Cg-Prp appears down-regulated in hemocytes upon infection. The migratory behavior of hemocytes that express the different antimicrobials was found to be involved in the oyster response to a pathogenic Vibrio infection. Indeed, it contributes to colocalize several antimicrobials that...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pacific oyster; Bivalve mollusk; Innate immunity; Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein; Proline-rich peptide; Defensin; Vibrio.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00093/20382/18267.pdf

Cecropins as a marker of Spodoptera frugiperda immunosuppression during entomopathogenic bacterial challenge
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Duvic, B.; Jouan, V.; Essa, N.; Girard, P-a; Pages, S.; Khattar, Z. Abi; Volkoff, N-a; Givaudan, A.; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Escoubas, Jean-michel.
An antimicrobial peptide (AMP) of the cecropin family was isolated by HPLC from plasma of the insect pest, Spodoptera frugiperda. Its molecular mass is 3910.9 Da as determined by mass spectrometry. Thanks to the EST database Spodobase, we were able to describe 13 cDNAs encoding six different cecropins which belong to the sub-families CecA, CecB, CecC and CecD. The purified peptide identified as CecB1 was chemically synthesized (syCecB1). It was shown to be active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungi. Two closely related entomopathogenic bacteria, Xenorhabdus nematophila F1 and Xenorhabdus mauleonii VC01(T) showed different susceptibility to syCecB1. Indeed, X. nematophila was sensitive to syCecB1 whereas X. mauleonii had a...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Humoral immunity; Innate immunity; Immunosuppression; Lepidopteran; Invertebrate.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00086/19728/17485.pdf

First evidence for a Vibrio strain pathogenic to Mytilus edulis altering hemocyte immune capacities
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Ben Cheikh, Yosra; Travers, Marie-agnes; Morga, Benjamin; Godfrin, Yoann; Rioult, Damien; Le Foll, Franck.
Bacterial isolates were obtained from mortality events affecting Mytilus edulis and reported by professionals in 2010-2013 or from mussel microflora. Experimental infections allowed the selection of two isolates affiliated to V. splendidus/V. hemicentroti type strains: a virulent 10/068 1T1 (76,6% and 90% mortalities in 24h and 96h) and an innocuous 12/056 M24T1 (0% and 23,3% in 24h and 96h). These two strains were GFP-tagged and validated for their growth characteristics and virulence as genuine models for exposure. Then, host cellular immune responses to the microbial invaders were assessed. In the presence of the virulent strain, hemocyte motility was instantaneously enhanced but markedly slowed down after 2h exposure. By contrast, hemocyte velocity...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Innate immunity; Molluscs; Cell-mediated immune response; Bacterial infections; Green fluorescent protein.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00302/41336/40522.pdf

Out of the deep-sea into a land-based aquarium environment: Investigating innate immunity in the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Bettencourt, Raul; Costa, Valentina; Laranjo, Mario; Rosa, Domitilia; Pires, Luis; Colaco, Ana; Sarradin, Pierre Marie; Lopes, Humberto; Sarrazin, Marie Josée; Santos, Ricardo Serrao.
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are considered as some of the most adverse environments in the world, yet the animals dwelling around the vent sites exhibit high productivity and therefore must cope with unusual levels of heavy metals, pH, temperature, CO2 and sulfide, in addition to environmental microbes. In an attempt to understand the physiological reactions of animals normally set to endure extreme conditions we investigated molecular indicators of acclimation processes during which the mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus was maintained over long periods of time under without methane and/or sulfide supplementation, vent mussels seem to endure well aquarium conditions. The presence and induction of a Rel Homology Domain containing gene was investigated along...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Bathymodiolus azoricus; Innate immunity; Gene expression; IPOCAMP; Physiological adaptation; Hydrothermal vent.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00019/13042/10154.pdf

