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Deng J, Zhang X, Lin B, Mi H, Zhang L. Excessive dietary soluble arabinoxylan impairs the intestinal physical and immunological barriers via activating MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 141:109041. [PMID: 37657558 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) has been deemed as an antinutritional factor, but limited information has addressed the effects of dietary AX on intestinal health of fish. The present study investigated the effects of dietary AX on intestinal mucosal physical and immunological barriers of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Five isoproteic and isolipidic experimental diets (AXE, AX0, AX2.5, AX5 and AX10) were formulated to contain 0.03% arabinoxylanase as well as 0%, 2.5%, 5% and 10% AX, respectively. Each diet was randomly distributed to triplicate groups of 35 juvenile (average weight 3.14 ± 0.02 g) per tank in a rearing system maintained at 17 ± 1 °C for 9 weeks. Dietary AX supplementation regardless of inclusion levels significantly (P < 0.05) depressed the growth performance and feed utilization. The plasma endothelin-1 and d-lactic acid contents as well as diamino oxidase activity were significantly higher in fish fed diet AX10 compared to fish fed diet AX0. Dietary inclusion of 5-10% AX resulted in decreased intestinal villus height, goblet cell number and desmosome density, increased crypt depth, short and irregular microvilli, widened intercellular space; down-regulated the mRNA levels of occludin in hindgut, claudin3 and ZO-1 in foregut and midgut, but up-regulated the mRNA levels of claudin12 and claudin15 in midgut as well as claudin23 in foregut, midgut and hindgut. Furthermore, dietary 5-10% AX supplementation decreased the midgut and hindgut complement 3, complement 4 and sIgT contents as well as the midgut IgM and hindgut IL-10 contents. Conversely, the hindgut TNF-α and IL-6 contents increased with the rising dietary AX level. RT-qPCR demonstrated that the pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12β, IFN-γ, and TNF-α) and pIgR mRNA levels in midgut and hindgut were up-regulated by dietary AX inclusion of 5-10% AX. Meanwhile, the mRNA levels of p38 MAPK, IκBα, and NF-κB p65 in midgut and hindgut raised gradually with the increasing dietary AX content. The Western blot results showed that the protein expression levels of p38 MAPK and NF-κB generally increased with the rising dietary AX content. Dietary treatment with 0.03% arabinoxylanase did not affect the growth performance and intestinal health of rainbow trout (P > 0.05). In conclusion, excessive dietary AX inclusion (5-10%) increased the intestinal permeability and induced the intestinal inflammatory response via activating MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway, and ultimately damaged the intestinal barrier function of rainbow trout.
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- Junming Deng
- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, 524088, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China; College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China
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- Tongwei Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610093, China.
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- Tongwei Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610093, China.
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Ding YC, Lee SS, Peng SK, Yang WK, Lee TH. Salinity-dependent changes in branchial morphometry and Na + , K + -ATPase responses of euryhaline Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 339:451-463. [PMID: 36878859 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer Bloch, 1790) is a euryhaline fish widely cultured in Asia and Australia. Although it is common to culture Asian sea bass at different salinities, osmoregulatory responses of Asian sea bass during acclimation to various salinities have not been fully observed. In this study, we used scanning electron microscopy to observe the morphology of the ionocyte apical membrane of Asian sea bass acclimated to fresh water (FW), 10‰ brackish water (BW10), 20‰ brackish water (BW20), and seawater (SW; 35‰). Three types of ionocytes were identified in FW and BW fish: (I) flat type with microvilli, (II) basin type with microvilli, and (III) small- hole type. Flat type I ionocytes were also observed in the lamellae of the FW fish. In contrast, two types of ionocytes were identified in SW fish: (III) small-hole type and (IV) big-hole type. Furthermore, we observed Na+ , K+ -ATPase (NKA) immunoreactive cells in the gills, which represent the localization of ionocytes. The highest protein abundance was observed in the SW and FW groups, whereas the highest activity was observed in the SW group. In contrast, the BW10 group had the lowest protein abundance and activity. This study demonstrates the effects of osmoregulatory responses on the morphology and density of ionocytes, as well as protein abundance and activity of NKA. In this study, we found that Asian sea bass had the lowest osmoregulatory response in BW10, because the lowest amounts of ionocytes and NKA were required to maintain osmolality at this salinity.
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- Yu-Chen Ding
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Water Resources Development Center, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Knobloch J, Müller C, Hildebrandt JP. Expression levels and activities of energy-yielding ATPases in the oligohaline neritid snail Theodoxus fluviatilis under changing environmental salinities. Biol Open 2022; 11:274356. [PMID: 35147181 PMCID: PMC8844442 DOI: 10.1242/bio.059190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aquatic gastropod Theodoxus fluviatilis occurs in Europe and adjacent areas of Asia. The snail species has formed two genetically closely related subgroups, the freshwater ecotype (FW) and the brackish water ecotype (BW). Other than individuals of the FW ecotype, those of the BW ecotype survive in salinities of up to 28‰. Coastal aquatic ecosystems may be affected by climate change due to salinization. Thus, we investigated how the two Theodoxus ecotypes adjust to changes in environmental salinity, focusing on the question whether Na+/K+-ATPase or V-ATPase are regulated on the transcriptional, the translational or at the activity level under changing external salinities. Animals were gradually adjusted to extreme salinities in containers under long-day conditions and constant temperature. Whole body RNA- or protein extracts were prepared. Semi-quantitative PCR- and western blot-analyses did not reveal major changes in transcript or protein abundances for the two transporters under low or high salinity conditions. No significant changes in ATPase activities in whole body extracts of animals adjusted to high or low salinity conditions were detected. We conclude that constitutive expression of ATPases is sufficient to support osmotic and ion regulation in this species under changing salinities given the high level of tolerance with respect to changes in body fluid volume.
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- Jan Knobloch
- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix Hausdorff-Strasse 1, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix Hausdorff-Strasse 1, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Felix Hausdorff-Strasse 1, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Fang Y, Emerman JD, Chan VK, Stiller KT, Brauner CJ, Richards JG. Growth, feed conversion, sexual maturation, and cataract formation in coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Atlantic (Salmo salar) salmon post-smolts reared at different salinities in recirculating aquaculture systems for over one year. CAN J ZOOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2020-0288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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There is increasing interest in defining optimal conditions for rearing salmon to market size in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). Salinity, however, as a parameter that can be potentially manipulated, has been poorly studied. To address this knowledge gap, we reared coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)) and Atlantic (Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758) salmon from smolt to market size over ∼460 days at five different salinities (0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 ppt) and examined their growth performance. We found that both species reared at intermediate salinities (5–10 ppt) started to show significantly larger body mass than fish reared either in freshwater or full-strength seawater at around days 250–300. These growth-enhancing effects were maintained until day 460. The higher growth in Atlantic salmon at intermediate salinities was associated with a reduced economic feed conversion ratio, but this was not observed in coho salmon. The all-female coho salmon showed no incidence of sexual maturation and negligible cataract formation, while the mixed-sex Atlantic salmon showed high levels of sexual maturation (up to 50%) and presence of cataracts (up to 60%). Our results indicate that all-female coho salmon may be better suited to RAS than Atlantic salmon in some aspects. However, in both species, long-term rearing at intermediate salinities improved growth in RAS.
