Levamisole modulates cortisol and innate immunity responses in tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) parasitized with Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae.

Autor: Feitoza da Silva, Allana, Pahor Filho, Eduardo, Gonçalves, Lígia Uribe, Silva, Thiago Fernandes Alves, Urbinati, Elisabeth Criscuolo
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Zdroj: Aquaculture Research; Nov2021, Vol. 52 Issue 11, p5920-5924, 5p
Abstrakt: Keywords: Acanthocephala; anti-helminthic; fish parasites; stress EN Acanthocephala anti-helminthic fish parasites stress 5920 5924 5 10/21/21 20211101 NES 211101 Parasitic diseases are a concern for the fish industry because they are responsible for lesions that predispose fish to secondary infections and can themselves cause outbreaks of mortality (de Jesus et al., 2018; Ogawa, 2014). In Exp. 1, all LHC levels reduced cortisol concentrations ( I p i = 0.0026) (Figure 1a), while in Exp. 2, LHC did not affect cortisol after 15 and 30 days ( I p i > 0.05) (Figure 2a,c). In conclusion, levamisole hydrochloride reduced blood cortisol concentrations in tambaqui with higher parasitic infection, activated the complement system in stressed fish and potentiated the stress response. The high level of infection probably influenced the reduction in cortisol levels in fish fed with LHC, as lower levels were not found in fish less infected. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index