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RESPONSES OF THE RODLET CELLS TO METACERCARIAL INFECTIONS IN OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Fish production, Aquarium management, and Aquatic Animal Medicine

Abstract

In this report, we describe the responses of Rodlet cells (RCs) of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, with other inflammatory indicatorsto infections by encysted metacercariae trematodes. RCs are specialized cells of the non-specific immune system of some species of teleosts fish. Sixty eight out of 100 examined fish specimens were found to be naturally infected by the encysted metacercariae in different parts of the body. Digenean metacercariae infection caused significant increase in serum total protein and albumin level concentrations than in uninfected wild caught fish, a possible indication of an infection or inflammatory host response. Significant increase in eosinophils percent revealed parasitic infections. A variable number of RCs were observed in gills and liver tissues of infected fish, with a higher frequency, while couldn't be found in uninfected tissues. Results propose that RCs represent an inflammatory cell type that is closely linked to other piscine inflammatory cells in respond to the presence of parasites on epithelial surfaces.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2019.167302

Keywords

Rodlet cells, Oreochromis niloticus, Encysted metacercariae, biochemical parameters

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EMEISH

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WALAA

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Fish Diseases and Management, Department of Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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walaavet2002@yahoo.com

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FAWAZ

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MARWA

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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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AL-AMGAD

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ZEINAB

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Veterinary National Service, PhD in Veterinary Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

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Volume

65

Article Issue

160

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24305

Issue Date

2019-01-01

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2018-06-24

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2019-01-17

Page Start

59

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71

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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RESPONSES OF THE RODLET CELLS TO METACERCARIAL INFECTIONS IN OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS

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23 Jan 2023