BgTEP: An Antiprotease Involved in Innate Immune Sensing in Biomphalaria glabrata
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Portet, Anais; Galinier, Richard; Pinaud, Silvain; Portela, Julien; Nowacki, Fanny; Gourbal, Benjamin; Duval, David.
Insect thioester-containing protein (iTEP) is the most recently defined group among the thioester-containing protein (TEP) superfamily. TEPs are key components of the immune system, and iTEPs from flies and mosquitoes were shown to be major immune weapons. Initially characterized from insects, TEP genes homologous to iTEP were further described from several other invertebrates including arthropods, cniderians, and mollusks albeit with few functional characterizations. In the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata, a vector of the schistosomiasis disease, the presence of a TEP protein (BgTEP) was previously described in a well-defined immune complex involving snail lectins (fibrinogen-related proteins) and schistosome parasite mucins (SmPoMuc). To...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Thioester-containing protein; Complement-like protein; Biomphalaria glabrata; Interaction host/pathogens; Innate immunity.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00444/55548/71780.tif

Differential distribution and defence involvement of antimicrobial peptides in mussel
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Mitta, Guillaume; Vandenbulcke, Franck; Noel, Thierry; Romestand, Bernard; Beauvillain, Jean Claude; Salzet, Michel; Roch, Philippe.
In previous papers, we characterised 3 types of 4-kDa, cysteine-rich, cationic antimicrobial peptides: MGDs (for Mytilus galloprovincialis defensins), mytilins and myticins, which are abundant in the mussel hemocytes. In the present work, me revealed a differential distribution of the cells expressing the different genes. In addition, using confocal and electron microscopy, we confirmed that defensins and mytilins were partially located in different sub-types of circulating hemocytes although the peptides can be located in the same cell, and even in the same granule. We also demonstrated that mytilins exert their microbicidal effect within the cells through the process of phagosome-mytilin granule fusion leading to the co-location of ingested bacteria and...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Innate immunity; Hemocyte; Mussel; Myticin; Mytilin; Defensin; Antimicrobial.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2000/publication-413.pdf

Oyster hemocytes express a proline-rich peptide displaying synergistic antimicrobial activity with a defensin
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Gueguen, Yannick; Romestand, Bernard; Fievet, Julie; Schmitt, Paulina; Destoumieux Garzon, Delphine; Franck, Vandenbulcke; Philippe, Bulet; Bachere, Evelyne.
A cDNA sequence that encodes a 61-amino acid polypeptide precursor with homologies to proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) was identified in the oyster Crassostrea gigas. After release of a hydrophobic signal peptide. the resulting 37-amino acid peptide, Cg-Prp, is composed of an acidic region and a cationic proline-rich region. To evaluate the biological properties of Cg-Prp, multiple proline-rich peptides corresponding to putative processing of the full-length Cg-Prp were synthesized. A limited antimicrobial activity was observed for two of them, which also showed strong synergistic antimicrobial activity with Cg-Def, a defensin from C gigas. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of synergy between a defensin and another AMP in an...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Antimicrobial peptide; Mollusk; Synergy; Invertebrate; Innate immunity; Pacific oyster.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6232.pdf

Infection dynamics of a V. splendidus strain pathogenic to Mytilus edulis : In vivo and in vitro interactions with hemocytes
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Ben Cheikh, Yosra; Travers, Marie-agnes; Le Foll, Frank.
The pathogenic strain V. splendidus 10/068 1T1 has previously been reported for its virulence to the blue mussel and for its capacity to alter immune responses. In this study, we expanded the knowledge on hemocyte-pathogen interactions by using in vitro and in vivo assays. V. splendidus 10/068 1T1 severely inhibited cell adhesion and acidic vacuole formation unlike the innocuous phylogenetically related V. splendidus 12/056 M24T1 which had no effect on these cell functions. Furthermore, the virulent bacteria decreased hemocyte viability (59% of viability after 24 h). Infection dynamics were explored by using a model based on water tank cohabitation with septic mussels infected by GFP-tagged V. splendidus 10/068 1T1. Experimental infections were...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Innate immunity; Bivalves; Vibrio; Infection; Experimental model; Hemocyte.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00400/51136/53772.pdf

Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides in Vibrios
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Destoumieux-garzón, Delphine; Duperthuy, Marylise; Vanhove, Audrey; Schmitt, Paulina; Wai, Sun.
Vibrios are associated with a broad diversity of hosts that produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as part of their defense against microbial infections. In particular, vibrios colonize epithelia, which function as protective barriers and express AMPs as a first line of chemical defense against pathogens. Recent studies have shown they can also colonize phagocytes, key components of the animal immune system. Phagocytes infiltrate infected tissues and use AMPs to kill the phagocytosed microorganisms intracellularly, or deliver their antimicrobial content extracellularly to circumvent tissue infection. We review here the mechanisms by which vibrios have evolved the capacity to evade or resist the potent antimicrobial defenses of the immune cells or tissues...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Vibrio; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer membrane vesicle; Membrane transporter; Innate immunity; Defensin; Cathelicidin; Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00276/38767/37308.pdf

