Modulation of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) cellular immune function in vitro caused by the blood parasite, Trypanoplasma borreli Laveran & Mesnil

During in vitro cultivation of the carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) haemoparasite Trypanoplasma borreli, cultures occasionally contained small numbers of peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) from the fish. These cultured PBL developed morphological changes that were similar to those described by Grondel &...

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Published in:Fish & shellfish immunology 1995, Vol.5 (5), p.381-383
Main Authors: Jones, SRM, Wiegertjes, G F, Van Muiswinkel, WB
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cyprinus carpio
Experimental Animal Morphology and Cell Biology
Experimentele diermorfologie en celbiologie
Freshwater
Trypanoplasma borreli
WIAS
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Summary:During in vitro cultivation of the carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) haemoparasite Trypanoplasma borreli, cultures occasionally contained small numbers of peripheral blood leucocytes (PBL) from the fish. These cultured PBL developed morphological changes that were similar to those described by Grondel & Harmsen (1984) for carp leucocytes undergoing blastogenesis. Several species of protistan parasites cause changes in the leucocyte functions of their mammalian hosts. Consequently, we used a leucocyte proliferation assay to investigate, the possibility that carp PBL are influenced by T. borreli.
ISSN:1050-4648
1095-9947
DOI:10.1006/fsim.1995.9999