Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 189-197Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.061
Keywords
Complement component 3; Aeromonas hydrophila; Histological alterations; Liver index; Grass carp
Funding
- China's Agricultural Research System [CARS-45-03]
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Complement is traditionally recognized as part of the innate immune system, defending the host against the invasion of foreign pathogens. In complement system, C3 (complement component 3) is a central component. Therefore, research into C3 can help us better understand the functions of fish complement system. In this study, we detected the grass carp C3 (gcC3) mRNA expression in all sample tissues from healthy grass carp, which was highest in the liver, followed by the heart and the spleen, and lowest in the muscle, head kidney, trunk kidney, blood and intestine. After infection with Aeromonas hydrophila, gcC3 mRNA expression levels were significantly upregulated in the gill, liver, spleen, intestine, trunk kidney and head kidney. Interestingly, C3 protein levels were downregulated and subsequently upregulated in the liver and serum. Histologically, C3 protein at 24 h pi was over expressed in necrotic liver sites, and the liver index (LI) at this point was significantly higher than that of the control. These findings are indicated that C3 plays an important role in the immune response of grass carp after A. hydrophila infection, and C3 protein may play an assistant role in repairing liver tissues from A. hydrophila injury.
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