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Although the level of CPP established by MDPV and MDPV + METH mixtures varied between males and females, sex differences were not statistically significant. Although none of the MDPV+METH mixtures produced stronger CPP than either substance alone, some mixtures of MDPV and METH produced higher increases in locomotor activity compared to either drug alone. Further studies with higher doses may be warranted to determine if concurrent use of MDPV and METH pose an enhanced risk for abuse.In vertebrates, a total of eleven interferon (IFN) regulatory factors (IRFs), IRF1 to IRF11 are reported, with the conserved presence of IRF1 to IRF9 in all classes of vertebrates. However, IRF10 has been reported only in fish and birds, and IRF11 seems to be a fish specific IRF member. In this study, IRF11 in mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi was found upregulated following virus infection, and IRF11 was localized constitutively in nucleus as revealed through immunofluorescence test. The overexpression and/or luciferase reporter assays showed that IRF11 can induce transcriptionally the ISRE activity, and the expression of type I IFNs, IFNc and IFNh, as well as the IFN-stimulated gene, Mx, thus inhibiting the Siniperca chuatsi rhabdovirus (SCRV) replication as indicated in the reduced expression of virus protein genes. It is thus suggested that IRF11 in mandarin fish and probably in other teleost fish can exert its antiviral effect through the upregulation of type I IFNs and ISGs.Infections are able to trigger epigenetic modifications; however, epigenetic-mediating infections in the immune system in fish is currently unavailable. Laduviglusib Within this purpose, zebrafish were immune-stimulated with three lipopolysaccharides (LPS) during sex differentiation. Methylation patterns of three immune genes were studied by a candidate gene approach together with gene expression analysis, and in adulthood, sex ratios were determined. It was shown that the entrance of LPS was through the gills and accumulated in the pronephros. Significant hypomethylation levels of CASP9 and a significant CpG site for IL1β after Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS exposure were found. No methylation difference was observed for TNFα. Gene expression and correlation data differed among studied genes. Sex ratios showed a feminization in dose and LPS strain-dependent manner. Here, it is provided epigenetic regulatory mechanisms derived by innate response and the first evidence of possible epigenetic interactions between the immune and reproductive systems.Fish hepcidin genes are generally classified into two groups hamp1-and hamp2-type isoforms. Hamp1-type hepcidin exhibits iron regulatory and antimicrobial activity, while hamp2-type shows a unique role in the immune response against various pathogens. An iron-regulatory motif exists at the N-terminus of hamp1-type hepcidin; however, the functional effect of this motif in fish is not well understood. Here, cDNA of the barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo) hepcidin gene was cloned and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence comprised a signal peptide, a prodomain, and a mature peptide. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that barbel steed hepcidin belongs to the fish HAMP1 cluster and is closely related to Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) hepcidin. Barbel steed hepcidin is constitutively expressed in healthy fish tissues, predominantly in the liver. Following iron dextran treatment or Aeromonas hydrophila infection, expression of barbel steed hepcidin increased significantly in tested tissues. In vivo administration of intact hepcidin mature peptide (hep25) significantly and dose-dependently reduced ferroportin 1 expression, while truncated hepcidin mature peptide (hep20) lacking a QSHLS motif had no such effect. In vitro treatment of barbel steed monocytes/macrophages with hep25, but not hep20, increased the labile iron pool levels. Hep25 and hep20 conferred antibacterial activity only against A. hydrophila and Vibrio vulnificus, with greater activity of the latter at low concentrations. Neither hep25 nor hep20 impaired the cell membrane integrity of A. hydrophila, but could hydrolyze its genomic DNA; lack of a QSHLS motif enables hep20 to have a better hydrolytic effect. In summary, we identified an iron-regulatory motif in a fish species and demonstrated that this motif confers hamp1-type hepcidin iron-regulatory activity, but attenuates its antibacterial activity.Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), a toxin-producing enteric pathogen, causes a variety of intestinal infections in humans and animals. C. perfringens beta2 (CPB2) toxin has been considered to be a strong virulence factor for C. perfringens infectious enteric diseases (CPED). Altered levels and functions of microRNA-21-5p (miR-21-5p) have been associated with apoptosis and inflammation response in pathological processes. However, little is known about its functional mechanism in CPED. Here, we found that miR-21-5p expressed in multiple tissues of pig, had a highest level in jejunum, and significantly upregulated in intestinal porcine epithelial cells (IPEC-J2) exposed to CPB2 toxin. Noteworthily, transfection of CPB2-treated IPEC-J2 cells with miR-21-5p mimic increased cell viability and Bcl2 expression, as well as reduced cytotoxicity, apoptosis rates and Bax level. Moreover, overexpression of miR-21-5p significantly suppressed the levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-1β and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB p65) activity induced by CPB2 toxin, whereas that of the IL-10 was increased in IPEC-J2 cells. On the contrary, transfection of miR-21-5p inhibitor promoted CPB2-induced cell apoptosis and inflammation. Furthermore, we validated that programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) was strikingly downregulated in CPB2-treated IPEC-J2 cells. PDCD4 exhibited opposing effects to those of miR-21-5p mimic on IPEC-J2 cells, and restoration of PDCD4 expression counteracted the suppressive effect of miR-21-5p on CPB2-induced apoptosis and inflammatory response. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that miR-21-5p was involved in regulating the immune response triggered by CPB2 toxin and contributed to protective effects in CPB2-induced CPED cell model by targeting PDCD4.