| Abstract: | Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from Gram-negative bacteria are strong stimulators of white river crayfish, Procambarus zonangulus, haemocytes in vitro. Following haemocyte treatment with LPS and with LPS from rough mutant R5 (LPS Rc) from Salmonella minnesota, flow cytometric analysis revealed a conspicuous and reproducible decrease in cell size as compared to control haemocytes. These LPS molecules also caused a reduction in haemocyte viability as assessed by flow cytometry with the fluorescent dyes calcein-AM and ethidium homodimer. The onset of cell size reduction was gradual and occurred prior to cell death. Haemocytes treated with LPS from S. minnesota without the Lipid A moiety (detoxified LPS) decreased in size without a reduction of viability. The action of LPS on crayfish haemocytes appeared to be related to the activation of the prophenoloxidase system because phenoloxidase (PO)-specific activity in the supernatants from control and detoxified LPS-treated cells was significantly lower than that from LPS and LPS-Rc treated cells (P < 0.05). Furthermore, addition of trypsin inhibitor to the LPS treatments caused noticeable delays in cell size and viability changes. These patterns of cellular activation by LPS formulations indicated that crayfish haemocytes react differently to the polysaccharide and lipid A moieties of LPS, where lipid A is cytotoxic and the polysaccharide portion is stimulatory. These effects concur with the general pattern of mammalian cell activation by LPS, thereby indicting commone innate immune recognition mechanisms to bacterial antigens between cells from mammals and invertebrates. These definitive molecular approaches used to verify and identify mechanisms of invertbrate haemocyte responses to LPS could be applied with other glycoconjugates, soluble mediators, or xenobiotic compounds. |
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| ProdID: | 1002769 |
| Citation Author: | Cardenas, W.; Dankert, J.R.; Jenkins, J.A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | National Wetlands Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Fish and Shellfish Immunology |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 223-233 |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Flow cytometric analysis of crayfish haemocytes activated by lipopolysaccharides; 2004; Article; Journal; Fish and Shellfish Immunology; Cardenas, W.; Dankert, J.R.; Jenkins, J.A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 223 |
| Citation Volume: | 17 |
| Citation Year: | 2004 |
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| Text: | Flow cytometric analysis of crayfish haemocytes activated by lipopolysaccharides; 2004; Article; Journal; Fish and Shellfish Immunology; Cardenas, W.; Dankert, J.R.; Jenkins, J.A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2003.03.001 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
