Publications
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| asian fish tapeworm, khawia japonensis (yamaguti, 1934), has expanded its european invasive range. | the invasive fish tapeworm, khawia japonensis (yamaguti, 1934) originally described in japan, is reported for the first time in slovakia. the tapeworm was found in farmed common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) from east-slovakian breeding fish pond. this finding is registered 4 years after the first announcement of this parasite in europe (po river basin in italy) in 2010 and increases its distribution area within this continent. morphological characterization of k. japonensis supplemented with dna se ... | 2015 | 25843570 |
| comparison of metal concentrations in the organs of two fish species from the zabol chahnimeh reservoirs, iran. | this study was conducted to measure the cd, pb, cu, zn, cr, co, ni, and fe concentrations in organs of cyprinus carpio and hypophthalmichthys molitrix, in zabol chahnimeh reservoirs, iran. the highest pb, cu, co, ni, and fe concentrations in both fish species were observed in the gill of c. carpio at 0.70, 3.7, 0.7, 0.8 and 31.2 µg/g, respectively; while the highest concentrations of cd, zn, and cr were found in the gill of h. molitrix at 0.13, 22.5, and 0.5 µg/g, respectively. the maximum allow ... | 2015 | 25836264 |
| facile and eco-friendly synthesis of green fluorescent carbon nanodots for applications in bioimaging, patterning and staining. | we report a facile and eco-friendly strategy for the fabrication of green fluorescent carbon nanodots (cds), and demonstrate their applications for bio-imaging, patterning, and staining. a one-pot hydrothermal method using various plant petals yields bright green-emitting cds, providing an easy way for the production of green fluorescent cds without the need for a tedious synthetic methodology or the use of toxic/expensive solvents and starting materials. the as-prepared cds show small size dist ... | 2015 | 25826612 |
| development and evaluation of a database of dietary bioaccumulation test data for organic chemicals in fish. | dietary bioaccumulation tests for fish have been conducted for about 40 years. standardized test guidance has recently been developed. test metrics of primary scientific and regulatory interest are the whole body depuration rate constant (kt), whole body growth corrected depuration rate constant (ktg), and corresponding chemical half-lives (t1/2 and t1/2g), dietary chemical absorption efficiency (ae), and biomagnification factor (bmf). a database of 3032 measurement end points for 477 discrete o ... | 2015 | 25821900 |
| genomic variation in the hybrids of white crucian carp and red crucian carp: evidence from ribosomal dna. | in this study, we conducted a cross of white crucian carp (♀)×red crucian carp (♂) (wr), and characterized the morphology, reproduction and genetics of the progeny. different from parents, wr with the gray color showed the hybrid morphological traits of both parents. wr possessed normal gonads producing mature eggs or sperm, and exhibited high fertilization rate (90.2%) and high hatchery rate (80.5%), which contributed to produce and enlarge the population. wr with the same dna content as parent ... | 2015 | 25804929 |
| de novo assembly and characterization of the spleen transcriptome of common carp (cyprinus carpio) using illumina paired-end sequencing. | common carp (cyprinus carpio) is one of the most important aquacultured species of the family cyprinidae, and breeding this species for disease resistance is becoming more and more important. however, at the genome or transcriptome levels, study of the immunogenetics of disease resistance in the common carp is lacking. in this study, 60,316,906 and 75,200,328 paired-end clean reads were obtained from two cdna libraries of the common carp spleen by illumina paired-end sequencing technology. total ... | 2015 | 25804493 |
| fat-associated lymphoid cluster in cyprinus carpio: characterisation and its relation with peritoneal haemangiosarcoma. | falc cells are natural helper cells producing th2-type cytokines, which express c-kit, sca-1, il7r and cd45 in mouse and human. these cells are involved in allergic responses and contribute to the inflammatory reactions of adipose tissue; however, a lack of information prevails about the presence of these cells in other species. the aim of the study was to identify and characterise falc cells in the common carp (cyprinus carpio) using immunohistochemistry and molecular biology techniques as well ... | 2015 | 25804491 |
