| Autor: |
Arge R; Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway. regin.arge@marineharvest.com.; Formerly associated with Fiskaaling, Aquacultural Research Station of the Faroes, FO-430, Hvalvík, Faroe Islands. regin.arge@marineharvest.com., Dessen JE; Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.; Nofima AS, 1431, Ås, Norway., Østbye TK; Nofima AS, 1431, Ås, Norway., Ruyter B; Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.; Nofima AS, 1431, Ås, Norway., Thomassen MS; Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway., Rørvik KA; Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.; Nofima AS, 1431, Ås, Norway. |
| Abstrakt: |
In intensive farming of Atlantic salmon, a large proportion of observed mortality is related to cardiovascular diseases and circulatory failure, indicating insufficient robustness and inadequate cardiac performance. This paper reports on the use of tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) where the main objective was to enhance utilisation of fatty acids (FA), considered the main energy source of the heart. In this study, three experiments were conducted: (I) an in vivo study where salmon post-smolt were administrated dietary TTA in sea, (II) an in vitro study where isolated salmon heart cells were pre-stimulated with increasing doses of TTA and (III) an in vivo experiment where salmon post-smolt were subjected to injections with increasing doses of TTA. In study I, TTA-treated fish had a smaller decrease in heart weight relative to fish bodyweight (CSI) in a period after sea transfer compared to the control. This coincided with lowered condition factor and muscle fat in the TTA-treated fish, which may indicate a higher oxidation of lipids for energy. In study II, the isolated hearts treated with the highest dose of TTA had higher uptake of radiolabelled FA and formation of CO 2 and acid-soluble products. In study III, expression of genes regulating peroxisomal FA oxidation, cell growth, elongation and desaturation were upregulated in the heart of TTA injected salmon. In contrast, genes involved in FA transport into the mitochondria were not influenced. In conclusion, these experiments indicate that TTA enhances energy production in salmon hearts by stimulation of FA oxidation. |
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