Oxidative stress and fish immune system: phagocytosis and leukocyte respiratory burst activity



Título del documento: Oxidative stress and fish immune system: phagocytosis and leukocyte respiratory burst activity
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000435624
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Tecnologicas, Dracena, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 90
Número: 4
Paginación: 3403-3414
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Molecular oxygen is a necessary compound for all aerobic organisms, although oxygen is a potent oxidant, which can cause oxidative stress (OS). OS occurs when there is an imbalance between the production of oxidant and antioxidants components, are result of normal cell metabolism, and many of these compounds play a fundamental role in several metabolic pathways. The organism produces several reactive oxygen species (ROS), but they are balanced by an antioxidant defense system that maintains the levels of these oxidizing compounds at an acceptable level. Many of these components are essential in the organism defense and their byproducts are considered potent bactericides that actively act in the destruction of invading pathogens. Fish immune system is composed of innate and acquired mechanisms of defense. Phagocytosis is an innate process of defense, which interconnects these two systems, since the pathogens processing by professional phagocytes is a fundamental stage for antibodies production. During phagocytosis there is production of ROS and consequent production of free radicals (FR), these compounds lead to the formation of potent bactericides to combat microorganisms. However, it is known that OS limits the immune response, with an impairment in defense compounds in an attempt to decrease the ROS production. Studies of fish FR production are preliminary and should be executed to evaluate the effects of ROS on fish, including their beneficial action against pathogens and its deleterious action on the oxidation of cellular components
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Peces,
Inmunología,
Fisiología animal,
Sistema inmune,
Inmunidad innata,
Radicales libres,
Especies reactivas de oxígeno,
Fagocitosis,
Leucocitos,
Estallido respiratorio
Keyword: Fish,
Immunology,
Animal physiology,
Immune system,
Innate immunity,
Free radicals,
Oxygen reactive species,
Phagocytosis,
Leukocytes,
Respiratory burst
Texto completo: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000703403&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en