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Kim SJ, Jo J, Kim J, Ko KS, Lee W. Polymyxin B nonapeptide potentiates the eradication of Gram-negative bacterial persisters. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0368723. [PMID: 38391225 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03687-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria remain a globally leading cause of bacterial infection-associated mortality, and it is imperative to identify novel therapeutic strategies. Recently, the advantage of using antibacterials selective against Gram-negative bacteria has been demonstrated with polymyxins that specifically target the lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria. However, the severe cytotoxicity of polymyxins limits their clinical use. Here, we demonstrate that polymyxin B nonapeptide (PMBN), a polymyxin B derivative without the terminal amino acyl residue, can significantly enhance the effectiveness of commonly used antibiotics against only Gram-negative bacteria and their persister cells. We show that although PMBN itself does not exhibit antibacterial activity or cytotoxicity well above the 100-fold minimum inhibitory concentration of polymyxin B, PMBN can increase the potency of co-treated antibiotics. We also demonstrate that using PMBN in combination with other antibiotics significantly reduces the frequency of resistant mutant formation. Together, this work provides evidence of the utilities of PMBN as a novel potentiator for antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria and insights for the eradication of bacterial persister cells during antibiotic treatment. IMPORTANCE The significance of our study lies in addressing the problem of antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, which continue to be a global cause of mortality associated with bacterial infections. Therefore, identifying innovative therapeutic approaches is an urgent need. Recent research has highlighted the potential of selective antibacterials like polymyxins, which specifically target the lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria. However, the clinical use of polymyxins is limited by their severe cytotoxicity. This study unveils the effectiveness of polymyxin B nonapeptide (PMBN) in significantly enhancing the eradication of persister cells in Gram-negative bacteria. Although PMBN itself does not exhibit antibacterial activity or cytotoxicity, it remarkably reduces persister cells during the treatment of antibiotics. Moreover, combining PMBN with other antibiotics reduces the emergence of resistant mutants. Our research emphasizes the utility of PMBN as a novel potentiator to decrease persister cells during antibiotic treatments for Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Sun Ju Kim
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Mishra S, Garg P, Srivastava S, Srivastava P. Br - nanoconjugate enhances the antibacterial efficacy of nimboloide against Flavobacterium columnare infection in Labeo rohita: A nanoinformatics approach. Microb Pathog 2024; 189:106575. [PMID: 38423405 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND The bacterial pathogen, Flavobacterium columnare causes columnaris disease in Labeo rohita globally. Major effects of this bacterial infection include skin rashes and gill necrosis. Nimbolide, the key ingredient of the leaf extract of Azadirachta indica possesses anti-bacterial properties effective against many microorganisms. Nano-informatics plays a promising role in drug development and its delivery against infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria. Currently, studies in the disciplines of dentistry, food safety, bacteriology, mycology, virology, and parasitology are being conducted to learn more about the wide anti-virulence activity of nimbolide. METHODS The toxicity of nimbolide was predicted to determine its dosage for treating bacterial infection in Labeo rohita. Further, comparative 3-D structure prediction and docking studies are done for nimbolide conjugated nanoparticles with several key target receptors to determine better natural ligands against columnaris disease. The nanoparticle conjugates are being designed using in-silico approaches to study molecular docking interactions with the target receptor. RESULTS Bromine conjugated nimbolide shows the best molecular interaction with the target receptors of selected species ie L rohita. Nimbolide comes under the class III level of toxic compound so, attempts are made to reduce the dosage of the compound without compromising its efficiency. Further, bromine is also used as a common surfactant and can eliminate heavy metals from wastewater. CONCLUSION The dosage of bromine-conjugated nimbolide can be reduced to a non-toxic level and thus the efficiency of the Nimbolide can be increased. Moreover, it can be used to synthesize nanoparticle composites which have potent antibacterial activity towards both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. This material also forms a good coating on the surface and kills both airborne and waterborne bacteria.
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- Sanjana Mishra
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, 226028, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, 226028, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, 226028, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, 226028, India.
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Maciuszek M, Pijanowski L, Kemenade LVV, Chadzinska M. Season affects the estrogen system and the immune response of common carp. Fish Physiol Biochem 2024; 50:797-812. [PMID: 38157099 PMCID: PMC11021253 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-023-01286-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The physiology of ectothermic animals, including fish, is strictly regulated by season-related external factors such as temperature or photoperiod. The immune response and the production of hormones, such as estrogens, are therefore also subject to seasonal changes. This study in common carp aimed to determine how the season affects the estrogen system and the immune response, including the antibacterial response during Aeromonas salmonicida infection. We compared the immune reaction in spring and autumn in the head kidney and liver and found that carp have higher levels of blood 17β-estradiol in autumn, while in the liver of these fish there is a higher constitutive expression of genes encoding vitellogenin, estrogen receptors and Cyp19 aromatase than in spring. Fish sampled in autumn also exhibited higher expression of immune-related genes in the liver. In contrast, in the head kidney from fish sampled in the autumn, the expression of genes encoding estrogen receptors and aromatase was lower than in spring, and a similar profile of expression was also measured in the head kidney for inos, arginases and il-10. In turn, during bacterial infection, we observed higher upregulation of the expression of inos, il-12p35, ifnγ-2, arginase 2 and il-10 in the liver of carp sampled in spring. In the liver of carp infected in spring a higher upregulation of the expression of the genes encoding CRPs was observed compared to fish infected during autumn. The opposite trend occurred in the head kidney, where the upregulation of the expression of the genes involved in the immune response was higher in fish infected in autumn than in those infected in spring. During the infection, also season-dependent changes occurred in the estrogen system. In conclusion, we demonstrated that season differentially affects the estrogenic and immune activity of the head kidney and liver. These results reinforce our previous findings that the endocrine and immune systems cooperate in maintaining homeostasis and fighting infection.
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- Magdalena Maciuszek
- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Zheng S, Tang X, Yang Q, Zhou X, Li Y, Wu Z. Aeromonas veronii tolC modulates its virulence and the immune response of freshwater pearl mussels, Hyriopsis cumingii. Dev Comp Immunol 2024; 153:105137. [PMID: 38224762 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2024.105137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Aeromonas veronii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes diseases in aquatic animals, but its key virulence factors remain unclear. We screened the gene tolC with significantly different expression levels in the two isolates, A. veronii GL2 (higher virulence) and A. veronii FO1 (lower virulence). Therefore, we constructed mutant strain ΔtolC and analyzed its immunological properties. ΔtolC exhibited the reduced ability of biofilms formation, inhibited envelope stress response mediated by several antibiotics except cefuroxime, implying the ability to evade host immunity might be restrained. Challenge tests showed that the LD50 of ΔtolC was 10.89-fold than that of GL2. Enzymatic activities of ΔtolC group were significantly lower and peak time was delayed to 12 h, as demonstrated by qRT-PCR results. Histopathological examination displayed that the degree of tissue damage in ΔtolC group was alleviated. The results show that tolC is an important virulence factor of A. veronii, which provides references for live-attenuated vaccine.
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- Sichun Zheng
- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), and Research Center for Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Ponce M, Anguís V, Fernández-Díaz C. Assessing the role of ulvan as immunonutrient in Solea senegalensis. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2024; 146:109399. [PMID: 38296005 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Immunonutrition is a promising and viable strategy for the development of prophylactic measures in aquaculture. Ulvan, a sulphated marine polysaccharide from green seaweeds, has many biological activities including the immunomodulatory ones. The aim of this study was to assess the short and long-term effects of an ulvan-rich extract obtained from U. ohnoi as immunonutrient in Senegalese sole juveniles. In this work, an ulvan-rich extract from Ulva ohnoi has been obtained by the hot water method and isolated by ethanol precipitation. The FTIR analysis revealed that the ulvan-rich extact had very similar characteristics to previously published ulvan spectra. The total sulfate and protein content was 24.85 ± 3.98 and 0.91 ± 0.04 %, respectively. In vitro assays performed in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) macrophages showed that the ulvan obtained in this study did not compromise the cell viability at concentrations up to 1 mg ml-1 and expression levels of lyg, irf1, il6, il10, c7, tf and txn were significantly upregulated in a concentration dependent-manner. Finally, S. senegalensis juveniles were fed basal diets and diets supplemented with the ulvan-rich extract at ratios 1 and 2 % for 30 days and then, challenged with Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (Phdp). Thereafter, ulvan was withdrawn from the diet and all juveniles were fed the basal diet for 30 days. At 30 days post withdrawal (dpw), juveniles were challenged with Phdp. The expression profiles of a set of genes related to the immune system in spleen were evaluated as well as the lysozyme, peroxidase and bactericidal activity in plasma. Dietary effects of 1 % ulvan resulted in a boost of the immune response and increased disease resistance at short-term whereas juveniles fed diets supplemented with 2 % ulvan showed a significant decrease in the bactericidal activity and lack of protection against Phdp. At long-term (30 days after the withdrawal of ulvan), an improved response was observed in juveniles previously fed 1 % ulvan.
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- Marian Ponce
- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Camino Tiro Pichón s/n, 11500, El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), Spain.
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- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Camino Tiro Pichón s/n, 11500, El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), Spain
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- IFAPA Centro El Toruño, Camino Tiro Pichón s/n, 11500, El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), Spain
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Dawood MAO, Abdo SE, El-Kassas S, El-Naggar K, Al Wakeel RA, Moustafa EM, Abou Asa S. Chicken egg lysozyme enhanced the growth performance, feed utilization, upregulated immune-related genes, and mitigated the impacts of Aeromonas hydrophila infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2024; 146:109377. [PMID: 38228249 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Functional supplements, including lysozyme, are highly approved as immunostimulant and antibacterial agents with a high potential for use in aquaculture. In this regard, Nile tilapia was treated with lysozyme at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 3 g/kg for 60 days, then challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish were stocked in 15 glass aquaria (70 L each) with an equal initial weight of 10.72 ± 0.71 g per fish and 15 fish per aquarium. The regression analysis revealed that dietary lysozyme supplementation at 1.83-2 g/kg enhanced the growth performance, protein efficiency ratio, and protein productive value while reducing the feed conversion ratio of tilapia. Markedly, tilapia treated with lysozyme had a low mortality rate (30-50 %) compared to the control, which recorded a 70 % mortality rate after 15 days of challenge with A. hydrophila. The regression analysis also revealed that the highest lysozyme activity of tilapia-fed lysozyme for 60 days is achieved by 2.05 g/kg lysozyme. The expression of Nf-κb, IL-1β, and IL-8 genes is upregulated in tilapia-fed lysozyme at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 3 g/kg for 60 days before and after A. hydrophila infection. The expression of GPX and CAT genes was higher in tilapia-fed lysozyme at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 3 g/kg for 60 days before and after A. hydrophila infection. Before infection, the relative transcription of the lysozyme and C3 was upregulated in tilapia-fed lysozyme at 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 3 g/kg. However, lysozyme gene expression in tilapia treated with 0.5 g/kg lysozyme had no significant differences from those fed 0 g/kg lysozyme. After infection, the relative transcription of the lysozyme gene was upregulated in tilapia fed 1 and 1.5 g/kg, while tilapia fed 1 g/kg lysozyme had the highest C3 gene transcription. After infection, the hepatocytes in the livers of fish fed 0 g/kg lysozyme exhibited a noticeable fatty alteration, along with congestion, a light infiltration of inflammatory cells, and the start of necrosed cell regeneration. However, the livers of fish that received lysozyme were normal except for infiltrations of perivascular and interstitial mononuclear cells, depending on the supplementation dose. In conclusion, dietary lysozyme is recommended at 1.83-2.05 g/kg to gain high growth performance, immune response, and high resistance to A. hydrophila in Nile tilapia.
