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Uddin KB, Li Y, Zhang M, Jiang R, Liu J, Zhao Y, Cui Y, Wang H. Various effects of feeding level on ammonia tolerance in Carassius auratus under different ammonia exposure stress and the underlying mechanisms. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 284:116827. [PMID: 39178763 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116827] [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: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/26/2024]
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Elevated ammonia levels in aquaculture systems could reduce fish growth and survival rates and produce a range of physiological problems. Ammonia toxicity in aquatic environments was regulated by various factors. Feeding was usually reported to help in the detoxification of fish, thereby increasing their capacity to tolerate ammonia nitrogen. However, the impact of different feeding amounts on fish in relation to ammonia exposure stress remains to be determined. To determine how feeding levels affected fish's responses to different ammonia nitrogen concentrations, two acute toxicity experiments were conducted with Carassius auratus gibelio, the major strain of gibel carp in aquaculture systems in China. In Test I, fed Carassius auratus gibelio (3 % body weight) showed a higher survival rate under a specific ammonia exposure stress. 96-h LC50 of NH3-N to 3 %F gibel carp was 1.1 times greater than that for NF (no feeding). In Test II, all fed groups (2 %F and 4 %F) under low and high ammonia stress exhibited improved ammonia detoxification, evidenced by higher liver GSase, GDH, and glutamine concentrations compared with the NF treatment. Muscle glycogen levels in feeding treatments were higher than those in NF, indicating that fed fish have more energy for ammonia detoxification. While compared with low ammonia treatment (2.70 mg L-1 TAN; NH3 0.06 mg L-1), fish exposed to high ammonia levels (26.03 mg L-1 TAN; NH3 0.57 mg L-1) demonstrated a decrease in food consumption, severe histopathological alterations in their liver, gill, and kidney, and decreased GSase, GDH, and glutamine production in the liver and brain. The results partly supported our hypothesis and suggested that increasing feeding enhances gibel carp's tolerance to ammonia nitrogen. The highest detoxification metabolism was observed under low ammonia stress. While excessive ammonia exposure could inhibit feeding and damage the detoxification organs of fish, and thus reduce the detoxification metabolism of gibel carp.
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- Kazi Belal Uddin
- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Motamedi-Tehrani J, Peyghan R, Shahriari A, Razijalali M, Ebrahimi E. Combined effects of ammonia-N exposure and salinity changes on hematological and serum biochemical factors and thyroid hormones in Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus). Heliyon 2024; 10:e29103. [PMID: 38601621 PMCID: PMC11004645 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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The aim of this research was to evaluate the interaction effects of ammonia-N levels and salinity on hematological and serum biochemical parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The fish were randomly divided into 12 treatments including the levels of salinity (0, 4, 8 and 12 ppt) and 0, 50% of LC50-96 h of ammonia-N and 30% of LC50-96 h of ammonia-N in a factorial design (4 salinity levels x 3 ammonia levels). Hemoglobin value in all treatments, except for salinity treatments, namely 2, 3, 4, showed a significant decrease than the control (0 ppt and no poisoning). Also, red blood cells in treatment ammonia-N levels were significantly less than the control. Serum protein concentration, in treatments 9 (50% of LC50-96 h of ammonia-N) and 5 and also with increasing salinity (treatments 2, 3 and 4) had a significant decrease compared to the control. There is a significant increase in serum glucose, cortisol, ammonia and urea levels in 50% and 30% of LC50-96 h of ammonia-N treatments compared to the control, meanwhile these parameters were significantly increased with increasing salinity. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), T3 and T4 levels in acute and sub-acute ammonia-N treatments were significantly lower than the control. Moreover, with increasing salinity in 50% and 30% of LC50-96 h of ammonia-N treatments, TSH showed a decreasing pattern. According to the results, fluctuations in blood biochemical factors, increase of stress and decrease of thyroid hormones show that the salinity, ammonia, and their interaction caused adverse effects on fish health during the 96 h of testing.
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- Javad Motamedi-Tehrani
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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Caneos WG, Shrivastava J, Ndugwa M, De Boeck G. Physiological responses of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) exposed to increased carbon dioxide and reduced seawater salinities. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:496. [PMID: 38587695 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09460-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND The iono- and osmoregulatory capacities of marine teleosts, such as European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) are expected to be challenged by high carbon dioxide exposure, and the adverse effects of elevated CO2 could be amplified when such fish migrate into less buffered hypo-osmotic estuarine environments. Therefore, the effects of increased CO2 on the physiological responses of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) acclimated to 32 ppt, 10 ppt and 2.5 ppt were investigated. METHODS Following acclimation to different salinities for two weeks, fish were exposed to present-day (400 µatm) and future (1000 µatm) atmospheric CO2 for 1, 3, 7 and 21 days. Blood pH, plasma ions (Na+, K+, Cl-), branchial mRNA expression of ion transporters such as Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA), Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporters (NKCC) and ammonia transporters (e.g. Rhesus glycoproteins Rhbg, Rhcg1 and Rhcg2) were examined to understand the iono- and osmoregulatory consequences of elevated CO2. RESULTS A transient but significant increase in the blood pH of exposed fish acclimated at 10 ppt (day 1) and 2.5 ppt (day 21) was observed possibly due to an overshoot of the blood HCO3- accumulation while a significant reduction of blood pH was observed after 21 days at 2.5ppt. However, no change was seen at 32 ppt. Generally, Na + concentration of control fish was relatively higher at 10 ppt and lower at 2.5 ppt compared to 32 ppt control group at all sampling periods. Additionally, NKA was upregulated in gill of juvenile sea bass when acclimated to lower salinities compared to 32 ppt control group. CO2 exposure generally downregulated NKA mRNA expression at 32ppt (day 1), 10 ppt (days 3, 7 and 21) and 2.5ppt (days 1 and 7) and also a significant reduction of NKCC mRNA level of the exposed fish acclimated at 32 ppt (1-3 days) and 10 ppt (7-21 days) was observed. Furthermore, Rhesus glycoproteins were generally upregulated in the fish acclimated at lower salinities indicating a higher dependance on gill ammonia excretion. Increased CO2 led to a reduced expression of Rhbg and may therefore reduce ammonia excretion rate. CONCLUSION Juvenile sea bass were relatively successful in keeping acid base balance under an ocean acidification scenario. However, this came at a cost for ionoregulation with reduced NKA, NKCC and Rhbg expression rates as a consequence.
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- Warren G Caneos
- ECOSPHERE, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, BE-2020, Belgium.
- Fisheries Department, College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Mindanao State University-Marawi, Marawi City, 9700, Philippines.
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, 9200, Philippines.
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- ECOSPHERE, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, BE-2020, Belgium
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- ECOSPHERE, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, BE-2020, Belgium
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- ECOSPHERE, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerp, BE-2020, Belgium
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Zeng J, Liu W, Deng Y, Jiang P, Wang Z, Ou Y, Lu H, Hui Y, Xu H, Xu P. Swimming Performance in Large Yellow Croaker: Effects of Group Size, Test Protocol, and Recovery Time On Critical Swimming Speed. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 26:380-388. [PMID: 38483673 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-024-10303-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Swimming is critical for fish survival, and little attention has been paid to the swimming performance of large yellow croaker, the largest farmed marine fish in China. To address this gap, we conducted a study to measure the critical swimming speed (Ucrit) of 1050 croaker in a designed swim test flume. Our findings shed light on the effects of group size, Ucrit test protocol, and recovery time on swimming performance. The water flow in the swim flume increased steadily and linearly. The linear fit equation was y = 2.89x + 1.79 with an R2 of 0.99. With the help of the swim flume, we found that group size, and the Ucrit test protocol had a significant effect on the Ucrit values, except for the recovery time: The Ucrit values obtained in the ramp-Ucrit test averaged 28.32 ± 6.11 cm.s-1, which was significantly lower than that obtained in the traditional Ucrit test of 32.75 ± 7.60 cm.s-1; The Ucrit value of a group size of 50 fish was 33.51 ± 5.96 cm.s-1, which was significantly higher than that of a group of 200 fish (28.49 ± 6.37 cm.s-1). These results provide insights into the swimming performance of large yellow croaker and can be used to standardize the swimming test protocols.
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- Junjia Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Breeding, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Ramírez JFP, Amanajás RD, Val AL. Ammonia Increases the Stress of the Amazonian Giant Arapaima gigas in a Climate Change Scenario. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1977. [PMID: 37370487 DOI: 10.3390/ani13121977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Ammonia is toxic to fish, and when associated with global warming, it can cause losses in aquaculture. In this study, we investigated the physiological and zootechnical responses of Arapaima gigas to the current scenarios and to RCP8.5, a scenario predicted by the IPCC for the year 2100 which is associated with high concentrations of environmental ammonia (HEA). Forty-eight chipped juvenile A. gigas were distributed in two experimental rooms (current scenario and RCP8.5) in aquariums with and without the addition of ammonia (0.0 mM and 2.44 mM) for a period of 30 days. The HEA, the RCP8.5 scenario, and the association of these factors affects the zootechnical performance, the ionic regulation pattern, and the levels of ammonia, glucose, triglycerides, sodium, and potassium in pirarucu plasma. The branchial activity of H+-ATPase was reduced and AChE activity increased, indicating that the species uses available biological resources to prevent ammonia intoxication. Thus, measures such as monitoring water quality in regard to production, densities, and the feed supplied need to be more rigorous and frequent in daily management in order to avoid the accumulation of ammonia in water, which, in itself, proved harmful and more stressful to the animals subjected to a climate change scenario.
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- José Fernando Paz Ramírez
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aquicultura, Universidade Nilton Lins, Avenida Professor Nilton Lins, 3259, Parques das Laranjeiras, Manaus CEP 69058-030, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Evolução Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus CEP 69067-375, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Água Doce e Pesca Interior, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus CEP 69067-375, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Evolução Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus CEP 69067-375, Brazil
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Lowes HM, Weinrauch AM, Bouyoucos IA, Griffin RA, Kononovs D, Alessi DS, Blewett TA. Copper exposure does not alter the ability of intertidal sea cucumber Cucumaria miniata to tolerate emersion during low tide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 872:162085. [PMID: 36775175 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162085] [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: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Intertidal animals experience cycles of tidal emersion from water and are vulnerable to copper (Cu) exposure due to anthropogenic toxicant input into marine waters. Both emersion and Cu toxicity can cause damage to physiological processes like aerobic metabolism, ammonia excretion, and osmoregulation, but the interactions of the combination of these two stressors on marine invertebrates are understudied. Mixed effects of 96 h of low and high Cu exposure (20 and 200 μg/L) followed by 6 h of tidal emersion were evaluated on the intertidal sea cucumber Cucumaria miniata. The respiratory tree accumulated the highest concentrations of Cu, followed by the introvert retractor muscle, body wall, and coelomic fluid. Emersion affected accumulation of Cu, perhaps by inhibiting excretion. 200 μg/L of Cu increased lactate production in the respiratory tree, indicative of damaged aerobic metabolism. Cu diminished ammonia excretion, but emersion increased oxygen uptake and ammonia excretion upon re-immersion. The combination of the two stressors did not have any interactive effects on metabolism or ammonia excretion. Neither Cu exposure nor emersion altered ion (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium) content of the coelomic fluid. Overall, results of this study suggest that Cu exposure does not alter C. miniata's high tolerance to emersion, and some potential strategies that this species uses to overcome environmental stress are illuminated.
