Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch.
To investigate the effect of the secondary metabolites of entomopathogenic fungus on the hemocyte immunity of host insect, the secondary metabolite complex (SMC) of Beauveriabrongniartii was used in three concentrations (5.5, 55, and 550 µg/mL), and the 4(th) instar larvae of the pine caterpillar De...
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doaj-904cd6d553be4225abe5f78dd05d73462020-11-25T01:20:11ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e7160010.1371/journal.pone.0071600Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch.Jinhua FanYingping XieJiaoliang XueYingling ZhangQian YangTo investigate the effect of the secondary metabolites of entomopathogenic fungus on the hemocyte immunity of host insect, the secondary metabolite complex (SMC) of Beauveriabrongniartii was used in three concentrations (5.5, 55, and 550 µg/mL), and the 4(th) instar larvae of the pine caterpillar Dendrolimustabulaeformis were employed as host insects. The larvae were inoculated with the SMC solutions by injection in bioassays. Apoptosis of the larval hemocytes was observed using fluorescence microscopy (FM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and flow cytometry (FCM). The FM results showed that in the treated groups, larval hemocytes exhibited symptoms of early apoptosis at 6 h post-treatment by radiating a non-uniform kelly fluorescence and exhibited symptoms of late apoptosis at 12 h post-treatment by radiating a non-uniform orange fluorescence. Under TEM, the following ultra-structural changes associated with apoptosis of the larval hemocytes were observed in the treated groups: the nuclei were hypertrophied, slight folds were on the nuclear envelope, the chromatin became concentrated, the mitochondrial cristae disappeared or were disorderly, most cells developed blebs, and fibrillar aggregation appeared and accumulated in the cytoplasm. Apoptosis of the larval hemocytes was detected by FCM at 6 h post-treatment; the percentage of early apoptotic cells in the SMC 5.5, 55, and 550 µg/mL treatment groups were 11.93%, 13.10%, and 18.42%, respectively. Late apoptosis first occurred at 12 h post-treatment; the highest rate of apoptosis was 36.54 ± 4.37% at 24 h post-treatment in the SMC 55 µg/mL treatment group. In general, the cellular apoptosis rate was positively correlated with the SMC concentration and the time post-treatment. These results indicate that secondary metabolites of B. brongniartii are able to attack the hemocytes of D. tabulaeformis larvae and induce cellular apoptosis, thereby providing new evidence that secondary metabolites of mycopathogens can act on host immune systems.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737098?pdf=render |
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Jinhua Fan Yingping Xie Jiaoliang Xue Yingling Zhang Qian Yang Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. PLoS ONE |
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Jinhua Fan Yingping Xie Jiaoliang Xue Yingling Zhang Qian Yang |
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Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. |
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Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. |
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Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. |
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Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. |
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Cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from Dendrolimus tabulaeformis Tsai et Liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch. |
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cellular apoptosis of hemocytes from dendrolimus tabulaeformis tsai et liu larvae induced with the secondary metabolites of beauveria brongniartii (sacc.) petch. |
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To investigate the effect of the secondary metabolites of entomopathogenic fungus on the hemocyte immunity of host insect, the secondary metabolite complex (SMC) of Beauveriabrongniartii was used in three concentrations (5.5, 55, and 550 µg/mL), and the 4(th) instar larvae of the pine caterpillar Dendrolimustabulaeformis were employed as host insects. The larvae were inoculated with the SMC solutions by injection in bioassays. Apoptosis of the larval hemocytes was observed using fluorescence microscopy (FM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and flow cytometry (FCM). The FM results showed that in the treated groups, larval hemocytes exhibited symptoms of early apoptosis at 6 h post-treatment by radiating a non-uniform kelly fluorescence and exhibited symptoms of late apoptosis at 12 h post-treatment by radiating a non-uniform orange fluorescence. Under TEM, the following ultra-structural changes associated with apoptosis of the larval hemocytes were observed in the treated groups: the nuclei were hypertrophied, slight folds were on the nuclear envelope, the chromatin became concentrated, the mitochondrial cristae disappeared or were disorderly, most cells developed blebs, and fibrillar aggregation appeared and accumulated in the cytoplasm. Apoptosis of the larval hemocytes was detected by FCM at 6 h post-treatment; the percentage of early apoptotic cells in the SMC 5.5, 55, and 550 µg/mL treatment groups were 11.93%, 13.10%, and 18.42%, respectively. Late apoptosis first occurred at 12 h post-treatment; the highest rate of apoptosis was 36.54 ± 4.37% at 24 h post-treatment in the SMC 55 µg/mL treatment group. In general, the cellular apoptosis rate was positively correlated with the SMC concentration and the time post-treatment. These results indicate that secondary metabolites of B. brongniartii are able to attack the hemocytes of D. tabulaeformis larvae and induce cellular apoptosis, thereby providing new evidence that secondary metabolites of mycopathogens can act on host immune systems. |
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