Dietary intake of immunostimulants by rainbow trout affects non-specific immunity and protection against furunculosis

Siwicki, Andrzej K.; Anderson, D.P.; Rumsey, G.L.

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“…Some studies suggested that CHI possesses some characteristics such as immune enhancing anti-inflammatory effects and antimicrobial activities, and could be used as an immunostimulant for animals (Siwicki et al 1994;Yoon et al 2008;Kong et al 2014). David et al (2007) indicated that CHI as an adjuvant enhanced significantly serum IgG titers in mice.…”

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Effects of dietary supplementation of chitosan on immune and antioxidative function in beef cattle

Li¹,

Na²,

Yu³

et al. 2015

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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The present experiment was conducted to study the effects of chitosan (CHI) on immune and antioxidative function in beef cattle. A total of 24 fattening Simmental cattle with similar body weight and age were divided randomly into three dietary groups, and the three diets contained 0, 500, and 1000 mg/kg CHI, respectively. The feeding trial lasted for 84 days. It was found that: (1) the addition of CHI in diets improved (P < 0.05) the levels of IgA and interleukin-1, and decreased (P < 0.1) the levels of soluble cluster of differentiation 4 receptor in serum at middle stage except that IgA remained unchanged in 1000 mg/kg CHI group. The levels of IgM and IgA tended to be increased (P < 0.1) by dietary CHI at later stage of the experiment; (2) the addition of 500 mg/kg CHI in diets increased (P < 0.1) total superoxide dismutase activity and decreased (P < 0.05) malondialdehyde content in serum at early and later stages, respectively. In conclusion, these results indicated that addition of 500 mg/kg CHI affected humoral and cellular immune responses, and improved the antioxidative function of beef cattle.

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Effects of dietary supplementation of chitosan on immune and antioxidative function in beef cattle

Li¹,

Na²,

Yu³

et al. 2015

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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“…Recently, the demand for products which can prevent fish diseases and improve immunological resistance in intensive culture conditions has been an alternative to the improvement of handling techniques (Chen and Ainsworth 1992;Siwicki et al 1994;Sakai et al 1996;Findlay and Munday 2000;Sakai et al 2001;Sahoo and Mukherjee 2003;Rao and Chakrabarti 2005;Chakrabarti and Rao 2006). In order to evaluate the efficiency and security of new aquaculture products, challenge tests have been developed, mainly, using pathogenically bacteria as a stressor agent, due to the easy techniques and high quality results.…”

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LD5o of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila to matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus

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In order to determine the lethal dose (96-h LD 50 ) of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila to matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus, to be applied in challenge tests, 90 fish (63.23 ± 6.39 g) were divided into five treatments, with different bacterial solutions: T 1 -Control (0.9% NaCl saline solution); T 2 (4 x 10 11 cells/ mL); T 3 (5 x 10 11 cells/ mL); T 4 (1.36 x 10 12 cells/ mL) and T 5 (3.06 x 10 12 cells/ mL). Fish were previously anesthetized with benzocaine (60 mg L -1 ), inoculated in the peritoneal cavity with the bacterial suspensions and then distributed into fifteen 80-L test chambers, where the water variables were monitored and fish mortality was observed. The experiment was randomly designed in three replicates and the 96-h LD 50 was estimated according to the trimmed Spearman-Karber method. Water quality variables remained within adequate ranges for fish health and performance. Fish mortality rate increased with the bacterial concentrations of A. hydrophila (T 1 = 0%; T 2 = 16.66%; T 3 = 44.44%; T 4 = 72.22% and T 5 = 100%), and the first mortalities were observed after 57 h, although the signs of the bacterial infection were already observed 24 h after the inoculation. The results indicate that the 96-h LD 50 value of A. hydrophila to matrinxã is 6.66 x 10 11 cells/ mL. Keywords: Aeromonas hydrophila, 96-h LD 50 , matrinxã, tropical fishes DL 5o da bactéria Aeromonas hydrophila para o matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus resumo Para determinar a dose letal (DL 50 96-h) da bactéria Aeromonas hydrophila para o matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus, com aplicabilidade para testes de desafio, foram utilizados 90 peixes (63,23 ± 6,39 g), divididos em cinco tratamentos, com diferentes soluções bacterianas: T 1 -Controle (solução salina 0,9% NaCl); T 2 (4 x 10 11 células/ mL); T 3 (5 x 10 11 células/ mL -1 ); T 4 (1,36 x 10 12 células/mL -1 ) e T 5 (3,06 x 10 12 células/ mL -1 ). Os peixes foram previamente anestesiados com benzocaína (60 mg L -1 ), inoculados na cavidade peritoneal com as suspensões bacterianas e distribuídos em 15 aquários de vidro de 80 L de capacidade, com aeração constante. O experimento teve duração de 96 h, no qual foram monitoradas a mortalidade e a qualidade da água. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualisado com três réplicas e a DL 50 96-h foi estimada de acordo com o método Spearman-Karber. Durante o experimento os parâmetros físico-químicos da água permaneceram dentro das condições consideradas adequadas para o desenvolvimento e saúde dos organismos aquáticos. A mortalidade dos peixes aumentou nas concentrações crescentes de A. hydrophila (T 1 = 0%; T 2 = 16,66%; T 3 = 44,44%; T 4 = 72,22% e T 5 = 100%), contudo, as primeiras mortalidades ocorreram em 57 h após a inoculação das concentrações bacterianas, sendo observados os primeiros sinais de infecção em 24 h após a inoculação. Os resultados indicam que o valor da DL 50 96-h da bactéria A. hydrophila para o matrinxã foi igual a 6,66 x 10 11 células/mL de solução salina. PAlAvrAs-chAve: Aeromonas hydrophila, DL 50 96-h, matrinxã...

