期刊
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
卷 48, 期 6-7, 页码 846-859出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.12.010
关键词
Apoptosis; Cell signaling; Evolution; Fish; Neutrophil; Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [BIO2008-01379, CSD2007-00002]
- European Union [FOOD-CT-2005-007103]
- Fundacion Marcelino Botin (Spain)
- University of Murcia
Neutrophils are major cells participants in innate host responses. They are short-lived leukocytes, although microbial products activate intracellular signaling cascades that prolong their survival by inhibiting constitutive apoptosis. To gain insight into the phylogeny of this important cell type, we examined the ability of toll-like receptor agonists to extend the lifespan of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L) acidophilic granulocytes, which are the functional equivalent of mammalian neutrophils. The results obtained demonstrated that apoptosis was also the default state of seabream acidophilic granulocytes and that toll-like receptor agonists were able to dramatically extend their functional lifespan (up to 10 days) by inhibiting apoptosis and inducing a long lasting activation of phagocytic and respiratory burst activities, together with the expression of genes coding for several proinflammatory molecules. This process was independent on contaminating cells and interleukin-1 beta production. In addition, the results showed that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, but not nuclear factor kappa B, c-Jun terminal kinase or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, was involved in the inhibition of acidophilic granulocyte apoptosis following toll-like receptor engagement. Finally, stimulation of head kidney hematopoietic precursor cells with toll-like receptor agonists promoted their terminal differentiation to acidophilic granulocytes. These results demonstrated that the extension of neutrophil lifespan by microbial products is conserved in lower vertebrates although the magnitude of the response is much higher in fish. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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