Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2433708 Fish & Shellfish Immunology 2007 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

The ability of Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus iniae to attract macrophages of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was investigated. The extracellular products (ECP) from S. agalactiae and S. iniae were tested in vitro for macrophage chemotaxis using blind-well chambers. The macrophages were obtained from the peritoneal cavity 4–5 days after intraperitoneal injection of squalene. Both macrophage chemotactic and chemokinetic activities were demonstrated using the S. agalactiae ECP. However, only chemotactic activity was shown for S. iniae ECP. High-pressure liquid chromatography fractionation revealed that semi-purified S. agalactiae and S. iniae ECPs had estimated molecular weights of 7.54 and 19.2 kDa, respectively. The prominent chemotactic activities of ECP from S. agalactiae and S. iniae are likely to be involved in the proinflammatory responses of macrophages to S. agalactiae and S. iniae infections.

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