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Adaptation to low parasite abundance affects immune investment and immunopathological responses of cavefish
Peuß, R.; Box, A.C.; Chen, S.; Wang, Y.; Tsuchiya, D.; Persons, J.L.; Kenzior, A.; Maldonado, E.; Krishnan, J.; Scharsack, J.P.; Slaughter, B.D.; Rohner, N. (2020). Adaptation to low parasite abundance affects immune investment and immunopathological responses of cavefish. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4(10): 1416-1430. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1234-2
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. Springer Nature. ISSN 2397-334X
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Peuß, R.
- Box, A.C.
- Chen, S.
- Wang, Y.
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- Tsuchiya, D.
- Persons, J.L.
- Kenzior, A.
- Maldonado, E.
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- Krishnan, J.
- Scharsack, J.P.
- Slaughter, B.D.
- Rohner, N.
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| Abstract |
Reduced parasitic infection rates in the developed world are suspected to underlie the rising prevalence of autoimmune disorders. However, the long-term evolutionary consequences of decreased parasite exposure on an immune system are not well understood. We used the Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus to understand how loss of parasite diversity influences the evolutionary trajectory of the vertebrate immune system, by comparing river with cave morphotypes. Here, we present field data affirming a strong reduction in parasite diversity in the cave ecosystem, and show that cavefish immune cells display a more sensitive pro-inflammatory response towards bacterial endotoxins. Surprisingly, other innate cellular immune responses, such as phagocytosis, are drastically decreased in cavefish. Using two independent single-cell approaches, we identified a shift in the overall immune cell composition in cavefish as the underlying cellular mechanism, indicating strong differences in the immune investment strategy. While surface fish invest evenly into the innate and adaptive immune systems, cavefish shifted immune investment to the adaptive immune system, and here, mainly towards specific T-cell populations that promote homeostasis. Additionally, inflammatory responses and immunopathological phenotypes in visceral adipose tissue are drastically reduced in cavefish. Our data indicate that long-term adaptation to low parasite diversity coincides with a more sensitive immune system in cavefish, which is accompanied by a reduction in the immune cells that play a role in mediating the pro-inflammatory response. |
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