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- Yuanchang Fang
- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Nofima AS, Sjølseng, NO-6600 Sunndalsøra, Norway
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- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Lim Y, Lee V, Blanco A, Kelly SP, Unniappan S. Ion-poor water and dietary salt deprivation upregulate the ghrelinergic system in the goldfish (Carassius auratus). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 99:1100-1109. [PMID: 34080192 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Because the ghrelinergic system in teleost fishes is broadly expressed in organs that regulate appetite as well as those that contribute to the regulation of salt and water balance, we hypothesized that manipulating salt and water balance in goldfish (Carassius auratus) would modulate the ghrelinergic system. Goldfish were acclimated to either freshwater (FW) or ion-poor FW (IPW) and were fed either a control diet containing 1% NaCl or low-salt diet containing 0.1% NaCl. Endpoints of salt and water balance, i.e., serum Na+ and Cl- levels, muscle moisture content and organ-specific Na+ -K+ -ATPase (NKA) activity, were examined in conjunction with brain, gill and gut mRNA abundance of preproghrelin and its receptor, growth hormone secretagogue receptor (ghs-r). Acclimation of fish to IPW reduced serum osmolality and Cl- levels and elevated kidney NKA activity, while FW fish fed a low NaCl diet exhibited a modest reduction in muscle moisture content but otherwise no apparent osmoregulatory disturbance. In contrast, a combined treatment of IPW acclimation and low dietary NaCl content reduced serum osmolality and Cl- levels, elevated muscle moisture content and increased gill, kidney and intestinal NKA activity. This intensified response to the combined effects of water and dietary ion deprivation is consistent with an increased effort to enhance ion acquisition. In association with these latter observations, a significant upregulation of preproghrelin mRNA expression in brain and gut was observed. A significant increase in ghs-r mRNAs was also observed in the gill of goldfish acclimated to IPW alone but a reduction in dietary NaCl content did not impact the ghrelinergic system of goldfish in FW. The results support the hypothesis that the ghrelinergic system is modulated in response to manipulated salt and water balance. Whether the central and peripheral ghrelinergic system contributes to ionic homeostasis in goldfish currently remains unclear and warrants further research.
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- YouRee Lim
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Integrative Neuroendocrinology, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Integrative Neuroendocrinology, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Kolosov D, Bui P, Wilkie MP, Kelly SP. Claudins of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) - organ-specific expression and transcriptional responses to water of varying ion content. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 96:768-781. [PMID: 32017083 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The role of lamprey epithelium tight junctions (TJs) in the regulation of salt and water balance is poorly understood. This study reported on claudin (Cldn) TJ protein transcripts of pre-metamorphic larval and post-metamorphic juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and the transcriptional response of genes encoding Cldns to changed environmental ion levels. Transcripts encoding Cldn-3b, -4, -5, -10, -14, -18 and -19 were identified, and mRNA expression profiles revealed the organ-specific presence of cldn-5 and -14, broad expression of cldn-3b, -4, -10, -18 and -19 and spatial differences in the mRNA abundance of cldn-4, -3b and -14 along the ammocoete intestine. Expression profiles were qualitatively similar in ammocoetes and juvenile fishes. Transcript abundance of genes encoding Cldns in osmoregulatory organs (gill, kidney, intestine and skin) was subsequently investigated after exposure of ammocoetes to ion-poor water (IPW) and juveniles to hyperosmotic conditions [60% sea water (SW)]. IPW-acclimated ammocoetes increased mRNA abundance of nearly all cldns in the gill. Simultaneously, cldn-10 abundance increased in the skin, whereas cldn-4, -14 and -18 decreased in the kidney. Ammocoete cldn mRNA abundance in the intestine was altered in a region-specific manner. In contrast, cldn transcript abundance was mostly downregulated in osmoregulatory organs of juvenile fish acclimated to SW - cldn-3b, -10 and -19 in the gill; cldn-3b, -4, -10 and -19 in the skin; cldn-3b in the kidney; and cldn-3b and -14 in the intestine. Data support the idea that Cldn TJ proteins play an important role in the osmoregulatory physiology of pre- and post-metamorphic sea lamprey and that Cldn participation can occur across organs, in an organ-specific manner, as well as differ spatially within organs, which contributes to the regulation of salt and water balance in these fishes.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kolosov D, Kelly SP. C-type natriuretic peptide regulates the molecular components of the rainbow trout gill epithelium tight junction complex. Peptides 2020; 124:170211. [PMID: 31770576 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.170211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Freshwater (FW) fish experience passive paracellular loss of ions into the surrounding environment across water-exposed epithelia such as the gill. The mitigation of paracellular ion loss is thought to be regulated by proteins of the tight junction (TJ) complex and in particular, the large superfamily of claudin (cldn) TJ proteins plays an important role. Transcript and protein levels of TJ proteins in teleosts are known to be under endocrine control of several important osmoregulatory hormones and the current study was aimed at determining whether the osmoregulatory hormone, C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), can alter paracellular permeability and TJ protein abundance in a primary cultured gill epithelium derived from rainbow trout. Natriuretic peptide receptors were detected in the cultured trout gill epithelium. It was found that (i) developing cultured gill epithelia "grown" in the presence of 10 nM CNP, and (ii) mature cultured gill epithelia exposed to 10 nM CNP for 48 h, exhibited augmented barrier properties. This occurred in association with reduced flux rates of a paracellular permeability marker (polyethylene glycol, molecular mass 400; PEG-400) and, reduced ion efflux (i.e. ion loss) when preparations were exposed to apical FW. Exposure to CNP altered mRNA abundance of cldn-3a, -5a, -6, - 8c, -20a, -25b, -28a, -32a and cgn, but differences in the transcriptional response were observed between chronic and acute CNP exposure. In contrast, chronic and acute exposure to CNP resulted in reduced cldn-10e/Cldn-10e abundance. Data suggest that CNP may play a role in regulating the molecular physiology of the TJ complex in the fish gill epithelium and contribute to the regulation of salt and water balance by influencing the paracellular permeability properties of this tissue.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, M3J1P3, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, M3J1P3, Canada
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Sathyajith C, Yamanoue Y, Yokobori SI, Thampy S, Vattiringal Jayadradhan RK. Mitogenome analysis of dwarf pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) endemic to southwest India and its implications in the phylogeny of Tetraodontidae. J Genet 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-019-1151-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fang Y, Chan VK, Hines CW, Stiller KT, Richards JG, Brauner CJ. The effects of salinity and photoperiod on aerobic scope, hypoxia tolerance and swimming performance of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) reared in recirculating aquaculture systems. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 231:82-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Copatti CE, Baldisserotto B, Souza CDF, Monserrat JM, Garcia L. Water pH and hardness alter ATPases and oxidative stress in the gills and kidney of pacu ( Piaractus mesopotamicus ). NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20190032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the effects of low and high water hardness in interaction with different water pH in pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus). Pacu juveniles were subjected to low (50 mg CaCO3 L-1 - LWH) or high water hardness (120 mg CaCO3 L-1 - HWH) at water pH of 5.5 (acidic), 7.5 (circumneutral) or 9.0 (alkaline) for 15 days. Gills and kidneys were collected (days 1, 5 and 15). Gill Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) and vacuolar-type H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) activities were higher in alkaline pH with HWH on day 1. Gill and kidney NKA and V-ATPase activities were higher in acidic pH with LWH on day 15. Gill NKA activity of pacus under alkaline pH with LWH was higher than those exposed to HWH. Reduced antioxidant capacity in the gills and kidney and enhanced thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels were demonstrated in fish exposed to acidic or alkaline pH, mainly with LWH. HWH increased glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity and reduced TBARS levels in the gills and kidney. On day 15, GST activity was increased at acidic pH with LWH. In conclusion, circumneutral pH presents less oxidative stress and fewer variations in ATPases and HWH reduced deleterious effects in fish exposed to acidic or alkaline pH.
