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Immunogen-dependent quantitative and qualitative differences in phagocytic responses of the circulating hemocytes of the lobster Homarus americanus

2006; Inter-Research; Volume: 69; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/dao069197

1616-1580

Keiichiro Mori, JE Stewart,

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

DAO Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials DAO 69:197-203 (2006) - doi:10.3354/dao069197 Immunogen-dependent quantitative and qualitative differences in phagocytic responses of the circulating hemocytes of the lobster Homarus americanus Katsuyoshi Mori1,2, James E. Stewart1,* 1Science Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2, Canada 2Present address: Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 981-8555, Japan *Corresponding author. Email: stewartje@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca ABSTRACT: Phagocytic responses in circulating hemocytes of the lobster Homarus americanus were measured before and after treatment of lobsters with 2 different immunogens: (1) lipolysaccharide (LPS) or endotoxin from a non-pathogenic Pseudomonas perolens, and (2) a vancomycin/live Gram-positive pathogen (Aerococcus viridans [var.] homari) combination, essentially attenuated cells, shown previously to induce a high degree of resistance to this pathogen. The responses elicited by each of the immunogens were markedly different. Hemocytes drawn from LPS-treated lobsters showed significant, largely non-specific, increases in phagocytic responses over baseline values against sheep red blood cells and an array of test bacteria, with the notable exception of the pathogen. In marked contrast, induction with the vancomycin/live pathogen combination resulted in highly significant and specific increases in phagocytic responses to the pathogen and to the related, (but avirulent) strains of the pathogen, as well as inducing in the lobsters the usual high degree of resistance to the pathogen. These results suggest that quantitative and qualitative variations in phagocytic and resistance levels induced in at least 1 crustacean genus are determined largely by the particular characteristics of the immunogen. KEY WORDS: Immunogens · Phagocytosis · Hemocytes · Lobsters · Homarus americanus · Aerococcus viridans (var.) homari Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in DAO Vol. 69, No. 2-3. Online publication date: April 06, 2006 Print ISSN: 0177-5103; Online ISSN: 1616-1580 Copyright © 2006 Inter-Research.