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“…In all diets increased respiratory burst activity of blood, phagocytic index, MPO 577 activity, serum total Ig and blood bactericidal killing activity were reported after 1 week [197]. However, 578 Kunttu et al (2009) administered MacroGard in doses of 0.2, 0.6 and 1.8%, and were able to report an 579 increase in blood-respiratory burst activity at the two higher doses after 21 days of diet administration.…”

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The response of fish to immunostimulant diets

Vallejos‐Vidal

Reyes-López

Teles

et al. 2016

Fish & Shellfish Immunology

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8 Fish Immunostimulation through dietary manipulation 9The aquaculture sector has shown a rapid growth over the last 30 years with an associated increase in 10 disease problems as result of rapid expansion and amongst other factors high stocking densities. In order 11to maintain fish health and to improve performance immunostimulants have been used as dietary 12 additives to improve weight gain, feed efficiency, and/or disease resistance in cultured fish. 13An immunostimulant is a natural or chemical substance that stimulates the immune system by specific 14(vaccines or antigens) or non-specific (irrespective of antigenic specificity) routes. In Aquaculture, non- 21The immunostimulant effect of dietary supplements in fish has been focused mainly on the evaluation of 22 non-specific immune parameters and, therefore, on the consequences of these treatments on the innate 23 immune system. The innate immune system has both cellular and humoral components by which it carries 24 out its protective function. The major components of the innate immune system at cellular level are 25 leukocytes, mainly monocytes, macrophages and granulocytes [1,2]. Among the granulocytes, neutrophils 26are the most abundant cell-type and their presence has been described in Salmoniformes, Cypriniformes 27 and Perciformes [3]. Neutrophils and macrophages are responsible for the production of bioactive 28 molecules for pathogen recognition and destruction, cellular communication and activation, initiation of 29 an adaptive immune response and later, resolution of an inflammatory response and tissue repair. 30Furthermore, these cell types are responsible in the majority for phagocytosis [4], one of the main 31 mediators of innate immunity to remove pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. For this 32 reason, these immune cell types are also called phagocytes. This microbe/killing mechanism triggers 33 diverse antimicrobial processes that use a wide variety of mechanisms including cellular activation, 34 production of oxidative radicals, and the production of cytokines driving the inflammatory response 35 amongst others. 36Two of the most important antimicrobial systems of phagocytic cells are the NADPH phagocyte oxidase 37 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) pathways, which are responsible for the generation of 38 superoxide (O2 − ) and nitric oxide (NO) radicals, respectively. NADPH oxidase, a multi-subunit complex, 39 catalyses a one-electron reduction of molecular oxygen into superoxide anion (O2 − ), also referred to as 40 reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is either spontaneously converted to H2O2 or enzymatically by 41 superoxide dismutase (SOD). In comparison to neutrophils, the size of the respiratory burst is much 42 reduced in macrophages [5]. Since O2 − is the first product to be released from the respiratory burst, the 43 measurement of O2 − has been accepted as a direct and accurate way of measuring respiratory burst 44 activity [6]: the reduction of ferricytochrome c to determine extracellular O2 − , and th...

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Dietary intake of immunostimulants by rainbow trout affects non-specific immunity and protection against furunculosis

Cited by 682 publications

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Effects of dietary supplementation of chitosan on immune and antioxidative function in beef cattle

Effects of dietary supplementation of chitosan on immune and antioxidative function in beef cattle

LD5o of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila to matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus

The response of fish to immunostimulant diets

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