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- Mahmoud A O Dawood
- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, 33516, Egypt; The Center for Applied Research on the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, 11835, Cairo, 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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- Animal, Poultry and Fish Breeding and Production, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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- Department of Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, 22758, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh, 33516, Egypt
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Tang H, Zhang J, Zhu L, Jiang X, Pei C, Li L, Kong X. Characteristics of CD4-1 gene and its immune responses against Aeromonas veronii infection by activating NF-κB signaling in Qihe crucian carp Carassius auratus. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2024; 145:109318. [PMID: 38142019 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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CD4-1 found in bony fish contains four extracellular immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains similar to that of mammalian CD4, which is crucial for the activation of CD4+ helper T-cell. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the molecular markers, immune functions and regulation mechanism of CD4-1 in teleosts due to their vast diversity. In this study, we cloned and characterized two isoforms of Qihe crucian carp CD4-1, designated as CaCD4-1.1 and CaCD4-1.2. We further explored their expression responses upon stimulation with Aeromonas veronii, and the regulation of their immune responses against A. veronii by NF-κB. The ORF of CaCD4-1.1 and CaCD4-1.2 cDNA encoded 477 and 466 amino acids, respectively. Both proteins contained seven conserved cysteine residues in the extracellular domain, and a CCC motif in their cytoplasm, respectively. However, CaCD4-1.1 exhibited a relatively limited similarity with CaCD4-1.2 in the ectodomain. The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that the mRNA expression of CaCD4-1.1 and CaCD4-1.2 exhibited differential constitutive expression across all examined tissues. Furthermore, the expression level of CD4-1.2 was higher than that of CD4-1.1 in the gills, head kidney, and spleen of Qihe crucian carp subjected to A. veronii challenge, while it was lower in the trunk kidney. Inhibition of NF-κB activity resulted in a decrease in the expression levels of CD4-1.1 and CD4-1.2 mRNA in the gill, while inducing an increase in expression levels in the spleen, in accordance with the observed ultrastructural changes in both organs. Interestingly, the impact of NF-κB on the mRNA expression level of CD4-1.1 appears to be stronger than that of CD4-1.2. Our results suggest that CaCD4-1.1 and CaCD4-1.2 could be expressed on T cells and antigen-sampling cells that exhibit similar characteristics to mammalian M cells, respectively, and differentially regulated by NF-κB in adaptive immune responses against bacterial infection. This research contributes to a better understanding of the crucial role of CD4-1 in the immune response of Qihe crucian carp and provide novel insights for the prevention and treatment of fish diseases in aquaculture.
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- Hairong Tang
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China.
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Huang C, Kuo S, Lin L. Hemorrhagic Pneumonia Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicina (Kaunas) 2024; 60:162. [PMID: 38256422 PMCID: PMC10819368 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60010162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Background and Objectives: There is a need for information regarding the clinical picture of hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in patients with hematologic malignancies. In this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Materials and Methods: A review of the clinical picture of hemorrhagic pneumonia based on reported cases in the literature was performed. In addition, patients with hematologic malignancies who had a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection were included in the meta-analysis to evaluate risk factors for hemorrhagic pneumonia. Results: A total of 91 patients had hemorrhagic pneumonia. Acute myeloid leukemia was present in 57 patients (62.6%). Those with bacteremia accounted for 94%, while those with neutropenia accounted for 95% and those with thrombocytopenia accounted for 86.7%. Hemorrhagic pneumonia was a risk factor for mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. Neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were identified as risk factors for hemorrhagic pneumonia. Conclusions: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia with hemorrhagic pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies is a situation with rapid development and high mortality. Neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were risk factors for hemorrhagic pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancies and with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia; thus, these patients should be managed with caution.
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- Chienhsiu Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin Town, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, No. 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin Town, Taiwan; (S.K.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Nursing, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, No. 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin Town, Taiwan; (S.K.); (L.L.)
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Mahboub HH, Eltanahy A, Omran A, Mansour AT, Safhi FA, Alwutayd KM, Khamis T, Husseiny WA, Ismail SH, Yousefi M, Abdel Rahman AN. Chitosan nanogel aqueous treatment improved blood biochemicals, antioxidant capacity, immune response, immune-related gene expression and infection resistance of Nile tilapia. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2024; 269:110876. [PMID: 37343763 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2023.110876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Candida albicans is a pathogenic yeast recently associated with diverse diseases in aquaculture. The present study investigated the efficacy of chitosan nanogel (CNG) in ameliorating effects of C. albicans on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish were randomly distributed into four groups (control, waterborne CNG at 75 μg/L, intraperitoneally challenged with C. albicans (1.8 × 107 CFU/mL), and waterborne CNG at 75 μg/L + C. albicans at 1.8 × 107 CFU/mL). Results showed that C. albicans infection reduced survival rate (57.5%) and caused marked clinical symptoms in fish among all infected groups. Substantial declines in immunological (complement 3, lysozyme, and immunoglobulin M), protein (total protein and non-albumin protein), and antioxidant (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase) biochemical endpoints were exhibited, The C. albicans infected group also showed marked down-regulation in the expression of immune-related genes, including toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2), transforming growth factor beta2, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukins (IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10), and antiapoptotic gene (B-cell lymphoma, BCL-2). The expression of the apoptotic gene (Bcl-2 associated X protein, BAX) was up-regulated in fish challenged by C. albicans. The application of waterborne CNG to fish challenged with C. albicans infection improved fish survival (79.5%) and all other measured parameters. The main finding of this work was that CNG is a nanotechnology with potential for preventing degraded health status by C. albicans infection in tilapia, and thus has promise as an intervention in aquaculture settings.
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- Heba H Mahboub
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44511, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt.
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- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, P.O. Box 32897, Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt
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- Animal and Fish Production Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 420, Hofuf 31982, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; Fish and Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44511, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt; Laboratory of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44511, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, P.O. Box 41522, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Faculty of Nanotechnology for Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University, Sheikh Zayed Branch Campus, Sheikh Zayed City, Giza PO 12588, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, RUDN University, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, PO Box 117198, Russian Federation
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44511, Zagazig, Sharkia, Egypt.
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Peters MK, Astafyeva Y, Han Y, Macdonald JFH, Indenbirken D, Nakel J, Virdi S, Westhoff G, Streit WR, Krohn I. Novel marine metalloprotease-new approaches for inhibition of biofilm formation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:7119-7134. [PMID: 37755512 PMCID: PMC10638167 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12781-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Many marine organisms produce bioactive molecules with unique characteristics to survive in their ecological niches. These enzymes can be applied in biotechnological processes and in the medical sector to replace aggressive chemicals that are harmful to the environment. Especially in the human health sector, there is a need for new approaches to fight against pathogens like Stenotrophomonas maltophilia which forms thick biofilms on artificial joints or catheters and causes serious diseases. Our approach was to use enrichment cultures of five marine resources that underwent sequence-based screenings in combination with deep omics analyses in order to identify enzymes with antibiofilm characteristics. Especially the supernatant of the enrichment culture of a stony coral caused a 40% reduction of S. maltophilia biofilm formation. In the presence of the supernatant, our transcriptome dataset showed a clear stress response (upregulation of transcripts for metal resistance, antitoxins, transporter, and iron acquisition) to the treatment. Further investigation of the enrichment culture metagenome and proteome indicated a series of potential antimicrobial enzymes. We found an impressive group of metalloproteases in the proteome of the supernatant that is responsible for the detected anti-biofilm effect against S. maltophilia. KEY POINTS: • Omics-based discovery of novel marine-derived antimicrobials for human health management by inhibition of S. maltophilia • Up to 40% reduction of S. maltophilia biofilm formation by the use of marine-derived samples • Metalloprotease candidates prevent biofilm formation of S. maltophilia K279a by up to 20.
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- Marie Kristin Peters
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Technology Platform Next Generation Sequencing, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Martinistraße 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Technology Platform Next Generation Sequencing, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Martinistraße 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Technology Platform Next Generation Sequencing, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Martinistraße 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany
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- Tierpark Hagenbeck, Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH, Lokstedter Grenzstraße 2, 22527, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany.
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Pan K, Xu H, Yan C, Chen J, Jiang X, Song Y, Qi X, Long J, Liu H. Hepcidin from Onychostoma macrolepis: Response to Aeromonas hydrophila infection by down-regulating expression of inflammatory factor genes and regulating iron homeostasis potentially. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 143:109187. [PMID: 37923182 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Hepcidin, as an antimicrobial peptide, is associated with innate immunity and is considered a potential antibiotic substitute. In the present study, the hepcidin gene from the cavefish - Onychostoma macrolepis was identified and analyzed. The recombinant hepcidin protein (rOmhepc) was obtained by prokaryotic expression, evaluating the inhibitory effect of 5 pathogenic bacteria in vitro. Sixty O. macrolepis injected with 100 μL A. hydrophila (1.5 × 108 CFU/mL) were randomly divided into the therapeutic group and infection group, and therapeutic group was injected with 100 μL rOmhepc (100 μg/mL) at 6 and 18 h. The survival rates of O. macrolepis and bacterial load in liver were measured at 24 h. The liver tissues were collected at 0, 6, 12, and 24 h after A. hydrophila injection for investigating expression levels of immune-related, inflammatory factor genes and FPN1 gene. The results demonstrated that the hepcidin CDS contained 279 bp and encoded 93 aa. Hepcidin protein has a hydrophobic surface formed by multiple hydrophobic residues (CCGCCYC), and the theoretical pI was 7.53. Omhepc gene was expressed at varying levels in tested tissues, with the liver showing the highest expression, followed by the spleen. The expression of hepcidin gene following A. hydrophila infection was up-regulated and then down-regulated in liver, and the highest expression level was found at 12 h with a 10.93-fold. The rOmhepc remarkably inhibited the growth of A. hydrophila, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus agalactiae, with inhibition rates reaching 69.67 %, 42.97 %, and 65.74 % at 100 μg/mL. The mortality rates of O. macrolepis and bacterial load in liver were significantly decreased in the therapeutic group than that of infection group (p < 0.05). After the rOmhepc therapeutic, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were significantly down-regulated with 14.4-fold and 106.07-fold at 24 h. Furthermore, the expression of immune-related genes (C3, TNF-α, IFN-γ) and Ferroportin gene (FPN1) significantly decreased (p < 0.05). The integrated analyses indicated that the rOmhepc could significantly inhibit the growth of A. hydrophila both in vitro and in vivo, attenuating the over-expression of inflammatory factor, FPN1 and immune-related genes.
