The immune responses in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis challenged with double-stranded RNA

Effect of polysaccharide from cultured Cordyceps sinensis on immune function and anti-oxidation activity of mice exposed to 60Co

“…SOD is one of the critical enzymes that can protect cells from damage; its activity indirectly reflects anti-oxidation process. High level SOD activity can convert superoxide anions into hydrogen peroxide, maintain the balance of pro/antioxidants and protect cells against injury from lipid peroxidation [25]. Immunity-stimulating activity as a result of antioxidant treatment has been observed following oxidative stress [26].…”

Identification of genes differentially expressed in hemocytes of Scylla paramamosain in response to lipopolysaccharide

“…Moreover, the ecCuZnSOD transcript in hemocytes was significantly increased by injection of b-glucan or peptidoglycan in S. serrata, suggesting that ecCuZnSOD gene expression is involved in the immune system against challenge [59]. Further, ecCuZnSOD transcripts/activities have also been described to increase under different challenge conditions using different treatments like dsRNA or lower ambient ammonia in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis [60,61], Cd in marine crab Charybdis japonica [62], b-glucan in white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei [63]/freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii [64], laminarin or LPS in freshwater crayfish P. leniusculus [47], and b-1, 3-glucan or other stimuli in shrimps…”

Identification of adhesin-like protein ALP41 from Spiroplasma eriocheiris and induction immune response of Eriocheir sinensis

“…After the neutralization between ALF and ALP41, the level of ALF in E. sinensis was steady at the original level. Some studies showed that the expression level of ALF in E. sinensis was up-regulated by Vibrio anguillarum or double-stranded RNA stimulation [22,34]. Although the detailed mechanism of ALF remains unknown, its up-regulation induced by ALP41 indicates the potential effects on the defense responses of E. sinensis.…”