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- Hannah M Lowes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada
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- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0, Canada.
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Lowes HM, Eliason EJ, Snihur KN, Alessi DS, Blewett TA. Copper toxicity does not affect low tide emersion tolerance of Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 189:114750. [PMID: 36857994 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Intertidal mussels are well adapted to withstand emersion from water during low tide, but they may be intermittently exposed to waterborne toxicants such as copper, which targets physiological processes including metabolism, ammonia excretion, and osmoregulation. To determine if copper exposure damages intertidal organisms' ability to tolerate tidal emersion, Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were exposed to copper for 96 h followed by 6 h of emersion. Oxygen uptake increased after copper exposure which suggests that copper accumulation caused moderate stress in the mussels, but ammonia excretion and anaerobic metabolism were unaffected by mixed copper and emersion exposures. Shell composition analyses indicate that cycles of copper exposure and tidal emersion may affect bivalve shell growth, but copper deposition into shells may decrease the metal's overall toxicity. Results suggest that copper does not damage M. galloprovincialis's tolerance to tidal emersion, and insight is provided into the mussel's ability to overcome mixed stressor exposures.
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- Hannah M Lowes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara 93106, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada.
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Zhang C, Ma J, Qi Q, Xu M, Xu R. Effects of ammonia exposure on anxiety behavior, oxidative stress and inflammation in guppy (Poecilia reticulate). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2023; 265:109539. [PMID: 36563950 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ammonia is one of the most important aquatic environmental factors, which is of great concern. In order to evaluate the effect of ammonia on guppy (Poecilia reticulate), fish were exposed to increased concentrations (0, 12.50, 25.00, 41.67, 62.50 mg/L) of ammonia for 48 h. After exposure, we measured the anxiety behavior, antioxidant enzymes and pro-inflammation genes (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) of guppy. The results showed that ammonia stress induced fish anxiety, which was manifested by the increased latency to enter the upper half and decreased time spent in upper half compared with control fish. The guppy showed oxidative stress after 48 h of ammonia stress as evidenced by decreases in the activities of antioxidant enzymes and an increase in lipid hydroperoxide content. With prolonged ammonia stress, the expressions of HSP70, HSP90, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA at first had an increasing trend, and then decreased, all of which were significantly higher than the control levels at 12 h and 24 h after ammonia stress (P < 0.05). Ammonia significantly upregulated these genes mRNA levels after 48 h exposure, suggesting that heat shock proteins and innate immune system may try to protect cells from oxidative stress induced by ammonia stress. Our study showed that higher ammonia exposure induced oxidative stress in exposed fish, since inhibition of antioxidant enzymes activity and increases in lipid peroxidation, and inflammation occurred. Furthermore, the results will be helpful to understand the mechanism of ammonia toxicity in guppys.
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- Chunnuan Zhang
- Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Animal Safety, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Animal Safety, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Animal Safety, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Animal Safety, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environment and Animal Safety, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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Wei S, Zhang J, Chen W, Shen A, Zhou D, Zheng J, Thiam H, Ding Z, Limbu SM, Kong Y. Adverse effects of chronic ammonia stress on juvenile oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) and alteration of glucose and ammonia metabolism. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2023; 38:545-554. [PMID: 36288433 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ammonia is one of the common stress factors in aquaculture. However, the effect of chronic ammonia exposure in juvenile oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) is currently unexplored. This study explored the effects of chronic ammonia on juvenile healthy oriental river prawns. Fifty prawns (0.123 ± 0.003 g) were exposed to 0, 5, and 15 mg/L total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) in triplicates for 28 days. The effects of chronic ammonia challenge were evaluated on growth, antioxidant capacity, hepatopancreas and gill morphology, and glucose and ammonia metabolism. The results showed that, the chronic ammonia exposure reduced significantly survival rate and weight gain of prawns. The prawns exposed to 15 mg/L ammonia had induced oxidative stress. However, the prawn exposed to 15 mg/L ammonia had significantly lower aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and acid phosphatase activities in the serum. Furthermore, exposure of prawns to 15 mg/L ammonia increased the activities of hexokinase, pyruvate kinase, pyruvate and lactic acid content, and glutamine synthase activity. However, the prawns exposed to 15 mg/L ammonia, reduced succinic dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconic dehydrogenase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, glutamate synthase, and glutamate dehydrogenase activities but increased ammonia content in serum. The exposure of ammonia deformed lumen, damaged basement membrane and decreased secretory cells in the hepatopancreas, disordered gill epithelial and pillar cells, and caused gill filament base vacuolation. Our study indicates that chronic ammonia stress impairs growth performance, tissue morphology, induces oxidative stress, and alters glucose and ammonia metabolism in juvenile oriental river prawns.
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- Shanshan Wei
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Aquaculture Technology, School of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Genetic Breeding and Nutrition, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Hu Z, Han D, Zhang T, Li D, Tang R. Ammonium induces oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and apoptosis of hepatocytes in the liver cell line of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:27092-27102. [PMID: 36376648 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24072-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Under unfavorable agricultural conditions, ammonia toxicity has become a major problem, resulting in a large number of deaths. Ammonia has been shown to be hepatotoxic. Research has also shown that ammonia can damage the livers of carp, but the mechanism is unclear. In this study, normal grass carp hepatocytes (L8824) were exposed to ammonia water to investigate the effect of ammonia on hepatocyte injury and apoptosis and its mechanism. The results showed that ammonia (50 mM) reduced the viability of L8824 cells and increased glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT, up 144.95%, P < 0.01) and glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (AST, up 65.27%, P < 0.01). Furthermore, exposure to ammonia induced oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in L8824 cells. Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential indicated that L8824 cells suffered oxidative damage. Endoplasmic reticulum stress manifests as increased expression degrees of PERK, ATF4, and IRE-1α. These results confirmed the toxicity of ammonia to hepatocytes. In addition, the rate of apoptosis in L8824 cells was increased 69.66% after exposure to ammonia (50 mM, P < 0.01). However, pretreatment of L8824 cells with ER stress inhibitor 2-APB reduced ammonia-induced calcium release (26.50%, P < 0.01) in endoplasmic reticulum. These results indicate that ammonia can exert toxic effects on L8824 cells through inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress, resulting in apoptosis in L8824 cells.
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- Zhenyi Hu
- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry, Yangtze River Economic Belt, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry, Yangtze River Economic Belt, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Chai R, Lou Y, Huo R, Yin H, Huang L, Wang H, Wang P. Effects of constant flow velocity on endurance swimming and fatigue metabolism in red drum and blackhead seabream. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 275:111331. [PMID: 36209958 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Aquaculture has greater potential for seafood production than wild capture fisheries. To meet the growing demand for seafood, China's marine aquaculture industry has begun building deep-water cages in the open sea. However, under these conditions, fish encounter strong currents and waves, and ensuring their healthy growth is key to the farming process. To address these issues, it is necessary to study the sustained swimming abilities of cultured fish species. Blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) and red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) are traditional economic fish species in China; however, their sustained swimming ability under a constant current has been underexplored. Therefore, we examined the endurance swimming ability of three size classes of blackhead seabream and red drum at 20 °C. The fish were then subjected to swimming tests of 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 min at a constant swimming speed of 0.55 m/s (0.80 m/s), 0.65 m/s (0.90 m/s), and 0.70 m/s (0.98 m/s). The fish were then dissected to obtain muscle, blood, and liver samples; sample metabolite concentrations were measured at six time points, each of which guaranteed five sets of valid data. The results indicated that red drum has a significantly stronger swimming ability, and can be cultured in waters with a short-term flow rate not exceeding 0.75 m/s or 3.5 BL/s. Further, blackhead seabream can be cultured in waters with a flow velocity lower than 0.55 m/s or 2.5 BL/s. The species-related metabolic differences were mainly reflected in the hepatic glycogen and blood glucose concentrations, and those in swimming ability caused by body length were mainly reflected by the hepatic glycogen concentration. The hepatic glycogen concentration had the most significant effect on fish with body lengths >28 cm (P < 0.05). Overall, the experimental results indicated that the liver plays a major role in the physiological level of fish swimming fatigue, providing a direction for further research.
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- Ruoyu Chai
- National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Facilitated Marine Aquaculture, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China.
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Primary and Secondary Physiological Stress Responses of European Sea Bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax) Due to Rearing Practices under Aquaculture Farming Conditions in M'diq Bay, Moroccan Mediterranean: The Case of Sampling Operation for Size and Weight Measurement. Life (Basel) 2022; 13:life13010110. [PMID: 36676059 PMCID: PMC9862771 DOI: 10.3390/life13010110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Globally, aquaculture contributes to sustainable food and nutritional stability. However, stress conditions constitute a major threat affecting farmed-fish welfare and fish farms’ performances. In this regard, the present study was aimed at measuring and comparing in-situ (offshore) the physiological stress responses caused by recurrent sampling operations for length−weight measurement. Studied fish were European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax sub-adults and adults reared in intensive farming conditions in M’diq Bay, on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. The physiological stress response was evaluated by measuring blood biomarkers, including cortisol, glucose, lactate, total cholesterol and total proteins levels, and hematocrit percentage. The hypercortisolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperlactatemia and hypoproteinemia detected in the post-sampling state in both age groups of D. labrax indicated stress tendencies and a high sensitivity to aquaculture practice-related stress factors, with major and minor responses detected in the same age and same stress conditions. It is also interesting to note that the fish age and the time-course of the sampling operation had a statistically significant effect in terms of the physiological response (with p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively). In conclusion, the present study showed that sea bass subjected to various stressful situations in intensive farming conditions displayed a physiological stress response specific to its age, to the individual status, as well as to the duration of stressor.