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- Kuiquan Pan
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Information Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Li Y, Liu X, Chen L, Shen X, Wang H, Guo R, Li X, Yu Z, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Fu L. Comparative genomics analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains from a community. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1266295. [PMID: 38089814 PMCID: PMC10715271 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1266295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Background Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant (MDR) opportunistic pathogen with high resistance to most clinically used antimicrobials. The dissemination of MDR S. maltophilia and difficult treatment of its infection in clinical settings are global issues. Methods To provide more genetic information on S. maltophilia and find a better treatment strategy, we isolated five S. maltophilia, SMYN41-SMYN45, from a Chinese community that were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing, biofilm formation assay, and whole-genome sequencing. Whole-genome sequences were compared with other thirty-seven S. maltophilia sequences. Results The five S. maltophilia strains had similar antibiotic resistance profiles and were resistant to β-lactams, aminoglycosides, and macrolides. They showed similar antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, including various efflux pumps, β-lactamase resistance genes (blaL1/2), aminoglycoside resistance genes [aac(6'), aph(3'/6)], and macrolide-resistant gene (MacB). Genome sequencing analysis revealed that SMYN41-SMYN45 belonged to sequence type 925 (ST925), ST926, ST926, ST31, and ST928, respectively, and three new STs were identified (ST925, ST926, and ST928). Conclusion This study provides genetic information by comparing genome sequences of several S. maltophilia isolates from a community of various origins, with the aim of optimizing empirical antibiotic medication and contributing to worldwide efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance.
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- Yini Li
- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Allergy, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Public Center of Experimental Technology of Pathogen Biology Technology Platform, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Shulder S, Tamma PD, Fiawoo S, Dzintars K, Escobar D, Livorsi DJ, Malani AN, Palacio D, Spivak ES, Zimmerman M, Bork JT. Infectious Diseases Consultation Associated With Reduced Mortality in Gram-Negative Bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis 2023; 77:1234-1237. [PMID: 37402637 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Gram-negative bacteremia (GN-BSI) can cause significant morbidity and mortality, but the benefit of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) is not well defined. A 24-site observational cohort study of unique hospitalized patients with 4861 GN-BSI episodes demonstrated a 40% decreased risk of 30-day mortality in patients with IDC compared to those without IDC.
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- Stephanie Shulder
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Trinity Health Michigan, Section of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Trinity Health Michigan, Section of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Wahjuningrum D, Hilal A, Waturangi DE, Nuryati S. The potential of shallot skin powder and actinomycetes metabolites as antimicrobe and antibiofilm in the treatment of eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila. BMC Res Notes 2023; 16:324. [PMID: 37946241 PMCID: PMC10634037 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06611-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) is an Indonesian export commodity. However, it is facing a problem related to Aeromonas hydrophila, which can cause motile aeromonas septicemia (MAS) and produce biofilm formation. Problem with antibiotic resistance challenges the need of an alternative treatment. Therefore, it is important to explore a solution to treat infection and the biofilm formed by A. hydrophila. OBJECTIVES In this study, we used shallot skin powder and actinomycetes metabolite 20 PM as antimicrobe and antibiofilm to treated eels infected with A. hydrophila. RESULTS Shallot skin powder (6.25 g 100 g-1 feed) and Actinomycetes 20 PM metabolite (2 mL 100 g-1 feed) were found to be effective as antimicrobe and antibiofilm agent in treating eels infected with A. hydrophila. Eel treated with antibiotic, shallot skin powder, and actinomycetes metabolite had 80%, 66%, and 73% survival rates, respectively. Other indicators such as red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were increased, but white blood cell count and phagocytic activity were dropped. Biofilm destruction were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy to determined antibiofilm activity of actinomycetes metabolite against biofilm of A. Hydrophila. CONCLUSIONS Shallot skin powder and actinomycetes metabolite were potential to treat infection of A. hydrophila in eel as an alternative treatment to antibiotics.
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- Department of Aquaculture, IPB University, Dramaga Street, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jalan Raya Cisauk-Lapan No. 10, Sampora, Cisauk, Tangerang, Banten, 15345, Indonesia.
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- Department of Aquaculture, IPB University, Dramaga Street, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia
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McDaniel MS, Sumpter NA, Lindgren NR, Billiot CE, Swords WE. Comparative genomics of clinical Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates reveals genetic diversity which correlates with colonization and persistence in vivo. Microbiology (Reading) 2023; 169:001408. [PMID: 37942787 PMCID: PMC10710838 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a Gram-negative emerging opportunistic pathogen often present in people with respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF). People with CF (pwCF) experience lifelong polymicrobial infections of the respiratory mucosa. Our prior work showed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa promotes persistence of S. maltophilia in mouse respiratory infections. As is typical for environmental opportunistic pathogens, S. maltophilia has a large genome and a high degree of genetic diversity. In this study, we evaluated the genomic content of S. maltophilia, combining short and long read sequencing to construct nearly complete genomes of 10 clinical isolates. The genomes of these isolates were then compared with all publicly available S. maltophilia genome assemblies, and each isolate was then evaluated for colonization/persistence in vivo, both alone and in coinfection with P. aeruginosa. We found that while the overall genome size and GC content were fairly consistent between strains, there was considerable variability in both genome structure and gene content. Similarly, there was significant variability in S. maltophilia colonization and persistence in experimental mouse respiratory infections in the presence or absence of P. aeruginosa. Ultimately, this study gives us a greater understanding of the genomic diversity of clinical S. maltophilia isolates, and how this genomic diversity relates to both interactions with other pulmonary pathogens and to host disease progression. Identifying the molecular determinants of infection with S. maltophilia can facilitate development of novel antimicrobial strategies for a highly drug-resistant pathogen.
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- Melissa S. McDaniel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Birmingham, AL, US
- Gregory Fleming James Center for Cystic Fibrosis Research, Birmingham, AL, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Birmingham, AL, US
- Gregory Fleming James Center for Cystic Fibrosis Research, Birmingham, AL, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Birmingham, AL, US
- Gregory Fleming James Center for Cystic Fibrosis Research, Birmingham, AL, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Birmingham, AL, US
- Gregory Fleming James Center for Cystic Fibrosis Research, Birmingham, AL, US
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Priyadarshini SK, Murugesan M, Michael RD, Aiya Subramani P, Rajendran P. Oral administration of terpenoids and phenol fraction of Padina gymnospora stimulates the nonspecific immune response and expression of immune genes, and protects the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from experimental Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 142:109141. [PMID: 37802262 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), a valuable aquaculture species susceptible to various infections, requires effective immune enhancement strategies. This study investigates the immunomodulatory effects of orally administered terpenoids and phenol fraction (TPF) from Padina gymnospora in C. carpio, focusing on stimulation of nonspecific immune response, immune gene expression, and protection against experimental infection. P. gymnospora is a brown seaweed species known for its bioactive compounds and medicinal properties. TPF was extracted using the Harborne fractionation method, and the presence of terpenoids and phenol compounds was confirmed by qualitative analysis and high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC). TPF was administered orally in different doses to carp. Nonspecific immune responses were evaluated by measuring cellular ROS, RNI, and peroxidase production. The expression of immune genes (lysozyme and interleukin-1β) was assessed by reverse transcriptase PCR. Furthermore, the protective efficacy of TPF was determined by infecting carp with a virulent pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila, and monitoring mortality rates and disease symptoms. The results demonstrate that oral TPF administration significantly enhances nonspecific immune responses, with increased ROS, RNI, and peroxidase production, indicating improved immune function. Expression levels of lysozyme and interleukin-1β were upregulated, suggesting immune system activation. Moreover, TPF exhibited significant protection against experimental infection, with lower mortality rates compared to the control group. These findings highlight TPF's potential as an effective immunostimulatory agent, enhancing immune responses and providing infection protection in carp. In conclusion, oral TPF administration stimulates nonspecific immune responses, modulates immune gene expression, and confers protection against experimental infection in carp, displaying its potential for enhancing immune responses and disease resistance in aquaculture species, and contributing to sustainable fish health management.
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- Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India
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- Centre for Fish Immunology, Vels Institute of Science, Technology, and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600117, India
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- Department of Fisheries Ecology, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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- Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India.
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Zhao Y, Zhang J, Qiao D, Gao F, Jiang X, Zhao X, Hou L, Li H, Li L, Kong X. Functional roles of CcGSDMEa-like in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) after Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 142:109103. [PMID: 37741476 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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GSDMs could punch holes in cell membrane and participate in the immune response to bacterial infections. In current study, the molecular and structural characteristics of CcGSDMEa-like were analyzed, and the role of CcGSDMEa-like in the inflammatory response against Aeromonas hydrophila was studied. The results showed that the CcGSDMEa-like shared the conserved structural characteristics with GSDMEs of other teleosts. The CcGSDMEa-like mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly affected by A. hydrophila challenge. When the CcGSDMEa-like was overexpressed, the expression of CcIL-1β were significantly increased in fish and EPC cells, and bacterial contents were significantly decreased in fish tissues. While, when the CcGSDMEa-like was knocked down, the expression and secretion of CcIL-1β were significantly decreased in vivo and in vitro, and the bacterial contents were increased in vivo after A. hydrophila infection 12 h and 24 h. In brief, CcGSDMEa-like could regulate the content of bacteria in fish through mediating the expression and secretion of CcIL-1β. Bactericidal assay and cytotoxicity assay showed that CcGSDMEa-like had no bactericidal activity to Escherichia coli, and did not disrupt cytomembrane integrity of HEK293T cells. This study suggested that CcGSDMEa-like could play roles in the antibacterial and inflammatory processes in fish.
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- Yanjing Zhao
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, PR China.
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Chanu KR, Mangang YA, Debbarma S, Pandey PK. Effect of glyphosate-based herbicide roundup on hemato-biochemistry of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) and susceptibility to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:110298-110311. [PMID: 37783989 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29967-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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In the present study, comprehensive research was executed to investigate the salient toxic effects of glyphosate herbicide in static water system by evaluating the haemato-biochemical profiles of Labio rohita. A challenge study against Aeromonas hydrophila was conducted to determine disease susceptibility of the fish, treated to varying concentrations of commercial-grade glyphosate herbicide. A static range finding bioassay and definitive test revealed that the 96-h LC50 value of glyphosate was 10.16 mg L-1. The experimental fish were subjected to three sub-lethal concentrations of 2.06, 1.03, and 0.63 mg l-1 for 28 days and changes were documented bi-fortnightly to study haemato-biochemical alterationsin the fish. Significantly (p < 0.05) low values in red blood corpuscles (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), and hematocrit value (Hct) were documented. In contrast, a significant (p < 0.05) escalation in white blood corpuscles (WBC) was documented in comparison to the control. Biochemical and stress markers such as blood glucose, total protein, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were significantly (p < 0.05) low, whereas serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) escalated significantly (p < 0.05). Chronic exposure to glyphosate, on the other hand, had the least effect on the Na+ and K+ ions. Further, a challenge assay against A. hydrophila at three sub-lethal glyphosate concentrations demonstrated a synergistic impact that reduced the fish survivability. The findings conclude that persistent low glyphosate concentrations in aquatic ecosystems show significant pathophysiological changes in L. rohita, with increased vulnerability to infections. Altogether, our findings indicate the need to further study the possible assessment for a sustainable bio-remediation technique, mitigation of the detrimental effects of glyphosate exposure in fish, and recommendation of an acceptable residue concentration of the glyphosate in aquatic ecosystem.
