Han, Biao Baruah, Kartik Nguyen, Dung Viet Williams, David L Devriendt, Bert Cox, Eric Bossier, Peter
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Fish & shellfish immunology
β-Glucans have long been used as an immunostimulant in aquaculture. However, the relationship of its structure to its immunomodulatory properties are poorly understood. In this study, the particle size and chemical structure of β-glucans extracted from wild-type strain of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and its null-mutant yeasts Gas1 were...
Sun, Lianlian Zhou, Fangyuan Shao, Yina Lv, Zhimeng Li, Chenghua
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Fish & shellfish immunology
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) is a mitochondrial enzyme with the unique ability to participate in both the tricarboxylic acid cycle and the electron transport chain to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). The B subunit of SDH is required for succinate oxidation, which is critical for pro-inflammatory response. In this study, we cloned the iron-su...
Dawood, Mahmoud A O El-Salam Metwally, Abd Elkomy, Azza H Gewaily, Mahmoud S Abdo, Safaa E Abdel-Razek, Mohamed A S Soliman, Ali A Amer, Asem A Abdel-Razik, Nagwa I Abdel-Latif, Hany M R
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Fish & shellfish immunology
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is one of the predominant water pollutants associated with inflammation and immunodepression in aquatic animals. In this study, menthol oil (MNT) impacted the immunity, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory responses against CPF toxicity in Nile tilapia. Fish fed two diets with or without MNT and placed in four groups (control, CP...
Yu, Chengbing Zhang, Jing Qin, Qin Liu, Jin Xu, Jianxiong Xu, Weina
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Fish & shellfish immunology
The study investigated whether dietary berberine supplementation could improve intestinal barrier against inflammation induced by high-fat and high-carbohydrate diets in blunt snout bream. Fish (average initial weight 44.83 ± 0.06 g) were fed with six kinds of diets (control, high-fat diet (10% lipid) and high-carbohydrate (43% nitrogen-free extrac...
Ma, Wen-Jing Shi, Yu-Hong Chen, Jiong
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Fish & shellfish immunology
CD46 is an important immune regulatory receptor with multiple functions. However, studies on the function of teleost CD46, especially the different CD46 isoforms are limited. In this study, we identified three membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46) gene isoforms from ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) and tentatively named as PaCD46 isoforms. PaCD46 isofo...
Lee, Po-Tsang Quan Tran, Hoang Trieu Huang, Huai-Ting Nan, Fan-Hua Lee, Meng-Chou
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Fish & shellfish immunology
The white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is one of the most commercially important aquatic species. However, intensive farming to meet economic demands has been linked to animal stress and subsequent disease outbreaks. In this study, we explore the immunomodulatory effects of Sargassum horneri hot-water extract (SHE) on the immune parameters of L. van...
Li, Tingting Liu, Quanwei Chen, Haitao Li, Jianrong
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Fish & shellfish immunology
In the present study, we characterized CF-14, a novel antimicrobial peptide derived from the catfish skin mucus. The objective of this study was to explore the antimicrobial mechanism of CF-14 against Escherichia coli. The agar-diffusion assay and the microdilution method were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the minimum inhibitory c...
de la Ballina, Nuria R Villalba, Antonio Cao, Asunción
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Fish & shellfish immunology
Haemocytes play a dominant role in shellfish immunity, being considered the main defence effector cells in molluscs. These cells are known to be responsible for many functions, including chemotaxis, cellular recognition, attachment, aggregation, shell repair and nutrient transport and digestion. There are two basic cell types of bivalve haemocytes ...
Guo, Kun Ruan, Guoliang Fan, Wenhao Wang, Qian Fang, Liu Luo, Jingbo Liu, Yulin
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Fish & shellfish immunology
High temperature is an important environmental factor that affects the survival and immunity of aquatic animals. The intestine of crustaceans is their first line of defense, and the physiological homeostasis of this organ can be influenced by high temperature stress. The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is an important commercial aquaculture ...
Zhou, Yi Liu, Yu Luo, Yongju Zhong, Huan Huang, Ting Liang, Wanwen Xiao, Jun Wu, Wende Li, Liping Chen, Ming
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Fish & shellfish immunology
Streptococcus agalactiae is a common pathogen in aquatic animals, especially tilapia, that hinders aquaculture development and leads to serious economic losses. Previously, a S. agalactiae strain named HN016 was identified from infected tilapia, and the attenuated strain YM001 was subsequently obtained by continuous passaging in Tryptic Soy Broth (...