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Liu M, Li Y, Wang HZ, Wang HJ, Qiao RT, Jeppesen E. Ecosystem complexity explains the scale-dependence of ammonia toxicity on macroinvertebrates. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 226:119266. [PMID: 36323203 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119266] [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: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The toxic effect of unionized ammonia (NH3) on aquatic organisms is receiving increasing attention due to the excessive nitrogen discharge to various surface waters. Researches have suggested the scale-dependence of NH3 toxicity, being lower in field than under lab conditions. Such scale-dependence of toxicity is a big challenge to water quality criteria setting as the results solely from lab tests might not apply to natural ecosystems. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the underlying mechanism to understand the difference of toxicity across various spatial scales. In this study, we used the widely distributed gastropod Bellamya aeruginosa as the test animal and performed two 192-h microcosm experiments. Each experiment included a control and an ammonia addition treatment: N0(LC50) & N+(LC50), N0(LC100) & N+(LC100) (96-h LC50 = 0.8 mg NH3N/L, 96-h LC100 = 18.1 mg NH3N/L). Besides water-only, three potential key components (food, sediment, and submersed macrophytes) were included in the various treatments to mimic different complexity levels of aquatic ecosystems (Water, Water + Food, Water + Sediment, Water + Sediment + Macrophytes). The results showed that: 1) food directly improved the survival and growth of gastropods under expected lethal concentration of ammonia (96-h concentration of NH3N = LC20 of the 96-h acute test); 2) sediment and macrophyte quickly decreased the ammonia concentration, mainly by sediment adsorption and macrophyte uptake, to alleviate the ammonia stress to gastropods and permitted them to survive and grow under expected lethal concentration of ammonia (96-h concentration of NH3N = LC10∼LC20 of the 96-h acute test); 3) sediment and macrophyte also provided additional food for gastropods; 4) under extremely high ammonia stress (i.e., 96-h LC100, food was left uneaten and macrophyte died, and gastropods could, therefore, not be released from ammonia stress. Our results demonstrate that under moderate ammonia stress, the introduction of extra ecosystem elements (food, sediment, and macrophytes) significantly improved the survival and growth of gastropods, mainly by enhancing their tolerance and by quickly decreasing the NH3 concentration and thus toxicity. However, these introduced elements had little effect at very high concentration of ammonia (i.e., 96-h LC100). Our findings add to the understanding of the reasons behind the previous observed scale-dependent toxicity of NH3 on aquatic organisms and contribute to better decisions on the role of NH3 in relation to water quality management.
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- Miao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, China; Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Centre for Ecosystem Research and Implementation (EKOSAM), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, Turkey
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Abdo SE, El-Nahas AF, Abdelmenam S, Elmadawy MA, Mohamed R, Helal MA, El-Kassas S. The synergetic effect of Bacillus species and Yucca shidigera extract on water quality, histopathology, antioxidant, and innate immunity in response to acute ammonia exposure in Nile tilapia. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 128:123-135. [PMID: 35921936 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.07.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Acute ammonia toxicity suppresses the immune function and enhances the inflammatory pathways in Nile tilapia. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of Bacillus strains probiotic mixture (BS) or Yucca shidigera liquid extract (YSE) alone or their combination in water treatment and in reliving toxicity of an acute ammonia exposure in Nile tilapia through the assessment of fish immune response, inflammatory pathway, oxidative stress response with respect to the histopathological changes, gene expression, enzymes levels and phagocytosis. Five groups were used; the 1st and 2nd groups fed the basal diet; the 3rd group fed basal diet with BS in water, 4th group fed basal diet and supplemented with YSE in water and 5th group received a combination of BS and YSE. After two weeks of treatments, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and the 5th groups were exposed to acute ammonia challenge for 72 h. Fish exposed to ammonia displayed significant decreases in RBCs, Hb, PCV, WBCs, phagocytic activity (PA) and index (PI), lysozyme activities and serum antioxidant enzymes (glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and catalase (CAT)). Also, a significant increase in Malondialdehyde (MDA), degenerative changes in the gills, hepatopancrease and spleen associated with an elevated un-ionized ammonia level. A significant restoration of the hematological parameters was observed with the use of BS, YSE or their combination. Additionally, they improved the innate immunity, antioxidant responses, and histopathological changes. At transcriptomic level, ammonia toxicity significantly lowered the mRNA transcription levels of Nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO-1), Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and Heat shock proteins (HSP70). While nuclear factor kappa β (NFкβ), Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), Interleukin 1β (IL-1β), and Interleukin 8 (IL8), transcription levels were increased. Interestingly, BS and YSE and their combination significantly increased the expression of these genes with the highest levels reported with BS and YSE combination. We observed that, the most pronounced restoration of some important inflammatory and immune related genes close to the control level was observed when BS-YSE mix was used. Furthermore, a restored water pH, and a maintained ammonia level to the control level were observed in this group. Otherwise, equal effects for the three treatments were observed on the assessed parameters. We recommend the used of BS-YSE mix for water ammonia treatment and relieving ammonia toxicity in fish.
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- Safaa E Abdo
- Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt.
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development-Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
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- Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Animal, Poultry and Fish Breeding and Production, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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- Animal, Poultry and Fish Breeding and Production, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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Early or Simultaneous Infection with Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus Inhibits Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Replication and Induces a Stronger Antiviral Response during Co-infection in Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss). Viruses 2022; 14:v14081732. [PMID: 36016354 PMCID: PMC9414607 DOI: 10.3390/v14081732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) are the most common viral diseases of salmon in aquaculture worldwide. The co-infection of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with IHN virus (IHNV) and IPN virus (IPNV) is known to occur. To determine the influence of IPNV on IHNV in co-infection, rainbow trout were intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected with IPNV at different time intervals prior to, simultaneously to, or after IHNV infection. The replication of IHNV in the brain, gill, heart, liver, spleen, and head kidney was detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results showed that when rainbow trout were i.p. injected with IPNV prior to, simultaneously to, or after IHNV on 2 day (d), IHNV replication was inhibited (p < 0.05) in all collected tissues. Nevertheless, when rainbow trout were i.p. injected with IPNV after IHNV on 7 d (H7P), IHNV replication was only inhibited (p < 0.05) in the liver 14 d post-IHNV infection. Moreover, stronger antiviral responses occurred in all challenge groups. Our results suggest that IPNV can inhibit IHNV replication before or simultaneously with IHNV infection, and induce a stronger antiviral response, and that this inhibition is most sensitive in the liver. Early i.p. injection of IPNV can significantly reduce the mortality of rainbow trout, compared with the group only injected with IHNV.
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Nash N, Klymasz-Swartz AK, Nash MT, Sachs M, Yoon GR, Weihrauch D. Impact of heatwaves and environmental ammonia on energy metabolism, nitrogen excretion, and mRNA expression of related genes in the indicator model system Daphnia magna. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 249:106225. [PMID: 35724523 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to increasing anthropogenic impacts, heatwaves and prolonged exposure to elevated concentrations of ammonia (HEA) may occur in aquatic environments as a single stressor or a combination thereof, potentially impacting the physiology of exposed animals. In the current study, common water fleas Daphnia magna were exposed for one week to either a 5°C increase in temperature, an increase of 300 µmol l-1 total environmental ammonia, or to both of these stressors simultaneously. Exposure to elevated temperature caused a decrease in MO2, ammonia excretion rates, a downregulation of mRNA coding for key Krebs cycle enzymes and the energy consuming Na+/K+-ATPase and V-type H+-ATPase, as well as the energy distributing crustacean hyperglycemic hormone Rh-protein. High environmental ammonia inflicted a lesser inhibitory effect on the energy metabolism of Daphnia, but initiated ammonia detoxification processes via urea synthesis evident by elevated urea excretion rates and a mRNA upregulation of arginase. Effects observed under the combined stressors resembled largely the effects seen after acclimation to elevated temperature alone, potentially due to the animals' capability to efficiently detoxify critical ammonia loads. The observed physiological effects and potential threats of the environmental stressor are discussed in detail.
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- N Nash
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Peng L, You J, Wang L, Xiong S, Huang Q, Yin T. Effect of Respite Time before Live Transportation on Muscle Quality of Blunt Snout (Wuchang) Bream. Foods 2022; 11:foods11152254. [PMID: 35954021 PMCID: PMC9368633 DOI: 10.3390/foods11152254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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To provide scientific support for improving the muscle quality of blunt snout bream, ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography, texture analyzer, and optical electron microscopy were applied to explore the effects of respite time (0, 24, 48, and 72 h) on the muscle quality of blunt snout bream before live transportation. The energy compounds (ATP and glycogen) of muscle significantly decreased with the respite time (p < 0.05). Lactic acid content declined and then increased, leading to a rise and then a fall in pH (p < 0.05). Water-holding capacity of fish muscle increased progressively when the respite time was increased to 48 h and then dramatically decreased when the respite time was further increased to 72 h (p < 0.05). Shear force gradually increased (p < 0.05), while the whiteness and lightness values remained stable (p > 0.05). Both the content of umami compounds (IMP) and bitter compounds (HxR, Hx), and the calculated K value decreased steadily with the respite time (p < 0.05). The extracellular gap of the fish muscles gradually decreased with the respite time. The most uniform and intact cellular structure occurred at 48 h. However, when the respite time was extended to 72 h, the extracellular gap and muscle fragmentation rate of the muscle increased considerably. The findings indicated that a 48 h respite time was suitable to improve the muscle quality of blunt snout bream after live transportation.
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- Ling Peng
- College of Food Science and Technology, National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.P.); (J.Y.); (S.X.); (Q.H.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.P.); (J.Y.); (S.X.); (Q.H.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Products Processing and Nuclear-Agricultural Technology, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China;
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- College of Food Science and Technology, National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.P.); (J.Y.); (S.X.); (Q.H.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.P.); (J.Y.); (S.X.); (Q.H.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, National R&D Branch Center for Conventional Freshwater Fish Processing (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.P.); (J.Y.); (S.X.); (Q.H.)
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Liu M, Wang HJ, Wang HZ, Ma SN, Yu Q, Uddin KB, Li Y, Hollander J, Jeppesen E. Decreasing toxicity of un-ionized ammonia on the gastropod Bellamya aeruginosa when moving from laboratory to field scale. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 227:112933. [PMID: 34700166 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Along with a steady increasing use of artificial nitrogen fertilizer, concerns have been raised about the effects that high nitrogen loading may have on ecosystems. Due to the toxicity of unionized ammonia (NH3), tolerance criteria have been proposed for ambient water management in many countries; however, these are mainly based on acute or chronic tests carried out under lab conditions run with purified water. Aiming at understanding the responses of organisms to natural exposure to high ammonia concentrations, a Viviparidae gastropod, Bellamya aeruginosa, was tested at three experimental scales: standard 96-h lab test, one-month cage test in 6 experimental ponds with continuous nitrogen inputs, and intensive investigation of the B. aeruginosa from these ponds in spring and winter. The results were: 1) 96-h LC50 in the standard lab test was 0.56 mg NH3-N/L and 343.3 mg TAN/L (total ammonia expressed as N, standardized at pH 7 and 20 ℃). 2) In the one-month cage test, the survival rate was 97% when NH3-N was 0.61 mg/L (i.e., a higher concentration than the lab 96-h LC50) and the body size of the gastropods actually increased with increasing NH3-N concentrations. 3) In the winter-spring investigation, little effect of ammonia on the standing crops of gastropods was found, and the body size of the gastropods tended to increase with increasing ammonia concentrations (NH3-N concentration range of 0.05 ~ 2.06 mg/L). Thus, B. aeruginosa showed higher tolerance to ammonia exposure (NH3-N concentration < 0.81 mg/L) in the field than under laboratory conditions. Our study points to the necessity of considering the relevant scale when determining criteria for ammonia toxicity in water management.
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- Miao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
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- Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University (WMU), Malmö, Sweden.
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, China; Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Centre for Ecosystem Research and Implementation (EKOSAM), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, Turkey.