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- Khaidem Rabina Chanu
- College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University (I), Lembucherra, Tripura, 799210, India
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- College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University (I), Lembucherra, Tripura, 799210, India
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- College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University (I), Lembucherra, Tripura, 799210, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, 263136, India.
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Hassanien HA, Alrashada YN, Abbas AO, Abdelwahab AM. Dietary propolis complementation relieves the physiological and growth deterioration induced by Flavobacterium columnare infection in juveniles of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292976. [PMID: 37831671 PMCID: PMC10575500 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The current study was proposed to explore the role of dietary propolis (PR) supplementation in alleviating the negative effects of columnaris disease (CD) challenge on the growth performance, plasma biochemicals, antioxidant activity, stress indicators, and immunological reactions of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fish. Five hundred forty common carp juveniles were evenly placed in thirty-six 100-L tanks and stocked for acclimatization to the lab conditions with a control diet within a started period of 14 days. Fish (average initial weight of 7.11±0.06 g) were randomly distributed into one of six treatment groups (6 replicate tanks × 15 fish per tank in each treatment group). Fish in the first group was assigned as a negative control without CD challenge or PR supplementation. Fish in the other five groups were challenged with CD by immersion of fish for 60 min into a 10-L water bath supplemented with 6×106 CFU/mL (median lethal dose, LD50) of pathogenic F. columnare bacteria. After infection, the fish were restored to their tanks and fed on a basal diet supplemented with PR at 0, 3, 6, 9, or 12 g/kg diet. The experimental period continued for 6 consecutive weeks in which the feed was introduced twice a day (8:00 and 15:00 h) at a rate of 2% of the fish biomass. Ten percent of water was siphoned and renewed after each meal every day, in addition to 50% of water refreshment after cleaning the tank every three days. The tanks were continuously aerated and provided with standard rearing conditions for carp fish (24.0±1.12°C, 7.7±0.22 pH, 6.3±0.16 mg/L O2, and 14L/10D photoperiod). The growth performance traits such as feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG), final weight (FW), specific growth rate (SGR), feed efficiency (FE), and cumulative mortality rates (CM) were recorded during the experimental period. At the end of the trial, blood samples were obtained from the fish to evaluate some plasma biochemicals, including aspartate aminotransaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine (CRE), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), antioxidant biomarkers, including total antioxidant capacity (TAOC), total superoxide dismutase (TSOD), reduced glutathione (rGSH), and catalase (CAT), stress indicators, including heterophil to lymphocyte (H/L) ratio, cortisol (COR), malondialdehyde (MDA), and myeloperoxidase (MPO), and immunological reactions, including peripheral blood leukocyte proliferation (PBLP), phagocytosis activity (PHG), lysozyme activity (LYS), alternative complement hemolytic action (ACH50), and total immunoglobulin concentration (TIG). In addition, samples of infected fish gills were taken to quantify the number of F. columnare in the PR-supplemented groups using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technique. The results showed that incorporating PR into the dietary ingredients of common carp has a protective effect against the challenge with F. columnare infection. There were linear and quadratic positive trends (P < 0.05) in most parameters of growth performance, plasma biochemicals, antioxidant activity, stress indicators, and immunological reactions with the increased PR-supplemented levels in the diet of infected fish. The best results were obtained when using PR at 9 g/kg in the diet, while higher levels (12 g/kg PR) showed an adverse trend in the evaluated parameters. The FI, WG, FW, SGR, and FE were improved by approximately 37, 104, 34, 73, and 49% in the fish treated with 9 g/kg PR compared to none-PR-infected fish. In addition, adding PR at the 9 g/kg diet level was the best dose that reduced the H/L ratio, COR, MDA, and MPO by about 14, 52, 48, and 29%, respectively, in the infected fish. Furthermore, the mortality rate was reduced by 94%, and the number of pathogenic bacteria cells adherent to the fish gills was lowered by 96% in the infected fish treated with 9 g/kg PR compared to none-PR infected fish. Our results concluded that dietary supplementation with 9 g/kg PR could be a promising nutritional approach for improving the growth performance, physiological profile, and health status of common carp fish, particularly when challenged with F. columnare or similar bacterial infections.
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- Hesham A. Hassanien
- Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Hofuf, AL-HASA, Saudi Arabia
- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Hofuf, AL-HASA, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Hofuf, AL-HASA, Saudi Arabia
- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Hofuf, AL-HASA, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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Qiao D, Zhao Y, Pei C, Zhao X, Jiang X, Zhu L, Zhang J, Li L, Kong X. Two CcCCL19bs orchestrate an antibacterial immune response in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 140:108987. [PMID: 37541636 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Chemokines are a group of chemotactic cytokines with an essential role in homeostasis as well as immunity via specific G protein-coupled receptors and atypical receptors. In our study, two Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) CCL19b genes (CcCCL19bs), tentatively named CcCCL19b_a and CcCCL19b_b, were cloned. The open reading frames (ORFs) of CcCCL19b_a and CcCCL19b_b were both 333 bp that encoded a 12 kDa protein with 110 amino acid residues. CcCCL19bs contained a signal peptide and a SCY domain with four typical conserved cysteine residues. The two CcCCL19b proteins shared high similarities with each other in both secondary and three-dimensional structure. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CcCCL19bs and other CCL19bs from tetraploid cyprinid fish were clustered into one clade. CcCCL19bs were highly expressed in gill and intestine in healthy fish, and a significant up-regulation of gene expression after Aeromonas hydrophila infection and poly(I:C) stimulation was observed in gill, liver, and head kidney. Furthermore, chemotaxis and antibacterial activity of CcCCL19bs were studied. The results indicated that recombinant CcCCL19b_a and CcCCL19b_b protein (rCcCCL19b_a and rCcCCL19b_b) exhibited significant attraction to primary head kidney leukocytes (HKLs). Meanwhile, both of rCcCCL19bs could promote the proliferation of HKLs, and significantly up-regulate the expressions of IL-1β, CCR7, and IL-6, and down-regulate the expression of IL-10 in primary HKLs. In vitro, rCcCCL19bs could bind and aggregate A. hydrophila and Staphylococcus aureus. The rCcCCL19bs exhibited significant antibacterial activity against A. hydrophila, but not S. aureus. Moreover, they inhibited the growth of A. hydrophila and S. aureus. In vivo, overexpression of CcCCL19bs contributed to the bacterial clearance. These studies suggested that CcCCL19bs orchestrate an antibacterial immune response.
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- Dan Qiao
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Henan province, PR China.
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Olivera-Ardid S, Bello-Gil D, Perez-Cruz M, Costa C, Camoez M, Dominguez MA, Ferrero-Alves Y, Vaquero JM, Khasbiullina N, Shilova NV, Bovin NV, Mañez R. Removal of natural anti-αGal antibodies elicits protective immunity against Gram-negative bacterial infections. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1232924. [PMID: 37662909 PMCID: PMC10471972 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1232924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of bacterial infections occurs when blocking or inhibitory antibodies facilitate the infectivity of pathogens. In humans, antibodies involved in ADE of bacterial infections may include those naturally produced against Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ (αGal). Here, we investigate whether eliminating circulating anti-αGal antibodies using a soluble αGal glycopolymer confers protection against Gram-negative bacterial infections. We demonstrated that the in vivo intra-corporeal removal of anti-αGal antibodies in α1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout (GalT-KO) mice was associated with protection against mortality from Gram-negative sepsis after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The improved survival of GalT-KO mice was associated with an increased killing capacity of serum against Escherichia coli isolated after CLP and reduced binding of IgG1 and IgG3 to the bacteria. Additionally, inhibition of anti-αGal antibodies from human serum in vitro increases the bactericidal killing of E. coli O86:B7 and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In the case of E. coli O86:B7, there was also an improvement in bacteria opsonophagocytosis by macrophages. Both lytic mechanisms were related to a decreased binding of IgG2 to the bacteria. Our results show that protective immunity against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens can be elicited, and infectious diseases caused by these bacteria can be prevented by removing natural anti-αGal antibodies.
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- Sara Olivera-Ardid
- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Microbiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Microbiology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Flow Cytometry Platform, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Infectious Pathology and Transplantation Division, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
- Intensive Care Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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Zhao Y, Qiao D, Zhang J, Gao F, Pei C, Li C, Kong X. Activation Mechanism of CcGSDMEb-1/2 and Regulation for Bacterial Clearance in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio). J Immunol 2023; 211:658-672. [PMID: 37417761 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Gasdermin E (GSDME), to date, is considered the only direct executor of the pyroptosis process in teleost and plays an important role in innate immunity. In common carp (Cyprinus carpio), there contains two pairs of GSDME (GSDMEa/a-like and GSDMEb-1/2), and the pyroptotic function and regulation mechanism of GSDME still remain unclear. In this study, we identified two GSDMEb genes of common carp (CcGSDMEb-1/2), which contain a conserved N-terminal pore-forming domain, C-terminal autoinhibitory domain, and a flexible and pliable hinge region. We investigated the function and mechanism of CcGSDMEb-1/2 in association with inflammatory and apoptotic caspases in Epithelioma papulosum cyprinid cells and discovered that only CcCaspase-1b could cleave CcGSDMEb-1/2 through recognizing the sites 244FEVD247 and 244FEAD247 in the linker region, respectively. CcGSDMEb-1/2 exerted toxicity to human embryonic kidney 293T cells and bactericidal activity through its N-terminal domain. Interestingly, after i.p. infection by Aeromonas hydrophila, we found that CcGSDMEb-1/2 were upregulated in immune organs (head kidney and spleen) at the early stage of infection, but downregulated in mucosal immune tissues (gill and skin). After CcGSDMEb-1/2 were knocked down and overexpressed in vivo and in vitro, respectively, we found that CcGSDMEb-1/2 could govern the secretion of CcIL-1β and regulate the bacterial clearance after A. hydrophila challenge. Taken together, in this study, it was demonstrated that the cleavage mode of CcGSDMEb-1/2 in common carp was obviously different from that in other species and played an important role in CcIL-1β secretion and bacterial clearance.
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- Yanjing Zhao
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang Henan, China
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Yun L, Kang M, Shen Y, Feng J, Yang G, Zhang J, Meng X, Chang X. Dietary Bacillus velezensis R-71003 and sodium gluconate improve antioxidant capacity, immune response and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in common carp. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 139:108921. [PMID: 37385461 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with Bacillus velezensis R-71003 combined with sodium gluconate on antioxidant capacity, immune response and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in common carp. In addition, the biocontrol potential of the secondary metabolites of B. velezensis R-71003 was also evaluated to analyze the possible mechanism of B. velezensis R-71003 against A. hydrophila. The results indicated that the antibacterial crude extract of B. velezensis R-71003 can destroy the cell wall of A. hydrophila. Moreover, the results showed that dietary B. velezensis R-71003 could promote antioxidant capacity, which significantly increased the activities of CAT and SOD and decreased the content of MDA. Additionally, B. velezensis R-71003 supplementation significantly enhanced the immunity of common carp, as measured by the mRNA expression levels of cytokine-related genes (TNF-α, TGF-β, IL-1β and IL-10). In addition, dietary B. velezensis R-71003 exhibited an upregulation of IL-10 and a downregulation of IL-1β, coupled with higher survival rates when challenged with A. hydrophila compared to the positive group. Furthermore, compared to prechallenge, the mRNA expression levels of TLR-4, MyD88, IRAK1, TRAF6, TRIF and NF-κB in the head kidney of common carp were significantly increased after challenge. The fish fed the B. velezensis R-71003 diet showed lower expression of TLR-4, MyD88, IRAK1, TRAF6, TRIF and NF-κB after the challenge than those fed the control diet. Thus, this study revealed that B. velezensis R-71003 can improve the resistance of common carp to pathogenic bacteria by destroying bacterial cell walls and improving fish immunity by activating the TLR4 signaling pathway. Importantly, this study indicated that sodium gluconate has a positive effect on B. velezensis R-71003 in enhancing the anti-infection ability of common carp. The results of this study will lay the foundation for the application of B. velezensis R-71003 in combination with sodium gluconate as an alternative to antibiotics in aquaculture.
