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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qun Jiang, Shiqi Ao, Peng Ji, Yifan Zhou, Huanyu Tang, Liying Zhou, Xiaojun Zhang
Summary: Deltamethrin exhibited high toxicity to Macrobrachium nipponense, causing severe histopathological damage, oxidative stress, respiratory disruption, and immunosuppression. Following 7-day decontamination in freshwater, hepatopancreas function and respiration indicators improved to control levels, but histopathological damage and biomarkers in oxidative stress and immune system did not fully recover.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qun Jiang, Ziyan Jiang, Shiqi Ao, Xiaojian Gao, Xinhai Zhu, Zirui Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang
Summary: The study assessed the toxicity of deltamethrin on Macrobrachium rosenbergii, revealing tissue damage and oxidative stress at high concentrations, with persistent harm even after decontamination.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yiming Li, Yuqian Xiang, Qichen Jiang, Ying Yang, Yingying Huang, Wujiang Fan, Yunlong Zhao
Summary: This study found that hybrid populations of M. nipponense have a greater advantage in antioxidant immunity and stronger stress resistance at the same ammonia concentration.
Article
Fisheries
Mohammad Ettefaghdoost, Hossein Haghighi
Summary: This study found that increasing the dietary levels of lutein can improve the growth performance, biochemical, and immuno-physiological parameters of oriental river prawn.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Ying Yan, Yan Lin, Lin Zhang, Guodong Gao, Shiyou Chen, Changhong Chi, Songqin Hu, Yuhang Sang, Xiaoyu Chu, Qunlan Zhou, Bo Liu, Yongfeng Zhao, Linghong Miao, Xianping Ge
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different levels of fermented antarctic krill shell (FAKS) on the growth performance, hemolymph biochemistry, hepatopancreatic antioxidant capacity, and digestive enzyme activities of Macrobrachium nipponense. The results showed that the inclusion of FAKS in the feed significantly improved the growth performance, digestive enzyme, and antioxidant enzyme activity of M. nipponense. The optimal weight gain rate and specific growth rate can be achieved at the proportion of dietary FAKS of 1.140% and 1.149% respectively, based on the quadratic regression curve fitting.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yiming Li, Xinglin Du, Qichen Jiang, Yingying Huang, Yunlong Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the effects of nanoplastic exposure on the growth and function of shrimp, and found that nanoplastics had adverse effects on the microstructure of the hepatopancreas, digestive enzyme activity, and expression of growth-related genes.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Yiming Li, Wenyue Xu, Bihong Zhu, Qichen Jiang, Yucong Ye, Yunlong Zhao
Summary: Ammonia nitrogen is a significant source of water pollution that severely restricts the development of aquaculture. This study found that the hybrid population had a greater detoxifying capacity and stress resistance ability compared to the parental population under the same concentration of ammonia nitrogen stress.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yiming Li, Yucong Ye, Wen Li, Xingguo Liu, Yunlong Zhao, Qichen Jiang, Xuan Che
Summary: This study revealed that salinity significantly affected ion homeostasis, glucose metabolism and gill tissue structure in Macrobrachium nipponense. Salinity stress activated ion transport channels and promoted up-regulation of glucose metabolism. High salinity levels caused damage to the gill tissue of M. nipponense.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peng Zhu, Hui Wang, Qifan Zeng
Summary: Aquatic environmental pollutants, specifically sulfide, have been shown to be toxic to aquatic animals like oriental river prawns. This study used transcriptome analysis to study the molecular responses of the hepatopancreas in prawns under sulfide stress, identifying differentially expressed genes related to functions such as energy metabolism, growth, osmoregulation, and immunity. The results provide insights into potential biomarkers for further studies on sulfide stress resistance in aquatic animals.
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Miao Sun, Xiang-Fei Li, Ya-Ping Ge, Ling Zhang, Bo Liu, Wen-Bin Liu
Summary: This study investigated the optimal dietary thiamine requirement of oriental river prawn and its effects on glycolipid metabolism. The results showed that the growth performance and metabolic indicators of the prawns reached their peak when the dietary thiamine level was 61.40 mg/kg.
