Electrotransfer of the epinecidin-1 gene into skeletal muscle enhances the antibacterial and immunomodulatory functions of a marine fish, grouper (Epinephelus coioides)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1359-1368

  Lee, Lin Han ^a   Hui, Cho Fat ^a   Chuang, Chi Mu ^b,c   Chen, Jyh Yih ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Epinecidin 1; Epinephelus coioides; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; EPINECIDIN 1, EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; EPINECIDIN-1, EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; FISH PROTEIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPORATION; EPINECIDIN-1; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS INFECTION; VIBRIOSIS; VIROLOGY;

ELECTROPORATION; EPINECIDIN-1; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; AQUACULTURE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC THERAPY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCIFORMES; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884986260     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.07.050     Document Type: Article

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