We report the presence of interleukin (IL)-8-immunoreactive molecules in hemocytes from the mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis. Functional studies demonstrate that recombinant human (rh)IL-8 provokes conformational changes, induces chemotaxis, and increases bacterial phagocytic activity in hemocytes. rhIL-8 induces cell shape changes via protein kinase A and C pathways. These morphological changes are followed by reorganization of the actin microfilaments. The findings suggest that, as previously reported for other cytokines, IL-8 is well conserved and deeply involved in immune functions from invertebrates to mammals.

Immunomodulation by recombinant human interleukin-8 and its signal transduction pathways in invertebrate hemocytes / Ottaviani, Enzo; Franchini, Antonella; Malagoli, Davide; Genedani, Susanna. - In: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES. - ISSN 1420-682X. - STAMPA. - 57:(2000), pp. 506-513. [10.1007/PL00000711]

Immunomodulation by recombinant human interleukin-8 and its signal transduction pathways in invertebrate hemocytes

OTTAVIANI, Enzo;FRANCHINI, Antonella;MALAGOLI, Davide;GENEDANI, Susanna
2000

Abstract

We report the presence of interleukin (IL)-8-immunoreactive molecules in hemocytes from the mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis. Functional studies demonstrate that recombinant human (rh)IL-8 provokes conformational changes, induces chemotaxis, and increases bacterial phagocytic activity in hemocytes. rhIL-8 induces cell shape changes via protein kinase A and C pathways. These morphological changes are followed by reorganization of the actin microfilaments. The findings suggest that, as previously reported for other cytokines, IL-8 is well conserved and deeply involved in immune functions from invertebrates to mammals.
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Immunomodulation by recombinant human interleukin-8 and its signal transduction pathways in invertebrate hemocytes / Ottaviani, Enzo; Franchini, Antonella; Malagoli, Davide; Genedani, Susanna. - In: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES. - ISSN 1420-682X. - STAMPA. - 57:(2000), pp. 506-513. [10.1007/PL00000711]
Ottaviani, Enzo; Franchini, Antonella; Malagoli, Davide; Genedani, Susanna
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