| maintaining economic value of ecosystem services whilst reducing environmental cost: a way to achieve freshwater restoration in china. | freshwater fisheries are central to food security in china and this remains one of the most important priorities for the growing human population. thus, combining ecosystem restoration with economics is pivotal in setting successful conservation in china. here, we have developed a practical management model that combines fishery improvement with conservation. for six years, a ban on fertilizer and a reduction of planktivorous fish stocking along with the introduction of both mandarin fish sinipe ... | 2015 | 25803696 |
| [analysis of allergens spectrum in children with allergic rhinitis in zhengzhou district]. | to analyze the main allergens in children with allergic rhinitis and provide scientific basis for prevention and treatment in zhengzhou district. | 2015 | 26103656 |
| transcriptome analysis to identify cold-responsive genes in amur carp (cyprinus carpio haematopterus). | the adaptation of fish to low temperatures is the result of long-term evolution. amur carp (cyprinus carpio haematopterus) survives low temperatures (0-4°c) for six months per year. therefore, we chose this fish as a model organism to study the mechanisms of cold-adaptive responses using high-throughput sequencing technology. this system provided an excellent model for exploring the relationship between evolutionary genomic changes and environmental adaptations. the amur carp transcriptome was s ... | 2015 | 26098567 |
| concentration-dependent toxicity effect of sdbs on swimming behavior of freshwater fishes. | sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (sdbs) is a kind of widely used anionic surfactant and its discharge may pose potential risk to the receiving aquatic ecosystem. the aim of our study is to investigate the toxic effect of sdbs on fish swimming behavior quantitatively, followed by examination whether there are significant differences of swimming behavior among applied fish species (i.e. zebra fish (danio rerio), japanese medaka (oryzias latipes) and red carp (cyprinus carpio)). the swimming speed ... | 2015 | 26093194 |
| optimization of solid-phase-extraction cleanup and validation of quantitative determination of eugenol in fish samples by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. | this paper describes a rapid and sensitive method for the determination of eugenol in fish samples, based on solid-phase extraction (spe) and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (gc-ms-ms). samples were extracted with acetonitrile, and then cleanup was performed using c18 solid-phase extraction (spe). the determination of eugenol was achieved using an electron-ionization source (ei) in multiple-reaction-monitoring (mrm) mode. under optimized conditions, the average recoveries of eugenol ... | 2015 | 26092403 |
| hematological changes of silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in response to diazinon pesticide. | diazinon is widely consumed for plague control in the agricultural farms and in domestic and aquaculture aspects. the present research purposed to evaluate the effect of half-lethal concentration (lc50) of diazinon on some biochemical and hematological parameters of silver carp, hypophthalmichthys molitrix, after 0, 24, 48 and 96 h. the results showed that the values of leukocytes (wbc), haematocrit (ht), hemoglobin (hb), mchc, lymphocyte, cortisol and glucose were significantly increased (p < 0 ... | 2015 | 26090122 |
| in vivo and in silico analyses of estrogenic potential of bisphenol analogs in medaka (oryzias latipes) and common carp (cyprinus carpio). | various studies have demonstrated the estrogenic effect of bisphenol a (bpa), a member of bisphenol analogs (bps), in in vitro and in vivo assays. however, limited data are available on the estrogenic potentials and risks of other bps in aquatic organisms. in addition, the estrogenic effect of chemicals is known to have species-specific responses in teleost fish. the objective of this study was to evaluate the potential estrogenic effects of bps on the medaka (oryzias latipes) and common carp (c ... | 2015 | 26086576 |
| acute and subchronic toxic effects of atrazine and chlorpyrifos on common carp (cyprinus carpio l.): immunotoxicity assessments. | atrazine (atr) and chlorpyrifos (cpf) are widely used pesticides in agricultural practices throughout world. it has resulted in a series of toxicological and environmental problems, such as impacts on many non-target aquatic species, including fish. the spleen and head kidney in the bony fish are the major hematopoietic organs, and play a crucial part in immune responses. this study evaluated the subchronic effects of atr and cpf on the mrna and protein levels of hsp60, hsp70 and hsp90 in the im ... | 2015 | 25917970 |