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MacMillan HA, Yerushalmi GY, Jonusaite S, Kelly SP, Donini A. Thermal acclimation mitigates cold-induced paracellular leak from the Drosophila gut. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8807. [PMID: 28821771 PMCID: PMC5562827 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08926-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Chill susceptible insects suffer tissue damage and die at low temperatures. The mechanisms that cause chilling injury are not well understood but a growing body of evidence suggests that a cold-induced loss of ion and water homeostasis leads to hemolymph hyperkalemia that depolarizes cells, leading to cell death. The apparent root of this cascade is the net leak of osmolytes down their concentration gradients in the cold. Many insects, however, are capable of adjusting their thermal physiology, and cold-acclimated Drosophila can maintain homeostasis and avoid injury better than warm-acclimated flies. Here, we test whether chilling causes a loss of epithelial barrier function in female adult Drosophila, and provide the first evidence of cold-induced epithelial barrier failure in an invertebrate. Flies had increased rates of paracellular leak through the gut epithelia at 0 °C, but cold acclimation reduced paracellular permeability and improved cold tolerance. Improved barrier function was associated with changes in the abundance of select septate junction proteins and the appearance of a tortuous ultrastructure in subapical intercellular regions of contact between adjacent midgut epithelial cells. Thus, cold causes paracellular leak in a chill susceptible insect and cold acclimation can mitigate this effect through changes in the composition and structure of transepithelial barriers.
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- Heath A MacMillan
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada. .,Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
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Wang PJ, Yang WK, Lin CH, Hwang HH, Lee TH. FXYD8, a Novel Regulator of Renal Na +/K +-ATPase in the Euryhaline Teleost, Tetraodon nigroviridis. Front Physiol 2017; 8:576. [PMID: 28848450 PMCID: PMC5550679 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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FXYD proteins are important regulators of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) activity in mammals. As an inhabitant of estuaries, the pufferfish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) responds to ambient salinity changes with efficient osmoregulation, including alterations in branchial, and renal NKA activities. Previous studies on teleostean FXYDs have mainly focused on the expression and potential functions of FXYD proteins in gills. The goal of the present study was to elucidate the potential role of FXYD8, a member of the fish FXYD protein family, in the modulation of NKA activity in the kidneys of this euryhaline pufferfish by using molecular, biochemical, and physiological approaches. The results demonstrate that T. nigroviridis FXYD8 (TnFXYD8) interacts with NKA in renal tubules. Meanwhile, the protein expression of renal TnFXYD8 was found to be significantly upregulated in hyperosmotic seawater-acclimated pufferfish. Moreover, overexpression of TnFXYD8 in Xenopus oocytes decreased NKA activity. Our results suggest the FXYD8 is able to modulate NKA activity through inhibitory effects upon salinity challenge. The present study further extends our understanding of the functions of FXYD proteins, the regulators of NKA, in vertebrates.
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- Pei-Jen Wang
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
- Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education, National Changhua University of EducationChanghua, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
- Bachelor Degree Program in Animal Healthcare, Hungkuang UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural SciencesOkazaki, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
- Agricultural Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung, Taiwan
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Kolosov D, Donini A, Kelly SP. Claudin-31 contributes to corticosteroid-induced alterations in the barrier properties of the gill epithelium. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 439:457-466. [PMID: 27815212 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The contribution of Claudin-31 (Cldn-31) to corticosteroid-induced tightening of the trout gill epithelium was examined using a primary cultured model preparation. Cldn-31 is a ∼23 kDa protein that localizes to the periphery of gill epithelial cells and diffusely in select gill cells that are Na+-K+-ATPase-immunoreactive. Transcriptional knockdown (KD) of cldn-31 reduced Cldn-31 abundance and increased epithelium permeability. Under simulated in vivo conditions (apical freshwater), cldn-31 KD increased net ion flux rates (≡ efflux). Cortisol treatment increased Cldn-31 abundance and decreased epithelium permeability. This tightening effect was diminished, but not eliminated, by cldn-31 KD, most likely due to other cortisol-sensitive TJ proteins that were transcriptionally unperturbed or enhanced in cortisol-treated cldn-31 KD preparations. However, cldn-31 KD abolished a cortisol-induced increase in Cldn-8d abundance, which may contribute to compromised cldn-31 KD epithelium permeability. Data suggest an important barrier function for Cldn-31 and an integral role for Cldn-31 in corticosteroid-induced gill epithelium tightening.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Kolosov D, Bui P, Donini A, Wilkie MP, Kelly SP. A role for tight junction-associated MARVEL proteins in larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) osmoregulation. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:3657-3670. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.161562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This study reports on tight junction-associated MARVEL proteins of larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and their potential role in ammocoete osmoregulation. Two Occludin isoforms (designated Ocln and Ocln-a) and a tricellulin (Tric) were identified. Transcripts encoding ocln, ocln-a, and tric were broadly expressed in larval lamprey, with greatest abundance of ocln in gut, liver and kidney, ocln-a in the gill and skin, and tric in the kidney. Ocln and Ocln-a resolved as ∼63 kDa and ∼35 kDa MW proteins respectively while Tric resolved as a ∼50 kDa protein. Ocln immunolocalized to the gill vasculature and in gill mucous cells while Ocln-a localized to the gill pouch and gill epithelium. Both Ocln and Ocln-a localized in the nephron, the epidermis and the luminal side of the gut. In branchial tissue, Tric exhibited punctate localization, consistent with its presence at regions of tricellular contact. Following ion-poor water (IPW) acclimation of ammocoetes, serum [Na+] and [Cl−] reduced, but not [Ca++], and carcass moisture content increased. In association, Ocln abundance increased in skin and kidney, but reduced in gill of IPW-acclimated ammocoetes while Ocln-a abundance reduced in the kidney only. Tric abundance increased in the gill. Region-specific alterations in ocln, ocln-a and tric mRNA abundance was also observed in the gut. Data support a role for Ocln, Ocln-a and Tric in the osmoregulatory strategies of a basal vertebrate.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
- Current address: Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3C5
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3
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Hasan MM, DeFaveri J, Kuure S, Dash SN, Lehtonen S, Merilä J, McCairns RJS. Kidney morphology and candidate gene expression shows plasticity in sticklebacks adapted to divergent osmotic environments. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:2175-2186. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.146027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Novel physiological challenges in different environments can promote the evolution of divergent phenotypes, either through plastic or genetic changes. Environmental salinity serves as a key barrier to the distribution of nearly all aquatic organisms, and species diversification is likely to be enabled by adaptation to alternative osmotic environments. The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a euryhaline species with populations found both in marine and freshwater environments. It has evolved both highly plastic and locally adapted phenotypes due to salinity-derived selection, but the physiological and genetic basis of adaptation to salinity is not fully understood. We integrated comparative cellular morphology of the kidney, a key organ for osmoregulation, and candidate gene expression to explore the underpinnings of evolved variation in osmotic plasticity within two populations of sticklebacks from distinct salinity zones in the Baltic Sea: the high salinity Kattegat, representative of the ancestral marine habitat, and the low salinity Bay of Bothnia. A common-garden experiment revealed that kidney morphology in the ancestral high salinity population had a highly plastic response to salinity conditions, whereas this plastic response was reduced in the low salinity population. Candidate gene expression in kidney tissue revealed a similar pattern of population-specific differences, with a higher degree of plasticity in the native high salinity population. Together these results suggest that renal cellular morphology has become canalized to low salinity, and that these structural differences may have functional implications for osmoregulation.
