Abstract
Rainbow trout gastroenteritis (RTGE) is an emerging disease that has acquired new relevance in European rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), culture, because of the economic losses it causes. Disease aetiology and pathogenesis remain unclear. The lesions appear restricted to the gastrointestinal tract where extensive mucosal detachment associated with high numbers of segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) can be detected. In this study, an RTGE outbreak in north-western Spain was investigated, and findings observed in diseased trout were compared with control fish. PAS stain and immunohistochemical assays with anti-CD3ε and anti-active caspase-3 antibodies were performed. The results showed that CD3ε+ inflammatory infiltrates were present in the intestine of diseased trout both in the lamina propria-submucosa and within the epithelium. Moreover, an increased number of caspase-3+ cells in the intestinal mucosa and also strong anti-caspase-3 immunoreactivity in desquamated cells in the gut lumen were observed. Changes in the number of goblet cells were also found, resulting in an increase or depletion of mucous cells depending on the severity of the intestinal lesions. These findings suggest that T cells and apoptosis play an important role in the development and pathogenesis of RTGE.
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