| kinetics of lymphocyte subpopulations in allogeneic grafted scales of ginbuna crucian carp. | in mammals the rejection of allografts is primarily accomplished by cell-mediated immunity including t cells. recently, considerable studies reveal the existence of helper and cytotoxic t cell subsets in fish. here we investigate the kinetics of cd4(+) and cd8α(+) t cells along with sigm(+) cells and phagocytic cells in an allogeneic scale graft model using ginbuna crucian carp for understanding the mechanisms of cell-mediated immune response. the results showed that cd4(+) t cells first infiltr ... | 2015 | 25917429 |
| pp2a (pr65) in silver carp: cdna cloning and expression analysis. | the full-length sequence of the protein phosphatase 2a subunit a (pp2a-a) cdna from silver carp was cloned and sequenced. additionally, the transcription of pp2a-a in the liver, kidney, and spleen of fish after microcystin (mc)-exposure were also determined in this study. the results reveal that pp2a-a cdna is 2833 base pair (bp) long and contains an open reading frame of 1767 bp encoding a protein of 589 amino acids. sequence analysis demonstrates that pp2a is highly conserved in fish. furtherm ... | 2015 | 25914120 |
| first evidence of molecular characterization of rohu carp sox2 gene being expressed in proliferating spermatogonial cells. | because little is known about the function of sox2 (sry-related box-2) in teleosts, the objective of this study was to clone and characterize sox2 complementary dna (cdna) from the testis of indian major carp, labeo rohita (rohu). the full-length cdna contained an open reading frame of 936 nucleotides bearing the typical structural features. phylogenetically, sox2 of l rohita was most closely related to freshwater counterparts than marine water. the sequence information of cdna and genomic dna t ... | 2015 | 25913275 |
| use of droplet digital pcr for estimation of fish abundance and biomass in environmental dna surveys. | an environmental dna (edna) analysis method has been recently developed to estimate the distribution of aquatic animals by quantifying the number of target dna copies with quantitative real-time pcr (qpcr). a new quantitative pcr technology, droplet digital pcr (ddpcr), partitions pcr reactions into thousands of droplets and detects the amplification in each droplet, thereby allowing direct quantification of target dna. we evaluated the quantification accuracy of qpcr and ddpcr to estimate speci ... | 2015 | 25799582 |
| a mathematical model of the carp heart ventricle during the cardiac cycle. | the poikilothermic heart has been suggested as a model for studying some of the mechanisms of early postnatal mammalian heart adaptations. we assessed morphological parameters of the carp heart (cyprinus carpio l.) with diastolic dimensions: heart radius (5.73mm), thickness of the compact (0.50mm) and spongy myocardium (4.34mm), in two conditions (systole, diastole): volume fraction of the compact myocardium (20.7% systole, 19.6% diastole), spongy myocardium (58.9% systole, 62.8% diastole), trab ... | 2015 | 25797310 |
| erratum to: anti-carp antibodies as promising marker to measure joint damage and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | 2015 | 25796173 | |
| collagen/chitosan film containing biotinylated glycol chitosan nanoparticles for localized drug delivery. | the objective of this study was to design a drug delivery system consisting of biotinylated cholesterol-modified glycol chitosan (bio-chgc) nanoparticles and fish collagen/chitosan (col/ch) film for localized chemotherapy. bio-chgc was synthesized, and then its self-assembled nanoparticles were prepared by probe sonication. doxorubicin (dox)-loaded bio-chgc (dbc) nanoparticles prepared by dialysis had spherical shape, and their sizes were in the range of 330-397 nm. col/ch/dbc nanoparticle films ... | 2015 | 25784300 |
| sterile 'judas' carp--surgical sterilisation does not impair growth, endocrine and behavioural responses of male carp. | use of 'judas' fish to betray the locations of conspecifics is a powerful tool in management of invasive pest fish but poses a risk of contributing to recruitment. our aim therefore was to generate surgically sterilised male common carp (cyprinus carpio) and test whether they readily assimilate into wild populations, retain sexual behaviour and successfully betray the locations of feral carp. male common carp were surgically sterilised (n=44) adopting a two-point nip technique, using either a ha ... | 2015 | 25776462 |
| [seasonal fluctuations of migratory activity of vertebrate nuclear hemocytes at different incubation temperatures]. | agarose migration test has shown that nuclear erythrocytes of cyprinus carpio, rana ridibunda, and gallus domesticus are capable for spontaneous locomotions. the migration of red blood cells from frogs is associated with formations of long pseudopodia, whereas that from carps and hens--with short protrusions. it has been shown that migratory activity of nuclear erythrocytes and leukocytes from rana ridibunda and gallus domesticus under effect of temperature in vitro had seasonal nature, while th ... | 2015 | 25775857 |