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- M. Mehedi Hasan
- Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology & Laboratory Animal Centre, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- ESE, Ecology and Ecosystem Health, INRA, Agrocampus Ouest, 35042 Rennes, France
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Chen CC, Kolosov D, Kelly SP. The liquorice root derivative glycyrrhetinic acid can ameliorate ionoregulatory disturbance in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) abruptly exposed to ion-poor water. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 199:120-129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Li SQ, Feng L, Jiang WD, Liu Y, Jiang J, Wu P, Kuang SY, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhang YA, Zhou XQ. Deficiency of dietary niacin impaired gill immunity and antioxidant capacity, and changes its tight junction proteins via regulating NF-κB, TOR, Nrf2 and MLCK signaling pathways in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:212-222. [PMID: 27181596 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To investigate the effects of dietary niacin on gill immunity, tight junction proteins, antioxidant system and related signaling molecules mRNA expression, young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) were fed six diets containing graded levels of niacin (3.95-55.01 mg/kg diet) for 8 weeks. The study indicated that niacin deficiency decreased lysozyme and acid phosphatase activities, and complement 3 content, and caused oxidative damage that might be partly due to the decreased copper, zinc superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase activities and reduced glutathione content in fish gills (P < 0.05). Moreover, the relative mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides (liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 and Hepcidin), anti-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor β1), tight junction proteins (Occludin, zonula occludens 1, Claudin-15 and -3), signaling molecules (inhibitor of κBα (IκBα), target of rapamycin (TOR), ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) and NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)) and antioxidant enzymes were significantly decreased (P < 0.05) in niacin-deficient diet group. Conversely, the mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 8, interferon γ2, and interleukin 1β), signaling molecules (nuclear factor kappa B p65, IκB kinase α, IκB kinase β, IκB kinase γ, Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1b, myosin light chain kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) were significantly increased (P < 0.05) in fish gills fed niacin-deficient diet. Interestingly, the varying niacin levels of 3.95-55.01 mg/kg diet had no effect on the mRNA level of Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1a, Claudin-c and -12 in fish gills (P > 0.05). In conclusion, niacin deficiency decreased gill immunity, impaired gill antioxidant system, as well as regulated mRNA expression of gill tight junction proteins and related signaling molecules of fish.
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- Shun-Quan Li
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Liu S, Feng L, Jiang WD, Liu Y, Jiang J, Wu P, Zeng YY, Xu SD, Kuang SY, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhang YA, Zhou XQ. Impact of exogenous lipase supplementation on growth, intestinal function, mucosal immune and physical barrier, and related signaling molecules mRNA expression of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:88-105. [PMID: 27164217 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of exogenous lipase supplementation on the growth performance, intestinal growth and function, immune response and physical barrier function, and related signaling molecules mRNA expression of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). A total of 450 grass carp (255.02 ± 0.34 g) were fed five diets for 60 days. There were 5 dietary treatments that included a normal protein and lipid diet containing 30% crude protein (CP) with 5% ether extract (EE), and the low-protein and high-lipid diets (28% CP, 6% EE) supplemented with graded levels of exogenous lipase supplementation activity at 0, 1193, 2560 and 3730 U/kg diet. The results indicated that compared with a normal protein and lipid diet (30% CP, 5% EE), a low-protein and high-lipid diet (28% CP, 6% EE) (un-supplemented lipase) improved lysozyme activities and complement component 3 contents in the distal intestine (DI), interleukin 10 mRNA expression in the proximal intestine (PI), and glutathione S-transferases activity and glutathione content in the intestine of young grass carp. In addition, in low-protein and high-lipid diets, optimal exogenous lipase supplementation significantly increased acid phosphatase (ACP) activities and complement component 3 (C3) contents (P < 0.05), up-regulated the relative mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides (liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 and hepcidin) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor β1) and signaling molecules inhibitor protein-κBα (IκBα) and target of rapamycin (TOR) (P < 0.05), down-regulated the mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 8, interferon γ2, and interleukin 1β), and signaling molecules (nuclear factor kappa B p65, IκB kinase β, IκB kinase γ) (P < 0.05) in the intestine of young grass carp. Moreover, optimal exogenous lipase supplementation significantly decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl (PC) contents (P < 0.05), improved the activities of anti-superoxide anion (ASA) and anti-hydroxyl radical (AHR), glutathione content, and the activities and mRNA levels of antioxidant enzymes (copper/zinc superoxide dismutase, manganese superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferases and glutathione reductase) (P < 0.05), up-regulated signaling molecule NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (P < 0.05), down-regulated signaling molecules (Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1a, Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1b) (P < 0.05) in the intestine of young grass carp. Furthermore, optimal exogenous lipase supplementation significantly elevated the mRNA levels of tight junction proteins (Occludin, zonula occludens 1, Claudin b, Claudin c and Claudin 3) (P < 0.05), down-regulated the mRNA levels of tight junction proteins (Claudin 12 and Claudin 15a) (P < 0.05), down-regulated signaling molecules myosin light chain kinase (P < 0.05) in the intestine of young grass carp. In conclusion, dietary lipid could partially spare protein, and the low-protein and high-lipid diet could improve growth, intestinal growth and function, immune response and antioxidant capability of fish. Meanwhile, in high-fat and low-protein diets, optimal exogenous lipase supplementation improved growth, intestinal growth and function, intestinal immunity, physical barrier, and regulated the mRNA expression of related signal molecules of fish. The optimal level of exogenous lipase supplementation in young grass carp (255-771 g) was estimated to be 1193 U kg(-1) diet.
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- Sen Liu
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Guangdong Vtr Bio-tech Co., Ltd., Zhuhai 519060, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Dietary salt loading and ion-poor water exposure provide insight into the molecular physiology of the rainbow trout gill epithelium tight junction complex. J Comp Physiol B 2016; 186:739-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-016-0987-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The response of claudin-like transmembrane septate junction proteins to altered environmental ion levels in the larval mosquito Aedes aegypti. J Comp Physiol B 2016; 186:589-602. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-016-0979-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Feng L, Li SQ, Jiang WD, Liu Y, Jiang J, Wu P, Zhao J, Kuang SY, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhang YA, Zhou XQ. Deficiency of dietary niacin impaired intestinal mucosal immune function via regulating intestinal NF-κB, Nrf2 and MLCK signaling pathways in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 49:177-193. [PMID: 26693667 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of dietary niacin on intestinal mucosal immune and physical barrier, and relative mRNA levels of signaling molecules in the intestine of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). A total of 540 young grass carp (255.63 ± 0.41 g) were fed six diets containing graded levels of niacin (3.95, 14.92, 24.98, 35.03, 44.97 and 55.01 mg/kg diet) for 8 weeks. Results observed that niacin deficiency decreased lysozyme (LA) and acid phosphatase (ACP) activities, and complement 3 (C3) content in the intestine (P < 0.05), down-regulated mRNA levels of liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP-2), hepcidin, interleukin 10, transforming growth factor β1 and inhibitor of κBα (IκBα) (P < 0.05), up-regulated tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 1β, interferon γ2, interleukin 8, nuclear factor kappa B P65 (NF-κB P65), IκB kinase α (IKKα), IκB kinase β (IKKβ) and IκB kinase γ (IKKγ) in all intestinal segments of young grass carp (P < 0.05). In addition, niacin deficiency increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl (PC) contents, decreased glutathione content, and copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferases (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities in the intestine of young grass carp (P < 0.05). Additionally, niacin deficiency decreased mRNA levels of CuZnSOD, MnSOD, GPx, CAT, GST, GR, Claudin b, Claudin 3, Claudin c, Occludin, ZO-1, Claudin 15 and NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (P < 0.05), and increased Claudin 12, Kelch-like ECH-associating protein 1a (Keap1a), myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) mRNA expression levels in the intestine of young grass carp (P < 0.05), while the mRNA level of Kelch-like ECH-associating protein 1b (Keap1b) did not change (P > 0.05). In conclusion, niacin deficiency decreased intestinal mucosal immune and intestinal physical function, as well as regulated mRNA levels of NF-κB P65, IκBα, IKKα, IKKβ, IKKγ, Nrf2, Keap1a, p38 MAPK and MLCK in the intestine of young grass carp. Based on the broken-line model analysis of intestinal lysozyme activity, the requirement of niacin for young grass carp (255.63 ± 0.41 g) were estimated to be 39.80 mg/kg diet.
