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dc.contributor.authorGrogan, Laura F
dc.contributor.authorRobert, Jacques
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Lee
dc.contributor.authorSkerratt, Lee F
dc.contributor.authorScheele, Benjamin C
dc.contributor.authorCastley, J Guy
dc.contributor.authorNewell, David A
dc.contributor.authorMcCallum, Hamish I
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T12:34:38Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T12:34:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1664-3224
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fimmu.2018.02536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383126
dc.description.abstractThe fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its emergence. Characterizing the host immune response to chytridiomycosis has been a focus of study with the aim of disease mitigation. However, many aspects of the innate and adaptive arms of this response are still poorly understood, likely due to the wide range of species' responses to infection. In this paper we provide an overview of expected immunological responses (with inference based on amphibian and mammalian immunology), together with a synthesis of current knowledge about these responses for the amphibian-chytridiomycosis system. We structure our review around four key immune stages: (1) the naïve immunocompetent state, (2) immune defenses that are always present (constitutive defenses), (3) mechanisms for recognition of a pathogen threat and innate immune defenses, and (4) adaptive immune responses. We also evaluate the current hot topics of immunosuppression and immunopathology in chytridiomycosis, and discuss their respective roles in pathogenesis. Our synthesis reveals that susceptibility to chytridiomycosis is likely to be multifactorial. Susceptible amphibians appear to have ineffective constitutive and innate defenses, and a late-stage response characterized by immunopathology and Bd-induced suppression of lymphocyte responses. Overall, we identify substantial gaps in current knowledge, particularly concerning the entire innate immune response (mechanisms of initial pathogen detection and possible immunoevasion by Bd, degree of activation and efficacy of the innate immune response, the unexpected absence of innate leukocyte infiltration, and the cause and role of late-stage immunopathology in pathogenesis). There are also gaps concerning most of the adaptive immune system (the relative importance of B and T cell responses for pathogen clearance, the capacity and extent of immunological memory, and specific mechanisms of pathogen-induced immunosuppression). Improving our capacity for amphibian immunological research will require selection of an appropriate Bd-susceptible model species, the development of taxon-specific affinity reagents and cell lines for functional assays, and the application of a suite of conventional and emerging immunological methods. Despite current knowledge gaps, immunological research remains a promising avenue for amphibian conservation management.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFRONTIERS MEDIA SA
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImmunology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical microbiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchGenetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3105
dc.titleReview of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2018 Frontiers in Immunology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorCastley, Guy G.
gro.griffith.authorGrogan, Laura F.
gro.griffith.authorMcCallum, Hamish


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