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 3

(a) Expression profiles of various PRRs in selected tissues of rainbow trout at different time points after infection. (b) Expression profiles of various downstream factors in selected tissues of rainbow trout at different time points after infection.
(a)

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

tlr1 Spleen−1.07 ± 0.19−1.02 ± 0.231.07 ± 0.16−1.07 ± 0.18−1.54 ± 0.28
Head kidney1.61 ± 0.181.72 ± 0.251.50 ± 0.271.57 ± 0.211.66 ± 0.13
Liver−1.11 ± 0.181.72 ± 0.312.32 ± 0.561.67 ± 0.311.70 ± 0.22
Thymus−1.31 ± 0.29−1.20 ± 0.321.21 ± 0.291.13 ± 0.241.09 ± 0.20

tlr2 Spleen−1.13 ± 0.16−1.73 ± 0.33−1.86 ± 0.41−1.46 ± 0.15−1.68 ± 0.20
Head kidney1.24 ± 0.19−1.13 ± 0.17−1.68 ± 0.28−1.10 ± 0.22−1.18 ± 0.15
Liver−1.01 ± 0.11−1.11 ± 0.11−1.01 ± 0.121.50 ± 0.321.16 ± 0.18
Thymus−1.12 ± 0.21−1.07 ± 0.19−1.07 ± 0.251.16 ± 0.191.22 ± 0.16

tlr3 Spleen−1.58 ± 0.17−1.67 ± 0.25−1.21 ± 0.25−1.82 ± 0.23−1.70 ± 0.23
Head kidney−1.52 ± 0.17−1.99 ± 0.26−2.49 ± 0.30−2.08 ± 0.29−2.09 ± 0.32
Liver−1.21 ± 0.31−1.64 ± 0.39−1.40 ± 0.36−1.83 ± 0.47−1.64 ± 0.51
Thymus−1.26 ± 0.27−1.87 ± 0.49−1.46 ± 0.37−1.52 ± 0.37−1.63 ± 0.34

tlr5 Spleen−2.77 ± 0.71−3.88 ± 0.71−2.76 ± 0.70−2.34 ± 0.66−1.61 ± 0.49
Head kidney−1.07 ± 0.271.03 ± 0.64−2.33 ± 0.48−1.62 ± 0.47−1.55 ± 0.34
Liver1.28 ± 0.31−1.30 ± 0.251.77 ± 0.371.99 ± 0.371.96 ± 0.38
Thymus1.14 ± 0.23−1.12 ± 0.29−2.08 ± 0.35−1.29 ± 0.30−1.91 ± 0.52

tlr7 Spleen−2.10 ± 0.24−1.62 ± 0.58−2.79 ± 0.48−3.23 ± 0.62−3.40 ± 0.85
Head kidney1.95 ± 0.452.22 ± 0.631.51 ± 0.49−1.28 ± 0.35−1.04 ± 0.24
Liver−1.01 ± 0.231.06 ± 0.191.17 ± 0.201.33 ± 0.41−1.05 ± 0.30
Thymus−1.30 ± 0.28−1.34 ± 0.33−1.03 ± 0.40−1.35 ± 0.28−1.47 ± 0.31

tlr8a1 Spleen−2.03 ± 0.29−1.76 ± 0.28−1.29 ± 0.20−1.36 ± 0.23−1.62 ± 0.29
Head kidney−1.35 ± 0.22−1.89 ± 0.39−1.90 ± 0.34−1.30 ± 0.45−1.89 ± 0.77
Liver1.47 ± 0.411.81 ± 0.422.86 ± 0.772.88 ± 1.001.67 ± 0.43
Thymus1.02 ± 0.21−1.01 ± 0.27−1.09 ± 0.281.15 ± 0.28−1.41 ± 0.30

tlr8a2 Spleen−2.45 ± 0.53−1.99 ± 0.29−1.49 ± 0.27−1.85 ± 0.32−2.75 ± 0.45
Head kidney−1.31 ± 0.43−1.46 ± 0.31−1.23 ± 0.24−1.29 ± 0.27−1.91 ± 0.31
Liver1.54 ± 0.501.75 ± 0.562.30 ± 0.562.56 ± 0.811.54 ± 0.42
Thymus1.07 ± 0.27−1.49 ± 0.33−1.27 ± 0.321.03 ± 0.45−1.28 ± 0.47

tlr9 Spleen1.09 ± 0.111.32 ± 0.111.44 ± 0.171.20 ± 0.22−2.00 ± 0.25
Head kidney1.33 ± 0.191.35 ± 0.251.24 ± 0.211.29 ± 0.181.43 ± 0.17
Liver1.50 ± 0.221.95 ± 0.322.57 ± 0.422.87 ± 0.523.44 ± 0.51
Thymus−1.22 ± 0.37−1.20 ± 0.401.15 ± 0.261.20 ± 0.391.33 ± 0.42

tlr19 Spleen−1.22 ± 0.28−1.66 ± 0.59−1.62 ± 0.461.45 ± 0.38−2.82 ± 0.66
Head kidney3.18 ± 0.842.52 ± 0.542.73 ± 0.852.19 ± 0.642.00 ± 0.55
Liver2.83 ± 1.53−1.82 ± 0.591.00 ± 0.23−1.90 ± 0.54−2.00 ± 0.57
Thymus1.06 ± 0.39−1.22 ± 0.371.35 ± 0.551.02 ± 0.301.42 ± 0.43