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- Lin Feng
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Jiang WD, Wen HL, Liu Y, Jiang J, Kuang SY, Wu P, Zhao J, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhang YA, Zhou XQ, Feng L. The tight junction protein transcript abundance changes and oxidative damage by tryptophan deficiency or excess are related to the modulation of the signalling molecules, NF-κB p65, TOR, caspase-(3,8,9) and Nrf2 mRNA levels, in the gill of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 46:168-180. [PMID: 26057461 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study is for the first time to explore the possible effects of dietary tryptophan (Trp) on structural integrity and the related signalling factor gene expression in the gill of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish were fed with six different experimental diets containing graded levels of Trp at 0.7 (control), 1.7, 3.1, 4.0, 5.2 and 6.1 g kg(-1) diet for 8 weeks. The results firstly demonstrated that Trp deficiency or excess caused increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents, and severe oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation) in the gill of fish, and those negative effects could be reversed by optimal Trp levels. Secondly, compared with the optimal Trp levels, Trp deficiency could cause decreases in the mRNA levels of the barrier functional proteins (occludin, zonula occludens-1, claudin-c, and -3) and increases in the mRNA levels of the pore-formation proteins (claudin-12 and -15) mRNA levels in the gill of fish, and those were reversed by the optimal levels of Trp. The negative effects of Trp deficiency on those tight junction protein gene expression might be partly related to the increases in the mRNA levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and related signalling factors (tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 8, interleukin 1β and transcription factor-κB) and decreases in the mRNA levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines and related signalling factors [interleukin 10, transforming growth factor-β1, nuclear inhibitor factor κBα (iκBα), target of rapamyc and ribosome protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1)] in the gill of fish. In addition, optimal dietary Trp protected the gill of fish against its deficiency-caused increases in the mRNA levels of the apoptosis signalling (caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9) and decreases in anti-superoxide radicals capacity, anti-hydroxyl radical capacity, glutathione contents and the activities of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in the gill of fish. Additionally, compared with the Trp deficiency, optimal Trp up-regulated the mRNA levels of SOD, CAT, GPx, GR and GST, which might be partly ascribed to the up-regulation of the NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) mRNA levels and the down-regulation of Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) mRNA levels in the gill of fish. Interestingly, excessive Trp caused similar results with its deficiency. Collectively, Trp deficiency or excess could cause antioxidant system disruption and change tight junction protein transcription abundances, which were partly related to the signalling factors, NF-κB p65, TOR, caspase-(3,8,9) and Nrf2, in fish gill, those could be blocked by the optimal Trp levels.
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- Wei-Dan Jiang
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety in Production Sichuan University Key Laboratory, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety in Production Sichuan University Key Laboratory, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety in Production Sichuan University Key Laboratory, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety in Production Sichuan University Key Laboratory, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety in Production Sichuan University Key Laboratory, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Madsen SS, Engelund MB, Cutler CP. Water transport and functional dynamics of aquaporins in osmoregulatory organs of fishes. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2015; 229:70-92. [PMID: 26338871 DOI: 10.1086/bblv229n1p70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Aquaporins play distinct roles for water transport in fishes as they do in mammals-both at the cellular, organ, and organismal levels. However, with over 32,000 known species of fishes inhabiting almost every aquatic environment, from tidal pools, small mountain streams, to the oceans and extreme salty desert lakes, the challenge to obtain consensus as well as specific knowledge about aquaporin physiology in these vertebrate clades is overwhelming. Because the integumental surfaces of these animals are in intimate contact with the surrounding milieu, passive water loss and uptake represent two of the major osmoregulatory challenges that need compensation. However, neither obligatory nor regulatory water transport nor their mechanisms have been elucidated to the same degree as, for example, ion transport in fishes. Currently fewer than 60 papers address fish aquaporins. Most of these papers identify "what is present" and describe tissue expression patterns in various teleosts. The agnathans, chondrichthyans, and functionality of fish aquaporins generally have received little attention. This review emphasizes the functional physiology of aquaporins in fishes, focusing on transepithelial water transport in osmoregulatory organs in euryhaline species - primarily teleosts, but covering other taxonomic groups as well. Most current knowledge comes from teleosts, and there is a strong need for related information on older fish clades. Our survey aims to stimulate new, original research in this area and to bring together new collaborations across disciplines.
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- Steffen S Madsen
- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark;
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8042, Statesboro, Georgia 30460
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Bui P, Kelly SP. Claudins in a primary cultured puffer fish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) gill epithelium model alter in response to acute seawater exposure. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2015; 189:91-101. [PMID: 26239219 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gill epithelium permeability and qualitative/quantitative aspects of gill claudin (cldn) tight junction (TJ) protein transcriptomics were examined with a primary cultured model gill epithelium developed using euryhaline puffer fish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) gills. The model was prepared using seawater-acclimated fish gills and was cultured on permeable cell culture filter supports. The model is composed of 1-2 confluent layers of gill pavement cells (PVCs), with the outer layer exhibiting prominent apical surface microridges and TJs between adjacent cells. During development of electrophysiological characteristics, the model exhibits a sigmoidal increase in transpithelial resistance (TER) and plateaus around 30 kΩcm(2). At this point paracellular movement of [(3)H]polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 was low at ~1.75 cm s(-1)×10(-7). When exposed to apical seawater (SW) epithelia exhibit a marked decrease in TER while PEG flux remained unchanged for at least 6 h. In association with this, transcript encoding cldn TJ proteins cldn3c, -23b, -27a, -27c, -32a and -33b increased during the first 6 h while cldn11a decreased. This suggests that these proteins are involved in maintaining barrier properties between gill PVCs of SW fishes. Gill cldn mRNA abundance also altered 6 and 12 h following abrupt SW exposure of puffer fish, but in a manner that differed qualitatively and quantitatively from the cultured model. This most likely reflects the cellular heterogeneity of whole tissue and/or the contribution of the endocrine system in intact fish. The current study provides insight into the physiological and transcriptomic response of euryhaline fish gill cells to a hyperosmotic environment.
