PMID- 30978447 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190716 LR - 20190716 IS - 1095-9947 (Electronic) IS - 1050-4648 (Linking) VI - 89 DP - 2019 Jun TI - Production and functional insights into the potential regulation of three isoforms of grass carp p40 subunit in inflammation. PG - 403-410 LID - S1050-4648(19)30253-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.015 [doi] AB - The p40 subunit is known as a component of Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23. In mammals, p40 can be secreted as a monomer or homodimer and acts independently to mediate cellular responses. Recently, three p40 paralogues were isolated and identified from grass carp and other fish species, but whether they exist independently as well as their functional consequences and significance remain unclear. In the present study, using grass carp as the model, we for the first time demonstrated the existence of natural fish p40a, p40b and p40c (gcp40a, gcp40b and gcp40c) mainly as a monomer in culture supernatant of head kidney leukocytes (HKLs). Particularly, their excessive secretion induced by various immune stimuli suggests possible involvement of free p40s in fish immune responses. To define their functions, recombinant grass carp p40a/b/c (rgcp40a, rgcp40b and rgcp40c) were prepared by Pichia pastoris expression system, and they possessed the activities to enhance the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines including Il-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (Tnf-alpha) in grass carp HKLs. These pro-inflammatory properties of p40 isoforms prompted us to investigate their roles during the inflammatory process. In line with this, in vivo study revealed the pathogenic effect of rgcp40a on intestinal inflammation, whereas gcp40a polyclonal antibodies remarkably ameliorated Aeromonas hydrophila-induced intestinal histopathological changes. Taken together, our results uncover the biological significance of free p40s in teleost, and provide new clue for targeting fish intestinal inflammation. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Feng, Shiyu AU - Feng S AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Qiu, Xingyang AU - Qiu X AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Yanyan AU - Wang Y AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Na AU - Zhang N AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liao, Bohua AU - Liao B AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Xinyan AU - Wang X AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Anying AU - Zhang A AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yang, Kun AU - Yang K AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhou, Hong AU - Zhou H AD - School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zhouhongzh@uestc.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190410 PL - England TA - Fish Shellfish Immunol JT - Fish & shellfish immunology JID - 9505220 RN - 0 (Fish Proteins) RN - 0 (Interleukin-12 Subunit p40) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Aeromonas hydrophila/physiology MH - Animals MH - Carps/*immunology MH - Fish Diseases/*immunology MH - Fish Proteins/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Profiling/veterinary MH - Gene Expression Regulation/immunology MH - Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/immunology/veterinary MH - Inflammation/immunology/veterinary MH - Interleukin-12 Subunit p40/*immunology MH - Protein Isoforms/immunology MH - Recombinant Proteins/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Grass carp OT - IL12/IL23p40 subunit OT - Independent secretion OT - Intestinal inflammation OT - Isoforms OT - Paralogue OT - Pro-inflammatory activity EDAT- 2019/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/17 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/13 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1050-4648(19)30253-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2019 Jun;89:403-410. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.015. Epub 2019 Apr 10.