tlr20 Spleen−1.58 ± 0.29−1.71 ± 0.38−1.23 ± 0.211.08 ± 0.27−1.02 ± 0.25
Head kidney1.29 ± 0.20−1.40 ± 0.211.07 ± 0.171.24 ± 0.181.49 ± 0.21
Liver1.55 ± 0.231.74 ± 0.202.01 ± 0.192.20 ± 0.252.02 ± 0.26
Thymus−1.17 ± 0.241.32 ± 0.35−1.22 ± 0.321.19 ± 0.261.42 ± 0.31

tlr21 Spleen−1.39 ± 0.28−3.82 ± 0.46−1.83 ± 0.40−1.25 ± 0.35−1.03 ± 0.19
Head kidney−1.06 ± 0.26−2.96 ± 0.61−3.36 ± 0.51−1.65 ± 0.26−1.52 ± 0.24
Liver1.67 ± 0.481.61 ± 0.441.34 ± 0.212.16 ± 0.581.51 ± 0.34
Thymus1.07 ± 0.18−1.31 ± 0.26−1.47 ± 0.291.00 ± 0.21−1.13 ± 0.21

tlr22a1 Spleen1.21 ± 0.27−1.18 ± 0.22−1.10 ± 0.231.01 ± 0.27−1.99 ± 0.45
Head kidney1.55 ± 0.501.41 ± 0.341.51 ± 0.561.06 ± 0.24−1.75 ± 0.44
Liver2.12 ± 0.521.94 ± 0.432.50 ± 0.583.23 ± 1.001.41 ± 0.34
Thymus1.24 ± 0.21−1.11 ± 0.291.11 ± 0.351.07 ± 0.23−1.46 ± 0.23

tlr22a2 Spleen3.02 ± 0.641.21 ± 0.241.11 ± 0.111.89 ± 0.391.53 ± 0.30
Head kidney6.14 ± 2.373.81 ± 0.701.63 ± 0.323.27 ± 0.702.71 ± 0.48
Liver3.51 ± 0.794.41 ± 0.972.94 ± 0.853.85 ± 0.973.12 ± 0.80
Thymus1.37 ± 0.251.83 ± 0.331.48 ± 0.401.23 ± 0.341.15 ± 0.28

nod1 Spleen−1.05 ± 0.15−1.60 ± 0.20−1.01 ± 0.141.07 ± 0.12−1.13 ± 0.13
Head kidney−1.22 ± 0.23−3.08 ± 0.61−1.60 ± 0.26−1.31 ± 0.32−1.59 ± 0.35
Liver1.20 ± 0.181.26 ± 0.191.37 ± 0.191.36 ± 0.301.74 ± 0.34
Thymus−1.02 ± 0.211.45 ± 0.331.35 ± 0.39−1.04 ± 0.27−1.15 ± 0.26

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

Gene symbolTissuesFold change values of infected group relative to the control
6 h12 h24 h48 h72 h

myd88 Spleen1.44 ± 0.251.68 ± 0.241.33 ± 0.331.36 ± 0.221.25 ± 0.20
Head kidney1.37 ± 0.161.33 ± 0.201.22 ± 0.221.45 ± 0.291.04 ± 0.12
Liver2.75 ± 0.486.68 ± 0.633.34 ± 0.764.37 ± 1.486.78 ± 1.89
Thymus1.08 ± 0.14−1.13 ± 0.231.01 ± 0.211.09 ± 0.171.00 ± 0.14

irak4a Spleen−1.02 ± 0.14−1.20 ± 0.101.26 ± 0.091.03 ± 0.16−1.06 ± 0.14
Head kidney1.04 ± 0.11−1.25 ± 0.16−1.36 ± 0.19−1.31 ± 0.18−1.39 ± 0.19
Liver1.38 ± 0.141.67 ± 0.141.87 ± 0.241.51 ± 0.151.86 ± 0.23
Thymus1.17 ± 0.161.10 ± 0.181.08 ± 0.181.26 ± 0.171.71 ± 0.23

irak1 Spleen2.81 ± 0.432.86 ± 0.241.56 ± 0.171.51 ± 0.221.13 ± 0.20
Head kidney2.24 ± 0.352.54 ± 0.471.23 ± 0.151.34 ± 0.171.55 ± 0.18
Liver2.60 ± 0.503.93 ± 0.492.12 ± 0.352.14 ± 0.302.34 ± 0.34
Thymus1.11 ± 0.13−1.07 ± 0.19−1.25 ± 0.21−1.14 ± 0.161.13 ± 0.15

traf6 Spleen1.10 ± 0.151.29 ± 0.131.26 ± 0.131.21 ± 0.161.15 ± 0.13
Head kidney1.05 ± 0.091.49 ± 0.151.36 ± 0.141.57 ± 0.151.37 ± 0.15
Liver1.27 ± 0.092.21 ± 0.272.21 ± 0.302.04 ± 0.332.17 ± 0.25
Thymus1.18 ± 0.15−1.04 ± 0.11−1.01 ± 0.15−1.03 ± 0.131.78 ± 0.22

tollip Spleen1.06 ± 0.191.21 ± 0.211.29 ± 0.221.15 ± 0.231.24 ± 0.21
Head kidney1.31 ± 0.21−1.05 ± 0.241.14 ± 0.121.27 ± 0.141.11 ± 0.10
Liver1.62 ± 0.481.73 ± 0.542.74 ± 0.873.44 ± 1.144.53 ± 1.43
Thymus1.03 ± 0.15−1.11 ± 0.291.05 ± 0.24−1.04 ± 0.191.29 ± 0.26

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