Eicosanoids and their role in immune modulation in fish—a brief overview

Eicosanoids have been demonstrated to play a central role in immune regulation in mammals brought about by their direct effects on cells such as macrophages and lymphocytes or by their indirect effects via cytokines. Studies have shown that fish mononuclear phagocytes, granulocytes and thrombocytes...

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Published in:Fish & shellfish immunology 1995, Vol.5 (8), p.549-567
Main Authors: Rowley, Andrew F., Knight, John, Lloyd-Evans, Paul, Holland, Jason W., Vickers, Philip J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5-lipoxygenase activating protein
cyclooxygenase
Eicosanoid
fish
Freshwater
immune regulation
leucocytes
leukotrienes
lipoxins
lipoxygenase
lymphocytes
macrophages
Marine
Oncorhynchus mykiss
prostaglandins
rainbow trout
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Summary:Eicosanoids have been demonstrated to play a central role in immune regulation in mammals brought about by their direct effects on cells such as macrophages and lymphocytes or by their indirect effects via cytokines. Studies have shown that fish mononuclear phagocytes, granulocytes and thrombocytes synthesize and release both cyclooxygenase- and lipoxygenase-derived products such as prostaglandin E 2, leukotriene B 4 and lipoxin A 4. Whether lymphocytes have the ability to generate leukotrienes and lipoxins is still unclear but they do appear to have 12-lipoxygenase activity that leads to the generation of 12-hydroxy fatty acid derivatives. As in mammals, leukotriene and lipoxin biosynthesis requires the presence of a 5-lipoxygenase activating protein-like molecule that is sensitive to the action of the specific inhibitor, MK-886. The prostaglandin-generating ability of trout macrophages can be altered by incubation with lipopolysaccharide suggesting the possible presence of an inducible cyclooxygenase activity. Prostaglandins have been found to suppress the mitogen-induced proliferation of trout leucocytes and the generation of humoral antibody and plasma cells both in vivo and in vitro. The lipoxygenase products, leukotriene B 4 and lipoxin A 4 have more variable effects ranging from inhibition to stimulation depending on the assay system employed. Overall, there is clear evidence that eicosanoids play a role in immune regulation in fish in a similar way to that reported in mammals.
ISSN:1050-4648
1095-9947
DOI:10.1016/S1050-4648(95)80041-7