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Fish Shellfish Immunol ; 39(2): 450-7, 2014 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24929243

RESUMO

Lectins participate in the immune mechanisms of crustaceans. They have been considered as humoral receptors for pathogen-associated molecular patterns; however, some reports suggest that lectins could regulate crustacean cellular functions. In the present study, we purified and characterized a serum lectin (CqL) from the hemolymph of Cherax quadricarinatus by affinity chromatography and determined its participation in the regulation of hemocytes' oxidative burst. CqL is a 290-kDa lectin in native form, constituted by 108, 80, and 29-kDa subunits. It is mainly composed of glycine, alanine, and a minor proportion of methionine and histidine. It showed no carbohydrates in its structure. CqL is composed of several isoforms, as determined by 2D-electrophoresis, and shows no homology with any crustacean protein as determined by Lc/Ms mass spectrometry. CqL agglutinated mainly rat and rabbit erythrocytes and showed a broad specificity for monosaccharides such as galactose, glucose, and sialic acid, as well as for glycoproteins, such as porcine stomach and bovine submaxillary mucin and fetuin. It is a Mn(2+)-dependent lectin. CqL recognized 8% of crayfish granular hemocytes and increased 4.2-fold the production of hemocytes' superoxide anion in vitro assays when compared with non-treated hemocytes. This effect showed the same specificity for carbohydrates as hemagglutination; moreover, superoxide dismutase and diphenyleneiodonium chloride were effective inhibitors of CqL oxidative-activation. The CqL homoreceptor is a 120-kDa glycoprotein identified in the hemocytes lysate. Our results suggest that CqL participates actively in the regulation of the generation of superoxide anions in hemocytes using NADPH-dependent mechanisms.


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Astacoidea/química , Astacoidea/imunologia , Hemócitos/imunologia , Lectinas/análise , Testes de Aglutinação , Aminoácidos/análise , Animais , Western Blotting , Cromatografia de Afinidade , Eletroforese em Gel Bidimensional , Hemócitos/metabolismo , Hemolinfa/metabolismo , Imuno-Histoquímica , Lectinas/sangue , Lectinas/imunologia , Espectrometria de Massas , Fagocitose/imunologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Explosão Respiratória/imunologia , Estatísticas não Paramétricas
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Mol Immunol ; 58(1): 17-26, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24263181

RESUMO

Components of high molecular-weight (PI) obtained from Ascaris suum extract down-regulate the Th1/Th2-related immune responses induced by ovalbumin (OVA)-immunization in mice. Furthermore, the PI down-modulates the ability of dendritic cells (DCs) to activate T lymphocytes by an IL-10-mediated mechanism. Here, we evaluated the role of toll like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2 and 4) in the modulatory effect of PI on OVA-specific immune response and the PI interference on DC full activation. An inhibition of OVA-specific cellular and humoral responses were observed in wild type (WT) or in deficient in TLR2 (TLR2(-/-)) or 4 (TLR4(-/-)) mice immunized with OVA plus PI when compared with OVA-immunized mice. Low expression of class II MHC, CD40, CD80 and CD86 molecules was observed in lymph node (LN) cells from WT, TLR2(-/-) or TLR4(-/-) mice immunized with OVA plus PI compared with OVA-primed cells. We also verified that PI was able to modulate the activation of DCs derived from bone marrow of WT, TLR2(-/-) or TLR4(-/-) mice induced in vitro by agonists of TLRs, as observed by a decreased expression of class II MHC and costimulatory molecules and by low secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Its effect was accompanied by IL-10 synthesis. In this sense, the modulatory effect of PI on specific-immune response and DC activation is independent of TLR2 or TLR4.


Assuntos
Antígenos de Helmintos/imunologia , Ascaríase/imunologia , Ascaris suum/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Receptor 2 Toll-Like/imunologia , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/imunologia , Animais , Antígeno B7-1/biossíntese , Antígeno B7-2/biossíntese , Antígenos CD40/biossíntese , Proliferação de Células , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/imunologia , Hipersensibilidade Tardia/imunologia , Imunomodulação , Interleucina-10/imunologia , Linfonodos/imunologia , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Ovalbumina/imunologia , Células Th1/imunologia , Células Th2/imunologia , Receptor 2 Toll-Like/genética , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/genética
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