Journal of fish pathology (한국어병학회지)
- Volume 5 Issue 1
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- Pages.9-18
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- 1992
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- 1226-0819(pISSN)
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- 2233-5412(eISSN)
Bactericidal action by complement of fish serum
어류혈청의 보체에 의한 살균작용
- Yoo, Byoung-Hwa (Department of Fish pathology, National Fisheries University of Pusan) ;
- Park, Soo-Il (Department of Fish pathology, National Fisheries University of Pusan) ;
- Chun, Seh-Kyu (Department of Fish pathology, National Fisheries University of Pusan)
- Published : 1992.05.30
Abstract
In order to know the defense mechanism of fish, bactericidal activity was examined into the sera of carp Cyprinus carpio, tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and flounder Paralichthys olivaseus. Each examined normal serum of fishes showed the bactericidal activity against avirulent Escherichia coli but it wasn't appeared against virulent Edwardsiella tarda. When the normal serum of each fish was treated with zymosan, it lost the bactericidal activity completely. After addition of EGTA into the normal serum of each fish, the sera of tilapia and flounder still exhibited the bactericidal activity but the serum of carp lost it. In the presence of specific antibody and complement, bactericidal activity of each antiserum was exhibited high level with in one hour incubation. On the other hand, heat inactivated antiserum showed bacteriostatic reaction. From the above results, although the activity of alternative or classical pathway of each fish complement is different, it is an important function in fish defense mechanism.
어류의 방어기구를 밝히기 위하여, 잉어, 틸라피아 및 넙치의 혈청 중에 존재하는 보체의 살균작용에 대하여 실험하였다. 실험어의 모든 정상혈청으로 E. coli는 살균되었고 가열하여 보체를 불활성화시킨 혈청에서는 살균되지 않았다. zymosan으로 처리한 실험어의 정상혈청에서는 살균작용이 나타나지 않았으므로 정상혈청 중의 살균작용에도 보체의 대체경로가 중요한 것으로 생각되었다. EGTA로 처리한 틸라피아와 넙치의 정상혈청에서는 살균작용이 지속되고 있었으나, 잉어의 살균작용은 소실되는 점으로 봐서 잉어의 대체경로에는