Influence of nanochitosan/zeolite composite on growth performance,digestive enzymes and serum biochemical parameters in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)          下载免费PDF全文

Najmeh Sheikhzadeh  Mobina Kouchaki  Mobina Mehregan  Hossein Tayefi‐Nasrabadi  Baharak Divband  Masoomeh Khataminan  Ali Khani Oushani  Sadigheh Shabanzadeh 《Aquaculture Research》2017,48(12):5955-5964

Protective effects of nanochitosan/zeolite composite besides zeolite and chitosan/zeolite composite on rainbow trout growth, digestive enzyme activities and biochemical parameters were studied. Nanochitosan/zeolite hybrid composites with three different ratio of nanochitosan:zeolite (35:100, 3.5:100 and 0.35:100) were synthesized and analysed by X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermal gravim (TG) analysis and scanning electron microscope (SEM) methods. Prepared composites as well as zeolite and control diets were fed to rainbow trout (50 g) for a period of 60 days. The addition of treated diets significantly improved growth performance compared to the control diet. Supplemental zeolite could only enhance the amylase activity in fish intestine, whereas other treatment groups could increase the pepsin activity besides intestinal alkaline phosphatase, trypsin and amylase activities. No differences were observed for intestinal acid phosphatase and lipase activities among the experimental diets. Meanwhile, serum total antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation product, indicated by malondialdehyde (MDA), significantly increased and decreased, respectively, with some doses of administration, indicating the elevated antioxidant status in treatment groups. Serum‐specific marker enzymes, namely aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), were not affected in all groups. Meanwhile serum total protein in most treatment groups was significantly higher than the control group. Results showed that synthesized composites especially nanochitosan/zeolite composite at 5 g/kg had potential to enhance growth performance, digestive enzyme activities and some biochemical parameters in rainbow trout.  相似文献   

Intestinal histology and stereology in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) administrated with nanochitosan/zeolite and chitosan/zeolite composites          下载免费PDF全文

Gholamreza Hamidian  Khadijeh Zirak  Najmeh Sheikhzadeh  Ali Khani Oushani  Sadigheh Shabanzadeh  Baharak Divband 《Aquaculture Research》2018,49(5):1803-1815

In previous study, the effects of synthesized chitosan/zeolite and nanochitosan/zeolite composites on rainbow trout growth, digestive enzyme activities and some biochemical parameters were shown. In this study, the effects of experimental diets based on the previous study on the rainbow trout intestinal histology and stereology were assessed: control diet (no zeolite and composite), T1 diet (14.28 g/kg zeolite), T2 diet (0.05 g/kg chitosan included in zeolite), T3 diet (0.5 g/kg chitosan included in zeolite), T4 diet (5 g/kg chitosan included in zeolite), T5 diet (0.05 g/kg nanochitosan included in zeolite), T6 diet (0.5 g/kg nanochitosan included in zeolite), T7 diet (5 g/kg nanochitosan included in zeolite). The experiment was conducted for 60 days. Results showed that supplemental diets did not have side effect on the normal structure of intestinal segments but administration of T1 and T4 diets had slight negative effects on structural maintenance in the middle part of intestine. Acidic mucin producing goblet cell percentage was also higher in nanocomposites‐administrated groups in comparison with the control group. Enhanced villus height, density and finally absorption surface area in different parts of rainbow trout intestine were mainly shown in T7 group. Meanwhile, higher thickness of tunica mascularis in different regions were noted in treatment groups especially in T7 group. The number of intraepithelial mononuclear leukocytes in fish intestine received treatment diets was also higher than control group. In conclusion, nanochitosan/zeolite composites in comparison with zeolite and chitosan/zeolite composites were more effective to improve histological structure of rainbow trout intestine.  相似文献   

Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus and Toxoplasma gondii in stray and household cats in Kerman-Iran: Seroprevalence and correlation with clinical and laboratory findings     

Baharak Akhtardanesh  Naser Ziaali  Shirin Rezaei 《Research in veterinary science》2010,89(2):306-310

This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection among stray and owned cats in southeastern Iran and to identify the influence of age, sex, lifestyle, health status, and laboratory findings on seropositivity. The overall infection rate for FIV, FeLV, and T. gondii was 19.2%, 14.2%, and 32.1% respectively. Results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that old adults more likely to be seropositive than juveniles for FIV, FeLV, and T. gondii (adjusted odds ratios [ORs], 1.84, 1.56, and 2.57 respectively). Anemic and diseased cats ([ORs], 6.62 and 0.9) were at a greater risk of testing positive for FeLV. Male cats were 4.91 times as likely to have FIV as were female and hyperglobulinemia was significantly more prevalent in FIV-infected cats ([ORs], 3.4). In conclusion, FIV and FeLV seem to be endemic in Iran and retroviral-associated immunosuppression may be a risk factor for active toxoplasmosis in infected cats.  相似文献   

Effect of chronic intracerebroventricluar administration of lipopolysaccharide on connexin43 protein expression in rat hippocampus     

Sayyah M  Kaviani B  Khoshkholgh-Sima B  Bagheri M  Olad M  Choopani S  Mahdian R 《Iranian Biomedical Journal》2012,16(1):25-32

Background: Hippocampal damages, which are accompanied by inflammation, are among the main causes of epilepsy acquisition. We previously reported that chronic intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modulates epileptogenesis in rats. There is a network of gap junction channels in the hippocampus that contribute to epileptogenesis. Gap junction channels are formed by oligomeric protein subunits called connexins (Cx). Astrocytic Cx43 and neuronal Cx36 are expressed in the hippocampus. In order to find out the possible role of gap junctions in seizure-modulating effect of LPS and neuroinflammation, we studied the effect of central administration of LPS on expression of Cx36 and Cx43 in rat hippocampus. Methods: LPS, 2.5 µg/rat/day, was injected i.c.v. to male Wistar rats for 14 days. mRNA and protein abundance of Cx36, Cx43 and IL1-β were measured in rat hippocampus by real time-PCR, Western blot and ELISA techniques, at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the treatment period. Results: IL1-β protein level was significantly increased 6 h after first injection of LPS. Cx36 and Cx43 mRNA expression did not alter during chronic administration of LPS. A selective decrease in Cx43 protein expression was observed after 7 injections of LPS. Conclusion: It is suggested that Cx43 containing gap junctions in the hippocampus is down-regulated in response to chronic injection of LPS. This event can inhibit propagation of toxic and noxious molecules to neighboring cells and modulate hippocampal excitability and epileptogenesis. Key Words: Connexin36 (Cx36), Connexin43 (Cx43), Interleukin-1β (IL1-β )  相似文献