Antioxidants (Sep 2022)

ROS Induced by <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Activate Inflammatory Responses via the TNF-α/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Golden Pompano <i>Trachinotus ovatus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Jie Gao,
  • Mingjian Liu,
  • Huayang Guo,
  • Kecheng Zhu,
  • Bo Liu,
  • Baosuo Liu,
  • Nan Zhang,
  • Dianchang Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11091809
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 9
p. 1809

Abstract

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Streptococcus agalactiae is common pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture and can cause mass mortality after fish infection. This study aimed to investigate the effects of S. agalactiae infection on the immune and antioxidant regulatory mechanisms of golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus). Serum and liver samples were obtained at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, and 120 h after golden pompano infection with S. agalactiae for enzyme activity and gene expression analyses. After infection with S. agalactiae, the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in serum was significantly increased (p p p SOD, CAT, and GPx) in the liver increased and then decreased, reaching the maximum at 24 h, 48 h, and 24 h, respectively. During the experimental period, the mRNA expression levels of NF-κB-related genes of the inflammatory signaling pathway inhibitory κB (IκB) showed an overall decreasing trend (p TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IκB kinase (IKK), and nuclear factor NF-κB increased significantly (p S. agalactiae could activate internal regulatory signaling in the liver of golden pompano to induce defense and immune responses. This study is expected to lay a foundation to develop the healthy aquaculture of golden pompano and promote a more comprehensive understanding of its disease resistance mechanisms.

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