A Sustained Immune Response Supports Long-Term Antiviral Immune Priming in the Pacific Oyster,  Crassostrea gigas
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Lafont, Maxime; Vergnes, Agnes; Vidal-dupiol, Jeremie; De Lorgeril, Julien; Gueguen, Yannick; Haffner, Philippe; Petton, Bruno; Chaparro, Cristian; Barrachina, Celia; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Mitta, Guillaume; Gourbal, Benjamin; Montagnani, Caroline.
Over the last decade, innate immune priming has been evidenced in many invertebrate phyla. If mechanistic models have been proposed, molecular studies aiming to substantiate these models have remained scarce. We reveal here the transcriptional signature associated with immune priming in the oyster Crassostrea gigas. Oysters were fully protected against Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1), a major oyster pathogen, after priming with poly(I·C), which mimics viral double-stranded RNA. Global analysis through RNA sequencing of oyster and viral genes after immune priming and viral infection revealed that poly(I·C) induces a strong antiviral response that impairs OsHV-1 replication. Protection is based on a sustained upregulation of immune genes, notably genes...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Innate immunity; Priming; OsHV-1; Antiviral response; Immune memory; Oyster; POMS; Poly(I·C); Interferon; Transcriptomic.
Ano: 2020
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00614/72580/71541.pdf

Use of OmpU porins for attachment and invasion of Crassostrea gigas immune cells by the oyster pathogen Vibrio splendidus
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Duperthuy, Marylise; Schmitt, Paulina; Garzon, Edwin; Caro, Audrey; Rosa, Rafael D.; Le Roux, Frederique; Lautredou-audouy, Nicole; Got, Patrice; Romestand, Bernard; De Lorgeril, Julien; Kieffer-jaquinod, Sylvie; Bachere, Evelyne; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine.
OmpU porins are increasingly recognized as key determinants of pathogenic host Vibrio interactions. Although mechanisms remain incompletely understood, various species, including the human pathogen Vibrio cholera, require OmpU for host colonization and virulence. We have shown previously that OmpU is essential for virulence in the oyster pathogen Vibrio splendidus LGP32. Here, we showed that V. splendidus LGP32 invades the oyster immune cells, the hemocytes, through subversion of host-cell actin cytoskeleton. In this process, OmpU serves as an adhesin/invasin required for beta-integrin recognition and host cell invasion. Furthermore, the major protein of oyster plasma, the extracellular superoxide dismutase Cg-EcSOD, is used as an opsonin mediating the...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Host-pathogen interaction; Innate immunity; Invertebrate; Mollusk; Oxidative burst.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00031/14177/12166.pdf

The Ancestral N-Terminal Domain of Big Defensins Drives Bacterially Triggered Assembly into Antimicrobial Nanonets
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Loth, Karine; Vergnes, Agnes; Barreto, Cairé; Voisin, Sébastien N; Meudal, Hervé; Da Silva, Jennifer; Bressan, Albert; Belmadi, Nawal; Bachère, Evelyne; Aucagne, Vincent; Cazevielle, Chantal; Marchandin, Hélène; Rosa, Rafael Diego; Bulet, Philippe; Touqui, Lhousseine; Delmas, Agnès F.; Destoumieux-garzón, Delphine.
Big defensins, ancestors of β-defensins, are composed of a β-defensin-like C-terminal domain and a globular hydrophobic ancestral N-terminal domain. This unique structure is found in a limited number of phylogenetically distant species, including mollusks, ancestral chelicerates, and early-branching cephalochordates, mostly living in marine environments. One puzzling evolutionary issue concerns the advantage for these species of having maintained a hydrophobic domain lost during evolution toward β-defensins. Using native ligation chemistry, we produced the oyster Crassostrea gigas BigDef1 (Cg-BigDef1) and its separate domains. Cg-BigDef1 showed salt-stable and broad-range bactericidal activity, including against multidrug-resistant human clinical isolates...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: MRSA; Antimicrobial peptides; Antimicrobial resistance; Defensins; Fibrils; Innate immunity; Mechanisms of action; Nuclear magnetic resonance.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00588/70057/68000.pdf

