PMID- 23831495 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140428 LR - 20130826 IS - 1095-9947 (Electronic) IS - 1050-4648 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Sep TI - Dietary administration of microalgae Navicula sp. affects immune status and gene expression of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata). PG - 883-9 LID - S1050-4648(13)00633-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.06.026 [doi] AB - Effects of silage microalgae enriched with a probiotic and lyophilized microalgae were evaluated on main immune parameters and different gene expression of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). A total of 60 seabream were grouped into 3 treatment diets which were a control diet (commercial diet) without microalgae (C), commercial diet supplemented with silage microalgae Navicula sp. plus Lactobacillus sakei 5-4 (10(6) CFU g(-1)) (SM), and commercial diet supplemented with lyophilized microalgae (LM) for 4 weeks. Generally, the results showed a significant increase in the immune parameters, principally in leucocyte peroxidase, phagocytosis and complement activities in fish fed with SM diet compared to control group. About the gene expression in head-kidney, transcript levels (Interleukin-8, Interleukin-1beta and beta-defensin) were upregulated in fish fed with SM after 4 weeks of treatments. However, the gene expression was upregulated in intestine from fish fed with LM with significant difference in transferrin and cyclooxygenase 2 gene at 2 weeks, and in occludin, transferrin, interleukin-8 and interleukin-1beta at 4 weeks. Finally, about the digestive enzymes, LM diet caused an upregulated of alpha-amylase and alkaline phosphatase genes at 2 weeks; however SM diet caused an upregulated trypsin gene at 4 weeks. SM diet a higher enhancing effect on gilthead seabream immune parameters than that observed when using LM. Furthermore, dietary administration of microalgae Navicula sp. provokes upregulation of several genes in the gut that correlates with slight inflammation. Further studies are needed to know if this diatom could be useful for administering as diet supplement for farmed fish. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Reyes-Becerril, Martha AU - Reyes-Becerril M AD - Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23090, Mexico. FAU - Guardiola, Francisco AU - Guardiola F FAU - Rojas, Maurilia AU - Rojas M FAU - Ascencio-Valle, Felipe AU - Ascencio-Valle F FAU - Esteban, Maria Angeles AU - Esteban MA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130704 PL - England TA - Fish Shellfish Immunol JT - Fish & shellfish immunology JID - 9505220 SB - IM MH - Animal Feed MH - Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena MH - Animals MH - Diet/*veterinary MH - Dietary Supplements MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*immunology MH - Microalgae MH - Sea Bream/*immunology MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dietary silages OT - Gilthead seabream OT - Immune system OT - Microalgae EDAT- 2013/07/09 06:00 MHDA- 2014/04/29 06:00 CRDT- 2013/07/09 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/06/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/06/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/04/29 06:00 [medline] AID - S1050-4648(13)00633-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.06.026 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2013 Sep;35(3):883-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.06.026. Epub 2013 Jul 4.