Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 87, Issue -, Pages 401-409Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.01.046
Keywords
Rainbow trout; Immune response; Bread lichen; Survival rate; Lactococcus garvieae; Usnea barbata
Funding
- Kastamonu University, Scientific Research Project Coordinatorship [KUBAP-01/2014-18]
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In this study, therapeutic effects of aqueous methanolic extracts of beard lichen (Usnea barbata) against Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921) in rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) were investigated. Six different experimental groups [0 mg/100 (Control), 4 mg/100 mu L, 8 mg/100 mu L, 12 mg/100 mu L, 6 mg/100 mu L florfenicol (positive control), 6 mg/100 mu L erythromycin (positive control)] were set up to determine effects of lichen extract on immune responses and survival rate. In the study, superoxide radical production was increased in fish treated with 12 mg beard lichen extract, florfenicol and erythromycin compared to that of control (P < 0.05). Lysozyme activity was generally decreased (P < 0.05) or no differences were observed in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P > 0.05). Myeloperoxidase was significantly increased in all antibiotic treated groups. No differences were observed in liver histology of experimental groups compared to control. Cytokine gene expressions were elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control (P < 0.05), except IL-1 beta expression at lath day sampling time. Other immune related genes (IL-8, TGF- beta, IL-12 Beta, TNF alpha l, IL-10, COX-2, IL-6, TLR5, C3, IGM, MHC-II, iNOS, IgT, IFN1, IFN2, IFN reg) were also elevated in all experimental groups compared to that of control group. The survival rates obtained in 4 mg beard lichen treated group, 8 mg beard lichen treated group and erythromycin treated group were 73.08, 65.38 and 80.77% respectively. Our results suggest that beard lichen methanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent to be used against L. garvieae infection in rainbow trout at the dose of 4 mg/17.41 +/- 0.3 g body weight/day.
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