Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 86, Issue -, Pages 536-548Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.11.071
Keywords
Conjugated linoleic acid; Intestinal morphology; Immune responses; TLR4/NF-kappa B signaling pathway; Ctenopharyngodon idella
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31672666, 31302195]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China [2016CFB389]
- Educational Commission of Hubei Province [D20151705]
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety
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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in the intestine in mammals. However, the effect of CLA on intestinal immune response in fish is still unknown. Therefore, a 65-day growth trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on morphology, selective immune parameters, and gene expressions in the intestine of grass carp. Seven isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated as follows: 0 (control), 0.5 (CLA0.5), 1 (CLA1), 1.5 (CLA1.5), 2 (CLA2), 2.5 (CLA2.5), and 3 (CLA3) g CLA per 100g of feed. Results: showed that dietary supplementation of 1.5-3% CLA significantly (P < 0.05) increased the fold and enterocyte heights in the PI and MI of grass carp. Complement 3 (C3) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) contents in three intestinal segments were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in fish fed with CLA1.5 to CLA2.5 diets compared to fish fed the control diet. CLA1.5 to CLA2.5 diets significantly (P < 0.05) increased the mRNA expression levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10 and TGF beta 1) and significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the mRNA expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-l beta, IL-8, and TNF-alpha) in the PI, MI, and DI. This improved expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines and the inhibited expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the intestine of grass carp, might be mediated via TLR4/NF-kappa B-signaling pathway. Our results suggested that CLA1.5 to CLA2 diets improved intestinal morphology, increased the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines, and inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the intestine of grass carp. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 1.5%-2% CIA show the anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential in the intestine of grass carp. The anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential of CIA might be mediated via TLR4/NF-kappa B-signaling pathway.
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