Surface Marker-Defined Head Kidney Granulocytes and B Lymphocytes of Rainbow Trout Express Benzo[a]pyrene-Inducible Cytochrome P4501A Protein

Nakayama, Ayako; Riesen, Ivan; Köllner, Bernd; Eppler, Elisabeth; Segner, Helmut (2008). Surface Marker-Defined Head Kidney Granulocytes and B Lymphocytes of Rainbow Trout Express Benzo[a]pyrene-Inducible Cytochrome P4501A Protein. Toxicological sciences, 103(1), pp. 86-96. Oxford University Press 10.1093/toxsci/kfn024

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) are immunotoxic to fish. Metabolism of PAHs in immune cells has been implicated in PAH immunotoxicity in mammals, but for fish the presence of metabolic enzymes in immune cells is less clear. The objective of this study was to examine localization and induction of the BaP-metabolizing biotransformation enzyme, cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A), in head kidney immune cells of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In the first step, we measured induction of CYP1A-dependent 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity and CYP1A protein in head kidney of rainbow trout treated with a single intraperitoneal (ip) injection of 25 mg BaP/kg body weight. From days 3 to 10 postinjection, the BaP treatment led to a significant elevation of EROD and CYP1A protein in head kidney and liver, with CYP1A expression levels in the head kidney being much lower than in the liver. Next, we examined the cellular localization of CYP1A protein in the head kidney cell types: vascular endothelial, endocrine and lymphoid cells. CYP1A immunoreactivity was detectable only in BaP-treated trout, where it was localized in endothelial and lymphoid cells. Finally, we aimed to clarify which of the hematopoietic cell types possess CYP1A protein. Using double immunostaining for CYP1A and surface markers of rainbow trout immune cells, we identified B lymphocytes and granulocytes expressing inducible CYP1A protein and being the likely sites of BaP metabolism in the head kidney.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Center for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI)

UniBE Contributor:

Segner, Helmut

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1096-6080

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Marceline Brodmann

Date Deposited:

05 Aug 2020 08:10

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/toxsci/kfn024

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.116155

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/116155

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