期刊
FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 39, 期 5, 页码 1141-1151出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9770-1
关键词
Arginine; Complement activity; Cortisol; High density; Lysozyme activity; Nitric oxide
资金
- FCT, Portugal [STRESSAA-POCTI/CVT/49324/2002]
- FEDER [STRESSAA-POCTI/CVT/49324/2002]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal [SFRH/BD/38697/2007, SFRH/BPD/37197/2007]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/37197/2007, SFRH/BD/38697/2007] Funding Source: FCT
Amino acids (AA) regulate key metabolic pathways, including some immune responses. Therefore, this study aimed to assess whether an increased availability of dietary AA can mitigate the expected increase in plasma cortisol and metabolites levels due to high stocking density and its subsequent immunosuppression. Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) were maintained at low stocking density (LSD; 3.5 kg m(-2)) or high stocking density (HSD; 12 kg m(-2)) for 18 days. Additionally, both treatments were fed a control or a high protein (HP) diet (LSD, LSD HP, HSD and HSD HP). The HP diet slightly increased the levels of digestible indispensable AA, together with tyrosine and cysteine. HSD was effective in inducing a chronic stress response after 18 days of treatment since fish held at HSD presented higher plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate levels. Moreover, this increase in stress indicators translated in a decrease in plasma lysozyme, alternative complement pathway (ACP) and peroxidase activities, suggesting some degree of immunosuppression. Interestingly, while plasma glucose and lactate levels in HSD HP specimens decreased to similar values than LSD fish, plasma lysozyme, ACP and peroxidase activities increased, with even higher values than LSD groups for ACP activity. It is suggested that the HP diet may be used as functional feed since it may represent a metabolic advantage during stressful events and may counteract immunosuppression in sole.
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