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- Lili Yun
- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China.
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China.
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Pawar NA, Prakash C, Kohli MPS, Jamwal A, Dalvi RS, Devi BN, Singh SK, Gupta S, Lende SR, Sontakke SD, Gupta S, Jadhao SB. Fructooligosaccharide and Bacillus subtilis synbiotic combination promoted disease resistance, but not growth performance, is additive in fish. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11345. [PMID: 37443328 PMCID: PMC10345097 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38267-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Species diversification from major to minor carps for their sturdiness and initial higher growth, and also a quest for antibiotic-free aqua farming in the subcontinent, mandates search for and evaluation of alternatives. An experiment was performed to investigate the potential of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and Bacillus subtilis (BS) (alone or as synbiotics) in promoting growth and immunity against infections in Labeo fimbriatus fingerlings. Six iso-nitrogenous and iso-lipidic diets containing combinations of two levels of FOS (0% and 0.5%) and three levels of BS (0, 104, 106 CFU/g feed) were fed to fish for 60 days. At the end of the feeding trial, twenty-four fish from each group were injected intra-peritoneally with pathogenic strain of Aeromonas hydrophila O:18 to test the immunoprotective efficacy of the supplements against bacterial infection. BS, but not FOS, significantly improved (P < 0.05) growth and feed utilisation attributes like percentage weight gain (PWG), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR). There were interactive effects of FOS and BS on PWG, SGR and FCR; however, the effects were not additive in nature. These beneficial effects of BS, alone or in combination with FOS, were corroborated by increased protease activity, microvilli density and diameter and number of goblet cells. Overall beneficial effects of FOS and BS included improved erythrocyte (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), total protein and globulin levels. Total leucocyte (WBC) count and immunological parameters like respiratory burst activity of leucocytes (NBT reduction), lysozyme activity, albumin: globulin ratio and post-challenge survival were significantly improved by both FOS and BS, and their dietary combination yielded the highest improvement in these parameters. Synergistic effects of FOS and BS as dietary supplements indicate that a combination of 106 CFU/g BS and 0.5% FOS is optimal to improve growth, feed utilisation, immune functions, and disease resistance in L. fimbriatus fingerlings.
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- Nilesh Anil Pawar
- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, 400061, India
- ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mumbai Centre, Mumbai, 400061, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, 400061, India
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- Centre for Climate Change & Sustainability, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, 562125, India
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- Colleges of Fisheries, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu University, Raipur, 491995, India
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- College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, Lembucherra, 799210, India
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- Annasaheb Vartak College (University of Mumbai), Mumbai, 401202, India
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- Center of Excellence in Aquaculture, Kamdhenu University, Ukai, 394680, India
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- CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, 440 020, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, 400061, India
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Adediran TY, Hitchcock S, Johnson JK, Stine OC, Leekha S, Thom KA, Liang Y, Rasko DA, Harris AD. Association between level of care and colonization with resistant gram-negative bacteria among nursing-home residents - CORRIGENDUM. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2023; 44:1207. [PMID: 35815419 PMCID: PMC10060437 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant nosocomial pathogen in the ICU. MRSA contamination of healthcare personnel (HCP) gloves and gowns after providing care to patients with MRSA occurs at a rate of 14%–16% in the ICU setting. Little is known about whether the MRSA isolates identified on HCP gown and gloves following patient care activities are the same as MRSA isolates identified as colonizing or infecting the patient. Methods: From a multisite cohort of 388 independent patient MRSA isolates and their corresponding HCP gown and glove isolates, we selected 91 isolates pairs using a probability to proportion size (PPS) sampling method. To determine whether the patient and HCP gown or gloves isolates were genetically similar, we used 5 comparative genomic typing methods: phylogenetic analysis, spa typing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), large-scale BLAST score ratio (LSBSR), and single-nucleotide variant (SNV) analysis. Results: We identified that 56 (61.5%) of isolate pairs were genetically similar at least by 4 of the methods. Comparably, the spa typing and the LSBSR analyses revealed that >75% of the examined isolate pairs were concordant, with the thresholds established for each analysis. Conclusions: Many of the patient MRSA isolates were genetically similar to those on the HCP gown or gloves following a patient care activity. This finding indicates that the patient is often the primary source of the MRSA isolates transmitted to the HCP, which can potentially be spread to other patients or hospital settings through HCP vectors. These results have important implications because they provide additional evidence for hospitals considering ending the use of contact precautions (gloves and gowns) for MRSA patients.
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- Timileyin Y. Adediran
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Salifu AR, Pang Y, He Y, Liu Y, Shen Y, Xu X, Li J. MiR-217 targets TBK1 to modulate inflammatory response in grass carp following infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. Dev Comp Immunol 2023; 143:104583. [PMID: 36801468 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The current study demonstrated that miR-217 modulates inflammation in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) infected with Aeromonas hydrophila. Bacterial infection in grass carp causes high levels septicemia, which arises with systemic inflammatory responses. As a result leading to the development of hyperinflammatory state which causes septic shocks and lethality. Based on the current data, TBK1 was confirmed to be the target gene of miR-217 after a successful gene expression profiling or luciferase experiment and miR-217 expression in CIK cells. Furthermore, TargetscanFish6.2 predicted TBK1 as the target gene of miR-217. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to measure miR-217 expression levels for six immune-related genes and miR-217 regulation in grass carp after A. hydrophila infection in CIK cells. In grass carp CIK cells, the expression of TBK1 mRNA was up-regulated under poly (I: C) stimulation. The transcriptional analysis of the immune-related genes demonstrated that the expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon (ifn), interleukin 6 (il-6), interleukin 8 (il-8), and interleukin 12 (il-12) were altered after a successful transfection into the CIK cells, proposing that miRNA regulates immune responses in grass carp. These results provided a theoretical basis and contribute to further studies on the pathogenesis and host defensive system during A. hydrophila infection.
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- Abdul-Razak Salifu
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
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Li H, Li H, Liu Y, Zheng Y, Zhang M, Wang X, Cui H, Wang H, Zhao X, Chen X, Cheng H, Xu J, Ding Z. Molecular characterization and expression patterns of CXCL8 gene from blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) and its chemotactic effects on macrophages and neutrophils. Dev Comp Immunol 2023; 142:104658. [PMID: 36758661 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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CXCL8 is a typical CXC-type chemokine, which mediates the migration of immune cells from blood vessels to the site of inflammation or injury to clear pathogenic microorganisms and repair damaged tissues. In this study, Megalobrama amblycephala CXCL8 (MaCXCL8) gene was identified and characterized. Sequence analysis showed that the deduced MaCXCL8 protein possessed the typical structure of CXCL8 from other species, with the characteristic CXC cysteine residues in the N-terminal and accompanied by a DLR motif (Asp-Leu-Arg motif). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that MaCXCL8 was homologous to that of Ctenopharyngodon idella and other cyprinid fishes. MaCXCL8 gene was expressed in all detected healthy tissues, with the highest expression levels in the spleen, and its expression was significantly up-regulated upon the challenge of Aeromonas hydrophila and Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) both in juvenile M. amblycephala tissues and primary macrophages. The immunohistochemical assay showed that MaCXCL8 was mainly distributed in the nucleus and cytoplasm, and its expression levels increased observably with the prolongation of bacterial infection. In addition, recombinant MaCXCL8 protein exhibited significant chemotactic effects on neutrophils and macrophages. In conclusion, MaCXCL8 is involved in the immune response of M. amblycephala, and these findings will be helpful to understand the biological roles of MaCXCL8 and provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of fish bacterial diseases.
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- Hongping Li
- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- Hunan Fisheries Science Institute, Hunan, 410153, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- College of Marine Life and Fisheries, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Institute, Lianyungang, 222005, China.
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Zhan F, Li Y, Shi F, Lu Z, Yang M, Li Q, Lin L, Qin Z. Characterization analysis of TLR5a and TLR5b immune response after different bacterial infection in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 136:108716. [PMID: 37001745 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) is an important pattern recognition receptor, which specifically recognizes microbial components, and TLR5 recognizes bacterial flagellin in vertebrates and invertebrates. In this study, two forms of TLR5 (TLR5a and TLR5b) were identified in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Aeromonas hydrophila and Staphylococcus aureus were used to investigate the role of grass carp TLR5a and TLR5b against bacteria (flagellate and non-flagellate) in innate immunity, and the expression of TLR5a and TLR5b genes and proteins were detected in immune-related tissues. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction results showed that TLR5a and TLR5b genes of grass carp were highly expressed in the liver, spleen, and head kidney, and their expression patterns were similar in tissues. Meanwhile, the TLR5b gene expression was higher than TLR5a in most tissues. Following exposure to A. hydrophila and S. aureus, the expression levels of TLR5a and TLR5b genes in the liver, spleen, and head kidney were up-regulated significantly. Moreover, the downstream gene, NF-κB, was up-regulated significantly. After A. hydrophila infection, the expression of TLR5a gene was up-regulated in the liver and spleen at 24 h, while TLR5b was up-regulated at 6 h. In the head kidney, TLR5a was up-regulated at 6 h, while TLR5b was up-regulated at 6 h and 12 h. After S. aureus infection, TLR5a and TLR5b were up-regulated at 6 h in the liver and 12 h in the spleen. However, in the head kidney, TLR5a was down-regulated, while TLR5b was up-regulated. Compared with TLR5a, TLR5b had a higher expression level and stronger response to pathogen stimulation. The immunofluorescence results showed that TLR5a and TLR5b proteins in the liver of grass carp infected with A. hydrophila and S. aureus were similar but different in the spleen and head kidney. The results indicated that TLR5a and TLR5b play a critical role in resisting bacterial infection, and TLR5a and TLR5b had obvious tissue and pathogen specificity. TLR5b may play a major role in immune tissues, while TLR5a may play an auxiliary regulatory role in early infection. In addition, TLR5a and TLR5b have an irreplaceable regulatory role in response to flagellate and non-flagellate bacteria. This lays a foundation to explore further the role of TLR5 in resisting flagellate and non-flagellate infections in fish and provides a reference for the innate immunity research of grass carp.
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- Fanbin Zhan
- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China.
