Experimental immunology influence of nematode Anguillicoloides crassus infestation on the cellular and humoral innate immunity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)
Terech-Majewska, E.; Schulz, P.; Siwicki, A.K. (2015). Experimental immunology influence of nematode Anguillicoloides crassus infestation on the cellular and humoral innate immunity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). Central European Journal of Immunology 40(2): 127-131. https://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2015.52824
In: Central European Journal of Immunology: Poznan. ISSN 1426-3912; e-ISSN 1644-4124, more
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Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Fish
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parasite; helminthes; immunological system |
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- Terech-Majewska, E.
- Schulz, P.
- Siwicki, A.K.
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| Abstract |
Parasitic invasions are recognized as one of the primary factors responsible for decreasing populations of European eel. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of infestation with the nematode Anguillicoloides crassus on the innate immunity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Anguillicoloides crassus parasitizes the swim bladder of this fish. Levels of the following immunological parameters were measured: spleen phagocyte respiratory burst activity, spleen phagocyte potential killing activity, pronephros lymphocyte proliferation stimulated by concanavaline A or lipopolisaccharide, plasma lysozyme and ceruloplasmin activity, total protein and immunoglobulin (Ig) serum levels. The analyses of the results of humoral and cellular immunity indicate that all studied parameters were statistically significant higher (p < 0.05) in non-infested fish compared to the ones with anguillicolosis except for ceruloplasmin level. These data suggest that the A. crassus infestation in European eel is responsible for a decreased immune response what could result in higher susceptibility to other pathogenic conditions. |
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