Effects of estradiol, progesterone and testosterone on the function of carp, Cyprinus carpio, phagocytes in vitro.

The modulation of phagocytic cells by beta-estradiol, 11-ketotestosterone and progesterone was analyzed in common carp Cyprinus carpio. Carp kidney leukocytes were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium containing 0.1, 1, 10, 100 or 1000 nM concentration of each hormone. The production of superoxide anion, nitric oxide (NO) and phagocytosis were measured in vitro. Similar concentrations of cortisol were used as control. Phagocytic activities of carp macrophages was suppressed by treatment with beta-estradiol, progesterone and 11-ketotestosterone. The production of NO in carp macrophages was suppressed by progesterone and 11-ketotestosterone. However, carp macrophages incubated with beta-estradiol, progesterone and 11-ketotestosterone did not show any difference in the production of superoxide anion in comparison with control macrophages in the absence of hormones. Carp macrophages treated with cortisol suppressed phagocytosis and the production of nitric oxide and superoxide anion.

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