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Dietary β-glucan stimulate complement and C-reactive protein acute phase responses in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) during an Aeromonas salmonicida infection

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FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
卷 34, 期 3, 页码 819-831

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ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.12.017

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Beta-glucan; C-reactive protein; Complement; Aeromonas salmonicida; Cyprinus carpi

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  1. European Community's Seventh Framework Programme [PITN-GA-2008-214505]

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The effect of beta-glucans as feed additive on the profile of C-reactive protein (CRP) and complement acute phase responses was studied in common carp Cyprinus carpio after exposition to a bacterial infection with Aeromonas salmonicida. Carp were orally administered with beta-glucan (MacroGard (R)) for 14 days with a daily beta-glucan intake of 6 mg per kg body weight. Fish were then intraperitoneally injected with either PBS or 1 x 10(8) bacteria per fish and sampled at time 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h post-injection (p.i.) for serum and head kidney, liver and mid-gut tissues. CRP levels and complement activity were determined in the serum samples whilst the gene expression profiles of CRP and complement related genes (crp1, crp2, c1r/s, bf/c2, c3 and masp2) were analysed in the tissues by quantitative PCR. Results obtained showed that oral administration of beta-glucan for 14 days significantly increased serum CRP levels up to 2 fold and serum alternative complement activity (ACP) up to 35 fold. The bacterial infection on its own (i.e. not combined with a beta-glucan feeding) did have significant effects on complement response whilst CRP was not detectably induced during the carp acute phase reaction. However, the combination of the infection and the beta-glucan feeding did show significant effects on both CRP and complement profiles with higher serum CRP levels and serum ACP activity in the beta-glucan fed fish than in the control fed fish. In addition, a distinct organ and time dependent expression profile pattern was detected for all the selected genes: a peak of gene expression first occurred in the head kidney tissue (6 h p.i. or 12 h p.i.), then an up-regulation in the liver several hours later (24 h p.i.) and finally up- or down-regulations in the mid-gut at 24 h p.i. and 72 h p.i. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that MacroGard (R) stimulated CRP and complement responses to A. salmonicida infection in common carp. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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