期刊
IMMUNOBIOLOGY
卷 219, 期 12, 页码 964-974出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.07.006
关键词
Apoptosis; Gonyautoxin 2/3 epimers (GTX 2/3 epimers); Gymnodinium catenatum; Hemocyte; Nodipecten subnodosus; Paralyzing shellfish poisons
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资金
- CIBNOR [AC 3.0]
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia of Mexico fellowship (CONACYT) [172583]
The toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum produces paralyzing shellfish poisons (PSPs) that are consumed and accumulated by bivalves. Previously, we recorded a decrease in hemocytes 24 h after injection of PSPs (gonyautoxin 2/3 epimers, GTX2/3) in the adductor muscle in the lions-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus. In this work, qualitative and quantitative analyses, in in vivo and in vitro experiments, revealed that the lower count of hemocytes results from cells undergoing typical apoptosis when exposed to GTX 2/3 epimers. This includes visible morphological alterations of the cytoplasmic membrane, damage to the nuclear membrane, condensation of chromatin, DNA fragmentation, and release of DNA fragments into the cytoplasm. Induction of apoptosis was accompanied by phosphatidylserine exposure to the outer cell membrane and activation of cysteine-aspartic proteases, caspase 3 and caspase 8. Addition of an inhibitor of caspase to the medium suppressed activation in hemocytes exposed to the toxins, suggesting that cell death was induced by a caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway. The results are important for future investigation of the scallop's immune system and should provide new insights into apoptotic processes in immune cells of scallops exposed to PSPs. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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