| identification and comparison of gonadal transcripts of testis and ovary of adult common carp cyprinus carpio using suppression subtractive hybridization. | the limited number of gonad-specific and gonad-related genes that have been identified in fish represents a major obstacle in the study of fish gonad development and sex differentiation. in common carp cyprinus carpio from china's yellow river, the ovary and testis differ in volume and weight in adult fish of the same age. comparing sperm, egg, and somatic cell transcripts in this carp may provide insight into the mechanisms of its gonad development and sex differentiation. in the present work, ... | 2015 | 25772851 |
| effect of semen extender supplementation with cysteine on postthaw sperm quality, dna damage, and fertilizing ability in the common carp (cyprinus carpio). | amino acids have an important biological role for prevention of cell damage during cryopreservation. the objective of this study is to determine the effects of cysteine on postthaw sperm motility, duration of sperm motility, dna damage, and fertility in the common carp (cyprinus carpio). sperm collected from 10 individuals was cryopreserved in extenders containing different cysteine concentrations (2.5, 5, 10, and 20 mm). semen samples diluted at the ratio of 1:9 by the extenders were subjected ... | 2015 | 25772850 |
| targeted inhibition of ankrd1 disrupts sarcomeric erk-gata4 signal transduction and abrogates phenylephrine-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. | accumulating evidence suggest that sarcomere signalling complexes play a pivotal role in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by communicating stress signals to the nucleus to induce gene expression. ankyrin repeat domain 1 (ankrd1) is a transcriptional regulatory protein that also associates with sarcomeric titin; however, the exact role of ankrd1 in the heart remains to be elucidated. we therefore aimed to examine the role of ankrd1 in cardiomyocyte hypertrophic signalling. | 2015 | 25770146 |
| qtl mapping for economically important traits of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | quantitative trait loci (qtl) were analyzed for three economically important traits, i.e., body weight (bw), body length (bl), and body thickness (bt), in an f1 family of common carp holding the 190 progeny. a genetic linkage map spanning 3,301 cm in 50 linkage groups with 627 markers and an average distance of 5.6 cm was utilized for qtl mapping. sixteen qtls associated with all three growth-related traits were scattered across ten linkage groups, lg6, lg10, lg17, lg19, lg25, lg27, lg28, lg29, ... | 2015 | 25078056 |
| determination of pesticide residues in fish tissues by modified quechers method and dual-d-spe clean-up coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. | the aim of this research was to modify the quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (quechers) method for the determination of organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides in fatty animal matrices such as fish muscle tissues of carp and sturgeon collected from carp valley, lesser poland. pesticides extraction effectiveness was evaluated at 0.030 mg kg(-1) spiking level and efficiency of the dispersive-solid-phase extraction (d-spe) clean-up step was evaluated by comparison testing two dif ... | 2015 | 25074831 |
| effectiveness of a sediment time critical removal action-pcb reduction in fish tissue, surface water, and sediment via wet excavation. | documenting successful remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl (pcb)-contaminated sediments is limited; potentially due to inadequate monitoring methods, complexities associated with the environment, and selected remedial techniques. at some sites, absence of appropriate baseline and postremoval monitoring limits proper evaluation of remedial efficacy. accurate interpretation of interactions between media, space, time, species, lipid content, and remedial technique requires robust study design a ... | 2015 | 25070026 |
| biomarkers for radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis. | treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is rarely personalized, since predictors of disease course are lacking. the severity of ra can be measured objectively by radiographic progression. the most reliable way to measure radiographic progression is in a longitudinal cohort with serial time points, scoring on a quantitative scale, with a validated scoring method and trained readers. current models used to predict radiographic progression are based on c-reactive protein and anti-citru ... | 2015 | 25163742 |