Glabralysins, Potential New β-Pore-Forming Toxin Family Members from the Schistosomiasis Vector Snail Biomphalaria glabrata
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Lassalle, Damien; Tetreau, Guillaume; Pinaud, Silvain; Galinier, Richard; Crickmore, Neil; Gourbal, Benjamain; Duval, David.
Biomphalaria glabrata is a freshwater Planorbidae snail. In its environment, this mollusk faces numerous microorganisms or pathogens, and has developed sophisticated innate immune mechanisms to survive. The mechanisms of recognition are quite well understood in Biomphalaria glabrata, but immune effectors have been seldom described. In this study, we analyzed a new family of potential immune effectors and characterized five new genes that were named Glabralysins. The five Glabralysin genes showed different genomic structures and the high degree of amino acid identity between the Glabralysins, and the presence of the conserved ETX/MTX2 domain, support the hypothesis that they are pore-forming toxins. In addition, tertiary structure prediction confirms that...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Pore-forming toxin; Cry toxin; Invertebrate; Biomphalaria glabrata; Host; Pathogen; Vector snail; Innate immunity.
Ano: 2020
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00601/71267/69655.pdf

Comportements cellulaires et régulation génétique au cours des réactions d'immunité innée chez la moule Mytilus galloprovincialis
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Li, Hui.
The mytiliculture is one of the most important aquaculture in the world, however, little is known on the mussel immune system, which plays a critical role in case of infectious diseases. Like all the other invertebrates, our model, the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, possesses only an innate immune system considered to be primitive and non-specific. In the present study, our results showed that the mussel immune system (i) is capable of responding differently to a variety of stimulations, suggesting a specific recognition process; (ii) reacts differently according to the geographic origin of the animals, showing an adaptation to their own environment; (iii) is influenced by the season, which explains the seasonal mortalities; (iv) presents...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Mytilus; Haemocyte; Antimicrobial peptides; Polymorphism; Genetic regulation; Innate immunity; Mytilus; Hémocyte; Peptides antimicrobiens; Polymorphisme; Régulation génétique; Immunité innée.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/these-6241.pdf

Influence of temperature, salinity and E. coli tissue content on immune gene expression in mussel: Results from a 2005-2008 survey
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: Li, Hui; Toubiana, Mylene; Monfort, Patrick; Roch, Philippe.
Several bivalves, including mussels, suffered from mortalities particularly in summer. To look for the possible effect of environmental parameters on immune capacities, Mytilus galloprovincialis were collected monthly from August 2005 to July 2008 from the Palavas Laguna, French Mediterranean coast. Q-PCR was used to quantify the expression of three antimicrobial peptide genes (defensin, mytilin B and myticin B), in addition to lysozyme and HSP70. House keeping gene was 28S rRNA. Defensin, myticin B and lysozyme appeared more expressed in spring-summer than in winter. In contrast, HSP70 expression was higher in winter. Statistical studies using principal component analysis (PCA) and multiple regression models revealed positive influence of temperature on...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Mollusks; Mytilus; Innate immunity; Seasonal variations; Immune survey; Q PCR; HSP70; Lysozyme; Myticin; Mytilin; Defensin; Antimicrobial peptide.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7345.pdf

Inefficient immune response is associated with microbial permissiveness in juvenile oysters affected by mass mortalities on field
Provedor de dados: 5
Autores: De Lorgeril, Julien; Escoubas, Jean Michel; Loubiere, Vincent; Pernet, Fabrice; Le Gall, Patrik; Vergnes, Agnes; Aujoulat, Fabien; Jeannot, Jean-luc; Jumas-bilak, Estelle; Got, Patrice; Gueguen, Yannick; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Bachere, Evelyne.
Since 2008, juvenile Crassostrea gigas oysters have suffered from massive mortalities in European farming areas. This disease of complex etiology is still incompletely understood. Triggered by an elevated seawater temperature, it has been associated to infections by a herpes virus named OsHV-1 as well as pathogenic vibrios of the Splendidus clade. Ruling out the complexity of the disease, most of our current knowledge has been acquired in controlled experiments. Among the many unsolved questions, it is still ignored what role immunity plays in the capacity oysters have to survive an infectious episode. Here we show that juvenile oysters susceptible to the disease mount an inefficient immune response associated with microbial permissiveness and death. We...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Host pathogen interaction; Innate immunity; Invertebrate; Mollusk; In situ mortality; Total bacteria; Crassostrea gigas.
Ano: 2018
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00433/54470/55845.pdf

