PMID- 26623289
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151201
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 2226-4485 (Print)
IS  - 2218-6050 (Electronic)
IS  - 2218-6050 (Linking)
VI  - 2
IP  - 1
DP  - 2012
TI  - Effects of Watercress (Nasturtium nasturtium) extract on selected immunological 
      parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
PG  - 32-9
AB  - Watercress (Nasturtium nasturtium) is a medical plant containing diverse 
      chemically-active substances with biological properties. The present study was 
      conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of watercress extract on 
      immunological and hematological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus 
      mykiss). Fish were fed for 21 days with diet supplemented with 0.1% and 1% of 
      watercress extract per 1 kg food and with a normal diet as control. Hematological 
      parameters such as red blood cells (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC), hematocrit 
      (Hct), hemoglobin (Hb), RBC index like mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean 
      corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) 
      as well as immunological parameters such as peroxidase, lysozyme and complement 
      activities, total protein, albumin and globulin levels were measured after 21 
      days of watercress extract treatment. The results indicated that oral 
      administration of 1 % watercress extract in fish may enhance some hematological 
      and immunological parameters including Hb and MCHC, lysozyme and complement 
      activities, total protein and globulin levels, compared to the controls after 21 
      days of experimental period. In conclusion, on the basis of these results, oral 
      administration of watercress extract may be useful to improve fish's immune 
      system.
FAU - Asadi, M S
AU  - Asadi MS
AD  - Department of Fishery, Natural Resource Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, 
      Iran.
FAU - Mirvaghefei, A R
AU  - Mirvaghefei AR
AD  - Department of Fishery, Natural Resource Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, 
      Iran.
FAU - Nematollahi, M A
AU  - Nematollahi MA
AD  - Department of Fishery, Natural Resource Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, 
      Iran.
FAU - Banaee, M
AU  - Banaee M
AD  - Department of Aquaculture, Natural Resource and Environmental Faculty, Behbahan 
      University of Technology, Iran.
FAU - Ahmadi, K
AU  - Ahmadi K
AD  - Young Researchers Club, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, 
      Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20120510
PL  - Libya
TA  - Open Vet J
JT  - Open veterinary journal
JID - 101653182
PMC - PMC4655775
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Hematological parameters
OT  - Immunological parameters
OT  - Nasturtium nasturtium
OT  - Rainbow trout
OT  - Watercress extract
EDAT- 2012/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2012/01/01 00:01
PMCR- 2012/01/01
CRDT- 2015/12/02 06:00
PHST- 2012/02/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2012/04/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/12/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - OpenVetJ-2-32 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Open Vet J. 2012;2(1):32-9. Epub 2012 May 10.