PMID- 25320036 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150129 LR - 20141016 IS - 0177-5103 (Print) IS - 0177-5103 (Linking) VI - 111 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Oct 16 TI - Biochemical reference intervals and pathophysiological changes in Flavobacterium psychrophilum-resistant and -susceptible rainbow trout lines. PG - 239-48 LID - 10.3354/dao02777 [doi] AB - Host genetic resistance against disease-causing pathogens can be enhanced through family-based selective breeding. At present, there is an incomplete understanding of how artificial selection of fish alters host physiology and response following pathogen exposure. We previously reported the generation of selectively-bred rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss lines with either increased resistance (ARS-Fp-R) or susceptibility (ARS-Fp-S) to bacterial cold water disease (BCWD). This study (1) determined baseline reference-range intervals for packed cell volume (PCV) and 18 plasma biochemistry analytes, and (2) examined pathophysiological changes following infection between the genetic lines. PCV and biochemistry reference-range intervals did not significantly differ between genetic lines; thus data were pooled into a single reference-range population (n = 85). ARS-Fp-R and ARS-Fp-S line fish were intraperitoneally challenged with Flavobacterium psychrophilum, and plasma was collected on Days 1, 3, 6, and 9 post-challenge. Splenic bacterial load was measured using an F. psychrophilum-specific qPCR assay. In both genetic lines, changes were observed in mean PCV, total protein, albumin, glucose, cholesterol, chloride, and calcium, falling outside the established reference intervals and significantly differing from phosphate-buffered saline challenged fish, on at least 1d post-challenge. Mean PCV, total protein, and calcium significantly differed between ARS-Fp-R and ARS-Fp-S line fish on Day 9 post-infection, with values in the ARS-Fp-S line deviating most from the reference interval. PCV, total protein, cholesterol, and calcium negatively correlated with bacterial load. These findings identify divergent pathophysiological responses between ARS-Fp-R and ARS-Fp-S line fish following laboratory challenge that are likely associated with differential survival. FAU - Marancik, David P AU - Marancik DP AD - National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, USDA-ARS, 11861 Leetown Rd, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA. FAU - Camus, Melinda S AU - Camus MS FAU - Camus, Alvin C AU - Camus AC FAU - Leeds, Timothy D AU - Leeds TD FAU - Weber, Gregory M AU - Weber GM FAU - Wiens, Gregory D AU - Wiens GD LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - Germany TA - Dis Aquat Organ JT - Diseases of aquatic organisms JID - 8807037 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Breeding MH - Fish Diseases/genetics/metabolism/*microbiology/pathology MH - Flavobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology/pathology/*veterinary MH - Flavobacterium/*classification MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Oncorhynchus mykiss/*genetics EDAT- 2014/10/17 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/30 06:00 CRDT- 2014/10/17 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/10/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3354/dao02777 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dis Aquat Organ. 2014 Oct 16;111(3):239-48. doi: 10.3354/dao02777.