Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8978802 | Fish & Shellfish Immunology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The total haemocyte count (THC), phenoloxidase activity, respiratory burst (release of superoxide anion), superoxide dismutase activity, and phagocytic activity and clearance efficiency to the pathogen Lactococcus garvieae were measured when freshwater giant prawns Macrobrachium rosenbergii (16.2±2.1 g) were individually injected with saline, or dopamine at 0.5, 5.0, or 50.0 pmol prawnâ1. The results show that a transient period of immunosuppression occurred between 2 and 8 h after injection of dopamine for all immune parameters except circulating haemocytes and all immune parameters returned to control values within 8-16 h after receiving dopamine. Injection of dopamine also significantly increased the mortality of M. rosenbergii challenged with the pathogen L. garvieae. These results suggest that stress-inducing dopamine suppresses the immune system, which in turn promotes the susceptibility to L. garvieae in M. rosenbergii.
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Authors
Jian-Tong Li, Pai-Po Lee, Ou-Chuan Chen, Winton Cheng, Ching-Ming Kuo,