Immunotherapeutic potential of Crotoxin: anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Sartim,Marco Aurélio; Menaldo,Danilo Luccas; Sampaio,Suely Vilela.
Abstract For the past 80 years, Crotoxin has become one of the most investigated isolated toxins from snake venoms, partially due to its major role as the main toxic component in the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus. However, in the past decades, progressive studies have led researchers to shift their focus on Crotoxin, opening novel perspectives and applications as a therapeutic approach. Although this toxin acts on a wide variety of biological events, the modulation of immune responses is considered as one of its most relevant behaviors. Therefore, the present review describes the scientific investigations on the capacity of Crotoxin to modulate anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive responses, and its application as...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Crotalus durissus terrificus; Crotoxin; Innate immunity; Adaptative immunity; Inflammation.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100329

Interleukin-15: its role in microbial infections
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Bannwart,C.F.; Nakaira,E.T.; Sartori,A.; Peraçoli,M.T.S.
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a pleiotropic cytokine which regulates the proliferation, survival and the secretory activities of many distinct cell types in the body. This cytokine is produced by macrophages and many other cell types in response to infectious agents; it controls growth and differentiation of T and B lymphocytes, activation of Natural Killer (NK) and phagocytic cells, and contributes to the homeostasis of the immune system. The present review focuses on the biological and modulatory effects of IL-15 in microbial infections and shows that this cytokine may play a role in the host defense against infections by inducing activation of effector cells from both innate and adaptive immune system.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Interleukin-15; Microbial infections; Innate immunity.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000300002

Immune System Dysfunction in the Elderly
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: FUENTES,EDUARDO; FUENTES,MANUEL; ALARCÓN,MARCELO; PALOMO,IVÁN.
ABSTRACT Human aging is characterized by both physical and physiological frailty that profoundly affects the immune system. In this context aging is associated with declines in adaptive and innate immunity established as immunosenescence. Immunosenescence is a new concept that reflects the age-associated restructuring changes of innate and adaptive immune functions. Thus elderly individuals usually present chronic low-level inflammation, higher infection rates and chronic diseases. A study of alterations in the immune system during aging could provide a potentially useful biomarker for the evaluation of immune senescence treatment. The immune system is the result of the interplay between innate and adaptive immunity, yet the impact of aging on this...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Aging; Immunosenescence; Adaptive immunity; Innate immunity; Inflammation.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100285

Oxidative stress and fish immune system: phagocytosis and leukocyte respiratory burst activity
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: BILLER,JAQUELINE D.; TAKAHASHI,LEONARDO S.
Abstract Molecular oxygen is a necessary compound for all aerobic organisms, although oxygen is a potent oxidant, which can cause oxidative stress (OS). OS occurs when there is an imbalance between the production of oxidant and antioxidants components, are result of normal cell metabolism, and many of these compounds play a fundamental role in several metabolic pathways. The organism produces several reactive oxygen species (ROS), but they are balanced by an antioxidant defense system that maintains the levels of these oxidizing compounds at an acceptable level. Many of these components are essential in the organism defense and their byproducts are considered potent bactericides that actively act in the destruction of invading pathogens. Fish immune system...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Reactive oxygen species; Innate immunity; Antioxidant system; Free radical.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000703403