Article
Fisheries
Meng Zhang, Youhui Huang, Yiming Li, Mingqi Cai, Yunlong Zhao
Summary: The study showed that dietary zinc ranging from 50 to 81 mg kg(-1) has a positive impact on growth, immunity, and reproductive performance of female Macrobrachium nipponense. Prawns in these groups exhibited significant weight gain, improved survival, and higher hepatosomatic indices.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Youqin Kong, Shanshan Wei, Zhili Ding, Changle Qi, Yan Liu, Yixiang Zhang, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Jinyun Ye
Summary: The effects of magnesium on the growth, antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology, and ammonia nitrogen resistance in juvenile oriental river prawn were evaluated. The results showed that appropriate levels of magnesium can promote growth and antioxidant capacity, improve intestinal morphology, and enhance resistance to ammonia nitrogen in prawns.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yaoran Fan, Xiao Wu, Feiyue Ling, Zefei Wang, Keyi Ma, Nan Xie, Juanying Li, Jianbin Feng, Jiale Li
Summary: Salinity is an important ecological factor that affects the physiology, survival, and distribution of crustaceans. The oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense, shows good growth performance in low salinity but is significantly affected by high salinity. Metabolic enzyme activity is significantly low at 7 and 14 ppt, indicating that these salinity levels are close to M. nipponense's iso-osmotic point. Through transcriptome and proteome analysis, several pathways related to salinity adaptation were enriched, and specific proteins and genes involved in these pathways were regulated in response to different salinity levels. The optimal survival salinity of M. nipponense may range from 0 ppt to 7 ppt.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Hanu Godfried Worlanyo, Sufei Jiang, Yebin Yu, Bo Liu, Qunlan Zhou, Cunxin Sun, Linghong Miao, Yan Lin, Xiaochuan Zheng, Momodou Saidyleigh, Bin Lv, Brian Pelekelo Munganga
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of threonine on the immune response of juvenile oriental river prawns. The results show that a threonine level of 1.67% in the feed significantly improved the growth performance of prawns, but decreased feed intake and lipid composition. Threonine levels also significantly affected the content and enzyme activities of certain substances in the blood. Furthermore, threonine levels had a significant impact on gene expression in the hepatopancreas.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Ming -Yang Liu, Miao Sun, Ling Zhang, Ya-Ping Ge, Bo Liu, Xiang-Fei Li
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the optimum myo-inositol demand of oriental river prawn and its potential effects on lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function. The results showed that moderate doses of myo-inositol supplementation significantly improved the growth performance and mitochondrial function of the prawns, along with enhanced lipid transport, lipolysis, and fatty acid beta-oxidation. The optimal supplementation level of myo-inositol was found to be 2787.00-5484.87 mg/kg.
Article
Fisheries
Zhili Ding, Yunfeng Xiong, Jinxian Zheng, Dongsheng Zhou, Youqin Kong, Changle Qi, Yan Liu, Jinyun Ye, Samwel Mchele Limbu
Summary: The study found that supplementation with 700 mg/kg alpha-lipoic acid can improve the antioxidant status, carbohydrate metabolism, and hepatopancreas morphology in freshwater prawns Macrobrachium nipponense under different levels of dietary carbohydrate.
Article
Physiology
Rui-Xin Li, Ling-Yun Chen, Samwel M. Limbu, Bing Yao, Yi-Fan Qian, Wen-Hao Zhou, Li-Qiao Chen, Fang Qiao, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du, Yuan Luo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of statins on cholesterol metabolism in fish. The results showed that atorvastatin treatment increased hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride contents, inhibited VLDL assembly, and promoted cholesterol synthesis in the liver. Additionally, atorvastatin treatment reduced cholesterol and triglyceride contents in adipose tissue by inhibiting lipid catabolism and LDL uptake. Overall, this study revealed a novel regulatory pattern of cholesterol metabolism in fish induced by atorvastatin, which is distinct from mammals.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Wen-Hao Zhou, Samwel M. Limbu, Rui-Xin Li, Yuan Luo, Jiong Ren, Fang Qiao, Mei -Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: High-fat diet has negative effects on fish growth, but the effects of sodium acetate on HFD in fish are unknown. This study found that dietary sodium acetate can alleviate adverse effects of HFD in fish by reducing lipid deposition, improving insulin sensitivity, promoting glucose catabolism and protein synthesis, and enhancing growth performance. It also helps alleviate oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and liver damage.
