scholarly journals Spirulina platensis Reduced Oxidative Damage Induced by Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim ◽  
Mahmoud A.O. Dawood ◽  
Mohamed Elbadawy ◽  
Lotfi Aleya ◽  
Saad Alkahtani
Keyword(s):  
Total Protein ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Spirulina Platensis ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Oxidative Status ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Serum Alanine Aminotransferase ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Antioxidative Enzyme Activities ◽  
Biochemical Measurements

Due to the numerous pharmacological impacts of Spirulina platensis (SP), the effects of SP on the oxidative status of Nile tilapia farmed under chlorpyrifos (CPF) ambient toxicity were considered in this study. Fish (60 ± 6.1 g) was randomly stocked in five groups where the SP free diet was fed to the control group while the second one was fed 1% SP without CPF exposure. Additionally, CPF (15 μg/L) was added in water and fish were fed with SP at 0, 0.5, and 1% (third, fourth, and fifth groups, respectively). Samples of blood and gills, kidneys, and liver tissues were assayed for biochemical measurements. Fish exposed to CPF exhibited significant (p ≤ 0.05) increments of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), cholesterol, urea, creatinine, and malondialdehyde (MDA), while significantly decreased total protein, albumin, and antioxidative enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were observed in tilapia exposed to CPF (p ≤ 0.05). In contrast, SP feeding resulted in decreased levels of ALT, AST, ALP, cholesterol, urea, and creatinine as well as increased total protein, albumin, SOD, and CAT activities. Based on the obtained results, it can be suggested that SP is efficient in protecting Nile tilapia from CPF toxicity by increasing the antioxidative response.

scholarly journals Effect of pollution with lead, cupper, cadmium on gene expression pattern of liver GST and serum lysozymes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis. niloticus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Enas Hassan ◽  
Gehad El-Sayed ◽  
Azza Hassan ◽  
Shaimaa Abd Elsalam
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Expression Pattern ◽  
Total Protein ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Gene Expression Pattern ◽  
Total Leukocyte Count ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of pollution with lead, copper, cadmium on the gene expression pattern of liver Glutathione-S-transferase and serum lysozyme in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis. niloticus). Design: Descriptive study. Fish: A Total of 120 Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) samples were collected from Lake Manzala, and drainage water at different localities. Procedures: Cd, Cu, and Pb concentrations residues within mid-dorsal muscle tissue, within gills, liver, and kidney were determined. Erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, Packed Cell volume and other blood indices, as well as, total leukocyte count were measured. Biochemically, Alanine transaminase, Aspartate transaminase activities, total protein, creatinine, uric acid, lysozymes activity were estimated. GST gene expression was determined in the liver. Results: The results showed that Pb, Cu and Cd were bio accumulated at a higher level in the liver, kidney and gills of Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from all sampling sites. The levels of the ALT and AST were increased, total protein and Albumin concentrations were decreased. Creatinine and uric acid were significantly (P≤ 0.05) increased in all groups (compared to the control group. Hematological parameters and lysozyme activity were decreased. Up regulation of the hepatic GST expression levels in Nile tilapia exposed to the heavy metals in comparison to the control value. Conclusion and clinical relevance: This study shows that lead, copper and cadmium were bio accumulated at higher concentration in liver, kidney, gills and muscles of Nile tilapia due to large industrial activities near locations of the sampling sites. Additionally, GST gene expression represents sensitive biomarker of aquatic pollution.

scholarly journals Evaluation of resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in four farmed strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Gláucia Frasnelli Mian ◽  
Charles Oswaldo Roncancio ◽  
Maria Cristina de Souza Silva ◽  
Amanda Carvalho Rosado Ferreira ◽  
Dircéia Aparecida da Costa Custódio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Brain Heart Infusion ◽  
Resistance Test ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) has always been considered more resistant to diseases compared to other fish species. However, in recent decades, this fish species has also been susceptible to many bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and nutritional diseases. In Brazil, streptococcosis is one of the main diseases that affect tilapia and has caused many economic losses. A resistance test was conducted with 93 tilapia of four varieties (UFLA strain and three commercial varieties: SC1, SC2, and SC3) to evaluate resistance to experimental inoculation with Streptococcus agalactiae. Each variety was distributed in five aquariums, with nine specimens of the same variety. Among the five aquariums, four housed fish were intraperitoneally inoculated with 107 CFU/fish of S. agalactiae and one aquarium harbored fish from the control group, which received 0.1 mL of sterile BHI (Brain Heart Infusion). Significant differences were observed in the survival rates accumulated at the end of the experiment (day 15), with values of 22, 36, 36, and 15% for SC1, SC2, SC3, and UFLA, respectively. The UFLA strain presented lower survival than other strains, which did not differ among the 15 days of challenge. These results demonstrate that there are animals with a better response to the resistance test than others.

scholarly journals Hematology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to anesthesia and anticoagulation protocols

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6Supl2) ◽  
pp. 4237
Author(s):  
Nadia Cristine Weinert ◽  
Julieta Volpato ◽  
Ádson Costa ◽  
Rozyanne Rosa Antunes ◽  
Aldo Camargo de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Prognostic Indicator ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Commercial Fish ◽  
Pathological Conditions ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Apparently Healthy

<p>Clinical hematology facilitates the diagnosis of disease and can act as a prognostic indicator of pathological conditions in fish. The aim of the present study was to evaluate hematological parameters of Nile tilapia (<em>Oreochromis niloticus</em>) subjected to different anesthetics and anticoagulants. Thirty apparently healthy fishes (average weight of 473 ± 35. 50 g and mean total length of 29. 33 ± 0. 37 cm), were selected from the local commercial fish farm in the Lages municipality (Santa Catarina, Brazil). The animals were randomly divided into three groups of 10. In two groups, anesthesia was induced with eugenol (70 mg·L- 1) (EG) and Benzocaine hydrochloride (100 mg·L-1) (BG), respectively. Anesthesia was not administered to fish of the third group (CG/control group). Blood samples were obtained by venipuncture of the caudal vessels and placed into microtubes containing sodium heparin or Na2EDTA for further analysis. The results were analyzed by Sigma Stat for Windows, the paired t-test for significant differences between anticoagulants of the same group, and analysis of variance followed by the Tukey test for comparison of means between groups (p ? 0. 05). Most of the observed changes in the erythrogram were significantly higher for the anticoagulant heparin and benzocaine group in comparison to the control group. However, the values obtained for the leukogram were significantly higher for all groups subjected to the Na2EDTA anticoagulant, suggesting that heparin may cause cell clumping. The results suggest that the anesthetics under investigation effectively minimizes the effects of stress caused by handling and invasive procedures, and that the anticoagulant heparin causes less hemolysis in comparison to Na2EDTA for Nile tilapia. Thus, the hematological variations attributed to different anesthetic protocols and/or different anticoagulants should be considered for the species <em>Oreochromis niloticus. </em></p>

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