The role of MHC haplotypes H2d/H2b in mouse resistance/susceptibility to cyst formation is influenced by the lineage of infective Toxoplasma gondii strain
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Resende,Marianne G.; Fux,Blima; Caetano,Brália C.; Mendes,Erica A.; Silva,Neide M.; Ferreira,Adriana M.; Melo,Maria Norma; Vitor,Ricardo W.A.; Gazzinelli,Ricardo T.
Toxoplasma gondii strains displaying the Type I/III genotype are associated with acquired ocular toxoplasmosis in humans. Here, we used a mice model to characterize some immunological mechanisms involved in host resistance to infection with such strains. We have chosen the Type I/III strains D8, G2 and P-Br, which cause a chronic infection in mice that resembles human toxoplamosis. Mice deficient of molecules MyD88, IFN-gamma, and IL-12 were susceptible to all three parasite strains. This finding indicates the importance of innate mechanisms in controlling infection. On the other hand, MHC haplotype did not influenced resistance/susceptibility; since mice lineages displaying a same genetic background but different MHC haplotypes (H2b or H2d) developed...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasma gondii strains; Innate immunity; Acquired immunity; TLR and MHC.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652008000100005

Influence of orchiectomy of seven month old bulls on bronchoalveolar immune function
Provedor de dados: 45
Autores: Bertagnon,H.G.; Batista,C.F.; Santos,B.P. dos; Lima,M.G.B.; Bellinazzi,J.B.; Libera,A.M.M.P. Della.
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the impact that orchiectomy, a routine but painful intervention in bovine husbandry, can cause on pulmonary immunity. To identify whether orchiectomy can impair lung defense, analyses of serum cortisol concentration and of alveolar macrophage and their function (phagocytosis and respiratory burst) were evaluated. Sixteen Holstein bulls (7 mo old, 250±50kg of body weight BW) were divided in two homogeneous groups - the castrated group and the sham group - and the sample were collected on Days -7, 1 and 7 relative to the day of the procedure. Serum cortisol concentration statistically increased on Days 1 and 7 (D-7: 4,97±1,28ng/ml; D1: 6,35 ±1,10ng/ml; D7: 8,28±1,94ng/ml) after castration and these variables seem to...
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Palavras-chave: Cattle; Cortisol; Innate immunity; Phagocytosis.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000200310

Endometrial transcription of microbial molecular patterns receptors in Gyr and F1 Holstein x Gyr postpartum cows
Provedor de dados: 45
Autores: Martins,T.M.; Muniz,C.S.; Paixão,T.A.; Ruas,J.R.M.; Santos,R.L.; Borges,Á.M.
ABSTRACT Zebu and Holstein x Zebu crossbred have low incidence of uterine infection when compared to Holstein cows. Resistance to uterine infections may be associated with the ability to recognize invading microorganisms. Endometrial transcription of microbial molecular patterns receptors has been investigated in the postpartum period of Holstein cows, but it is completely unknown in Zebu or Holstein x Zebu cows. In this study, 9 Gyr and 12 F1 Holstein x Gyr cows were submitted to endometrial biopsies at the first and seventh days postpartum, with the objective to measure transcription levels of toll-like receptors (TLRs) 1/6, 2, 4, 5, and 9; nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors 1 and 2; and coreceptors cluster of differentiation...
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Palavras-chave: Zebu cows; Endometrial biopsy; Innate immunity; Toll-like receptors.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000400835

Histological Observation and Expression Patterns of antimicrobial peptides during Fungal Infection in Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) Larvae
Provedor de dados: 52
Autores: Jiangfan,Xiu; Tao,Wang; Yu,Wang; Jianwei,Wu; Guo,Guo; Yingchun,Zhang; Xiaoli,Shang.
ABSTRACT Housefly, Musca domestica, has a complicated immune system. However, its underlying operating mechanism remains elusive. Candida albicans is a major pathogen affecting humans by causing deep infection fungous disease, but it is non-symbiotic in houseflies. To investigate the C. albicans infection process in housefly, the changes in morphological and histological and expression patterns of antimicrobial peptide were monitored to indicate the insect's response to fungal infection. The results showed that scattered brown spots were comprising melanized encapsulation and encapsulated fungal cells were initially observed at the inner side of larvae's body wall 3 h post-infection (PI). Between 6 and 36 h PI, the whole body of larvae was densely covered...
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Palavras-chave: Musca domestica; Larvae; Candida albicans; Infection; Innate immunity.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132016000100340