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Lin W, Lu J, Yao H, Lu Z, He Y, Mu C, Wang C, Shi C, Ye Y. Elevated pCO 2 alters the interaction patterns and functional potentials of rearing seawater microbiota. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117615. [PMID: 34171732 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mean oceanic CO2 values have already risen and are expected to rise further on a global scale. Elevated pCO2 (eCO2) changes the bacterial community in seawater. However, the ecological association of seawater microbiota and related geochemical functions are largely unknown. We provide the first evidence that eCO2 alters the interaction patterns and functional potentials of microbiota in rearing seawater of the swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus. Network analysis showed that eCO2 induced a simpler and more modular bacterial network in rearing seawater, with increased negative associations and distinct keystone taxa. Using the quantitative microbial element cycling method, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycling genes exhibited the highest increase after one week of eCO2 stress and were significantly associated with keystone taxa. However, the functional potential of seawater bacteria was decoupled from their taxonomic composition and strongly coupled with eCO2 levels. The changed functional potential of seawater bacteria contributed to seawater N and P chemistry, which was highlighted by markedly decreased NH3, NH4+-N, and PO43--P levels and increased NO2--N and NO3--N levels. This study suggests that eCO2 alters the interaction patterns and functional potentials of seawater microbiota, which lead to the changes of seawater chemical parameters. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying the effects of eCO2 on marine animals from the microbial ecological perspective.
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- Weichuan Lin
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Urban Environment Observation and Research Station, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ningbo, China.
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Exploring the Multimodal Role of Yucca schidigera Extract in Protection against Chronic Ammonia Exposure Targeting: Growth, Metabolic, Stress and Inflammatory Responses in Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus L.). Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11072072. [PMID: 34359200 PMCID: PMC8300167 DOI: 10.3390/ani11072072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Ammonia is a problematic environmental toxicant for aquatic species. The current study aimed to declare the modulatory effect(s) of YSE against chronic ammonia intoxication in Nile tilapia through its effects on growth performance, haemato-biochemical and antioxidant-related parameters, and histopathological changes, as well as the molecular gene expression of some genes related to appetite and growth, glucose and lipid metabolism and some inflammatory cytokines. Our results indicated that Yucca schidigera extract alleviated the adverse impacts induced by ammonia intoxication. YSE could be used as a functional water supplement in aquaculture. Abstract Ammonia is a critical hazardous nitrogen metabolic product in aquaculture. Despite trials for its control, ammonia intoxication remains one of the most critical issues to overcome. In this study, we explored the modulatory effect and potential mechanism by which Yucca schidigera extract (YSE) can ameliorate ammonia intoxication-induced adverse effects on tilapia health and metabolism. A total number of 120 Nile tilapia were evenly assigned into four groups with three replicates each. The first group served as normal control group; the second group was exposed to ammonia alone from the beginning of the experiment and for four weeks. The third group was supplied with YSE in water at a dose of 8 mg/L and exposed to ammonia. The fourth group was supplied with YSE only in water at a dose of 8 mg/L. YSE supplementation succeeded in improving water quality by reducing pH and ammonia levels. Moreover, YSE supplementation markedly alleviated chronic ammonia-induced adverse impacts on fish growth by increasing the final body weight (FBW), specific growth rate (SGR), feed intake and protein efficiency ratio (PER) while reducing the feed conversion ratio (FCR) via improvements in food intake, elevation of hepatic insulin-like growth factor (ILGF-1) and suppression of myostatin (MSTN) expression levels with the restoration of lipid reserves and the activation of lipogenic potential in adipose tissue as demonstrated by changes in the circulating metabolite levels. In addition, the levels of hepato-renal injury biomarkers were restored, hepatic lipid peroxidation was inhibited and the levels of hepatic antioxidant biomarkers were enhanced. Therefore, the current study suggests that YSE supplementation exerted an ameliorative role against chronic ammonia-induced oxidative stress and toxic effects due to its free radical-scavenging potential, potent antioxidant activities and anti-inflammatory effects.
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Guo H, Lin W, Yang L, Qiu Y, Kuang Y, Yang H, Zhang C, Li L, Li D, Tang R, Zhang X. Sub-chronic exposure to ammonia inhibits the growth of juvenile Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) mainly by downregulation of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor axis. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2021; 36:1195-1205. [PMID: 33720504 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, healthy Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) juveniles were exposed to 0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mg/L total ammonia nitrogen for 30 days to elucidate toxic effects and mechanisms of ammonia on growth performance involved with the regulation of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (GH/IGF) and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axes. Our results showed that the increasing total ammonia nitrogen concentrations caused dose-depend decreases in the weight gain and specific growth rate but increases in the food conversion ratio and mortality in juvenile bream, indicating growth inhibitory effects induced by ammonia. Concurrently, GH, IGF-1 at protein and mRNA levels were significantly decreased in ammonia exposure groups (p < .05), while serum thyroid stimulating hormone, free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine levels were significantly reduced only in fish exposed to higher concentrations of 20 and 30 mg/L ammonia (p < .05), suggesting that ammonia exposure could perturb both GH/IGF-axis and HPT-axis functions. Furthermore, transcriptional levels of extracellular regulated protein kinases 2 (erk2), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (pi3k), protein kinase B (akt), target of rapamycin (tom) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase-polypeptide 1(s6k1) in the dorsal muscle were significantly down-regulated in the fish exposed to ammonia (p < .05). This fact indicated that MAPK/ERK pathway and PI3K/AKT pathway should be responsible for the growth inhibition. Combining the results of spearman correlation coefficient, it should be noted that the GH/IGF axis played a more important role in regulating the growth than the HPT axis in Wuchang bream under persistent ammonia stress.
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- Honghui Guo
- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Aquaculture Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Aquaculture Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Aquaculture Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Wuhan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Aquaculture Education (Huazhong Agricultural University), Wuhan, China
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Gao XQ, Fei F, Huang B, Meng XS, Zhang T, Zhao KF, Chen HB, Xing R, Liu BL. Alterations in hematological and biochemical parameters, oxidative stress, and immune response in Takifugu rubripes under acute ammonia exposure. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 243:108978. [PMID: 33493666 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.108978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ammonia is a major pollutant in aquatic environments and poses a considerable threat to the survival of fish. In this study, we investigated the toxic effects of ammonia on the hematological and biochemical parameters, oxidative stress, and immune responses in Takifugu rubripes. Juvenile T. rubripes (average weight 246.17 ± 3.54 g) were exposed to different concentrations of ammonia (0, 5, 50, 100, and 150 mg/L) for 96 h. The results showed that the hematological parameters (hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell, and white blood cell count) were significantly reduced in response to ammonia exposure. Of the plasma components, such as serum total protein, albumin, glucose, glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, were significantly altered in response to ammonia exposure. Additionally, the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were increased after exposure to low concentration ammonia exposure. However, when fish were exposed to a high concentration of ammonia, these parameters showed the opposite trend, suggesting that an increase in antioxidant enzymes during the early stages of ammonia exposure may contribute to the removal of the induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protect the cells from oxidative damage. However, as the ammonia concentration and exposure time increased, the overproduction of ROS accelerated the depletion of antioxidant enzymes. Ammonia exposure significantly increased the expression of heat shock proteins (HSP70 and HSP90). Ammonia poisoning elevated gene expressions of TLR-3, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-12, and IL-1β in the gills, causing an inflammatory response. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanisms involved in ammonia-induced aquatic toxicology in marine fish, which may aid in their captive management.
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- Xiao-Qiang Gao
- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Aquacultural Engineering R&D Team, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liongning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Tianzheng Industrial Co. Ltd., Dalian 116000, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Tianzheng Industrial Co. Ltd., Dalian 116000, People's Republic of China
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- Yuhai Hongqi Ocean Engineering Co. Ltd, Rizhao 276800, People's Republic of China
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- Yuhai Hongqi Ocean Engineering Co. Ltd, Rizhao 276800, People's Republic of China
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- Yuhai Hongqi Ocean Engineering Co. Ltd, Rizhao 276800, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China.
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of the gills of Procambarus clarkii provide novel insights into the response mechanism of ammonia stress tolerance. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:2611-2618. [PMID: 33811573 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06315-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Procambarus clarkii is an important model crustacean organism in many researches. Ammonia nitrogen is one of common contaminants in aquatic environment, influencing the health of aquatic organisms. The primary objective of this study was to investigate molecular mechanisms on ammonia stress in gills of P. clarkii to provide new insights into the strategies of aquatic animals in responding to high concentration of ammonia in the environment. Procambarus clarkii were randomly assigned into two groups (ammonia stress group, AG; control group, CG), and gill samples were dependently excised from AG and CG. Then response mechanisms on ammonia stress were investigated based on transcriptome data of P. clarkii. 9237 differentially expressed genes were identified in ammonia stress group. The genes of ion transport enzymes (NKA and SLC6A5S) were significantly up-regulated. Whereas the immune-related genes (e.g. MAP3K7, HSP70, HSP90A, CTSF, CTSL1, CHI and CTL4) and pathways were significantly up-regulated, which played an important role in reacting to ammonia stress. Procambarus clarkii may enhance immune defense to counteract ammonia toxicity by the up-regulation of immune-related genes and signaling pathways. The activities of ion transport enzymes are changed to mobilise signal transduction and ion channel regulation for adapting to ammonia environment. These previous key genes play an important role in resistance to ammonia stress to better prepare for survival in high concentration of ammonia.
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Fan B, Li J, Wang X, Chen J, Gao X, Li W, Ai S, Cui L, Gao S, Liu Z. Ammonia spatiotemporal distribution and risk assessment for freshwater species in aquatic ecosystem in China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 207:111541. [PMID: 33254401 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ammonia has been of concern for its high toxicity to aquatic species and frequent detection in waters worldwide. This study calculated the national aquatic life criteria for ammonia in China. The temporal and spatial distributions were investigated and the multi-tier ecological risks were assessed for ammonia and un-ionized ammonia (NH3) during 2014-2018 based on a total of 18989 ammonia monitoring data from 110 monitoring sites in seven river basins. The sensitivity comparison of different species taxa to ammonia showed that Perciformes fish should be listed as a priority protected species in the derivation of ammonia criteria. The participation of introduced aquaculture species have no significant impact on the final criteria values (t-test, p > 0.05). The final criterion maximum concentration (CMC) and criterion continuous concentration (CCC) were 10.24 and 3.31 mg/L for ammonia (pH 7.0 and 20 °C). The interannual variation showed that decreasing trends were observed for ammonia and NH3 pollutions in the past five years. However, the increasing trends were observed for ammonia in Liao River basin, for NH3 in Yangtze River and Pearl River basins (2014-2018). The significant seasonal and geographical differences of ammonia and NH3 pollution were found. Moreover, the pollutions of ammonia and NH3 in some monitoring points of Huai River, Yellow River and Songhua River basins at the provincial borders were significant. The result of ecological risk assessment showed that the average exceedance probability for 5% affected species by NH3 in long-term exposure was 28.96% in the past five years.
