Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages 78-87Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.019
Keywords
Gut health; Prebiotics; Plant feedstuffs; Immune status; Fructooligosaccharides; Xylooligosaccharides
Funding
- Projects AQUAIMPROV [NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000038]
- FCT/DAAD [441.00 DAAD, 57051461]
- North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (ON.2 - O Novo Norte), under the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2013]
- North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (ON.2 - O Novo Norte), under the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) through the COMPETE Programme [PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2013]
- North Portugal Regional Operational Programme (ON.2 - O Novo Norte), under the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) through POPH Programme [PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2013]
- national funds through FCT Foundation for Science and Technology
- FCT [SFRH/BD/89457/2012, SFRH/BPD/39688/2007, SFRH/BPD/77210/2011]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/89457/2012, SFRH/BPD/39688/2007] Funding Source: FCT
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Inclusion of prebiotics in aqua feeds, though a costly strategy, has increased as a means to improve growth. Still, its effects on health improvement are not fully disclosed. Regarding their immunestimu-latory properties, research has focused on carbohydrates such as fructooligosaccharides and xylooligo-saccharides demonstrating their modulatory effects on immune defences in higher vertebrates but few studies have been done on their impact on fish immunity. Replacing fish meal (FM) by plant protein (PP) sources is a current practice in the aquaculture business but their content in antinutrients is still a drawback in terms of gut well-functioning. This work intends to evaluate the short-term effect (7 or 15 days feeding the experimental diets) on juvenile European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immune status of dietary i) replacement of FM by PP sources; ii) prebiotics supplementation. Six isoproteic (46%) and isolipidic (15%) diets were tested including a FM control diet (FMCTRL), a PP control diet (PPCTRL, 30 FM:70 PP) and four other diets based on either FM or PP to which short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) or xylooligosaccharides (XOS) were added at 1% (FMFOS, PPFOS, FMXOS, PPXOS). The replacement of FM by PP in the diets induced nitric oxide (NO) and lysozyme production, while immunoglobulins (Ig), monocytes percentage and gut interleukin 10 (IL10) gene expression were inhibited. Dietary scFOS supplementation inhibited total bactericidal activity and neutrophils relative percentage regardless protein source and increased plasma NO and thrombocytes percentage in fish fed FM-based diets, while monocytes percentage was increased in PPFOS-fed fish. XOS supplementation down-regulated immune gene expression in the gut while it partly enhanced systemic response. Inconsistency among results regarding FM replacement by PP-based ingredients exposes the need for further research considering both local and systemic responses. Distinct outcomes of prebiotic supplementation were highlighted reflecting sight-specific effects with no clear interaction with protein source. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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