Totoaba macdonaldi exposed to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection showed IL-1β and IL-8 up-regulation in several tissues.
In vitro, IL-1β and IL-8 genes in leukocytes exposed to V. parahaemolyticus were up-regulated.
The mRNA IL-1β and IL-8 transcription levels were down-regulated in thymus leucocytes exposed to V. parahaemolyticus.
Phagocytic and respiratory burst responses during in vitro V. parahaemolyticus stimulation were reduced.
The survival of leukocytes exposed to V. parahaemolyticus was reduced, causing apoptosis and necrosis.