title: Identification of expressed genes in carp (Cyprinus carpio) head kidney cells after in vitro treatment with immunostimulants.
abstract: We analysed a total of 530 expressed genes from the head kidney cells of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) treated by immunostimulants. Sequences of the cDNA clones were compared with sequences in the GenBank database. Immune-related genes identified after in vitro stimulation of carp head kidney cells were: BPI/LBP, C-type lectins, fucolectins, CC-chemokine, CXC-chemokine, CD18, cyclophilin, FcgammaR, G-CSFR, HSP 70, Ig heavy and light chains, NITR, integrin beta2-alpha, Mx, interleukin-1beta, beta thymosin, lysozyme G & C, MHC class II associated invariant chain 1 and 2, granulin, CAAT binding protein and tumour necrosis factor-alpha induced protein. The expression of these immune-related genes may be important for estimating the efficacy of immunostimulants.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. m.sakai@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Savan
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002347:Carps / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D015723:Gene Library; D005796:Genes / Q000276:immunology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D003208:Concanavalin A