Interferon therapy shifts natural killer subsets among egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C
Provedor de dados: 55
Autores: Fathy,Amal; Eldin,Mohamed Mohy; Metwally,Lobna; Eida,Mohamed; Abdel-Rehim,Marwa; Esmat,Gamal.
Natural killer cells can be divided into five subpopulations based on the relative expression of CD16 and CD56 markers. The majority of natural killer cells are CD56dim, which are considered to be the main cytotoxic effectors. A minority of the natural killer cells are CD56bright, and function as an important source of immune-regulatory cytokines. Shifts of these subsets have been reported in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. We sought to investigate the shift of natural killer subsets among Egyptian patients with chronic HCV and to analyze the influence of interferon therapy on this shift. We applied a flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood natural killer subsets for 12 interferon-untreated and 12 interferon-treated patients with...
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Palavras-chave: Natural killer cells; Natural killer subsets; Chronic hepatitis C; Innate immunity; Interferon.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400015

Interleukin-15 as a potential regulator of the innate immune response
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Carson,W.; Caligiuri,M.A.
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a newly-discovered cytokine that is produced by activated monocytes early in the course of the innate immune response. IL-15 is able to bind to components of the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) despite the fact that it has no sequence homology with IL-2. IL-15 stimulates human natural killer cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and cytokine production and can substitute for IL-2 under most conditions. In vitro studies indicate that monocyte-derived IL-15 may be an important determinant of IFN-gamma production by NK cells. In addition, IL-15 is able to promote the survival of natural killer cells under serum-free conditions. The IL-15 receptor is a heterotrimeric complex which is composed of the IL-2Rß and &lt;FONT...
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Palavras-chave: Interleukin-15; Interleukin-12; Gamma interferon; Natural killer cell; Innate immunity.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100001

Antimicrobial peptides and nitric oxide production by neutrophils from periodontitis subjects
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Mariano,F.S.; Campanelli,A.P.; Nociti Jr.,F.H.; Mattos-Graner,R.O.; Gonçalves,R.B.
Neutrophils play an important role in periodontitis by producing nitric oxide (NO) and antimicrobial peptides, molecules with microbicidal activity via oxygen-dependent and -independent mechanisms, respectively. It is unknown whether variation in the production of antimicrobial peptides such as LL-37, human neutrophil peptides (HNP) 1-3, and NO by neutrophils influences the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. We compared the production of these peptides and NO by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated neutrophils isolated from healthy subjects and from patients with periodontitis. Peripheral blood neutrophils were cultured with or without Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-LPS (Aa-LPS), Porphyromonas gingivalis-LPS (Pg-LPS) and Escherichia coli-LPS...
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Palavras-chave: Antimicrobial peptides; Nitric oxide; Neutrophils; Periodontitis; Innate immunity.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001100004

Trends in adjuvant development for vaccines: DAMPs and PAMPs as potential new adjuvants
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Miyaji,E.N.; Carvalho,E.; Oliveira,M.L.S.; Raw,I.; Ho,P.L.
Aluminum salts have been widely used in vaccine formulations and, after their introduction more than 80 years ago, only few vaccine formulations using new adjuvants were developed in the last two decades. Recent advances in the understanding of how innate mechanisms influence the adaptive immunity opened up the possibility for the development of new adjuvants in a more rational design. The purpose of this review is to discuss the recent advances in this field regarding the attempts to determine the molecular basis and the general mechanisms underlying the development of new adjuvants, with particular emphasis on the activation of receptors of innate immune recognition. One can anticipate that the use of these novel adjuvants will also provide a window of...
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Palavras-chave: Adjuvant; Vaccine; Innate immunity; DAMP; PAMP.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000600003

Effect of cyhalothrin on Ehrlich tumor growth and macrophage activity in mice
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Quinteiro-Filho,W.M.; Righi,D.A.; Palermo-Neto,J.
Cyhalothrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, induces stress-like symptoms, increases c-fos immunoreactivity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, and decreases innate immune responses in laboratory animals. Macrophages are key elements in cellular immune responses and operate at the tumor-host interface. This study investigated the relationship among cyhalothrin effects on Ehrlich tumor growth, serum corticosterone levels and peritoneal macrophage activity in mice. Three experiments were done with 10 experimental (single gavage administration of 3.0 mg/kg cyhalothrin daily for 7 days) and 10 control (single gavage administration of 1.0 mL/kg vehicle of cyhalothrin preparation daily for 7 days) isogenic BALB/c mice in each experiment. Cyhalothrin i)...
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Palavras-chave: Cyhalothrin; Corticosterone; Macrophage; Ehrlich tumor; Innate immunity; HPA axis.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000006