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- Phuong Bui
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Capaldo CT, Nusrat A. Claudin switching: Physiological plasticity of the Tight Junction. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2015; 42:22-9. [PMID: 25957515 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Tight Junctions (TJs) are multi-molecular complexes in epithelial tissues that regulate paracellular permeability. Within the TJ complex, claudins proteins span the paracellular space to form a seal between adjacent cells. This seal allows regulated passage of ions, fluids, and solutes, contingent upon the complement of claudins expressed. With as many as 27 claudins in the human genome, the TJ seal is complex indeed. This review focuses on changes in claudin expression within the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract, where claudin differentiation results in several physiologically distinct TJs within the lifetime of the cell. We also review mechanistic studies revealing that TJs are highly dynamic, with the potential to undergo molecular remodeling while structurally intact. Therefore, physiologic Tight Junction plasticity involves both the adaptability of claudin expression and gene specific retention in the TJ; a process we term claudin switching.
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- Christopher T Capaldo
- Epithelial Pathobiology and Mucosal Inflammation Research Unit, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Epithelial Pathobiology and Mucosal Inflammation Research Unit, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Lam SH, Lui EY, Li Z, Cai S, Sung WK, Mathavan S, Lam TJ, Ip YK. Differential transcriptomic analyses revealed genes and signaling pathways involved in iono-osmoregulation and cellular remodeling in the gills of euryhaline Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:921. [PMID: 25342237 PMCID: PMC4213501 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus has the ability to adapt to a broad range of environmental salinities and has long been used for investigating iono-osmoregulation. However, to date most studies have focused mainly on several key molecules or parameters hence yielding a limited perspective of the versatile iono-osmoregulation in the euryhaline fish. This study aimed to capture transcriptome-wide differences between the freshwater- and seawater-acclimated gills of the Mozambique tilapia. RESULTS We have identified over 5000 annotated gene transcripts with high homology (E-value <1.0E-50) to human genes that were differentially expressed in freshwater- and seawater-acclimated gills of the Mozambique tilapia. These putative human homologs were found to be significantly associated with over 50 canonical signaling pathways that are operating in at least 23 biological processes in relation to branchial iono-osmoregulation and cellular remodeling. The analysis revealed multiple signaling pathways in freshwater-acclimated gills acting in concert to maintain cellular homeostasis under hypo-osmotic environment while seawater-acclimated gills abounded with molecular signals to cope with the higher cellular turn-over rate, energetics and iono-regulatory demands under hyper-osmostic stress. Additionally, over 100 transcripts encoding putative inorganic ion transporters/channels were identified, of which several are well established in gill iono-regulation while the remainder are lesser known. We have also validated the expression profiles of 47 representative genes in freshwater- and seawater-acclimated gills, as well as in hypersaline-acclimated (two-fold salinity of seawater) gills. The findings confirmed that many of these responsive genes retained their expression profiles in hypersaline-acclimated gills as in seawater-acclimated gills, although several genes had changed significantly in their expression level/direction in hypersaline-acclimated gills. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study that has provided an unprecedented transcriptomic-wide perspective of gill iono-osmoregulation since such studies were initiated more than 80 years ago. It has expanded our molecular perspective from a relatively few well-studied molecules to a plethora of gene transcripts and a myriad of canonical signaling pathways driving various biological processes that are operating in gills under hypo-osmotic and hyper-osmotic stresses. These findings would provide insights and resources to fuel future studies on gill iono-osmoregulation and cellular remodeling in response to salinity challenge and acclimation.
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- Siew Hong Lam
- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive, 117411 Singapore, Singapore.
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Wen H, Feng L, Jiang W, Liu Y, Jiang J, Li S, Tang L, Zhang Y, Kuang S, Zhou X. Dietary tryptophan modulates intestinal immune response, barrier function, antioxidant status and gene expression of TOR and Nrf2 in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 40:275-287. [PMID: 25047359 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present research evaluated the effects of dietary tryptophan (Trp) on growth performance, intestinal mucosal immune, barrier function and antioxidant capacity and gene expression of young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish were fed six different experimental diets containing graded levels of Trp at 0.7(control), 1.7, 3.1, 4.0, 5.2 and 6.1 g kg(-1) diet for 8 weeks. The results showed that Trp supplementation significantly enhanced the percent weight gain (PWG), feed intake and feed efficiency (P < 0.05), and decreased the plasma ammonia content (PAC) (P < 0.05). After the 8-week feeding trail, an environmental copper exposure trail was conducted for 4 days. Results from the copper exposure trail showed that dietary Trp enhanced the lysozyme, acid phosphatase activities and complement 3 contents in the intestine of young grass carp (P < 0.05). In addition, Trp supplementation increased the copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and glutathione contents (P < 0.05), and decreased the protein carbonyl and malondialdehyde contents (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the relative gene expression levels of interleukin 10, transforming growth factor-β1, occludin, zonula occludens 1, claudin-b, -c, and -3, SOD1, GPx and NF-E2-related factor 2 in the intestine were significantly up-regulated with increasing of dietary Trp up to a certain level (P < 0.05). Conversely, the mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 8, target of rapamycin, Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1, claudin-12 and -15a in the intestine were significantly down-regulated by Trp (P < 0.05). Collectively, appropriate dietary Trp level improves fish growth, intestinal immune response, barrier function and antioxidant status, and regulated the mRNA levels of related signal molecules of young grass carp. Based on the quadratic regression analysis of the PWG and PAC, the dietary Trp requirement of young grass carp (287-699 g) was estimated to be 3.81 g kg(-1) diet (12.7 g kg(-1) protein) and 3.89 g kg(-1) diet (13.0 g kg(-1) protein), respectively.
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- Hailang Wen
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Larsen EH, Deaton LE, Onken H, O'Donnell M, Grosell M, Dantzler WH, Weihrauch D. Osmoregulation and Excretion. Compr Physiol 2014; 4:405-573. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c130004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bui P, Kelly SP. Claudin-6, -10d and -10e contribute to seawater acclimation in the euryhaline puffer fish Tetraodon nigroviridis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 217:1758-67. [PMID: 24526724 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.099200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Expression profiles of claudin-6, -10d and -10e in the euryhaline teleost fish Tetraodon nigroviridis revealed claudin-6 in brain, eye, gill and skin tissue, while claudin-10d and -10e were found in brain, gill and skin only. In fishes, the gill and skin are important tissue barriers that interface directly with surrounding water, but these organs generally function differently in osmoregulation. Therefore, roles for gill and skin claudin-6, -10d and -10e in the osmoregulatory strategies of T. nigroviridis were investigated. In the gill epithelium, claudin-6, -10d and -10e co-localized with Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase immunoreactive (NKA-ir) ionocytes, and differences in sub-cellular localization could be observed in hypoosmotic (freshwater, FW) versus hyperosmotic (seawater, SW) environments. Claudin-10d and -10e abundance increased in the gills of fish acclimated to SW versus FW, while claudin-6 abundance decreased in the gills of fish acclimated to SW. Taken together with our knowledge of claudin-6 and -10 function in other vertebrates, data support the idea that in SW-acclimated T. nigroviridis, these claudins are abundant in gill ionocytes, where they contribute to the formation of a Na(+) shunt and 'leaky' epithelium, both of which are characteristic of salt-secreting SW fish gills. Skin claudin-10d and -10e abundance also increased in fish acclimated to SW versus those in FW, but so did claudin-6. In skin, claudin-6 was found to co-localize with NKA-ir cells, but claudin-10d and -10e did not. This study provides direct evidence that the gill epithelium contains salinity-responsive tight junction proteins that are abundant primarily in ionocytes. These same proteins also appear to play a role in the osmoregulatory physiology of the epidermis.
