TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation of factors influencing the ability of Renibacterium salmoninarum to stimulate rainbow trout macrophage respiratory burst activity
AU - Campos-Pérez, Juan J.
AU - Ellis, Anthony E.
AU - Secombes, Christopher J.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - The early stages of contact between Renibacterium salmoninarum and rainbow trout macrophages were investigated. Live R. salmoninarum elicited a respiratory burst, which was enhanced by heat-killing the microorganism. This phenomenon, though, was not observed using UV killed bacteria. Both responses were enhanced when a combination of LPS and TNFa was used to activate the macrophages prior to contact with R. salmoninarum. Further studies demonstrated that both compounds synergised to enhance O2 - production, and that this was correlated with the ability to kill the pathogen. Opsonisation of R. salmoninarum with serum factors also increased the respiratory burst, but no difference was found between normal serum and heat-inactivated serum.
AB - The early stages of contact between Renibacterium salmoninarum and rainbow trout macrophages were investigated. Live R. salmoninarum elicited a respiratory burst, which was enhanced by heat-killing the microorganism. This phenomenon, though, was not observed using UV killed bacteria. Both responses were enhanced when a combination of LPS and TNFa was used to activate the macrophages prior to contact with R. salmoninarum. Further studies demonstrated that both compounds synergised to enhance O2 - production, and that this was correlated with the ability to kill the pathogen. Opsonisation of R. salmoninarum with serum factors also increased the respiratory burst, but no difference was found between normal serum and heat-inactivated serum.
KW - LPS
KW - Renibacterium salmoninarum
KW - Respiratory burst
KW - TNFa
KW - Trout macrophages
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U2 - 10.1006/fsim.1997.0106
DO - 10.1006/fsim.1997.0106
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031280921
SN - 1050-4648
VL - 7
SP - 555
EP - 566
JO - Fish and Shellfish Immunology
JF - Fish and Shellfish Immunology
IS - 8
ER -