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Sun Q, Zhang J, Wang J, Wang H, Gao Z, Liu H. Janus kinase 1 in Megalobrama amblycephala: Identification, phylogenetic analysis and expression profiling after Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 135:108620. [PMID: 36841516 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Janus kinase 1 (JAK1), a member of the JAK family, plays an essential and non-redundant role in the mammalian immune system. However, the potential role of JAK1 in fish immune response remains largely unclear. In the present study, the JAK1 gene of Megalobrama amblycephala (MamJAK1) was identified and characterized. The open reading frame (ORF) of MamJAK1 was 3462 bp, encoding 1153 amino acids. MamJAK1 consists of four common domains of the JAK family, including B41, SH2, STyrKc (a pseudo kinase domain), and TyrKc (a kinase domain). Phylogenetic analysis showed that JAK1s are divided into two evolutionary clades, one containing fish JAK1s, and the other containing JAK1s from other vertebrates. The results of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) showed that in healthy M. amblycephala, MamJAK1 mRNA was highest expressed in blood, followed by spleen, intestine and mid-kidney, and lowly expressed in other tissues including gill, liver, head kidney, muscle, brain and heart. After Aeromonas hydrophila infection, the expression of MamJAK1 mRNA was significantly induced in four selected tissues including spleen, mid-kidney, liver and intestine, reaching a peak at 24 hpi (hour post infection) in spleen and mid-kidney, at 12 hpi in liver and at 4 hpi in intestine, and then the expression level was restricted to control levels at 72 or 120 hpi. In addition, the results of Western blot showed that the phosphorylation level of MamJAK1 protein in spleen and mid-kidney increased significantly after A. hydrophila infection, although MamJAK1 protein did not change obviously. Further, the JAK1 phosphorylation in Ctenopharyngodon idellus kidney (CIK) cells was found to be significantly induced by LPS stimulation and IL-6R over-expression. The results above suggest that MamJAK1 may play an essential role in the immune response against bacterial infection through the IL-6R mediated JAK1/STAT signaling pathway, which further deepen our understanding of JAK1 and provides a potential target for the treatment and prevention of bacterial diseases in teleost.
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- Qianhui Sun
- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair / Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education / Engineering Research Center of Green Development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Moreau E, Pineau L, Bachelet F, Rostang A, Oberlé K, Calvez S. Time effect of experimental infection on Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by immersion with Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 135:108664. [PMID: 36893926 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Furunculosis caused by Aeromonas salmonicida subsp salmonicida (Ass) is a medically and economically important bacterial disease in salmonid farms that requires therapeutic measures to prevent and control the disease. Evaluation of the effectiveness of traditional measures such as antibiotics or vaccines usually requires infecting fish experimentally. The objective of this study is to develop a method of infectious challenge of large (250-g) Rainbow trout by immersion close to natural infection conditions. We compare mortality, morbidity and anti-Ass antibody production of Rainbow trout following different bathing times (2, 4, 8 and 24 h) at a final bacterial concentration of 106 CFU/mL. One hundred sixty fish divided in five groups corresponding to the 4 bathing times and the non-challenged group were studied. The 24 h contact duration resulted in the infection of all fish, with a mortality rate of 53.25%. The challenged fish developed acute infection with symptoms and lesions (inappetance, altering of swimming behaviour, presence of boils) similar to those observed in furunculosis, and produced antibodies against the bacterium at 4 weeks after challenging, in contrast with the non-challenged group.
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Jia Z, Feng J, Yuan G, Xiao H, Dang H, Zhang Y, Chen K, Zou J, Wang J. The Meteorin-like cytokine is upregulated in grass carp after infection with Aeromonas hydrophila. Dev Comp Immunol 2023; 141:104632. [PMID: 36608897 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Meteorin-like (Metrnl) is a novel immune regulatory factor or adipokine which is mainly produced by activated macrophages. In teleost fish, two homologs are present. In this study, monoclonal antibodies were prepared against recombinant grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella, Ci) Metrnl-a in mice and characterized by Western blotting, flow cytometry and immunofluorescent microscopy. In grass carp infected with Aeromonus hydrophila (A. hydrophila), the cells expressing CiMetrnl-a markedly increased in the gills, head kidney and intestine. In the inflamed intestine caused by A. hydrophila infection, the CiMetrnl-a producing cells were detected mainly in the mucosal layer of anterior, middle and posterior segments. Consistently, qRT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA expression of CiMetrnl-a was markedly induced. Our results suggest that CiMetrnl-a is involved in regulating intestine inflammation caused by bacterial infection.
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- Zhao Jia
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Agarwal N, Jindal A, Bhargava A. Delftia acidovorans : Rarely a Pathogen: A Case Report. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023; 42:e130-e131. [PMID: 36728681 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Nikita Agarwal
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Salas Olortegui D, Moreno Felici O, Calvó Gómez J, Colomina Rodríguez J. [Eikenella corrodens brain abscess after frontal sinusitis in immunocompetent patient]. Rev Esp Quimioter 2023; 36:211-213. [PMID: 36648013 PMCID: PMC10066915 DOI: 10.37201/req/094.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Javier Colomina Rodríguez. Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Av. Blasco Ibañez, 17. 46010, Valencia, Spain.
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Grams TR, Kim DY, McElvania E. The Brief Case: Bergeyella zoohelcum Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised 69-Year-Old Patient. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0040822. [PMID: 36951461 PMCID: PMC10035328 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00408-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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- Tristan R. Grams
- Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Grams TR, Kim DY, McElvania E. Closing the Brief Case: Bergeyella zoohelcum Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised 69-Year-Old Patient. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0040922. [PMID: 36951459 PMCID: PMC10035312 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00409-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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- Tristan R. Grams
- Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Cheng Z, Zhao X, Jiang X, Zhang J, Li L, Pei C, Zhou Y, Zeng L, Kong X. Contribution of flagellar cap gene in virulence and pathogenicity of Aeromonas veronii. J Fish Dis 2023; 46:247-259. [PMID: 36515399 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aeromonas veronii is an important zoonotic and aquatic pathogen that causes a number of illnesses in both humans and animals. It is related to gastroenteritis, skin and soft tissue infections and bacteremia in humans, as well as causing significant economic losses in aquaculture owing to fish sepsis. Here, we constructed the flagellar cap gene (fliD) mutant strain of A. veronii by suicide plasmid-mediated homologous recombination system and analysed its characteristics. It was found that the deletion of fliD had no effect on growth and biochemical properties and could be inherited stably. However, the motility of A. veronii ΔfliD was significantly reduced, the flagellum was defective and the biofilm formation was attenuated compared with that of A. veronii wild-type strain. In vivo experiments revealed that the colonization capacity of ΔfliD was significantly lower than that of the wild-type strain in the period of first 24 h, and the median lethal dose (LD50 ) was 56 times higher than that of the wild-type strain. The Cyprinus carpio infected with the wild-type strain indicated faster death speed and more severe clinical signs compared to ΔfliD strain. These results suggest that fliD is closely related to the virulence of A. veronii and plays an important role in pathogenicity, providing the foundation for pathogenic mechanism studies of A. veronii.
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- Zhao Cheng
- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Engineering Lab of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Disease Control, College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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Han C, Huang W, Peng S, Zhou J, Zhan H, Li W, Gong J, Li Q. Characterization and expression analysis of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) gene family in zig-zag eel (Mastacembelus armatus) against Aeromonas veronii infection. Dev Comp Immunol 2023; 140:104622. [PMID: 36543267 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2022.104622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) play an important role in innate and adaptive immune system. However, in teleosts, the data on IRFs is still scarce. Here, for the first time, we identified 11 members of IRFs from the zig-zag eel Mastacembelus armatus (MarIRF1-10). The deduced protein sequences are highly conserved among different fish species especially in DBD and IAD domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that MarIRFs preferentially grouped with fish species in Synbranchiformes or Perciformes. Expression analysis showed that MarIRFs were expressed in all nine tissues including spleen, gill, muscle and intestine. After infected by Aeromonas veronii, expression of MarIRF2, MaIRF4b and MaIRF5 were significantly upregulated in spleen, MarIRF1, MarIRF2 were significantly upregulated in kidney, but in liver, nearly all MarIRFs were downregulated. Taken together, this study first reported molecular characterization and expression patterns of 11 IRFs in the zig-zag eel. All these results will contribute a lot to better understanding the antibacterial mechanism of IRFs in teleosts.
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- Chong Han
- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory For Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Nguyen TM, Tran Thi NT, Nguyen TH, Do TNA, Kestemont P. Immunomodulatory effects of graded levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) - In vitro and in vivo approaches. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 134:108585. [PMID: 36758658 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The D-series resolvins formed from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) work as anti-inflammatory mediators indicating the role of this long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in the immune system of mammals. However, such information is still limited in fish. The current study was conducted to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of graded levels of DHA in common carp Cyprinus carpio by in vitro and in vivo approaches. In the in vitro experiment, the head kidney leukocytes isolated from common carp (body weight = 120.3 ± 12.4 g) were exposed to DHA at 0, 15, and 75 μM (corresponding to DHA0, DHA15, and DHA75) for 1 h; the cells were then immediately exposed to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) at a dose of 10 μg/ml for 4 or 24 h to stimulate the pro-inflammatory responses. The expression of several target genes involved in the inflammatory response (tlr4, nfkb, il-1, il-6, pge2, pla2, nf-kbi, il-10, and tgf-β1) and cytoprotection (hsp70, gpx1, and prdx3) was then assessed by RT-qPCR. Results showed that the pro-inflammatory response induced by LPS was confirmed through the upregulations of il-1 and il-6 expressions in the DHA0 group after 4 h of LPS exposure. The downregulations of il-6 in DHA15 and DHA75 cells after 4 h of LPS exposure compared to DHA0 indicated that the free DHA supplementation in the cell culture medium induced an anti-inflammatory response. Decreases of il-10 and nf-kbi expression were also observed in DHA-treated groups and the highest expression of hsp70 in DHA75 cells. In the in vivo experiment, common carp juveniles (21.7 ± 0.9 g) were fed to apparent satiation with a diet supplemented with DHA at 0, 6, and 20 g/kg for 8 weeks. After the feeding trial, the fish were challenged with Aeromonas veronii at 2.1 × 107 CFU/ml and the fish mortality was then recorded during 14 days. At the end of the feeding trial and the second day of bacterial infection, fish blood samples were collected for haematological parameters while liver and head kidney were used for assaying different immune variables. Results showed that the DHA supplementation in fish diet did not influence the fish growth and other husbandry parameters. The lowest value of fish mortality was recorded in DHA20-fed fish. The positive effects of DHA-supplemented diets were also found in myeloperoxidase (MPO), glutathione (GSH), and catalase (CAT) activities. In conclusion, the results suggest that DHA is able to modulate the inflammatory response in the immune celsl at a dose of 75 μM/mL and to boost disease resistance in common carp fed on a diet supplemented with DHA at 20 g/kg of feed.
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- Thi Mai Nguyen
- Department of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed, Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- Department of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed, Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Pharmacology Department, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed, Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.
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Yang Y, Jin D, Long W, Lai X, Sun Y, Zhai F, Wang P, Zhou X, Hu Y, Xia L, Yi G. A new isolate of Streptomyces lateritius (Z1-26) with antibacterial activity against fish pathogens and immune enhancement effects on crucian carp (Carassius auratus). J Fish Dis 2023; 46:99-112. [PMID: 36263741 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Streptomyces lateritius Z1-26 was isolated from soil samples which showed broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against a broad range of fish pathogens. The In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS) monitored that strain Z1-26 could survive and colonize in the gills and abdomen of crucian carp. The effects of dietary supplementation with strain Z1-26 were evaluated with respect to the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune response of crucian carp. The results showed that the Z1-26-fed fish had a significantly higher growth rate than the fish fed the control diet. The immune and antioxidant parameters revealed that the non-specific immune indicators (AKP, SOD, and LZM) of the serum, the expression of immune-related genes (IgM, C3, and LZM), and antioxidant-related genes (Nrf2 and Keap1) of the immune organs were significantly increased, whereas the expression of pro-inflammatory factors (IL-1β, IL-8, and TNF-α) of the immune organs was significantly down-regulated in crucian carp fed strain Z1-26 compared with fish fed a control diet. Moreover, fish fed with Z1-26 supplemented diets showed a significantly improved survival rate after Aeromonas hydrophila infection. In addition, the whole genome analysis showed that strain Z1-26 possesses 28 gene clusters, including 6 polyketide synthetase (PKS), 4 non-ribosomal peptide-synthetase (NRPS), 1 bacteriocin, and 1 lantipeptide. In summary, these results indicated that strain Z1-26 could improve the growth performance and disease resistance in crucian carp, and has the potential to be developed as a candidate probiotics for the control of bacterial diseases in aquaculture.
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- Yahui Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Functional Feed and Environmental Regulation of Fujian Province, Fujian Dabeinong Aquatic Sci. & Tech. Co., Ltd, Zhangzhou, China
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- Yueyang Yumeikang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Yueyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Molecular Biology, College of Life and Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Functional Feed and Environmental Regulation of Fujian Province, Fujian Dabeinong Aquatic Sci. & Tech. Co., Ltd, Zhangzhou, China
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Wang WF, Cheng CX, Liu H, Chen XL, Wang HL. 6His-tatritin promotes antimicrobial defense via regulating immune ability and intestinal microbial community in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 133:108532. [PMID: 36639064 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides are small, cationic, and amphiphilic peptides found in most organisms, and many of these peptides have broad antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative, -positive bacteria and fungi. In the present study, a derivative of antimicrobial peptide Tatritin, 6His-Tatritin, was designed and expressed by Pichia pastoris using a constitutive vector pGAPZαA with the promoter of pGAP. The 6His-Tatritin had a broad-spectrum antibacterial activity based on the Oxford cup method and the micro broth dilution test. In addition, to explore the role of 6His-Tatritin in vivo, grass carps (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) were infected with Aeromonas hydrophila after they were fed with 6His-Tatritin as feed additives for 28 days. The results revealed that 6His-Tatritin could significantly up-regulate the expression levels of Hepcidin, Leap-2b, Nrf-2, CuZn-SOD and LZM (P < 0.05). In addition, 6His-Tatritin could significantly reduce the mortality (P < 0.05) and the intestinal injury of grass carps infected with bacteria. The 16S sequencing analysis showed that the structure of microbial community in intestine of fish was more diversified compared with control after treatment with 6His-Tatritin. In summary, the peptide of 6His-Tatritin could promote antimicrobial defense via regulating immune ability and intestinal microbial community in grass carp. This study provides an effective method and approach for the application of antimicrobial peptide Tatritin in aquaculture, and also provides insights into the function of antimicrobial peptides in immunity against pathogens in fish.
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- Wei-Feng Wang
- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Bai Y, Chen X, Qu A, Liu Y, Zhao J, Ke Q, Pu F, Wu L, Chi H, Gong H, Zhou T, Xu P. Identification and Expression Analysis of LncRNAs Reveal the Immune Mechanism of Visceral White-Nodules Disease Resistance in Large Yellow Croaker. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2023; 25:57-69. [PMID: 36401080 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-022-10181-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have several known functions in fish growth processes and signal transduction, but their possible roles in response to bacterial diseases remain largely unresolved. In this study, we report a comprehensive cold-water bacterial disease-responsive lncRNA expression profile for understanding the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of visceral white-nodules disease resistance in large yellow croaker. A total of 2534 high-confidence lncRNAs were identified by a rigorous filtering pipeline as a basic sequence set for comparative transcriptional analysis. In addition, a total of 10,200 lncRNA-mRNA pairs with high correlation coefficients were identified by expressions level correlation analysis, including non-redundant 381 DE lncRNAs and 2590 differential expressed genes. MSTRG_11084_1 and MSTRG_20402_1 were linked to a large number of target genes and may be involved in important functions in immune regulation. We further revealed the conserved and idiosyncratic features of the disease response process between the technical control strain (TCS) and the resistant strain (RS). Immune-related pathways were enriched in GO terms and KEGG pathways, among which cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and NF-kappa B signaling pathway may play a key role in VWND resistance in large yellow croaker. Protein-protein interaction network (PPI) analysis revealed that immune-related target genes such as il-10, met, acta2, myc, cav1, and ntrk1, as well as growth and metabolism-related target genes such as pik3r2, igf1, sc5d, hmgcr, and lss were considered the main hub genes. This study represents the first characterization of lncRNAs involved in VWND resistance in large yellow croaker and provides new clues for elucidating the disease response mechanism of large yellow croaker.
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- Yulin Bai
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
- State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde Fufa Fisheries Company Limited, Ningde, 352130, China
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- 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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- 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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- Biotechnology Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Biotechnology Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
- State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde Fufa Fisheries Company Limited, Ningde, 352130, China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Large Yellow Croaker Breeding, Ningde Fufa Fisheries Company Limited, Ningde, 352130, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Das S, Pradhan C, Pillai D. Dietary coriander (Coriandrum sativum L) oil improves antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, innate immune responses and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 132:108486. [PMID: 36513321 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.108486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The use of essential oils (EOs) as a natural alternative to antibiotics for disease prevention strategies is gaining much interest in recent decade. Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) essential oil is rich in bioactive compounds like linalool and geranyl acetate which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. The present work was proposed to evaluate the inclusion levels of coriander oil in tilapia feed to enhance tilapia health and resistance to bacterial infection. Five iso-nitrogenous and iso-lipidic feeds were prepared with graded levels of coriander oil (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2%). The fish were then fed with the five experimental diet twice daily for a period of 60 days in triplicate. Haemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean cell haemoglobin increased significantly in the coriander oil treated groups. The thrombocyte count was more in 2% inclusion level. The superoxide dismutase activity increased significantly in all the treated groups. The feeds with 1.5 and 2% coriander oil showed increased respiratory burst and myeloperoxidase activities while lysozyme and antiprotease activities were significantly higher in 1, 1.5 and 2% dietary treatments compared to control. The survival increased in dose dependent manner post challenge with an intraperitoneal injection of Aeromonas hydrophila at a LD50 dose of 5 × 106 cfu mL-1. The feed containing 1, 1.5 and 2% of coriander oil showed 89, 100 and 100% survival respectively compared to 39% in control diet. The expression level of IgM and IL-8 increased significantly post challenge with A. hydrophila in coriander oil fed groups. The expressions of TNFα, IL-1β, TGFβ and HSP 70 genes, however, decreased significantly in the treated groups compared to control. Histopathological examination of spleen showed large melano-macrophage centers in control and 0.5% coriander fed group with signs of necrosis and vacuolation post A. hydrophila infection, whereas 1, 1.5 and 2% treated groups showed normal architecture of spleen. From the above observations it can be concluded that coriander oil with 1% incorporation in feed improves tilapia health and resistance to bacterial infection.
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- Sweta Das
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Aquaculture, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala, India.
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Zhang S, Yang G, Jiang Y. Antibiotic and metal resistance of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from Eboling permafrost of the Tibetan Plateau. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:11798-11810. [PMID: 36097311 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22888-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Whole-genome sequencing of pathogenic bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from a less polluted environment of permafrost can help understand the intrinsic resistome of both antibiotics and metals. This study aimed to examine the maximum minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of both antibiotics and metals, as well as antibiotic resistance genes and metal resistance genes annotated from whole-genome sequences. The permafrost S. maltophilia was sensitive to ciprofloxacin, tetracycline, streptomycin, and bacitracin, and resistant to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, Zn2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, and Cr6+, with a lower maximum MIC, compared with clinical S. maltophilia. The former strain belonged to the lower antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) and metal resistance gene (MRG) clusters compared with the latter ones. The permafrost strain contained no or only one kind of ARG or MRG on a single genomic island, which explained the aforementioned lower maximum MIC and less diversity of ARGs or MRGs. The result indicated that the co-occurrence of antibiotic and metal resistance was due to a certain innate ability of S. maltophilia. The continuous human use of antibiotics or metals induced selective pressure, resulting in higher MIC and more diverse ARGs and MRGs in human-impacted environments.
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- Shuhong Zhang
- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China.
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China
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Giri SS, Kim SG, Woo KJ, Jung WJ, Lee SB, Lee YM, Jo SJ, Hwang MH, Park J, Kim JH, V S, Park SC. Effects of Bougainvillea glabra leaf on growth, skin mucosal immune responses, and disease resistance in common carp Cyprinus carpio. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 132:108514. [PMID: 36596319 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.108514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of Bougainvillea glabra (BG) leaf as a feed supplement on growth, skin mucosal immune parameters, serum oxidative stress, expression of immune-related genes, and susceptibility to pathogen infection in carp Cyprinus carpio. Diets containing four different BG concentrations (g kg-1), i.e., 0 g (basal diet), 20 g (BG20), 30 g (BG30), 40 g (BG40), and 50 g (BG50), were fed to the carp (average weight: 14.03 ± 0.81 g) for 8 weeks. Skin mucosal immunological and serum antioxidant parameters were examined 8 weeks post-feeding. Growth performance was significantly higher in BG40. Among the examined skin mucosal immune parameters, lysozyme (33.79 ± 0.98 U mL-1), protein (6.88 ± 0.37 mg mL-1), immunoglobulin (IgM; 5.34 ± 0.37 unit-mg mL-1), and protease activity (3.18 ± 0.36%) were significantly higher in BG40 than in the control; whereas, there was no significant effect on the alkaline phosphatase level. Among serum immune activity, activities of lysozyme, the alternative complement pathway, and IgM were significantly higher in BG40. Phagocytic, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were higher (P < 0.05) in BG30-BG50. Serum ALT, AST, and MDA levels were lower in BG40 than in the control (P < 0.05). Intestinal enzymatic activities were enhanced in BG40 and BG50 (P < 0.05), except for lipase in BG50. Gene expression analysis revealed that the mRNA expressions of antioxidant genes (SOD, GPx, and Nrf2), an anti-inflammatory gene (IL-10), and IκBα were significantly upregulated in BG40. Conversely, the pro-inflammatory gene IL-1β and the signaling molecule NF-κB p65 were downregulated in BG40 and BG50, respectively. BG supplementation had no significant effect on TNF-α, TLR22, or HSP70 mRNA expressions. Moreover, fish in BG40 exhibited the highest relative post-challenge survival (67.74%) against Aeromonas hydrophila infection. These results suggested that dietary supplementation with BG leaves at 40 g/kg can significantly improve the growth performance, immune responses, and disease resistance of C. carpio. BG leaves are a promising food additive for carp in aquaculture.