Article
Fisheries
Qiaohua Luo, Zuliang Zhou, Jianhua Zhao, Hong Xu, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Qiyou Xu
Summary: The effects of beta-CG on mirror carp growth performance and intestinal health were investigated. The results showed that beta-CG did not affect growth performance but induced inflammation in the intestine and altered lipid and protein metabolism. Therefore, fish farmers should process soybean meal to reduce beta-CG concentration before use.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sheng-Xiang Sun, Yi-Chan Liu, Samwel M. Limbu, Dong-Liang Li, Li-Qiao Chen, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhan Yin, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study knocked out vtg1, the most abundant Vtg in zebrafish, and found that Vtg1 plays a crucial role in female reproduction and affects the development of embryos and early larvae.
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yi-Chan Liu, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Jin-Gang Wang, Mai Wang, Li-Qiao Chen, Fang Qiao, Yuan Luo, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study investigated the role of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in improving liver health in Nile tilapia. The results showed that tilapia fed on DHA diets had lower lipid content in the liver and serum, as well as decreased triglyceride concentrations. Furthermore, DHA supplementation also downregulated the expression of genes related to liver damage.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Wen-Hao Zhou, Samwel M. Limbu, Yuan Luo, Rui-Xin Li, Jiong Ren, Fang Qiao, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study investigated the effects of dietary sodium acetate on energy metabolism in Nile tilapia. The results showed that sodium acetate significantly increased weight gain, feed efficiency, and the content of glycogen, lipid, and protein in fish. It also inhibited the catabolism of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate. This study suggests that sodium acetate could be used as a potential feed additive to promote feed utilization and exert protein-sparing effects.
Article
Zoology
Shanshan Wei, Ting Liu, Yani Zhao, Yang Xiao, Dongsheng Zhou, Jinxian Zheng, Dong Zhou, Zhili Ding, Qiyou Xu, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Youqin Kong
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of carbohydrate levels and ammonia stress on the oriental river prawn. The results showed that feeding the prawns with a diet containing 20% carbohydrates during ammonia stress can increase their weight gain, improve their ability to resist ammonia, and reduce inflammation and cell apoptosis caused by ammonia.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Rui-Xin Li, Ling-Yun Chen, Samwel M. M. Limbu, Yu-Cheng Qian, Wen-Hao Zhou, Li-Qiao Chen, Yuan Luo, Fang Qiao, Mei-Ling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study investigated the metabolic responses to high dietary cholesterol intake in Nile tilapia. The results showed that high cholesterol intake led to increased body weight, impaired liver function, reduced mitochondria number, and altered gut microbiome composition in fish. High cholesterol intake also inhibited lipid and protein catabolism, leading to metabolic disorders in fish. This study provides new insights into the systemic metabolic response to high cholesterol intake in fish.
MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qiang Ma, Houguo Xu, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Yuliang Wei, Mengqing Liang
Summary: In this study, the ability of fish to utilize carbohydrates was evaluated by intraperitoneal injection or oral administration of glucose or fructose to tiger puffer and turbot. The results showed that glucose and fructose stimulated insulin secretion and improved hypoxia tolerance in the two marine fishes.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Qiang Ma, Yuan Luo, Jia Zhong, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Ling-Yu Li, Li-Qiao Chen, Fang Qiao, Mei-Ling Zhang, Qiang Lin, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study reveals that the tolerance of fish to hypoxia is influenced by lipid catabolism and energy source preference. Manipulating lipid catabolism can either increase or decrease the tolerance of fish to hypoxia. Fish species that preferentially use lipids as an energy source show lower tolerance to acute hypoxia compared to those that preferentially use carbohydrates.
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Junbao Wang, Shanshan Li, Yonghui Jian, Jiaxin Song, Jinxian Zheng, Dongsheng Zhou, Youqin Kong, Samwel Mchele Limbu, Jinyun Ye, Zhili Ding
Summary: This study investigated the effects of dietary postbiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in aquaculture. The results showed that feeding the prawns on postbiotics diets improved growth performance, survival rate, antioxidant capacity, non-specific immunity, and gut health.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yuan Luo, Wenhao Zhou, Ruixin Li, Samwel M. Limbu, Fang Qiao, Liqiao Chen, Meiling Zhang, Zhen-Yu Du
Summary: This study investigated the regulatory function of the PDK-PDHE1a axis in glucose metabolism in fish. The results showed that inhibiting PDK can enhance PDHE1a activity and improve glucose catabolism in fish.