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- Bo Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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Kim JH, Cho JH, Kim SR, Hur YB. Toxic effects of waterborne ammonia exposure on hematological parameters, oxidative stress and stress indicators of juvenile hybrid grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂ × Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 80:103453. [PMID: 32629076 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Juvenile hybrid grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂ × Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ (mean weight: 26.5 ± 2.8 g, mean length: 11.8 ± 1.3 cm) were exposed to different, sub-lethal levels of waterborne ammonia (0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 mg NH4+/L) for 2 weeks. We assessed the hematological parameters, antioxidant enzymes, and stress responses of juvenile hybrid grouper after 1 week and after 2 weeks. Hematological parameters such as hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, were significantly decreased by ammonia exposure. Plasma components such as the magnesium and total protein contents, and the glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase activities were significantly altered by ammonia exposure; however, no changes in the magnesium levels were detected. Antioxidant responses, such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase activities, were also significantly affected by ammonia exposure. Stress indicator levels, i.e., plasma cholesterol and heat shock protein 70 levels, were significantly increased by ammonia exposure. The results of this study indicated that ammonia exposure has toxic effects on juvenile hybrid grouper and affects their hematological parameters, antioxidant enzymes, and stress responses.
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- Jun-Hwan Kim
- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment, Taean 32132, South Korea.
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment, Taean 32132, South Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment, Taean 32132, South Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment, Taean 32132, South Korea
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Lim LS, Tan SY, Tuzan AD, Kawamura G, Mustafa S, Rahmah S, Liew HJ. Diel osmorespiration rhythms of juvenile marble goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 46:1621-1629. [PMID: 32430644 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00817-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Oxyeleotris marmorata is an ambush predator. It is known for slow growth rate and high market demand. Farming of O. marmorata still remains a challenge. In order to establish a proper feeding practice to stimulate growth, knowledge of its metabolic processes and cost should be examined. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the diel osmorespiration rhythms of O. marmorata in response to feeding challenge by using an osmorespirometry assay. The results have shown that oxygen consumption rate of the fed fish was approximately 3 times higher than that of the unfed fish in early evening to support specific dynamic action. Digestion and ingestion processes were likely to be completed within 18-20 h in parallel with the ammonia excretion noticeable in early morning. Under resting metabolism, metabolic oxygen consumption was influenced by diel phase, but no effect was noted in ammonia excretion. As a nocturnal species, O. marmorata exhibited standard aerobic metabolic mode under dark phase followed by light phase, with high oxygen consumption rate found in either fed or unfed fish. It can be confirmed that both the diel phase and feeding have a significant interactive impact on oxygen consumption rate, whereas ammonia metabolism is impacted by feeding state. High metabolic rate of O. marmorata supports the nocturnal foraging activity in this fish. This finding suggested that feeding of O. marmorata should be performed during nighttime and water renewal should be conducted during daytime.
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- Leong-Seng Lim
- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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Fehsenfeld S, Wood CM. A potential role for hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated sodium/potassium channels (HCNs) in teleost acid-base and ammonia regulation. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 248-249:110469. [PMID: 32653509 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2020.110469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests the involvement of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated sodium/potassium channels (HCNs) not only in cardiac and neural function, but also in more general physiological processes including acid-base and ammonia regulation. We have identified four different HCN paralogs/isoforms in the goldfish Carassius auratus (CaHCN1, CaHCN2b, CaHCN4a and CaHCN4b) as likely candidates to contribute to renal, branchial and intestinal acid-base and ammonia regulation in this teleost. Quantitative real-time PCR showed not only high mRNA abundance of all isoforms in heart and brain, but also detectable levels (particularly of CaHCN2b and CaHCN4b) in non-excitable tissues, including gills and kidneys. In response to an internal or external acid-base and/or ammonia disturbance caused by feeding or high environmental ammonia, respectively, we observed differential and tissue-specific changes in mRNA abundance of all isoforms except CaHCN4b. Furthermore, our data suggest that the functions of specific HCN channels are supplemented by certain Rhesus glycoprotein functions to help in the protection of tissues from elevated ammonia levels, or as potential direct routes for ammonia transport in gills, kidney, and gut. The present results indicate important individual roles for each HCN isoform in response to acid-base and ammonia disturbances.
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- Sandra Fehsenfeld
- Université du Quebec à Rimouski, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada; University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 4200 - 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 4200 - 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Burdick SM, Hewitt DA, Martin BA, Schenk L, Rounds SA. Effects of harmful algal blooms and associated water-quality on endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers. HARMFUL ALGAE 2020; 97:101847. [PMID: 32732045 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anthropogenic eutrophication contributes to harmful blooms of cyanobacteria in freshwater ecosystems worldwide. In Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, massive blooms of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and smaller blooms of other cyanobacteria are associated with cyanotoxins, hypoxia, high pH, high concentrations of ammonia, and potentially hypercapnia. Recovery of the endangered Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus and shortnose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris in Upper Klamath Lake is obstructed by low survival in the juvenile life stage. Water quality associated with the harmful algal blooms and their decomposition (crashes) is often singled out as the primary cause of juvenile sucker mortality. We investigated this general hypothesis with a review of relevant literature and data from decades of monitoring in Upper Klamath Lake. Microcystins, hepatotoxins produced by some cyanobacteria, are unlikely to be directly lethal to suckers; potential effects of other cyanotoxins that are present in the lake warrant investigation. Dissolved-oxygen saturation declined following bloom crashes, but was infrequently low enough for long enough in Upper Klamath Lake to cause direct sucker mortality. Hypercapnia could potentially reach lethal concentrations in the fall and winter, but did not appear to be associated with the summer algal blooms. pH was highest during peaks in cyanobacteria growth, but infrequently reached directly lethal levels (> 10.3). However, pH frequently reached an observed sub-lethal effect level for juvenile suckers (10.0). Un-ionized ammonia rarely exceeded even the lowest effect level measured for suckers. Rather than act as a direct cause of large-scale mortality, the available evidence suggests that water quality associated with massive blooms of cyanobacteria in Upper Klamath Lake contributes to chronic stress for juvenile suckers and may increase mortality due to other factors.
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- Summer M Burdick
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center and Oregon Water Science Center USA; 2795 Anderson Ave. Suite 106, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center and Oregon Water Science Center USA; 2795 Anderson Ave. Suite 106, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center and Oregon Water Science Center USA; 2795 Anderson Ave. Suite 106, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center and Oregon Water Science Center USA; 63095 Deschutes Market Rd., Bend, OR 97701 USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center and Oregon Water Science Center USA; 2130 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97201 USA.
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Hasan R, Koner D, Khongmawloh E, Saha N. Induction of nitric oxide synthesis: a strategy to defend against high environmental ammonia-induced oxidative stress in primary hepatocytes of air-breathing catfish, Clarias magur. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb219626. [PMID: 32220974 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.219626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Air-breathing magur catfish (Clarias magur) regularly face the problem of exposure to high environmental ammonia (HEA) as one of the major pollutants in their natural habitats that causes considerable toxic effects at the cellular level, including that of oxidative stress. The major objective of the present study was to demonstrate the antioxidant activity of endogenously produced nitric oxide (NO) to defend against ammonia-induced oxidative stress in primary hepatocytes of magur catfish during exposure to HEA. Exposure to NH4Cl (5 mmol l-1) led to a significant increase in intracellular ammonia concentration with a sharp rise of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations within 3 h in primary hepatocytes, which decreased gradually at later stages of treatment. This phenomenon was accompanied by a significant increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity as a consequence of induction of corresponding genes. HEA exposure also led to the stimulation of NO production due to induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity, as a consequence of up-regulation of the nos2 gene. Most interestingly, when NO production by hepatocytes under ammonia stress was blocked by adding certain inhibitors [aminoguanidine and 3-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-2-propenenitrile] to the culture medium, there was a further rise of H2O2 and MDA concentrations in hepatocytes. These were accompanied by the lowering of SOD and CAT activity with less expression of corresponding genes. Thus, it can be contemplated that magur catfish use the strategy of stimulation of NO production, which ultimately induces the SOD-CAT enzyme system to defend against ammonia-induced oxidative stress.
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- Rubaiya Hasan
- Biochemical Adaptation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Biochemical Adaptation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Biochemical Adaptation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Biochemical Adaptation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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Pastorino P, Elia AC, Caldaroni B, Menconi V, Abete MC, Brizio P, Bertoli M, Zaccaroni A, Gabriele M, Dörr AJM, Pizzul E, Prearo M. Oxidative stress ecology in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from a high-mountain lake (Cottian Alps). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 715:136946. [PMID: 32007898 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136946] [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: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High-mountain lakes are pristine ecosystems characterized by extreme environmental conditions. The atmospheric transport of pollutants from lowlands may add further stress to organisms inhabiting these environments. We investigated the environmental stress pressure on brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from a high-mountain lake in the Cottian Alps (Piedmont, northwest Italy). To do this, males and females of brook trout were sampled from Balma Lake in summer (August) and autumn (October) 2017 in order to assess the influence of trace elements accumulation and environmental parameters (physicochemical parameters and nutrient characteristics of water) on oxidative stress biomarkers. Bioaccumulation of Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Pb, Ni, Se, and Zn and metallothionein levels were measured in muscle tissue of males and females. Liver, gills, kidney, and spleen tissue samples were analyzed for superoxide dismutase, catalase, total glutathione peroxidase, selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione S-transferase activity. Analysis of environmental parameters showed changes in biomarker levels with seasonal variations. Water temperature was significantly higher in summer than autumn (Wilcoxon test; p = .0078), while pH was significantly higher in autumn than in summer (Wilcoxon test; p = .0078). Sex-related differences in oxidative stress biomarkers in tissues were unremarkable, whereas seasonal variability of oxidative stress biomarkers was observed, with major differences occurred for liver in summer and for gills, kidney, spleen and muscle in autumn. Positive correlations between environmental parameters and biomarkers were noted. Major fluctuations in water temperature, pH, Cu, Pb and Hg produced changes in biomarker levels; however, increased food intake during the ice-free season was probably the main factor that influenced changes in oxidative stress biomarker levels in brook trout in this extreme ecosystem.
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- Paolo Pastorino
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy; The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Science, University of Bologna, viale Vespucci 2, 47042 Cesenatico (FC), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- The Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piemonte, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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Gao J, Zhu Y, Guo Z, Xu G, Xu P. Transcriptomic analysis reveals different responses to ammonia stress and subsequent recovery between Coilia nasus larvae and juveniles. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 230:108710. [PMID: 31958509 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Excessive ammonia triggered negative effects on aquatic animals' health, growth, and mass death, especially at different developmental periods. However, the underlying responses to ammonia stress in fish larvae and juveniles were much less explored. Transcriptomic analysis of Coilia nasus larvae and juveniles treated with ammonia stress and subsequent recovery in freshwater were performed. Total 958,213,132 clean reads were obtained. A total of 234,830 unigenes with an average length of 1397 bp and N50 value 2521 bp were assembled. 831 and 952 DEGs were identified in C. nasus larvae and juveniles, respectively. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that genes associated with purine metabolism, immune, inflammation, epigenetic modification, and nerve conduction presented different expression trends between C. nasus larvae and juveniles. Other genes related to purine metabolism (XDH) and epigenetic modifications (DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B) detected by RT-qPCR also displayed different expression trends. These results indicated that ammonia detoxify strategies and gene regulation patterns were different in C. nasus larvae and juveniles. Higher TNF-α, ILF-2, and ILF-3 expression and reduced LZM, AKP, and ACP activities suggested that inflammation and declined immunity were triggered by ammonia stress. Additionally, nervous conduction was severely affected under ammonia stress in C. nasus juveniles. Furthermore, recovery in freshwater had positive effects on nervous conduction. However, it was worth noting that reduced immunity and inflammation were still existed after recovery in freshwater. In conclusion, our study would be beneficial to reveal the different responses to ammonia stress between larvae and juveniles.