| transcription alteration of immunologic parameters and histopathological damage in common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) caused by paraquat. | the toxic effects of paraquat (pq) on the transcription of immunoglobulin m (igm), complement c3 (c3), and lysozyme (lyz) and the histopathological alteration of the liver, kidney, and spleen of common carp were evaluated by subacute exposure to 1.596 or 3.192 mg/l of pq for 7 days. the results demonstrated that pq exposure altered the transcription of igm, c3, and lyz. for example, igm and c3 expression was generally downregulated, but lyz was either down- or upregulated, suggesting that pq may ... | 2015 | 25171222 |
| microsatellite-centromere mapping in common carp through half-tetrad analysis in diploid meiogynogenetic families. | gene-centromere (g-c) mapping provides insights into the understanding of the composition, structure, and evolution of vertebrate genomes. common carp (cyprinus carpio) is an important aquaculture fish and has been proposed to undertake tetraploidization. in this study, we selected 214 informative microsatellite markers across 50 linkage groups of a common carp genetic map to perform gene-centromere mapping using half-tetrad analysis. a total of 199 microsatellites were segregated under the mend ... | 2015 | 25171918 |
| the beat goes on: cardiac pacemaking in extreme conditions. | in order for an animal to survive, the heart beat must go on in all environmental conditions, or at least restart its beat. this review is about maintaining a rhythmic heartbeat under the extreme conditions of anoxia (or very severe hypoxia) and high temperatures. it starts by considering the primitive versions of the protein channels that are responsible for initiating the heartbeat, hcn channels, divulging recent findings from the ancestral craniate, the pacific hagfish (eptatretus stoutii). i ... | 2015 | 25178563 |
| differences in igy gut absorption in gastric rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and agastric common carp (cyprinus carpio) assessed in vivo and in vitro. | oral igy antibodies offer promising potential for passive immunization strategies. to evaluate barriers for successful igy plasma recovery after oral application in vivo, gastric rainbow trout and agastric common carp were comparatively assessed. a positive control that received a low dose of unspecific igy antibodies by intraperitoneal injection (0.0076 mg igy g bw(-1) d(-1); bw=body mass) was compared with an oral administration of 75 and 150 fold in rainbow trout (corresponding to 0.57 and 1. ... | 2015 | 25224559 |
| the life cycle and molecular phylogeny of a gorgoderid trematode recorded from the mussel nodularia douglasiae in the yodo river, japan. | in 2009, a novel larval trematode of the family gorgoderidae was found in the gonads of nodularia douglasiae (unionidae) from the lower reaches of the yodo river, osaka prefecture, japan. this is the first collection of trematodes in a unionid mussel in japan. we investigated the morphology and life cycle of the trematode, and conducted a molecular phylogenetic analysis with other gorgoderid species, both those collected in the yodo river water system and those reported in the literature. immatu ... | 2015 | 25220581 |
| cylindrospermopsin induces oxidative stress and genotoxic effects in the fish clc cell line. | cylindrospermopsin (cyn) is a cyanotoxin detected in water reservoirs worldwide. the toxin is a potent protein synthesis inhibitor capable of adversely influencing a wide range of cell functions. while data on the prooxidative potency of cyn are inconsistent, genotoxic effects towards certain mammalian cell types have been described. however, such a potential on fish cells has not yet been investigated. hence, the aim of the study was to elucidate the prooxidative and genotoxic impact of cyn on ... | 2015 | 25219470 |
| the combined effect of hypoxia and nutritional status on metabolic and ionoregulatory responses of common carp (cyprinus carpio). | in the present study, the combined effects of hypoxia and nutritional status were examined in common carp (cyprinus carpio), a relatively hypoxia tolerant cyprinid. fish were either fed or fasted and were exposed to hypoxia (1.5-1.8mg o2l(-1)) at or slightly above their critical oxygen concentration during 1, 3 or 7days followed by a 7day recovery period. ventilation initially increased during hypoxia, but fasted fish had lower ventilation frequencies than fed fish. in fed fish, ventilation retu ... | 2015 | 25263807 |
