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The neuroendocrine-immune axis is a bi-directional network of mobile compounds and their receptors that are shared between both systems (neuroendocrine and immune) and that regulate their respective responses. However, how and to what extent immunity modulates the neuroendocrine system is not yet fully elucidated. This study was carried out to understand better central gene expression response patterns in a high-valued farmed fish species to an acute peripheral inflammation, focusing on genes related to the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal axis and the opioid system. European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, were intra-peritoneally injected with either Freund\u2019s Incomplete Adjuvant to induce a local inflammatory response or Hanks Balances Salt Solution to serve as the control. An undisturbed group was also included to take into account the effects due to handling procedures. To evaluate the outcomes of an acute immune response, fish were sampled at 4, 24, 48, and 72 h post-injection. The brain was sampled and dissected for isolation of different regions: telencephalon, optic tectum, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland. The expression of several genes related to the neuroendocrine response was measured by real-time PCR. Data were statistically analyzed by ANOVA and discriminant analyses to obtain these genes\u2019 responsiveness for the different brain regions. Serotonergic receptors were upregulated in the telencephalon, whereas the optic tectum inhibited these transcription genes. The hypothalamus showed a somewhat delayed response in which serotonin and glucocorticoid receptors were concerned. Still, the hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone played an important role in differentiating fish undergoing an inflammatory response from those not under such conditions. Opioid receptors gene expression increased in both the hypothalamus and the telencephalon, while in the optic tectum, most were downregulated. However, no changes in the pituitary gland were observed. The different brain regions under immune stimulation demonstrated clear, distinct responses regarding gene transcription rates as well as the time period needed for the effect to occur. Further, more integrative studies are required to associate functions to the evaluated genes more safely and better understand the triggering mechanisms.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biology11030364","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,24]],"date-time":"2022-02-24T21:11:07Z","timestamp":1645737067000},"page":"364","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Acute Inflammation Induces Neuroendocrine and Opioid Receptor Genes Responses in the Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Brain"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2486-595X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rita","family":"Azeredo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7718-5021","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marina","family":"Machado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8734-3334","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patricia","family":"Pereiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), 36208 Vigo, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7493-8200","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andre","family":"Barany","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Instituto Universitario de Investigaci\u00f3n Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI\u00b7MAR), University of Cadiz, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0751-5966","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan Miguel","family":"Mancera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Instituto Universitario de Investigaci\u00f3n Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI\u00b7MAR), University of Cadiz, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3758-0849","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjam\u00edn","family":"Costas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"},{"name":"Instituto de Ci\u00eancias Biom\u00e9dicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS-UP), Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"199","DOI":"10.1016\/j.applanim.2006.09.001","article-title":"Fish welfare: Current issues in aquaculture","volume":"104","author":"Ashley","year":"2007","journal-title":"Appl. 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