Fibroblasts express immune relevant genes and are important sentinel cells during tissue damage in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

ABSTRACT: Fibroblasts have shown to be an immune competent cell type in mammals. However, little is known about the immunological functions of this cell-type in lower vertebrates. A rainbow trout hypodermal fibroblast cell-line (RTHDF) was shown to be responsive to PAMPs and DAMPs after stimulation with LPS from E. coli, supernatant and debris from sonicated RTHDF cells. LPS was overall the strongest inducer of IL-1beta, IL-8, IL-10, TLR-3 and TLR-9. IL-1beta and IL-8 were already highly up regulated after 1 hour of LPS stimulation. Supernatant stimuli significantly increased the expression of IL-1beta, TLR-3 and TLR-9, whereas the debris stimuli only increased expression of IL-1beta. Consequently, an in vivo experiment was further set up. By mechanically damaging the muscle tissue of rainbow trout,

SUBMITTER: Ingerslev HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2823790 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature