Article
Environmental Sciences
J. M. Guerra-Garcia, S. Calero-Cano, I. Donazar-Aramendia, I. Giraldez, E. Morales, P. Arechavala-Lopez, J. L. Cervera-Currado
Summary: Considering the overexploitation of fishing, aquaculture production is crucial for ensuring fish and shellfish consumption. Sustainable aquaculture methods are necessary to minimize environmental impact. Salt marshes can provide a suitable environment for extensive aquaculture. This study compared gilthead seabream cultured in different types of marsh ponds with wild seabream, using diet analysis and stable isotopes. The results showed that extensively cultured seabream had a wider trophic niche and closer similarity to wild seabream, compared to semi-intensively cultured seabream. Trace element analysis also revealed differences in metal concentrations between the two types of culture. Overall, marsh ponds are a favorable environment for promoting extensively cultured fish.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sara Vali, Nava Majidiyan, Dariush Azadikhah, Matin Varcheh, Nikola Tresnakova, Caterina Faggio
Summary: This study evaluated the acute and chronic toxicity of Diazinon (DZN) on grass carp and found that DZN caused damage to the gills and liver, as well as changes in hematological parameters. These findings suggest a potential risk of DZN to other fish species.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kristin A. Shimano, Rachael F. Grace, Jenny M. Despotovic, Ellis J. Neufeld, Robert J. Klaassen, Carolyn M. Bennett, Clement Ma, Wendy B. London, Cindy Neunert
Summary: This study compares eltrombopag with standard first-line management in children with newly diagnosed ITP, with the primary endpoint being platelet response. Secondary outcomes include the number of rescue therapies needed, proportion of patients not needing ongoing treatment, treatment response at 1 year, and number of second-line therapies used. Planned sample size is up to 162 pediatric patients over 2 years at 20 sites, with results expected to be published in 2023.
Article
Ecology
Puqing Song, Cheng Liu, Zizi Cai, Shigang Liu, Jiali Xiang, Binbin Shan, Dongping Ji, Yuan Li, Longshan Lin
Summary: The study reveals high genetic diversity in yellowfin seabream populations along the southeast coast of China, possibly attributed to their breeding habits and growth rate. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA shows that yellowfin seabream have experienced population expansion events. The research provides genetic information for future studies on the genetic structure and historical demography of yellowfin seabream in the region.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Wen-shan Li, Qing-qing Zhang, Qiao Li, Shang-yu Liu, Guo-qiang Yuan, Ya-wen Pan
Summary: The imbalance of immune response is crucial in disease development, including glioblastoma. Understanding how the innate immune system detects tumors and pathogens is essential. This review emphasizes the similarity in RNA and DNA sensing mechanisms in the innate immunity of both tumors and pathogens, with the aim of enhancing the anti-tumor innate immune response and exploring new targets to improve the response to conventional tumor therapy and immunotherapy.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Hematology
Nina Kim, Steven Pavletic, Kelly J. Norsworthy
Summary: The International Working Group (IWG) response criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have been widely adopted in clinical trials, but clinical experience has revealed limitations and the need for further validation of the endpoints proposed by the IWG.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Suman Karmakar, Sutanu Karmakar, Prasanta Jana, Bhagchand Chhaba, Sushree Akankshya Das, Sangram Keshari Rout
Summary: Exposure to nonylphenol had negative effects on the behavior, physiology, and biochemical parameters of Labeo rohita, including changes in blood parameters and tissue structure. This study suggests the importance of controlling the use and disposal of nonylphenol to protect aquatic organisms.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Mahyar Zare, Hung Quang Tran, Marketa Prokesova, Vlastimil Stejskal
Summary: The study found that adding garlic powder to the diet of European perch can improve overall body composition, feed digestibility, immunohematological effects, and resistance against overcrowding stress.
Article
Fisheries
Hung Duc Pham, Muhammad A. B. Siddik, Ut Van Phan, Hoang Minh Le, Md. Arifur Rahman
Summary: The study demonstrated that increasing levels of poultry by-product meal in the diets negatively affected growth, feed efficiency, and biochemical composition in juvenile pompano. Supplementing with tuna hydrolysates did not improve these negative effects. Furthermore, histopathological alterations were observed in the liver of fish fed with certain diets.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Sarra Farjallah, Nabil Amor, Giovanni Garippa, Francisco E. Montero, Maria Villora-Montero, Osama Badri Mohamed, Paolo Merella
Summary: This study provides the first contribution to the population genetic variation of Sparicotyle chrysophrii. The analysis based on molecular markers revealed that only one species of the parasite is found on the gills of Sparus aurata in the Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, a new undescribed sister species of S. chrysophrii may exist based on samples isolated from a different host species in the Adriatic Sea.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Svjetlana Krstulovic Sifner, Mate Santic
Summary: The diet of juvenile common two-banded sea bream in the eastern central Adriatic Sea was investigated. Planktonic copepods were found to be the most important prey group, followed by gastropods. Fish size played a role in food composition, with smaller individuals consuming more copepods and larger individuals consuming more benthic prey. Feeding intensity was high.
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sonia Rocha, Luis Filipe Rangel, Graca Casal, Ricardo Severino, Florbela Soares, Pedro Rodrigues, Maria Joao Santos
Summary: Myxosporeans are parasitic organisms that mainly infect fish and pose a potential threat to the aquaculture industry. In this study, a survey on myxosporean infections in white seabream, a commercially valuable fish reared in Southern European fish farms, was conducted. Two coelozoic myxosporeans, Ceratomyxa sargus n. sp. and Zschokkella auratis, were identified infecting the gall bladder of the fish. The genetic analysis revealed that C. sargus n. sp. is a separate species from other Ceratomyxa spp. infecting sparid fish in Southern Europe, while Zschokkella auratis demonstrates host shift among sparids in the Southern Portuguese coast.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xianbin Ma, Meng-Jie Zhang, Jingting Wang, Tian Zhang, Peng Xue, Yuejun Kang, Zhi-Jun Sun, Zhigang Xu
Summary: This article comprehensively summarizes the latest advances in using imaging technology to predict the response rate to immunotherapy, with a focus on the application of nanosystem-based biomaterials. By using various imaging methods, nanosystems can differentiate responders from non-responders to immunotherapy, showing great potential in the prediction and diagnosis of tumors, inflammation, and other diseases.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Augustus M. Snyder, Eric J. McElroy, John F. Smith, John Archambault, Isaure de Buron
Summary: The study found that seatrout retain and accumulate myxospores throughout their lives, although they are able to clear infections.
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Eidi Kikuchi, Luis Gustavo Cardoso, Bruno L. Mourato, Rodrigo Sant'Ana, Manuel Haimovici
Summary: A study found that the previously unexploited stock of red porgy heavily fished along southern Brazil in the 1970s collapsed within a decade. Despite the collapse, the growth of red porgy did not change, suggesting no density-dependent effect. Using a predictive model, it was determined that a 19-year moratorium would have been needed for the stock to rebuild. However, post-collapse fishing continued, and the stock did not recover.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Ana Herrero, Oswaldo Palenzuela, Hamish Rodger, Chris Matthews, Mar Marcos-Lopez, James E. Bron, Mark P. Dagleish, Kim D. Thompson
Summary: The microsporidian D. lepeophtherii is difficult to detect in tissue sections, and this study developed an ISH protocol specific for D. lepeophtherii, which showed higher sensitivity compared to other methods.
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Fernando Naya-Catala, M. Carla Piazzon, Josep A. Calduch-Giner, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla, Jaume Perez-Sanchez
Summary: The present study used a metatranscriptomic approach to investigate the expression of gut microbial genes in farmed gilthead sea bream. The researchers found that fungal transcripts were as abundant as bacterial ones, contrary to previous rRNA amplicon-based studies. The study also revealed that dietary intervention and different growth rates of fish influenced the metatranscriptome, with bacteria primarily shaping vitamin and amino acid metabolism and rhythmic and symbiotic processes, while fungi played a more specific role in configuring host immune, digestive, and endocrine processes.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Rosa A. Sueiro, Jesus Lamas, Oswaldo Palenzuela, Paola Gulias, Cristina Diez-Vives, Alba Garcia-Ulloa, Jose M. Leiro
Summary: Scuticociliatosis is a serious disease without effective control measures for flatfish during culture. This study developed a quantitative real-time PCR assay with high sensitivity and precision for monitoring the main pathogenic agents of scuticociliatosis in fish farm water, which could contribute to the establishment of effective prevention and control programs.
Article
Fisheries
M. C. Piazzon, F. Naya-Catala, G. V. Pereira, I. Estensoro, R. Del Pozo, J. A. Calduch-Giner, W. G. Nuez-Ortin, O. Palenzuela, A. Sitja-Bobadilla, J. Dias, L. E. C. Conceicao, J. Perez-Sanchez
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of the NoPAP SANA diet on gilthead sea bream, showing that the diet promotes optimal growth and a healthy condition without affecting susceptibility to intestinal parasites.
Article
Parasitology
Enrique Riera-Ferrer, M. Carla Piazzon, Raquel Del Pozo, Oswaldo Palenzuela, Itziar Estensoro, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla
Summary: Sparicotylosis, an enzootic parasitic disease, profoundly alters the haemostasis, the innate immune system and the lipid metabolism and transport in gilthead sea bream.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Article
Biology
Fernando Naya-Catala, M. Carla Piazzon, Silvia Torrecillas, Socorro Toxqui-Rodriguez, Josep A. Calduch-Giner, Ramon Fontanillas, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla, Daniel Montero, Jaume Perez-Sanchez
Summary: The AquaIMPACT H2020 EU project aims to improve the competitiveness of European Aquaculture by integrating selective breeding and nutrition, while promoting the production of high-quality fish with limited environmental impact. This study evaluated the changes in gut microbiota with diet along the production cycle in genetically improved fish and reference fish. The results showed that the gut microbiota composition had less influence on the growth of genetically improved fish, but their intestinal function and gene expression profiles were enhanced.
