2025年 新着論文 54 生体機能学分野から論文が発表されました

ROS produced by Dual oxidase regulate cell proliferation and haemocyte migration during leg regeneration in the cricket

Development. 2025 Nov 20:dev.204763. doi: 10.1242/dev.204763. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Misa Okumura-Hirono  1   2 Tetsuya Bando  1   3 Yoshimasa Hamada  1   4 Motoo Araki  2 Hideyo Ohuchi  1   3

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Cytology and Histology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
  • 2 Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
  • 3 Department of Cytology and Histology, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
  • 4 Division of Molecular Biology, Institute for Genome Research, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.

Abstract

Many animals regenerate lost body parts through several signalling pathways; however, the triggers that initiate regeneration remain unclear. In the present study, we focused on the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by the NADPH oxidase Dual oxidase (Duox) during cricket leg regeneration. The results showed that ROS levels were upregulated during leg regeneration and decreased by DuoxRNAi. In DuoxRNAi nymphs, wound closure and scab formation were incomplete 2 days post amputation (dpa), and hypertrophy occurred in the distal region of the regenerating legs at 5 dpa. In addition, the hypertrophic phenotype was induced by DuoxARNAi and NADPH oxidase inhibitor treatment. During hypertrophy, haemocytes, including plasmatocytes, oenocytoids, and granulocytes, accumulated. Proliferation of haemocytes in regenerating legs was not increased by DuoxRNAi; however, haemocyte accumulation was regulated by the Spatzle (Spz) family molecules, which are Toll receptor ligands. As the exoskeleton of DuoxRNAi nymphs was thinner than that of the control, excessive haemocyte accumulation can cause hypertrophy in DuoxRNAi nymphs. Thus, Duox-derived ROS are involved in wound healing and haemocyte accumulation through Spz/Toll signalling pathway during leg regeneration in crickets.

Keywords: Gryllus bimaculatus; Dual oxidase (Duox); Inflammation; NADPH oxidase (Nox); Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Regeneration.

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