The granulocytes are the main immunocompetent hemocytes in Crassostrea gigas

Hemocytes comprise diverse cell types with morphological and functional heterogeneity and play indispensable roles in immunological homeostasis of invertebrates. The morphological classification of different hemocytes in mollusk has been studied since the 1970's, yet the involvement of the diff...

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Published in:Developmental & Comparative Immunology
Main Authors: Wang, Weilin, Li, Meijia, Wang, Lingling, Chen, Hao, Liu, Zhaoqun, Jia, Zhihao, Qiu, Limei, Song, Linsheng
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Crassostrea Gigas
Hemocyte Separation
Granulocytes
Immunocompetent
Functional Features
Crassostrea gigas
Online Access:http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/136251
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2016.09.017
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Summary:Hemocytes comprise diverse cell types with morphological and functional heterogeneity and play indispensable roles in immunological homeostasis of invertebrates. The morphological classification of different hemocytes in mollusk has been studied since the 1970's, yet the involvement of the different sub-populations in immune functions is far from clear. In the present study, three types of hemocytes were morphologically identified and separated as agranulocytes, semi-granulocytes and granulocytes by flow cytometry and Percoll density gradient centrifugation. The granulocytes were characterized functionally as the main phagocytic and encapsulating population, while semi-granulocytes and agranulocytes exhibited low or no such capacities, respectively. Meanwhile, the lysosome activity and the productions of ROS and NO were all mainly concentrated in granulocytes under both normal and immune-activated situations. Further, the mRNA transcripts of some immune related genes, including CgTLR, CgClathrin, CgATPeV, CgLysozyme, CgDefensin and CgIL-17, were mainly expressed in granulocytes, lower in semi-granulocytes and agranulocytes. These results collectively suggested that the granulocytes were the main immunocompetent hemocytes in oyster C. gigas, and a differentiation relationship among these three sub-population hemocytes was inferred based on the gradual changes in morphological, functional and molecular features. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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