Severe Natural Outbreak of Cryptocaryon irritans in Gilthead Seabream Produces Leukocyte Mobilization and Innate Immunity at the Gill Tissue
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/15655ISSN: 1422-0067
ESSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/IJMS23020937
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Cervera, L. (Laura); González-Fernández, C. (Carmen); Arizcun-Arizcun, M. (Marta); Cuesta, A. (Alberto); Chaves-Pozo, E. (Elena)Versión del editor
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2022-01-17Tipo
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Cryptocaryon irritansSparus aurata
innate immunity
AMPs
cell-mediated cytotoxicity
aquaculture
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The protozoan parasite Cryptocaryon irritans causes marine white spot disease in a wide range of fish hosts, including gilthead seabream, a very sensitive species with great economic importance in the Mediterranean area. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the immunity of gilthead seabream after a severe natural outbreak of C. irritans. Morphological alterations and immune cell appearance in the gills were studied by light microscopy and immunohistochemical staining. The expression of several immune-related genes in the gills and head kidney were studied by qPCR, including inflammatory and immune cell markers, antimicrobial peptides (AMP), and cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC) molecules. Serum humoral innate immune activities were also assayed. Fish mortality reached 100% 8 days after the appearance of the C. irritans episode. Gill filaments were engrossed and packed without any space between filaments and included parasites and large numbers of undifferentiated and immune cells, namely acidophilic ...
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