Linking immunity and hematopoiesis by bone marrow T cell activity
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Monteiro,J.P.; Bonomo,A.
Two different levels of control for bone marrow hematopoiesis are believed to exist. On the one hand, normal blood cell distribution is believed to be maintained in healthy subjects by an "innate" hematopoietic activity, i.e., a basal intrinsic bone marrow activity. On the other hand, an "adaptive" hematopoietic state develops in response to stress-induced stimulation. This adaptive hematopoiesis targets specific lineage amplification depending on the nature of the stimuli. Unexpectedly, recent data have shown that what we call "normal hematopoiesis" is a stress-induced state maintained by activated bone marrow CD4+ T cells. This T cell population includes a large number of recently stimulated cells in normal mice whose priming requires the presence of the...
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Palavras-chave: T cell; Hematopoiesis; Innate immunity; Adaptive immunity; Bone marrow; Immunological memory.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001000004

Cytokines in innate and acquired immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Provedor de dados: 56
Autores: Abrahamsohn,I.A.
Resistance to Trypanosoma cruzi infections is critically dependent on cytokine-mediated activation of cell-mediated immune effector mechanisms. This review focuses on the role of IL-10, TNF-&lt;FONT FACE="Symbol"&gt;a&lt;/font&gt;, IFN-&lt;FONT FACE="Symbol"&gt;g&lt;/font&gt; and IL-12 in controlling T. cruzi replication by the innate and specific immune systems of the vertebrate host. A study performed on mice with disrupted recombinase-activating genes (RAG/KO), which lack T and B lymphocytes, revealed the importance of IL-12, IFN-&lt;FONT FACE="Symbol"&gt;g&lt;/font&gt; and TNF-&lt;FONT FACE="Symbol"&gt;a&lt;/font&gt; in the resistance against T. cruzi mediated by the innate immune system. In addition, data from experiments using IL-10 KO, RAG/KO and...
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Palavras-chave: Trypanosoma cruzi; Interferon-gamma; Interleukin-12; TNF-alpha; Interleukin-10; Innate immunity; Knock-out mice.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100015

Immune response elicited by the oral administration of an intermediate strain of IBDV in chickens
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Carballeda,Juan Manuel; Zoth,Silvina Chimeno; Gómez,Evangelina; Lucero,María Soledad; Gravisaco,María José; Berinstein,Analía.
The immune response elicited by the oral inoculation of an intermediate strain of infectious bursal disease virus was studied in chickens. A strong over expression of IL-6, IL-8, IFNα and IFNγ was observed in bursa at 3 days post inoculation together with an increase in splenic NO2 release. An influx of T-lymphocytes was also detected.
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Palavras-chave: Infectious Bursal Disease virus; Innate immunity; Avian cytokines; Flow cytometry; RT-qPCR.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400049

DEFB1 gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis in a Northeastern Brazilian population
Provedor de dados: 58
Autores: Silva,Ronaldo Celerino da; Cruz,Heidi Lacerda Alves da; Brandão,Lucas André Cavalcanti; Guimarães,Rafael Lima; Montenegro,Lilian Maria Lapa; Schindler,Haiana Charifker; Segat,Ludovica; Crovella,Sergio.
Abstract β-Defensin-1, an antimicrobial peptide encoded by the DEFB1 gene, is known to play an important role in lung mucosal immunity. In our association study we analyzed three DEFB1 functional polymorphisms -52G&gt;A (rs1799946), -44C&gt;G (rs1800972) and -20G&gt;A (rs11362) in 92 tuberculosis patients and 286 healthy controls, both from Northeast Brazil: no association was found between the studied DEFB1 polymorphisms and the disease. However we cannot exclude that this lack of association could be due to the low number of subjects analyzed, as suggested by the low statistical power achieved for the three analyzed SNPs (values between 0.16 and 0.50).
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Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Innate immunity; DEFB1; Genotyping; Polymorphism.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000200389