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- Jun Gao
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081, China
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- Nantong Longyang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd, Nantong 226600, China
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- Nantong Longyang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd, Nantong 226600, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081, China..
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081, China..
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Liew HJ, Pelle A, Chiarella D, Faggio C, Tang CH, Blust R, De Boeck G. Common carp, Cyprinus carpio, prefer branchial ionoregulation at high feeding rates and kidney ionoregulation when food supply is limited: additional effects of cortisol and exercise. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 46:451-469. [PMID: 31773438 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-019-00736-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aims to examine ionoregulatory parameters during exercise and cortisol elevation in common carp fed different food rations. Fish subjected to two different feeding regimes (0.5 or 3.0% body mass (BM) daily) received no implant or an intraperitoneal cortisol implant (250 mg/kg BM) or sham, and were monitored over a 168-h post-implant (PI) period under resting, low aerobic swimming or exhaustive swimming conditions. Plasma osmolality was maintained at relatively stable levels without much influence of feeding, swimming or cortisol, especially in low feeding groups. Nevertheless, a transient hyponatremia was observed in all low feeding fish implanted with cortisol. The hyponatremia was more pronounced in fish swum to exhaustion but even in this group, Na+ levels returned to control levels as cortisol levels recovered (168 h-PI). Cortisol-implanted fish also had lower plasma Cl- levels, and this loss of plasma Cl- was more prominent in fish fed a high ration during exhaustive swimming (recovered at 168 h-PI). Cortisol stimulated branchial NKA and H+ ATPase activities, especially in high ration fish. In contrast, low ration fish upregulated kidney NKA and H+ ATPase activities when experiencing elevated levels of cortisol. In conclusion, low feeding fish experience an ionoregulatory disturbance in response to cortisol implantation especially when swum to exhaustion in contrast to high feeding fish.
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- Hon Jung Liew
- Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 CAP, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 CAP, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres, 31 CAP, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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Shrivastava J, Ndugwa M, Caneos W, De Boeck G. Physiological trade-offs, acid-base balance and ion-osmoregulatory plasticity in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles under complex scenarios of salinity variation, ocean acidification and high ammonia challenge. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 212:54-69. [PMID: 31075620 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this era of global climate change, ocean acidification is becoming a serious threat to the marine ecosystem. Despite this, it remains almost unknown how fish will respond to the co-occurrence of ocean acidification with other conventional environmental perturbations typically salinity fluctuation and high ammonia threat. Therefore, the present work evaluated the interactive effects of elevated pCO2, salinity reduction and high environmental ammonia (HEA) on the ecophysiological performance of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fish were progressively acclimated to seawater (32 ppt), to brackish water (10 ppt) and to hyposaline water (2.5 ppt). Following acclimation to different salinities for at least two weeks, fish were exposed to CO2-induced water acidification representing present-day (control pCO2, 400 μatm, LoCO2) and future (high pCO2, 1000 μatm, HiCO2) sea-surface CO2 level for 3, 7 and 21 days. At the end of each exposure period, fish were challenged with HEA for 6 h (1.18 mM representing 50% of 96 h LC50). Results show that, in response to the individual HiCO2 exposure, fish within each salinity compensated for blood acidosis. Fish subjected to HiCO2 were able to maintain ammonia excretion rate (Jamm) within control levels, suggesting that HiCO2 exposure alone had no impact on Jamm at any of the salinities. For 32 and 10 ppt fish, up-regulated expression of Na+/K+-ATPase was evident in all exposure groups (HEA, HiCO2 and HEA/HiCO2 co-exposed), whereas Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporter was up-regulated mainly in HiCO2 group. Plasma glucose and lactate content were augmented in all exposure conditions for all salinity regimes. During HEA and HEA/HiCO2, Jamm was inhibited at different time points for all salinities, which resulted in a significant build-up of ammonia in plasma and muscle. Branchial expressions of Rhesus glycoproteins (Rhcg isoforms and Rhbg) were upregulated in response to HiCO2 as well as HEA at 10 ppt, with a more moderate response in 32 ppt groups. Overall, our findings denote that the adverse effect of single exposures of ocean acidification or HEA is exacerbated when present together, and suggests that fish are more vulnerable to these environmental threats at low salinities.
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- Jyotsna Shrivastava
- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Delahaut V, Daelemans O, Sinha AK, De Boeck G, Bervoets L. A multibiomarker approach for evaluating environmental contamination: Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) transplanted along a gradient of metal pollution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 669:481-492. [PMID: 30884270 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Environmental monitoring and risk assessment approaches which include a more holistic view on the effects of pollutants on biota are increasingly sought by regulators and policy makers. Therefore, caged carp juveniles (Cyprinus carpio) were transplanted for 7 weeks along a known Cd and Zn pollution gradient. Metal (Cu, Cd and Zn) accumulation in gill and liver tissue and effect biomarkers (growth, condition factor (CF), hepatosomatic index (HSI), oxygen consumption, swimming capacity, Na+/K+-ATPase activity (NKA) and metallothionein (MT) levels) were compared. Up to 10-fold higher cadmium concentrations were measured in the gills of the fish at the most polluted locations compared to the laboratory control fish. Similarly, cadmium concentrations in liver tissues of field-exposed fish were significantly higher than those measured in laboratory control fish. Cu and Zn concentrations in the gills were not significantly different between field-exposed and control organisms, whereas higher levels in liver tissues were measured in carps deployed in some locations. Effects on liver MT levels were up to 10 times greater for organisms exposed to the field, whereas no clear effect of the metal exposure on NKA in the gill tissue was observed. A decrease in muscle glycogen stores was observed for all organisms deployed in the field, while liver glycogen levels decreased only in fish exposed to two of the 5 sites compared to the laboratory control fish. Additionally, significant drops in liver protein- and lipid stores were observed. No effect on oxygen consumption rates and swimming capacity was observed. The CF and HSI of caged fish reflected the pollution gradient in the river and considerable loss of weight was observed for fish transplanted in the most polluted site. Overall, this active biomonitoring study successfully revealed differences in metal accumulation, physiological and organismal endpoints as a direct consequence of field exposure.
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- Vyshal Delahaut
- University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, United States of America
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Kim JH, Kang YJ, Kim KI, Kim SK, Kim JH. Toxic effects of nitrogenous compounds (ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate) on acute toxicity and antioxidant responses of juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 67:73-78. [PMID: 30763818 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Juvenile Paralichthys olivaceus (mean length 7.29 ± 0.59 cm, mean weight 2.41 ± 0.35 g) were exposed to several concentrations of ammonia (0, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 mg/L), nitrite (0, 50, 100, 200, 400, and 800 mg/L), and nitrate (0, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 mg/L) for 96 h in 20-L glass tanks. Lethal concentration 50% (LC50) was determined after removing and counting dead fish at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h of exposure. Exposure was significantly toxic to P. olivaceus, and LC50 at 96 h was 26.008 mg/L for ammonia, 768.078 mg/L for nitrite, and 1431.343 mg/L for nitrate. The toxicity profile found for P. olivaceus juveniles was ammonia > nitrite > nitrate. For antioxidant activity analysis such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity, liver and kidney tissues were dissected after 96 h of exposure. In liver and kidney tissues, SOD activity was significantly increased at 25 mg/L of ammonia, above 400 mg/L of nitrite, and at 1000 mg/L of nitrate. At these concentrations, CAT activity also increased, except in the kidney, where no change in CAT activity was detected under exposure to nitrate. The results of this study suggest that exposure to nitrogenous compounds such as ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate can induce significant toxicity and alterations in the antioxidant responses of P. olivaceus.
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- Jun-Hwan Kim
- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment Institute, Taean, 32132, Republic of Korea.
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- Sun Moon University, Department of Aquatic Life and Medical Science, Asan-si, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Aquaculture Industry Division, Gangneung, 25435, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment Institute, Taean, 32132, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Fisheries Science, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Fisheries Research & Devlopment Institute, Taean, 32132, Republic of Korea
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Egnew N, Renukdas N, Ramena Y, Yadav AK, Kelly AM, Lochmann RT, Sinha AK. Physiological insights into largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) survival during long-term exposure to high environmental ammonia. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 207:72-82. [PMID: 30530206 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Waterborne ammonia is an environmental pollutant that is toxic to all aquatic animals. However, ammonia induced toxicity as well as compensatory mechanisms to defend against high environmental ammonia (HEA) are not well documented at present for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), a high value fish for culture and sport fisheries in the United States. To provide primary information on the sensitivity of this species to ammonia toxicity, a 96 h-LC50 test was conducted. Thereafter, responses at physiological, ion-regulatory and transcript levels were determined to get insights into the underlying adaptive strategies to ammonia toxicity. For this purpose, fish were progressively exposed to HEA (8.31 mg/L representing 25% of 96 h-LC50) for 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. Temporal effects of HEA on oxygen consumption rate (MO2), ammonia and urea dynamics, plasma ions (Na+, Cl- and K+), branchial Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) and H+-ATPase activity, muscle water content (MWC), energy store (glycogen, lipid and protein) as well as branchial mRNA expression of Rhesus (Rh) glycoproteins were assessed. Probit analysis showed that 96 h-LC50 of (total) ammonia (as NH4HCO3) at 25 °C and pH 7.8 was 33.24 mg/L. Results from sub-lethal end-points shows that ammonia excretion rate (Jamm) was strongly inhibited after 7 days of HEA, but was unaffected at 3, 14 and 21 days. At 28 days fish were able to increase Jamm efficiently and concurrently, plasma ammonia re-established to the basal level. Urea production was increased as evidenced by a considerable elevation of plasma urea, but urea excretion rate remained unaltered. Expression of Rhcg isoform (Rhcg2) mRNA was up-regulated in parallel with restored or increased Jamm, suggesting its ammonia excreting role in largemouth bass. Exposure to HEA also displayed pronounced augmentations in NKA activity, exemplified by a rise in plasma [Na+]. Furthermore, [K+], [Cl-] and MWC homeostasis were disrupted followed by recovery to the control levels. H+-ATPase activity was elevated but NKA did not appear to function preferentially as a Na+/NH4+-ATPase. From 14 days onwards MO2 was depressed, potentially an attempt towards minimizing catabolism. Glycogen content in liver and muscle were temporarily depleted, whereas a remarkable increment in protein was evident at the last exposure period. Overall, these data suggest that ammonia induced toxicity can disturb several biological processes in largemouth bass, however, it can adapt to the long-term sub-lethal ammonia concentrations by activating various components of ammonia excretory, ion-regulatory and metabolic pathways.