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- Phuong Bui
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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Kolosov D, Chasiotis H, Kelly SP. Tight junction protein gene expression patterns and changes in transcript abundance during development of model fish gill epithelia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 217:1667-81. [PMID: 24501135 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.098731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In vertebrates, tight junction (TJ) proteins play an important role in epithelium formation and development, the maintenance of tissue integrity and regulation of TJ permeability. In this study, primary cultured model gill epithelia composed of pavement cells (PVCs) were used to examine TJ protein transcript abundance during the development of epithelium confluence and epithelium resistive properties. Differences in TJ protein expression patterns and transcript abundance between gill models composed of PVCs and models composed of PVCs and mitochondrion-rich cells (MRCs) were also examined. Marked alterations in TJ protein transcript abundance were observed as cells developed to confluence in flask-cultured model gill epithelia. In contrast, during the formation of tissue resistance in insert-cultured epithelia (i.e. epithelia cultured on a permeable substrate), changes in TJ protein mRNA abundance were conservative, despite paracellular marker flux decreasing by orders of magnitude. In both cases significant changes in claudin-8b, -8d, -27b, -28b and -32a transcript abundance were observed, suggesting that temporal alterations in the abundance of these genes are important end points of model gill epithelium integrity. When MRCs were present in cultured gill models, the mRNA abundance of several TJ proteins significantly altered and claudin-10c, -10d and -33b were only detected in preparations that included MRCs. These data provide insight into the role of select TJ proteins in the formation and development of gill epithelia and the maintenance of gill barrier properties. In addition, observations reveal a heterogeneous distribution of claudin TJ proteins in the gill epithelial cells of rainbow trout.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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Kolosov D, Bui P, Chasiotis H, Kelly SP. Claudins in teleost fishes. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e25391. [PMID: 24665402 PMCID: PMC3875606 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.25391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Teleost fishes are a large and diverse animal group that represent close to 50% of all described vertebrate species. This review consolidates what is known about the claudin (Cldn) family of tight junction (TJ) proteins in teleosts. Cldns are transmembrane proteins of the vertebrate epithelial/endothelial TJ complex that largely determine TJ permeability. Cldns achieve this by expressing barrier or pore forming properties and by exhibiting distinct tissue distribution patterns. So far, ~63 genes encoding for Cldn TJ proteins have been reported in 16 teleost species. Collectively, cldns (or Cldns) are found in a broad array of teleost fish tissues, but select genes exhibit restricted expression patterns. Evidence to date strongly supports the view that Cldns play a vital role in the embryonic development of teleost fishes and in the physiology of tissues and organ systems studied thus far.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology; York University; Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology; York University; Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology; York University; Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kolosov D, Kelly SP. A role for tricellulin in the regulation of gill epithelium permeability. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013; 304:R1139-48. [PMID: 23594608 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00086.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The apical-most region of cell-to-cell contact in a vertebrate epithelium is the tight junction (TJ) complex. It is composed of bicellular TJs (bTJs) that bridge two adjacent epithelial cells and tricellular TJs (tTJs) that are points of contact between three adjoining epithelial cells. Tricellulin (TRIC) is a transmembrane TJ protein of vertebrates that is found in the tTJ complex. Full-length cDNA encoding rainbow trout TRIC was cloned and sequenced. In silico analysis of rainbow trout TRIC revealed a tetraspannin protein with several putative posttranslational modification sites. TRIC mRNA was broadly expressed in rainbow trout tissues and exhibited moderately greater abundance in the gill. In a primary cultured gill epithelium, TRIC localized to tTJs and TRIC protein abundance increased in association with corticosteroid-induced reductions in paracellular permeability. Sodium caprate was used to compromise cultured gill epithelium integrity by disrupting the tTJ complex. Sodium caprate treatment caused a reversible reduction in transepithelial resistance, caused an increase in paracellular permeability (as measured by [³H]PEG-4000 flux), and displaced TRIC from tTJs while leaving bTJs intact. Data from this study support the view that tTJs and the TJ protein TRIC 1) play a role in maintaining gill epithelium integrity and 2) contribute to the regulation of gill epithelium permeability.
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- Dennis Kolosov
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Claudins are tight junction membrane proteins that are expressed in epithelia and endothelia and form paracellular barriers and pores that determine tight junction permeability. This review summarizes our current knowledge of this large protein family and discusses recent advances in our understanding of their structure and physiological functions.
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- Dorothee Günzel
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Kwong RWM, Perry SF. The tight junction protein claudin-b regulates epithelial permeability and sodium handling in larval zebrafish, Danio rerio. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013; 304:R504-13. [PMID: 23364531 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00385.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The functional role of the tight junction protein claudin-b in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) was investigated. We showed that claudin-b protein is expressed at epithelial cell-cell contacts on the skin. Translational gene knockdown of claudin-b protein expression caused developmental defects, including edema in the pericardial cavity and yolk sac. Claudin-b morphants exhibited an increase in epithelial permeability to the paracellular marker polyethylene glycol (PEG-4000) and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FD-4). Accumulation of FD-4 was confined mainly to the yolk sac and pericardial cavity in the claudin-b morphants, suggesting these regions became particularly leaky in the absence of claudin-b expression. Additionally, Na(+) efflux was substantially increased in the claudin-b morphants, which contributed to a significant reduction in whole-body Na(+) levels. These results indicate that claudin-b normally acts as a paracellular barrier to Na(+). Nevertheless, the elevated loss of Na(+) in the morphants was compensated by an increase in Na(+) uptake. Notably, we observed that the increased Na(+) uptake in the morphants was attenuated in the presence of the selective Na(+)/Cl(-)-cotransporter (NCC) inhibitor metolazone, or during exposure to Cl(-)-free water. These results suggested that the increased Na(+) uptake in the morphants was, at least in part, mediated by NCC. Furthermore, treatment with an H(+)-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin A1 was found to reduce Na(+) uptake in the morphants, suggesting that H(+)-ATPase activity was essential to provide a driving force for Na(+) uptake. Overall, the results suggest that claudin-b plays an important role in regulating epithelial permeability and Na(+) handling in zebrafish.
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- Raymond W M Kwong
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 10 6N5 Canada.
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Chasiotis H, Kolosov D, Bui P, Kelly SP. Tight junctions, tight junction proteins and paracellular permeability across the gill epithelium of fishes: A review. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2012; 184:269-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kwong RWM, Kumai Y, Perry SF. Evidence for a role of tight junctions in regulating sodium permeability in zebrafish (Danio rerio) acclimated to ion-poor water. J Comp Physiol B 2012; 183:203-13. [PMID: 22843140 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0700-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2012] [Revised: 07/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Freshwater teleosts are challenged by diffusive ion loss across permeable epithelia including gills and skin. Although the mechanisms regulating ion loss are poorly understood, a significant component is thought to involve paracellular efflux through pathways formed via tight junction proteins. The mammalian orthologue (claudin-4) of zebrafish (Danio rerio) tight junction protein, claudin-b, has been proposed to form a cation-selective barrier regulating the paracellular loss of Na(+). The present study investigated the cellular localization and regulation of claudin-b, as well as its potential contribution to Na(+) homeostasis in adult zebrafish acclimated to ion-poor water. Using a green fluorescent protein-expressing line of transgenic zebrafish, we found that claudin-b was expressed along the lamellar epithelium as well as on the filament in the inter-lamellar regions. Co-localization of claudin-b and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase was observed, suggesting its interaction with mitochondrion-rich cells. Claudin-b also appeared to be associated with other cell types, including the pavement cells. In the kidney, claudin-b was expressed predominantly in the collecting tubules. In addition, exposure to ion-poor water caused a significant increase in claudin-b abundance as well as a decrease in Na(+) efflux, suggesting a possible role for claudin-b in regulating paracellular Na(+) loss. Interestingly, the whole-body uptake of a paracellular permeability marker, polyethylene glycol-400, increased significantly after prolonged exposure to ion-poor water, indicating that an increase in epithelial permeability is not necessarily coupled with an increase in passive Na(+) loss. Overall, our study suggests that in ion-poor conditions, claudin-b may contribute to a selective reduction in passive Na(+) loss in zebrafish.
