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Effect of guava leaves on the growth performance and cytokine gene expression of Labeo rohita and its susceptibility to Aeromonas hydrophila infection.

Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Psidium guajava L. (guava) leaves on the growth and immune response of the fish species Labeo rohita and its susceptibility to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Diets containing five different concentrations of guava leaves (0% [basal diet], 0.1% [G1], 0.5% [G2], 1% [G3], and 1.5% [G4]) were fed to fish (average weight: 11.1 g) for 60 days. Various growth and immune parameters were examined 60 days post-feeding. Fish were challenged with A. hydrophila at the end of the trial, and mortalities were recorded over 15 days post-infection. We found that growth parameters such as percent weight gain (657.61 ± 9.74) and specific growth rate (3.37 ± 0.021) were significantly higher in G2 group than in the control (P < 0.05). Among the immune parameters examined, lysozyme levels (79.5 ± 5.1 U mL(-1)), leukocyte phagocytic activity (52 ± 4.3%), and alternative complement pathway activity (ACP) (186.1 ± 8.3 U mL(-1)) were significantly high (P < 0.05) in G2 fed group; there was, however, no significant effect of guava leaves at any concentration on plasma IgM level. Of the cytokine-related genes examined, interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were up-regulated in the head-kidney, intestine, and hepatopancreas of fish fed experimental diets, and expression was significantly higher in G2 and G3 than in the control group. In contrast, gene expression of IL-10, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) were down-regulated in the treatment groups. Moreover, fish fed the G2 diet exhibited a significantly higher post-challenge survival rate (66.66%). Collectively, these results suggest that dietary supplementation with guava leaves (at 0.5% concentration) could promote growth performance and strengthen immunity of L. rohita. Guava leaves therefore represent a promising feed additive for carps in aquaculture.
AuthorsSib Sankar Giri, Shib Sankar Sen, Cheng Chi, Hyoun Joong Kim, Saekil Yun, Se Chang Park, V Sukumaran
JournalFish & shellfish immunology (Fish Shellfish Immunol) Vol. 46 Issue 2 Pg. 217-24 (Oct 2015) ISSN: 1095-9947 [Electronic] England
PMID26093209 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Cytokines
  • Plant Extracts
Topics
  • Adjuvants, Immunologic (pharmacology)
  • Aeromonas hydrophila (physiology)
  • Animal Feed (analysis)
  • Animals
  • Aquaculture
  • Cyprinidae (genetics, growth & development, immunology, physiology)
  • Cytokines (genetics, metabolism)
  • Diet (veterinary)
  • Dietary Supplements (analysis)
  • Disease Susceptibility (immunology, microbiology, veterinary)
  • Fish Diseases (immunology, microbiology)
  • Gene Expression Regulation (drug effects)
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections (immunology, microbiology, veterinary)
  • Plant Extracts (pharmacology)
  • Plant Leaves (chemistry)
  • Psidium (chemistry)

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