Ontogeny of the immune system of fish

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作者
Zapata, A [1 ]
Diez, B
Cejalvo, T
Frías, CG
Cortés, A
机构
[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Biol, Dept Cell Biol, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Complutense, Ctr Microscopy & Cytometry, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
关键词
ontogeny; immune system; T- and B-lymphocytes; zebrafish;
D O I
10.1016/j.fsi.2004.09.005
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
Information on the ontogeny of the fish immune system is largely restricted to a few species of teleosts (e.g., rainbow trout, catfish, zebrafish, sea bass) and has previously focused on morphological features. However, basic questions including the identification of the first lympho-hematopoietic sites, the origin of T- and B-lymphocytes and the acquisition of full immunological capacities remain to be resolved. We review these three main topics with special emphasis on recent results obtained from the zebrafish, a new experimental model particularly suitable for study of the ontogeny of the immune system because of its rapid development and easy manipulation. This species also provides an easy way of creating mutations that can be detected by various types of screens. In some teleosts (i.e., angelfish) the first blood cells are formed in the yolk sac. In others, such as zebrafish, the first hematopoietic site is an intraembryonic locus, the intermediate cell mass (ICM), whereas in both killifish and rainbow trout the first blood cells appear for a short time in the yolk sac but later the ICM becomes the main hematopoietic area. Erythrocytes and macrophages are the first blood cells to be identified in zebrafish embryos. They occur in the ICM, the duct of Cuvier and the peripheral circulation. Between 24 and 30 hour post-fertilization (hpf) at a temperature of 28 degrees C a few myeloblasts and myelocytes appear between the yolk sac and the body walls, and the ventral region of the tail of 1-2 day-old zebrafish also contains developing blood cells. The thymus, kidney and spleen are the major lymphoid organs of teleosts. The thymus is the first organ to become lymphoid, although earlier the kidney can contain hematopoietic precursors but not lymphocytes. In freshwater, but not in marine, teleosts the spleen is the last organ to acquire that condition. We and other authors have demonstrated an early expression of Rag-1 in the zebrafish thymus that correlates well with the morphological identification of lymphoid cells. On the other hand, the origins and time of appearance of B lymphocytes in teleosts are a matter of discussion and recent results are summarized here. The functioning rather than the mere morphological evidence of lymphocytes determines when the full immunocompetence in fish is attained. Information on the histogenesis of fish lymphoid organs can also be obtained by analysing zebrafish mutants with defects in the development of immune progenitors and/or in the maturation of non-lymphoid stromal elements of the lymphoid organs. The main characteristics of some of these mutants will also be described. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:126 / 136
页数:11
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