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- Nathan Egnew
- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA.
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA; Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative, Inc., 1750 W 2450 S, Ogden, 84401, UT, USA
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- Aquaculture Research Institute, Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, 83844, ID, USA
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff, 71601, AR, USA.
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Exercise improves growth, alters physiological performance and gene expression in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 226:38-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Panigrahi A, Saranya C, Sundaram M, Vinoth Kannan SR, Das RR, Satish Kumar R, Rajesh P, Otta SK. Carbon: Nitrogen (C:N) ratio level variation influences microbial community of the system and growth as well as immunity of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in biofloc based culture system. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 81:329-337. [PMID: 30016684 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biofloc technology (BFT) is a novel modern aquaculture farming technique used to reduce toxic nitrogen concentration, act as in situ food source and eradicate pollutants using carbon and therefore to control C:N ratio in an aquaculture system. In this study, effect of different C:N ratios of a biofloc based system on water quality such as the level of Total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) nitrite-nitrogen (NO2--N) and nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) were explored. Further, the growth and immunity status of shrimp L. vannamei under the influence of different C:N ratios were evaluated. Two of the C:N ratios (15 and 20) could significantly (P < 0.05) reduce TAN, NO2-N and NO3-N levels (0.456 ± 0.01, 0.145 ± 0.09, and 0.102 ± 0.02 ppm) compared to control (1.45 ± 0.1, 0.749 ± 0.14 and 0.675 ± 0.16 ppm). Large variations in the frequency distribution of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) for the bacterial community in water with different C:N ration (BFT) and control were observed. Vibrios often considered as opportunistic pathogens, where the most dominant bacterial flora of water in control (79%) and C:N5 (37%) group. In C:N10, Thauera (62%) was most represented genus. Similarly, Attheyaceae (56%), followed by Peridiniaceae (30%) were the most dominant groups in C:N15 treatment. The diversity of bacterial flora was more spread in C:N20 treatments with Psychrobacter (26%), Proteobacteria (25%) and Peridiniaceae (20%) as the major groups. The trend of Vibrio dominance decreased with the increase in C:N ratios and thus confirming the dominance of heterotrophic bacteria in high C:N ratio groups. Upon challenge with pathogens, shrimps from C:N10, C:N15 and C:N20 groups showed significantly higher survival (P < 0.05) compared to the C:N5 and control group. Similarly, better growth rate was also observed in BFT tanks compared to control both during the culture and at harvest. Comparatively higher expression of four immune-related genes (ras-related nuclear gene (RAN), serine proteinase gene (SP), prophenoloxidase activating enzyme (PPAE), and crustin were observed in different C:N ratio ponds than control and these were in increasing trend with the C:N ratio. Gene expression analysis showed that the transcripts of those immune genes were significantly increased among all C:N treatments than that of control. Overall, these findings demonstrated that with optimum C:N ratio, BFT can be used to optimize the bacterial community composition for both optimal water quality and optimal shrimp health. This study thus indicates the possibility of obtaining better performance of L. vannamei culture with proper adjustment of C:N ratio in a biofloc based system.
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- A Panigrahi
- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India.
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, South Korea
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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- Crustacean Culture Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, #75, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
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Guariento RD, Luttbeg B, Carneiro LS, Caliman A. Prey adaptive behaviour under predation risk modify stoichiometry predictions of predator‐induced stress paradigms. Funct Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Integrative BiologyOklahoma State University Stillwater OK USA
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- Department of EcologyFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Brazil
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Ammonia is a widespread pollutant in aquatic ecosystems originating directly and indirectly from human activities, which can strongly affect the structure and functioning of the aquatic foodweb. The biological oxidation of NH4+ to nitrite, and then nitrate is a key part of the complex nitrogen cycle and a fundamental process in aquatic environments, having a profound influence on ecosystem stability and functionality. Environmental studies have shown that our current knowledge of physical and chemical factors that control this process and the abundance and function of involved microorganisms are not entirely understood. In this paper, the efficiency and the transformation velocity of ammonium into oxidised compounds in 14 south-alpine lakes in northern Italy, with a similar origin, but different trophic levels, are compared with lab-scale experimentations (20 °C, dark, oxygen saturation) that are performed in artificial microcosms (4 L). The water samples were collected in different months to highlight the possible effect of seasonality on the development of the ammonium oxidation process. In four-liter microcosms, concentrations were increased by 1 mg/L NH4+ and the process of ammonium oxidation was constantly monitored. The time elapsed for the decrease of 25% and 95% of the initial ion ammonium concentration and the rate for that ammonium oxidation were evaluated. Principal Component Analysis and General Linear Model, performed on 56 observations and several chemical and physical parameters, highlighted the important roles of total phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations on the commencement of the oxidation process. Meanwhile, the natural concentration of ammonium influenced the rate of nitrification (µg NH4+/L day). Seasonality did not seem to significantly affect the ammonium transformation. The results highlight the different vulnerabilities of lakes with different trophic statuses.
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Dos Santos Silva MJ, da Costa FFB, Leme FP, Takata R, Costa DC, Mattioli CC, Luz RK, Miranda-Filho KC. Biological responses of Neotropical freshwater fish Lophiosilurus alexandri exposed to ammonia and nitrite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 616-617:1566-1575. [PMID: 29102194 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study aimed to elucidate the responses of the Neotropical fish Lophiosilurus alexandri exposed to ammonia and nitrite, following a period of recovering. Acute toxicity tests lasted 96h, subchronic toxicity tests lasted eight days and the detoxification trial lasted four days. Groups of 12 juveniles were maintained in 90-L tanks and treated with increasing concentrations of ammonia and nitrite, except during the recovery test. All treatments were performed with two replicates. The median lethal concentrations (LC50) of 24, 48, 72 and 96h were estimated at 30.12; 24.35; 19.24 and 18.68mg·L-1 TA-N; 5.37; 4.57; 3.75 and 3.66mg·L-1 NH3-N and 20.37; 7.78; 7.09 and 5.86mg·L-1 NO2--N, respectively. The NO2- caused significant decrease in hematocrit and increase in the urea levels during short-term exposure, with recovery of homeostasis after the subchronic and detox period. Acute exposure to ammonia increased the enzyme profile of transaminases, glucose and urea. Urea concentration remained high in the subchronic and detox tests. Histopathologies were observed in animals exposed to ammonia in both toxicity tests. It was highlighted detachment of epithelium, hyperemia and necrosis in the gills. Exposure to NO2- caused epithelium detachment and aneurysm. Vacuolization and swelling of hepatocytes were the most common injury for both nitrogenous compounds. We concluded that the L. alexandri has moderate tolerance to ammonia and nitrite. The recovery period revealed remedial response to ammonia and nitrite exposure.
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- Márcio José Dos Santos Silva
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-FIPERJ, Pç. Fonseca Ramos s/n°-Terminal Rodoviário Roberto Silveira, CEP 24030-020 Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Departamento de Zootecnia, Laboratório de Aquacultura, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Wang W, Yang S, Wang C, Shi L, Guo H, Chan S. Gill transcriptomes reveal involvement of cytoskeleton remodeling and immune defense in ammonia stress response in the banana shrimp Fenneropenaeus merguiensis. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 71:319-328. [PMID: 29050987 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, is an important fishery species in the Indo-West Pacific region. As the shrimp is very sensitive to stressors such as ammonia stress in water, understanding the molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in F. merguiensis is of pivotal importance for improving its farming performance. In the current study, by using the RNA sequencing platform and comparative transcriptomic analysis, we conducted a comprehensive study on the transcriptomic changes of F. merguiensis in response to ammonia stress. A total of 106,996 unique transcripts (or unigenes) with an average length of 672 bp and a N50 value of 1164 bp were recovered, and a large number of potential SSR loci in the transcriptome were identified. Totally, 55,529 transcripts can find significant hits when compared to known sequences in major databases including the nr, nt, SWISSPROT, GO, COG, and KEGG databases. Analysis of differential gene expression between the ammonia-challenged group and the control group revealed that 9190 annotated transcripts were differentially expressed upon ammonia exposure. Among them, 3712 were significantly induced while 5478 of them were repressed. Functional enrichment analysis of these differentially expressed genes further showed that 22 Gene Ontology terms and 62 KEGG pathways were significantly over-represented. Remarkably, many of the genes showing the largest magnitude of expression changes were related to cytoskeleton remodeling and immune response, highlighting the involvement of these biological processes in the ammonia stress response of F. merguiensis. Our study is the first comprehensive investigation on the transcriptomic response to ammonia stress in F. merguiensis. The genes and pathways identified here not only represent valuable genetic resources for development of molecular markers and genetic breeding studies, but open new avenues for studies on the molecular mechanisms of ammonia stress tolerance in penaeid shrimp.
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- Wei Wang
- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China.
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, PR China.
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Jin J, Wang Y, Wu Z, Hergazy A, Lan J, Zhao L, Liu X, Chen N, Lin L. Transcriptomic analysis of liver from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) exposed to high environmental ammonia reveals the activation of antioxidant and apoptosis pathways. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 63:444-451. [PMID: 28235639 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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High concentration of ammonia in aquatic system leads to detrimental effects on the health of aquatic animals. However, the mechanism underlying ammonia-induced toxicity is still not clear. To better understand the mechanism of ammonia toxicity effects on fish, juvenile grass carp was employed in the present study. RNA high-throughput sequencing technique was applied to analyze the total RNAs extracted from the liver of fish after 8 h post exposure to the water containing 2 mM NH4HCO3 which experimentally mimicked the high environmental ammonia (HEA). A total of 49,971,114 and 53,826,986 clean reads were obtained in control and 2 mM HEA group, respectively, in which there were 911 differently expressed genes (DEGs) including 563 up-regulated and 348 down-regulated genes. In addition, 10 DEGs were validated by quantitative PCR. These DEGs were involved in several pathways related with oxidative stress or apoptosis. Further analysis on oxidative stress, histopathology and cellular apoptosis in grass carp liver after HEA exposure revealed interesting findings. Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity together with the decreased catalase (CAT) activity were detected, which may be effected by DEGs and related pathways such as FOXO signaling pathway. The histopathology and TUNEL assays results confirmed that apoptosis was induced in liver when fish had suffered HEA. Combined with the results of transcriptomic experiments, c-Myc-Bax-Caspase9 apoptosis pathway could be involved in grass carp liver apoptosis induced by ammonia stress.
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- Jiali Jin
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510225, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510225, China.
