Gene expression comparison of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry challenged with Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus reveals a marked contrast in immune response
Posted on 2016-04-11 - 05:00
Abstract Background Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) is a highly contagious birnavirus disease of farmed salmonid fish, which often causes high levels of morbidity and mortality. A large host genetic component to resistance has been previously described for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), which mediates high mortality rates in some families and zero mortality in others. However, the molecular and immunological basis for this resistance is not yet fully known. This manuscript describes a global comparison of the gene expression profiles of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry following challenge with the IPN virus. Results Salmon fry from two IPNV-resistant and two IPNV-susceptible full sibling families were challenged with the virus and sampled at 1Â day, 7Â days and 20Â days post-challenge. Significant viral titre was observed in both resistant and susceptible fish at all timepoints, although generally at higher levels in susceptible fish. Gene expression profiles combined with gene ontology and pathway analyses demonstrated that while a clear immune response was observed in both resistant and susceptible fish, there were striking differences between the two phenotypes. The susceptible fish showed marked up-regulation of genes related to cytokine activity and inflammatory response that evidently failed to protect against the virus. In contrast, the resistant fish demonstrated a less pronounced immune response including up-regulation of genes relating to the M2 macrophage system. Conclusions While only the susceptible phenotype shows appreciable mortality levels, both resistant and susceptible fish can become infected with IPNV. Susceptible fish are characterized by a much larger, yet ineffective, immune response, largely related to cytokine and inflammatory systems. Resistant fish demonstrate a more moderate, putative macrophage-mediated inflammatory response, which may contribute to their survival.
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Robledo, Diego; Taggart, John; Ireland, Jacqueline; McAndrew, Brendan; Starkey, William; Haley, Chris; et al. (2016). Gene expression comparison of resistant and susceptible Atlantic salmon fry challenged with Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus reveals a marked contrast in immune response. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3599093.v1
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AUTHORS (18)
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Diego Robledo
JT
John Taggart
JI
Jacqueline Ireland
BM
Brendan McAndrew
WS
William Starkey
CH
Chris Haley
AH
Alastair Hamilton
DG
Derrick Guy
JM
Jose Mota-Velasco
AG
Almas Gheyas
AT
Alan Tinch
DV
David Verner-Jeffreys
RP
Richard Paley
GR
Georgina Rimmer
IT
Ian Tew
SB
Stephen Bishop
JB
James Bron
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Ross Houston