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AQUACULTURE REPORTS
Volume 25, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101219
Keywords
Crustacean; Spiroplasma eriocheiris; Pathogenesis; Antioxidants; Oxidative stress
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- Foundation for Excellent Youth Scholars of Jiangsu Province [2022]
- Natural Sciences Foundation of Jiangsu Province
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This study analyzed the effects of Spiroplasma eriocheiris infection on the activity of antioxidant enzymes in important tissues of the freshwater crayfish Procambrus clarkii. The results showed that the infection caused changes in the antioxidative situation, leading to oxidative stress and tissue damage.
As a virulent pathogen, Spiroplasma eriocheiris influences most crustaceans, including the freshwater crayfish Procambrus clarkii. The antioxidant enzymes related to oxidative stress during the pathogenesis of S. eriocheiris in the primary target tissues of hepatopancreas and gills from P. clarkii were analyzed at various time intervals post infection. H.E histopathology and in situ hybridization assays confirmed the S. eriocheiris infection and detected typical histological changes. Compared with the control group, catalase (CAT) activities in both tissues reduced significantly at the early time of S. eriocheiris challenge (P < 0.05), but recovered gradually at the late stage while still lower than the control group in the hepatopancreas (P < 0.05). A similar tendency was observed in the change of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. Acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) activities increased considerably and achieved peak values at 7 days post-infection (dpi) in the hepatopancreas and 5 dpi in the gills, but decreased significantly later till 12 dpi in both tissues (P < 0.05). Peroxidase (POD) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents increased dramatically since the first day and kept a high level during the challenge course. The activities of antioxidant enzymes were generally higher in the hepatopancreas than in the gills. These results suggested that S. eriocheiris affected the antioxidative situation and caused oxidative stress and tissue damage by confusing antioxidant enzymes in P. clarkii.
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