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Occludin expression in goldfish held in ion-poor water

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0297-1

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Tight junction; Gill; Kidney; Paracellular permeability; Osmoregulation

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  1. NSERC Discovery
  2. CFI New Opportunities Funds

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With an emphasis on the tight junction protein occludin, the response of goldfish following abrupt exposure (0-120 h) as well as long-term acclimation (14 and 28 days) to ion-poor water (IPW) was examined. Both abrupt and long-term exposure to IPW lowered serum osmolality, [Na+] and [Cl-], and elevated serum glucose. After abrupt exposure to IPW, gill tissue exhibited a prompt and sustained decrease in Na+-K+-ATPase activity, and a transient increase in occludin expression that returned to control levels by 6 h. Following 14 and 28 days in IPW, gill occludin expression was markedly elevated, while Na+-K+-ATPase activity was only significantly different (elevated) at day 14. Kidney tissue exhibited an elevation in both Na+-K+-ATPase activity and occludin expression after 28 days; however, in the intestine, occludin expression declined at day 14 but did not differ from FW fish at day 28. These studies demonstrate that goldfish can tolerate abrupt as well as sustained exposure to ion-poor surroundings. Data also suggests that occludin may play an adaptive role in fishes acclimated to ion-poor conditions by contributing to the modulation of epithelial barrier properties in ionoregulatory tissues.

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