Article
Fisheries
Socorro Toxqui-Rodriguez, Fernando Naya-Catala, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla, M. Carla Piazzon, Jaume Perez-Sanchez
Summary: This study compared different sequencing platforms for microbial characterization in fish gut mucosal samples. The results showed that MinION is a reliable and accurate tool for assessing intestinal bacteria communities, with good correlation with Illumina results. However, less abundant but biologically important taxa may be masked compared to Illumina sequencing.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Maria Constenla, Oswaldo Palenzuela
Summary: A new parasite species, Endolimax carassius, was identified as the causative agent of systemic granulomatous disease in goldfish. Phylogenetic analyses showed that this goldfish parasite species is closely related to Endolimax piscium, the causative agent of systemic granulomatous disease in Senegalese sole. The discovery of a considerable diversity of Endolimax spp. among fish highlights the importance of characterizing these parasites in order to understand their evolution and pathogenic potential.
Article
Fisheries
Enrique Riera-Ferrer, Raquel Del Pozo, M. Carla Piazzon, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla, Itziar Estensoro, Oswaldo Palenzuela
Summary: This study explores the best experimental conditions to set up an in vivo infection model capable of mimicking the sparicotylosis signs observed in farmed diseased fish. The experimental setup for parasite transmission consisted of a recipient fish tank with naive GSB receiving water from two S. chrysophrii-infected donor tanks. The study provides an advancement for studying S. chrysophrii's biology and its interaction with its host, as well as for further researching treatment alternatives and prophylactic measures.
Meeting Abstract
Fisheries
Itziar Estensoro, Raquel Del Pozo, Ariadna Sitja-Bobadilla, M. Carla Piazzon
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Fisheries
E. Riera-Ferrer, E. Gimeno, R. Del Pozo, O. Palenzuela, M. C. Piazzon, A. Sitja-Bobadilla, I. Estensoro
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
S. Zrncic, F. Padros, S. Tavornapanich, N. Lorenzen, D. Volpatti, I Mladineo, A. Manfrin, A. Sitja-Bobadilla, E. Brun
Summary: Aquaculture of European sea bass and gilthead sea bream is a crucial activity in the Mediterranean basin, with multiple EU Horizon 2020 and regional projects working on improving farming performance. The workshop aimed at presenting and discussing research achievements related to fish diseases, focusing on innovative outputs for European mariculture improvement.
BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PATHOLOGISTS
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Kiswendsida Thierry Guiguemde, Patindoilba Marcel Sawadogo, Adama Zida, Apollinaire Kima, Roland Windtare Bougma, Mamadou Serme, Ibrahim Sangare, Clarisse Bougouma, Sanata Bamba
Summary: This study assessed the transmission of onchocerciasis in the Cascades region of Burkina Faso and found that the resumption of ivermectin treatment has significantly reduced the prevalence of the disease since 2011.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
Article
Parasitology
K. D. Steffen, M. L. Gos, J. M. Unzaga, M. C. Venturini, R. O. Ariasc, G. More
Summary: The dynamics of anti-T. gondii antibodies and seroconversion in naturally infected goats from the last third of pregnancy to 100 days of lactation were evaluated, and their relationship with hematological and dehydration parameters was examined. The results showed that seroconversion occurred in goats of different physiological states and ages, and it was not related to hydration status.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
Article
Parasitology
Maho Kotake, Yuho Watanabe, Naoki Itoh, Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga
Summary: This study examined the effects of light exposure on the theront excystment circadian rhythm in Cryptocaryon irritans. The results showed that light reception is essential for circadian rhythm entrainment and both light duration and temperature have an impact on the entrainment of circadian rhythm.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
Review
Parasitology
Olivier Ndogo Eteme, Ernestine Nkwengoua Zondegoumba, Yasmin Saegusa Tadayozzi, Jessica Aparecida Serafim, Wendell Queiroz Leite, Mariane de Freitas Genari Severino, Eduardo Festozo Vicente
Summary: The high mortality rate caused by parasitic worms on their hosts is a major concern. Current drugs on the market are often toxic with numerous side effects, necessitating the search for new, more potent molecules. Medicinal plants have been found to contain a wide range of novel molecules that can effectively combat different types of helminths. This review provides an overview of the methods, activities, and mechanisms of action of cyclic peptides, specifically cyclotides, for treating helminthic infections.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
Article
Parasitology
Lucas de Assis Silva Andrade, Carlos Nei Ortuzar-Ferreira, Mariana de Souza Oliveira, Sergian Vianna Cardozo, Viviane Moreira de Lima, Bruno Pereira Berto
Summary: A new species of Isospora Schneider, 1881 has been identified from V. chivi in Southeastern Brazil. Morphological and molecular analyses confirmed the identity of this new species.
PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