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- Sib Sankar Giri
- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Zoology, Kundavai Nachiyar Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur, 613007, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
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Wang T, Tian XL, Xu XB, Li H, Tian Y, Ma YH, Li XF, Li N, Zhang TT, Sheng YD, Tang QX, Zhang L, Wang CF, Siddiquid SA, Wang LX, Shan XF, Qian AD, Zhang DX. Dietary supplementation of probiotics fermented Chinese herbal medicine Sanguisorba officinalis cultures enhanced immune response and disease resistance of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) against Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 131:682-696. [PMID: 36341871 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aeromonas hydrophila, a Gram-negative bacterium, is one of the major pathogens causing bacterial sepsis in aquatic animals due to drug resistance and pathogenicity, which could cause high mortality and serious economic losses to the aquaculture. Sanguisorba officinalis (called DiYu in Chinese, DY) is well known as herbal medicine, which could inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria, hemostasis and regulate the immune response. Moreover, the active ingredients in DY could remarkably reduce drug resistance. In this study, we investigated the effects of probiotic fermentation cultures on A. hydrophila through in vitro and in vivo experiments. Three lactic acid bacteria, including Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG), Lactobacillus casei (LC) and Lactobacillus plantarum (LP), were selected to ferment the Chinese herbal medicine DY. The assays of antagonism showed that all three fermented cultures could influence the ability of A. hydrophila growth, among which L. rhamnosus fermented DY cultures appeared to be the strongest inhibitory effect. In addition, the biofilm determination revealed that L. rhamnosus fermented DY cultures could significantly inhibit the biofilm formation of A. hydrophila compared to the other groups. Furthermore, protease, lecithinase and urease activities were found in the three fermentation cultures. Three probiotics fermented DY cultures were orally administration with crucian carp to evaluate the growth performance, immunological parameters and pathogen resistance. The results showed that the three fermentation cultures could promote the growth performance of crucian carp, and the immunoglobulins, antioxidant-related enzymes and immune-related genes were significantly enhanced. Besides, the results showed that crucian carp received L. rhamnosus (60.87%), L. casei (56.09%) and L. plantarum (41.46%) fermented DY cultures had higher survival rates compared with the control group after infection with A. hydrophila. Meanwhile, the pathological tissue results revealed that the probiotic fermented cultures could largely improve the tissues damage caused by the pathogenic bacteria. In conclusion, this study proved that the fermentation cultures of three probiotics could effectively inhibit the growth of A. hydrophila, regulate the level of immune response and improve the survival rate against A. hydrophila in crucian carp. The present data suggest that probiotic fermented Sanguisorba officinalis act as a potential gut-targeted therapy regimens to protecting fish from pathogenic bacteria infection.
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- Tao Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Mudanjiang, Mudanjiang, 157020, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center of Nong'an County, Jilin Province, 130200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Li H, Wang H, Zhang J, Liu R, Zhao H, Shan S, Yang G. Identification of three inflammatory Caspases in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and its role in immune response against bacterial infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 131:590-601. [PMID: 36283597 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inflammatory Caspases are key effectors of the inflammasomes and play an important role in innate immune response. However, there are few studies on the homologs of inflammatory Caspases in bony fish. In the present study, three inflammatory Caspase genes were cloned from common carp and named CcCaspase-A1, CcCaspase-A2 and CcCaspase-B. Nucleotide sequences alignment revealed that the three Caspases were very similar in structure, which contained a PYD domain in the N-terminal, and a CASc domain in the C-terminal. In the phylogenetic tree, CcCaspase-A1 and CcCaspase-A2 were close to the Caspase-A of grass carp, and CcCaspase-B was close to the DrCaspase-B of zebrafish. In healthy common carp, the expression levels of CcCaspase-A1 and CcCaspase-A2 were the highest in the gills, and CcCaspase-B was the highest in the spleen. After immune stimulation with Edwardsiella tarda or Aeromonas hydrophila, the expression levels of all CcCaspases increased significantly. The fluorescence localization assays showed that all these CcCaspases were expressed in the cytoplasm, and were involved in the assembly of CcNLRP1 inflammasome. These results suggest that the inflammatory CcCaspases play a key role in immune response of common carp against bacterial infection, which may enrich the knowledge of inflammasome in fish, and provide basic data for the prevention and treatment of fish infectious diseases.
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- Hua Li
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 East Wenhua Road, Jinan, 250014, PR China.
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Aracati MF, Luporini de Oliveira S, Rodrigues LF, Carlino da Costa C, Cristina de Moraes A, da Rosa Prado EJ, Fernandes DC, Vaz Farias TH, Eto SF, Charlie-Silva I, de Andrade Belo MA. Antagonism of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors by zafirlukast modulated acute inflammatory reaction in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 130:323-331. [PMID: 36122633 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To identify activation pathways and effector mechanisms of innate immunity in fish has become relevant for the sanitary management of intensive fish farming. However, little is known about the blocking of cysteinyl leukotrienes receptors (CysLTRs) and their effects in teleost fish. Our study evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of 250 and 500 μg zafirlukast (antagonist of CysLTRs)/kg b.w., administered orally in the diet, during acute inflammatory reaction induced by Aeromonas hydrophila bacterins in Oreochromis niloticus. 80 tilapia were distributed in 10 aquariums (100L of water each, n = 8) to constitute three treatments: Control (inoculated with A. hydrophila bacterin and untreated); Treated with 250 μg or 500 μg of zafirlukast/kg b.w. and inoculated. To be evaluated in three periods: 6, 24 and 48 h post-inoculation (HPI), totaling nine aquariums. A tenth group was sampled without any stimulus to constitute reference values (Physiological standards). Tilapia treated with zafirlukast demonstrated dose-response effect in the decrease of accumulated inflammatory cells, strongly influenced by granulocytes and macrophages. Zafirlukast treated-tilapia showed decrease in blood leukocyte counts (mainly neutrophils, and monocytes) and reactive oxygen species production. Treatment with zafirlukast resulted in down-regulation of ceruloplasmin, complement 3, alpha2-macroglobulin, transferrin and apolipoprotein A1, as well as up-regulation of haptoglobin. Our study provided convincing results in the pathophysiology of tilapia inflammatory reaction, considering that treatment with zafirlukast, antagonist of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors, resulted in a dose-response effect by suppressing the dynamics between leukocytes in the bloodstream and cell accumulation in the inflamed focus, as well as modulated the leukocyte oxidative burst and the acute phase protein response.
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- Mayumi Fernanda Aracati
- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Deparment of Pharmacology, University of São Paulo-ICB/USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil; Laboratory of Animal Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brazil University - (UB), Descalvado, SP, Brazil.
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Liu H, Yu H, Yu YY, Bao XX, Zhou JH, Zeng WW, Peng ZQ, Yang Y, Duan N. miRNA and mRNA expression analysis reveals the effects of continuous heat stress on antibacterial responses to Aeromonas hydrophila lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 130:332-341. [PMID: 36115605 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is the largest economic fish in freshwater culture in China, which is predisposed to infectious diseases under high temperature. Under the background of global warming, the industrialization of the Pearl River Delta region has led to aggravated thermal pollution, which has increasingly serious impacts on the aquatic ecological environment. This will result in more frequent exposure of grass carp to overheated water temperatures. Previous studies have only identified the regulatory genes of fish that respond to pathogens or temperature stress, but the transcriptional response to both is unknown. In this study, the histopathological analysis showed heat stress exacerbated spleen damage induced by Aeromonas hydrophila. The transcriptional responses of the spleens from A. hydrophila lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -injected grass carp undergoing heat stress and at normal temperatures for 6, 24, and 72 h were investigated by mRNA and microRNA sequencing. We identified 28, 20, and 141 differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs and 126, 383, and 4841 DE mRNAs between the two groups after 6, 24, and 72 h, respectively. There were 67 DE genes mainly involved in the cytochrome P450 pathway, antioxidant defense, inflammatory response, pathogen recognition pathway, antigen processing and presentation, and the ubiquitin-proteasome system. There were 5 DE miRNAs involved in regulating apoptosis and inflammation. We further verified 17 DE mRNAs and 5 DE miRNAs using quantitative real-time PCR. Based on miRNAs and mRNAs analysis, continuous heat stress will affect the antibacterial responses of grass carp spleens, resulting in aggravation of spleen injury. Together, these results provide data for further understanding of the decreased tolerance of fish to pathogen infection in persistent high-temperature environments.
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- Hua Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China; School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510631, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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- GuangDong MaoMing Agriculture and Forestry Techical College, Maoming, Guangdong, 525024, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528225, China
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Li F, Tang Y, Wei L, Yang M, Lu Z, Shi F, Zhan F, Li Y, Liao W, Lin L, Qin Z. Alginate oligosaccharide modulates immune response, fat metabolism, and the gut bacterial community in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 130:103-113. [PMID: 36044935 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS) is widely used in agriculture because of its many excellent biological properties. However, the possible beneficial effects of AOS and their underlying mechanisms are currently not well known in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Here, grass carp were fed diets supplemented with 5, 10, or 20 g/kg AOS for six weeks. HE and PAS staining showed that the diets of AOS significantly increased the number of goblet cells in the intestinal. According to transcriptome and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) data, AOS-supplemented diets activated the expression of fat metabolism-related pathways and genes. The 16S rRNA sequencing results showed that supplementation with AOS affected the distribution and abundance of the gut bacterial assembly. qRT-PCR and activity assays revealed that the AOS diets significantly increased the antioxidant resistance in gut of grass carp, and down-regulated the expression of inflammatory and up-regulated anti-inflammatory cytokines. Finally, the Aeromonas hydrophila infection assay suggested that the mortality in the groups fed dietary AOS was slightly lower than that in the control. Therefore, supplementing the diet of grass carp with an appropriate amount of AOS can improve fat metabolism and immune responses and alter the intestinal bacterial community, which may help to fight bacterial infection.
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- Fenglin Li
- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China
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- South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhanjiang, 524025, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Water Environment and Aquatic Products Security Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases and Waterfowl Breeding, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510222, China.
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He XN, Zeng ZZ, Wu P, Jiang WD, Liu Y, Jiang J, Kuang SY, Tang L, Feng L, Zhou XQ. Dietary Aflatoxin B1 attenuates immune function of immune organs in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) by modulating NF-κB and the TOR signaling pathway. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1027064. [PMID: 36330527 PMCID: PMC9623247 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1027064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is kind of a common mycotoxin in food and feedstuff. Aquafeeds are susceptible to contamination of AFB1. In teleost fish, the spleen and head kidney are key immune organ. Moreover, the fish skin is a critical mucosal barrier system. However, there was little study on the effects of dietary AFB1 on the immune response of these immune organs in fish. This study aimed to explore the impacts of oral AFB1 on the immune competence and its mechanisms in the skin, spleen, and head kidney of grass carp. Our work indicated that dietary AFB1 reduced antibacterial compounds and immunoglobulins contents, and decreased the transcription levels of antimicrobial peptides in grass carp immune organs. In addition, dietary AFB1 increased the transcription levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduced the transcription levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the grass carp immune organs, which might be regulated by NF-κB and TOR signaling, respectively. Meanwhile, we evaluated the content of AFB1 in the grass carp diet should not exceed 29.48 μg/kg diet according to the levels of acid phosphatase and lysozyme. In summary, dietary AFB1 impaired immune response in grass carp skin, spleen, and head kidney.
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- Xiang-Ning He
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao-Qiu Zhou, ; Lin Feng,
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provence, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao-Qiu Zhou, ; Lin Feng,
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