C.P5 Tumour necrosis factor alpha and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) leucocyte responses

G. Daniels*, S. I. Jang, L. J. Hardie, C. J. Secombes

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Abstract

Earlier studies have shown that rainbow trout lymphocytes and macrophages can respond to recombinant
human tumour necrosis factor alpha (hTNFc 0. Such studies suggest that a TNFc~ receptor exists on these
cells. To test this, a battery of 6 monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) to the 55 kDa TNF receptor (TNFR-1) were
used to attempt inhibition of macrophage responsiveness to hTNFt~, and two (5R2, 5R16) were successful.
These MoAb also inhibited, in part, the increase in macrophage respiratory burst activity seen after
incubation with a trout macrophage activating factor-containing supernatant. In addition, supernatants from
macrophages stimulated with MAF-supernatants, LPS and TNF~ were found to increase macrophage
respiratory burst activity, and this activity could be inhibited with 5R2 and 5R16. Such findings suggest that
fish leucocytes are able to release a TNFc~-like molecule. However, parallel molecular studies on TNFct,
using primers to conserved regions of the mammalian gene, have to date failed to hybridise to trout
splenocyte or macrophage cDNA.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDevelopmental and Comparative Immunology
Volume18
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1994

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