PMID- 35218971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220414 LR - 20220414 IS - 1095-9947 (Electronic) IS - 1050-4648 (Linking) VI - 123 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Dietary red macroalgae (Halopithys incurva) improved systemic an mucosal immune and antioxidant parameters and modulated related gene expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio). PG - 164-171 LID - S1050-4648(22)00109-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.047 [doi] AB - In the present study, the effects of dietary Halopithys incurva, a red macroalgae species, (0.25, 0.50, 1%) on whole-body serum and skin mucus immune system, antioxidant system and expression of various genes in zebrafish were investigated. At the end of the 8-week study, total protein, total immunoglobulin and lysozyme activities in whole-body serum and skin mucus increased in fish fed H. incurva (P < 0.05). While an increase was observed in superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) which are antioxidant enzyme activities in whole-body serum and skin mucus, a decrease in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels was detected (P < 0.05). All of the immune-related genes examined, such as Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Interferon-gamma (INF- gamma), were upregulated by the addition of 0.5% H. incurva (P < 0.05). While SOD and GPx, which are antioxidant enzyme-related genes, were remarkably upregulated in macroalgae fed fish (P < 0.05), no change was observed in CAT gene expression (P > 0.05). Based on the results of this study, it is considered that the addition of 0.5% H. incurva to the diets of commercially farmed fish will increase their immune and antioxidant defences and may contribute to the aquaculture sector for more sustainability. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Hoseinifar, Seyed Hossein AU - Hoseinifar SH AD - Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. Electronic address: hoseinifar@gau.ac.ir. FAU - Fazelan, Zohreh AU - Fazelan Z AD - Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3, Canada. FAU - Bayani, Mahsan AU - Bayani M AD - Radin Makian Azma Mehr Ltd, Radinmehr Veterinary Laboratory, Gorgan, Iran. FAU - Yousefi, Morteza AU - Yousefi M AD - Department of Veterinary Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation. FAU - Van Doan, Hien AU - Van Doan H AD - Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. FAU - Yazici, Metin AU - Yazici M AD - Iskenderun Technical University, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220223 PL - England TA - Fish Shellfish Immunol JT - Fish & shellfish immunology JID - 9505220 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) SB - IM MH - Animal Feed/analysis MH - Animals MH - Antioxidants/metabolism MH - Diet/veterinary MH - Dietary Supplements MH - Gene Expression MH - *Rhodophyta MH - *Seaweed MH - Superoxide Dismutase/genetics MH - Zebrafish OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antioxidant defence OT - Danio rerio OT - Humoral immunity OT - Mucosal immunity OT - Seaweeds EDAT- 2022/02/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/15 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/26 20:11 PHST- 2021/12/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/26 20:11 [entrez] AID - S1050-4648(22)00109-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.047 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2022 Apr;123:164-171. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.047. Epub 2022 Feb 23.