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Chasiotis H, Kolosov D, Kelly SP. Permeability properties of the teleost gill epithelium under ion-poor conditions. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 302:R727-39. [PMID: 22204956 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00577.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Permeability properties of the goldfish gill epithelium were examined in vivo and in vitro following exposure to ion-poor water (IPW) conditions. In gill tissue of IPW-acclimated goldfish, transcript abundance of tight junction (TJ) proteins occludin, claudin-b, -d, -e, -h, -7, and -8d increased, whereas ZO-1 and claudin 12 mRNA decreased and claudin-c was unaltered. In association with these changes, TJ depth increased among gill pavement cells (PVCs) and gill PVCs and mitochondria-rich cells (MRCs). PVC and MRC gill cell fractions were isolated using Percoll. Transcripts encoding for occludin, claudin-b, -c, -d, -e, -h, -7, -8d, -12, and ZO-1 were present in both fractions. After IPW acclimation, occludin, claudin-b and -e, and ZO-1 mRNA abundance increased in both fractions. In contrast, claudin-8d mRNA abundance increased in PVCs only while claudin-h decreased in MRCs. Gill permeability was examined using primary cultured goldfish PVC epithelia supplemented with serum derived from IPW-acclimated goldfish. IPW serum supplementation increased transepithelial resistance, reduced [(3)H]PEG-4000 permeability, and enhanced epithelial integrity during in vitro IPW exposure. IPW serum increased mRNA abundance of occludin, claudin-8d and -e in vitro. Using small interfering RNA, we found that occludin abundance was decreased in cultured gill epithelia, resulting in an increase in [(3)H]PEG-4000 flux. As occludin increased in the gills of IPW-acclimated fish as well as cultured gill epithelia exposed to IPW serum, results suggest that occludin is a barrier-forming TJ protein in fish gill epithelia. These studies support the idea that TJ proteins play an important role in regulating gill permeability in IPW.
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- Helen Chasiotis
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kelly SP, Chasiotis H. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors regulate paracellular permeability in a primary cultured gill epithelium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 214:2308-18. [PMID: 21697422 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The role of corticosteroid receptors (CRs) in the regulation of gill permeability was examined using a primary cultured trout gill epithelium. The epithelium expressed both glucocorticoid receptors (GR1 and GR2) and a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and cortisol treatment significantly increased transepithelial resistance (TER) and decreased paracellular [(3)H]PEG-4000 flux. Epithelial permeability was unaffected by deoxycorticosterone or aldosterone. The GR antagonist RU486 as well as MR antagonists spironolactone and RU26752 significantly reduced, but did not completely block, the effects of cortisol. The MR antagonist eplerenone was without effect. Only RU486 + spironolactone or RU486 + RU26752 treatment completely suppressed the effects of cortisol. On its own, RU486 had cortisol-like effects which could be blocked by spironolactone, suggesting that although RU486 is a GR antagonist, in this system it may also have agonistic properties that are mediated through the MR. The GR agonist dexamethasone increased TER and reduced [(3)H]PEG-4000 flux across cultured epithelia and was unaffected by MR antagonists. Therefore, alterations in transcript abundance of select tight junction (TJ) proteins were examined in response to cortisol, dexamethasone (a GR agonist) and RU486 (as a MR agonist). Occludin and claudin-7, -8d, -12 and -31 mRNA were significantly elevated in response to cortisol, dexamethasone or RU486 treatment. Claudin-3a mRNA was significantly elevated in response to cortisol or dexamethasone only, and claudin-28b and -30 mRNA were significantly altered following cortisol or RU486 treatment only. The data support a role for the GRs and MR in regulating gill permeability and suggest that TJ proteins are responsive to cortisol through both or individual CR types.
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- Scott P Kelly
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3.
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Chasiotis H, Kelly SP. Effect of cortisol on permeability and tight junction protein transcript abundance in primary cultured gill epithelia from stenohaline goldfish and euryhaline trout. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2011; 172:494-504. [PMID: 21549120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Primary cultured gill epithelia from goldfish and rainbow trout were used to investigate a role for cortisol in the regulation of paracellular permeability and tight junction (TJ) protein transcript abundance in representative stenohaline versus euryhaline freshwater (FW) fish gills. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors are expressed in cultured goldfish gill preparations and cortisol treatment (100, 500 and 1000 ng/mL) dose-dependently elevated transepithelial resistance (TER) and reduced paracellular [(3)H]PEG-4000 flux across cultured goldfish gill epithelia. Despite these dose-dependent 'tightening' effects of cortisol, the response of goldfish TJ protein transcripts (i.e. occludin, claudin b, c, d, e, h, 7, 8d and 12, and ZO-1) were surprisingly small, with only claudin c and h, and ZO-1 transcript levels significantly decreasing at a dose of 1000 ng/mL. Extending the duration of cortisol exposure from 24 to 48 or 96 h (at 500 ng/mL) did little to alter this phenomenon. By comparison, exposing primary cultured trout gill epithelia (i.e. a euryhaline fish gill model) to 500 ng/mL cortisol resulted in a qualitatively similar, but quantitatively stronger epithelial 'tightening' response. Furthermore, transcript abundance of orthologous trout TJ proteins (i.e. occludin, and claudin 30, 28b, 3a, 7, 8d and 12) significantly elevated as would be expected in a 'tighter' epithelium. Taken together, data suggest a conservative role for cortisol in the endocrine regulation of paracellular permeability across the goldfish gill that may relate to stenohalinity.
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- Helen Chasiotis
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Hwang PP, Lee TH, Lin LY. Ion regulation in fish gills: recent progress in the cellular and molecular mechanisms. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R28-47. [PMID: 21451143 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00047.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fish encounter harsh ionic/osmotic gradients on their aquatic environments, and the mechanisms through which they maintain internal homeostasis are more challenging compared with those of terrestrial vertebrates. Gills are one of the major organs conducting the internal ionic and acid-base regulation, with specialized ionocytes as the major cells carrying out active transport of ions. Exploring the iono/osmoregulatory mechanisms in fish gills, extensive literature proposed several models, with many conflicting or unsolved issues. Recent studies emerged, shedding light on these issues with new opened windows on other aspects, on account of available advanced molecular/cellular physiological approaches and animal models. Respective types of ionocytes and ion transporters, and the relevant regulators for the mechanisms of NaCl secretion, Na(+) uptake/acid secretion/NH(4)(+) excretion, Ca(2+) uptake, and Cl(-) uptake/base secretion, were identified and functionally characterized. These new ideas broadened our understanding of the molecular/cellular mechanisms behind the functional modification/regulation of fish gill ion transport during acute and long-term acclimation to environmental challenges. Moreover, a model for the systematic and local carbohydrate energy supply to gill ionocytes during these acclimation processes was also proposed. These provide powerful platforms to precisely study transport pathways and functional regulation of specific ions, transporters, and ionocytes; however, very few model species were established so far, whereas more efforts are needed in other species.
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- Pung-Pung Hwang
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
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