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Gandar A, Laffaille P, Marty-Gasset N, Viala D, Molette C, Jean S. Proteome response of fish under multiple stress exposure: Effects of pesticide mixtures and temperature increase. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 184:61-77. [PMID: 28109940 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aquatic systems can be subjected to multiple stressors, including pollutant cocktails and elevated temperature. Evaluating the combined effects of these stressors on organisms is a great challenge in environmental sciences. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the molecular stress response of an aquatic fish species subjected to individual and combined pesticide mixtures and increased temperatures. For that, goldfish (Carassius auratus) were acclimated to two different temperatures (22 and 32°C) for 15 days. They were then exposed for 96h to a cocktail of herbicides and fungicides (S-metolachlor, isoproturon, linuron, atrazine-desethyl, aclonifen, pendimethalin and tebuconazole) at two environmentally relevant concentrations (total concentrations of 8.4μgL-1 and 42μgL-1) at these two temperatures (22 and 32°C). The molecular response in liver was assessed by 2D-proteomics. Identified proteins were integrated using pathway enrichment analysis software to determine the biological functions involved in the individual or combined stress responses and to predict the potential deleterious outcomes. The pesticide mixtures elicited pathways involved in cellular stress response, carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolisms, methionine cycle, cellular functions, cell structure and death control, with concentration- and temperature-dependent profiles of response. We found that combined temperature increase and pesticide exposure affected the cellular stress response: the effects of oxidative stress were more marked and there was a deregulation of the cell cycle via apoptosis inhibition. Moreover a decrease in the formation of glucose by liver and in ketogenic activity was observed in this multi-stress condition. The decrease in both pathways could reflect a shift from a metabolic compensation strategy to a conservation state. Taken together, our results showed (1) that environmental cocktails of herbicides and fungicides induced important changes in pathways involved in metabolism, cell structure and cell cycle, with possible deleterious outcomes at higher biological scales and (2) that increasing temperature could affect the response of fish to pesticide exposure.
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- Allison Gandar
- EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Plate-Forme 'Exploration du Métabolisme', Centre de Clermont-Ferrand, Theix, 63122, Saint Genès Champanelle, France; UMR 1213 Herbivores, INRA, VetAgro Sup, NRA Theix, 63122, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, ENVT, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France.
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Orexin-A Rescues Chronic Copper-Dependent Behavioral and HSP90 Transcriptional Alterations in the Ornate Wrasse Brain. Neurotox Res 2017; 31:578-589. [DOI: 10.1007/s12640-017-9706-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shrivastava J, Sinha AK, Datta SN, Blust R, De Boeck G. Pre-acclimation to low ammonia improves ammonia handling in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) when exposed subsequently to high environmental ammonia. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 180:334-344. [PMID: 27788451 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We tested whether exposing fish to low ammonia concentrations induced acclimation processes and helped fish to tolerate subsequent (sub)lethal ammonia exposure by activating ammonia excretory pathways. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were pre-exposed to 0.27mM ammonia (∼10% 96h LC50) for 3, 7 and 14days. Thereafter, each of these pre-exposed and parallel naïve groups were exposed to 1.35mM high environmental ammonia (HEA, ∼50% 96h LC50) for 12h and 48h to assess the occurrence of ammonia acclimation based on sub-lethal end-points, and to lethal ammonia concentrations (2.7mM, 96h LC50) in order to assess improved survival time. Results show that fish pre-exposed to ammonia for 3 and 7days had a longer survival time than the ammonia naïve fish. However, this effect disappeared after prolonged (14days) pre-exposure. Ammonia excretion rate (Jamm) was strongly inhibited (or even reversed) in the unacclimated groups during HEA. On the contrary, after 3days the pre-exposure fish maintained Jamm while after 7days these pre-acclimated fish were able to increase Jamm efficiently. Again, this effect disappeared after 14days of pre-acclimation. The efficient ammonia efflux in pre-acclimated fish was associated with the up-regulation of branchial mRNA expression of ammonia transporters and exchangers. Pre-exposure with ammonia for 3-7days stimulated an increment in the transcript level of gill Rhcg-a and Rhcg-b mRNA relative to the naïve control group and the up-regulation of these two Rhcg homologs was reinforced during subsequent HEA exposure. No effect of pre-exposure was noted for Rhbg. Relative to unacclimated fish, the transcript level of Na+/H+ exchangers (NHE-3) was raised in 3-7days pre-acclimated fish and remained higher during the subsequent HEA exposure while gill H+-ATPase activities and mRNA levels were not affected by pre-acclimation episodes. Likewise, ammonia pre-acclimated fish with or without HEA exposure displayed pronounced up-regulation in Na+/K+-ATPase activity and mRNA expression relative to the corresponding ammonia naïve groups. Overall, these data suggest that ammonia acclimation was evident for both lethal and the sub-lethal endpoints through priming mechanisms in ammonia excretory transcriptional processes, but these acclimation effects were transient and disappeared after prolonged pre-exposure.
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- Jyotsna Shrivastava
- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium; Aquaculture/Fisheries Center, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, Pine Bluff - 71601, AR, USA.
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana - 141004, India
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Lisser DFJ, Lister ZM, Pham-Ho PQH, Scott GR, Wilkie MP. Relationship between oxidative stress and brain swelling in goldfish (Carassius auratus) exposed to high environmental ammonia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 312:R114-R124. [PMID: 27784686 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00208.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Buildups of ammonia can cause potentially fatal brain swelling in mammals, but such swelling is reversible in the anoxia- and ammonia-tolerant goldfish (Carassius auratus). We investigated brain swelling and its possible relationship to oxidative stress in the brain and liver of goldfish acutely exposed to high external ammonia (HEA; 5 mmol/l NH4Cl) at two different acclimation temperatures (14°C, 4°C). Exposure to HEA at 14°C for 72h resulted in increased internal ammonia and glutamine concentrations in the brain, and it caused cellular oxidative damage in the brain and liver. However, oxidative damage was most pronounced in brain, in which there was a twofold increase in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, a threefold increase in protein carbonylation, and a 20% increase in water volume (indicative of brain swelling). Increased activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase in the brain suggested that goldfish upregulate their antioxidant capacity to partially offset oxidative stress during hyperammonemia at 14°C. Notably, acclimation to colder (4°C) water completely attenuated the oxidative stress response to HEA in both tissues, and there was no change in brain water volume despite similar increases in internal ammonia. We suggest that ammonia-induced oxidative stress may be responsible for the swelling of goldfish brain during HEA, but further studies are needed to establish a mechanistic link between reactive oxygen species production and brain swelling. Nevertheless, a high capacity to withstand oxidative stress in response to variations in internal ammonia likely explains why goldfish are more resilient to this stressor than most other vertebrates.
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- David F J Lisser
- Department of Biology and Laurier Institute for Water Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada; and
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- Department of Biology and Laurier Institute for Water Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada; and
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- Department of Biology and Laurier Institute for Water Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada; and
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Laurier Institute for Water Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada; and
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Bucking C. A broader look at ammonia production, excretion, and transport in fish: a review of impacts of feeding and the environment. J Comp Physiol B 2016; 187:1-18. [PMID: 27522221 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-016-1026-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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For nearly a century, researchers have studied ammonia production and excretion in teleost fish. Stemming from past investigations a body of knowledge now exists on various aspects including biochemical mechanisms of ammonia formation and specific routes and tissues used for ammonia transport, culminating in a current detailed theoretical model of branchial transport, including the molecular identities of the moieties involved. However, typical studies examining ammonia balance use routine laboratory conditions and fasted fish. While avoiding additional variables that influence nitrogen balance, these studies are arguably idealistic and do not reflect the natural variety of conditions that fish encounter. Further studies have revealed the impacts of extrinsic factors (e.g. salinity, pH, temperature) on ammonia handling in fasted fish whereas others have explored intrinsic factors, such as life history and developmental impacts. One routine challenge for ammonia balance that fish encounter is feeding and digestion. Fortunately, many new studies have revealed the impact of feeding and digestion on several aspects of ammonia balance; from production to excretion and to transport, and several have done so incorporating supplemental extrinsic and/or intrinsic factors. Together, these complex studies reveal realistic responses to multifactorial challenges encountered by animals in the wild and begin to provide a holistic view of ammonia balance in freshwater teleost fish.
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- Carol Bucking
- Department of Biology, Farquharson Life Science Building, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Sinha AK, Kapotwe M, Dabi SB, Montes CDS, Shrivastava J, Blust R, Boeck GD. Differential modulation of ammonia excretion, Rhesus glycoproteins and ion-regulation in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) following individual and combined exposure to waterborne copper and ammonia. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 170:129-141. [PMID: 26655657 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The main objective of this study was to understand the mode of interaction between waterborne copper (Cu) and high environmental ammonia (HEA) exposure on freshwater fish, and how they influence the toxicity of each other when present together. For this purpose, individual and combined effects of Cu and HEA were examined on selected physiological and ion-regulatory processes and changes at transcript level in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Juvenile carp were exposed to 2.6μM Cu (25% of the 96h LC50value) and to 0.65mM ammonia (25% of the 96h LC50value) singly and as a mixture for 12h, 24h, 48h, 84h and 180h. Responses such as ammonia (Jamm) and urea (Jurea) excretion rate, plasma ammonia and urea, plasma ions (Na(+), Cl(-) and K(+)), muscle water content (MWC) as well as branchial Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) and H(+)-ATPase activity, and branchial mRNA expression of NKA, H(+)-ATPase, Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE-3) and Rhesus (Rh) glycoproteins were investigated under experimental conditions. Results show that Jamm was inhibited during Cu exposure, while HEA exposed fish were able to increase excretion efficiently. In the combined exposure, Jamm remained at the control levels indicating that Cu and HEA abolished each other's effect. Expression of Rhcg (Rhcg-a and Rhcg-b) mRNA was upregulated during HEA, thereby facilitated ammonia efflux out of gills. On the contrary, Rhcg-a transcript level declined following Cu exposure which might account for Cu induced Jamm inhibition. Likewise, Rhcg-a was also down-regulated in Cu-HEA co-exposed fish whilst a temporary increment was noted for Rhch-b. Fish exposed to HEA displayed pronounced up-regulation in NKA expression and activity and stable plasma ion levels. In both the Cu exposure alone and combined Cu-HEA exposure, ion-osmo homeostasis was adversely affected, exemplified by the significant reduction in plasma [Na(+)] and [Cl(-)], and elevated plasma [K(+)], along with an elevation in MWC. These changes were accompanied by a decline in NKA activity. Gill H(+)-ATPase mRNA levels and activities were not affected by either Cu or HEA or both. Likewise, NHE-3 expression remained unaltered but tended to be numerically higher during HEA exposure. Overall, these data suggest that at equitoxic concentrations (25% of 96h LC50), the individual effect of Cu is more harmful while HEA induces quicker adaptive responses. Our findings also denote a competitive mode of interaction, exemplified by the inhibition of HEA -mediated adaptive responses in the presence of Cu.
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- Amit Kumar Sinha
- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium; Laboratory of Immunohistochemical and Cellular Ultrastructure, Federal University of Para, Campus Guamá, Rua Augusto Corrêa 1, 66075-900, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Zizza M, Canonaco M, Facciolo RM. Neurobehavioral alterations plus transcriptional changes of the heat shock protein 90 and hypoxia inducible factor-1α in the crucian carp exposed to copper. Neurotoxicology 2016; 52:162-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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