Research Article

Aeromonas salmonicida Infection Only Moderately Regulates Expression of Factors Contributing to Toll-Like Receptor Signaling but Massively Activates the Cellular and Humoral Branches of Innate Immunity in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Table 2

Expression profiles of various cytokines in selected tissues of rainbow trout at different time points after infection.

Gene symbolTissuesFold change values at time points after infection relative to control
6 h12 h24 h48 h72 h

il1b Spleen39.35 ± 12.9847.80 ± 13.947.54 ± 2.338.89 ± 2.643.63 ± 1.04
Head kidney180.12 ± 75.62393.18 ± 95.3217.50 ± 7.9717.39 ± 5.7228.38 ± 8.11
Liver68.47 ± 26.01151.60 ± 42.6319.35 ± 6.2422.21 ± 8.5081.23 ± 32.69
Thymus3.36 ± 0.739.74 ± 2.932.00 ± 0.571.63 ± 0.352.75 ± 0.66

tnf Spleen8.68 ± 4.557.76 ± 2.34−1.16 ± 0.371.12 ± 0.301.82 ± 0.52
Head kidney2.06 ± 0.7011.94 ± 4.32−1.18 ± 0.53−1.31 ± 0.261.64 ± 0.38
Liver21.10 ± 13.4611.58 ± 4.933.74 ± 1.688.50 ± 4.3310.88 ± 5.68
Thymus1.18 ± 0.282.10 ± 0.74−1.27 ± 0.36−1.13 ± 0.151.54 ± 0.25

il8 Spleen27.85 ± 11.1114.92 ± 4.554.30 ± 1.3113.37 ± 6.2717.80 ± 6.48
Head kidney26.59 ± 9.1319.11 ± 5.157.24 ± 1.8913.14 ± 4.9224.12 ± 7.00
Liver60.14 ± 24.2525.32 ± 13.099.30 ± 3.1171.70 ± 55.3239.32 ± 22.19
Thymus1.13 ± 0.311.33 ± 0.48−1.38 ± 0.35−1.14 ± 0.521.25 ± 0.28

il10 Spleen1.24 ± 0.331.26 ± 0.271.46 ± 0.411.19 ± 0.351.29 ± 0.38
Head kidney20.39 ± 9.0054.04 ± 18.6410.35 ± 4.9411.83 ± 6.2415.53 ± 6.49
Liver2.52 ± 0.883.19 ± 1.123.08 ± 0.843.20 ± 0.953.63 ± 1.14
Thymus1.51 ± 0.521.59 ± 0.501.41 ± 0.471.41 ± 0.381.15 ± 0.32

tgfb Spleen1.11 ± 0.08−1.05 ± 0.091.14 ± 0.151.04 ± 0.11−1.06 ± 0.12
Head kidney1.17 ± 0.121.10 ± 0.091.14 ± 0.121.06 ± 0.14−1.11 ± 0.13
Liver1.34 ± 0.141.50 ± 0.182.17 ± 0.351.76 ± 0.241.50 ± 0.20
Thymus−1.13 ± 0.16−1.40 ± 0.22−1.42 ± 0.33−1.21 ± 0.24−1.06 ± 0.16

Significant expression difference () between the infected and the control groups is indicated in bold.