| differential response of two somatolactin genes to zinc or estrogen in pituitary of cyprinus carpio. | environmental changes affect gene expression that we addressed in the pituitary, a central regulatory organ at the interface between the central nervous system and the endocrine system. with the aim to reveal effects of changes in the aquatic environment on the expression of hypothalamo-hypophyseal factors, we characterized somatolactin (sl) in cyprinus carpio. sl, a fish specific pituitary hormone belonging to the prolactin (prl) superfamily, is involved in background adaptation, osmoregulation ... | 2015 | 25281789 |
| oxidative stress in cyprinus carpio induced by hospital wastewater in mexico. | the very wide range of activities performed in hospitals (care, diagnosis, hygiene, maintenance, research) require the use of a large variety of potentially ecotoxic substances such as surfactants, metals, disinfectants and pharmaceuticals. this study aimed to determine oxidative stress in the common carp cyprinus carpio induced by hospital wastewater (hww) in mexico. the median lethal concentration (lc50) and subsequently the lowest observed adverse effect level were determined. carp were expos ... | 2015 | 25336044 |
| screening of ssr markers associated with scale cover pattern and mapped to a genetic linkage map of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | fish scale is an attractive model in bone physiology research and is also a crucial character for breeding new varieties. thus, it is important to identify loci in the genome associated with scale formation. in this study, 290 microsatellite markers in common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) were selected and tested for their segregation in a full-sib mapping panel containing 96 individuals (population 1). association analysis identified seven simple sequence repeats (ssrs) (hlj2509, hlj3227, hlj3675, ... | 2015 | 25339596 |
| carp edema virus/koi sleepy disease: an emerging disease in central-east europe. | koi sleepy disease (ksd), also known as carp edema virus (cev), was first reported from juvenile colour carp in japan in the 1970s. recently, this pox virus was detected in several european countries, including germany, france and the netherlands. in england, in addition to colour carp, outbreaks in common carp are reported. ksd/cev is an emerging infectious disease characterized by a typical sleepy behaviour, enophthalmia, generalized oedematous condition and gill necrosis, leading to hypoxia. ... | 2015 | 25382453 |
| comparison of plasma and tissue disposition of enrofloxacin in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and common carp (cyprinus carpio) after a single oral administration. | the aim of the study was to investigate the serum and tissue disposition of enrofloxacin and its active metabolite ciprofloxacin in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss) and common carp (cyprinus carpio) after a single oral administration at a dose of 10 mg kg(-1). concentrations of enrofloxacin in the serum of rainbow trout showed high variability with two peaks at the third and 24th hour after administration. the highest concentrations were found in the liver. the curves of liver levels showed s ... | 2015 | 25372241 |
| ex vivo digestion of carp muscle tissue--ace inhibitory and antioxidant activities of the obtained hydrolysates. | in the digestive tract of humans, bioactive peptides, i.e. protein fragments impacting the physiological activity of the body, may be released during the digestion of food proteins, including those of fish. the aim of the study was to establish the method of human ex vivo digestion of carp muscle tissue and evaluate the angiotensin i-converting enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant activities of hydrolysates obtained after digestion. it was found that the hydrolysates of carp muscle tissue obtained ... | 2015 | 25367247 |
| quantification of malondialdehyde by hplc-fl - application to various biological samples. | malondialdehyde (mda) is stabile product of lipid peroxidation (lpo), and therefore mda is frequently used as a biomarker of lpo. to determine mda level in various biological samples (human plasma, fish liver tissue and cells in culture), we used an hplc method with fluorescent detection based on 2-thiobarbituric acid (tba) assay. the method was validated by the use of spiked pooled plasma samples. in tested concentration range (0.15-3.0 µmol/l) the method was linear (r(2) = 0.9963), the betwee ... | 2015 | 25355691 |
| anti-carp antibodies as promising marker to measure joint damage and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (acpa) are important serological markers in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and are part of the recent disease classification criteria. however, there is a strong need for reliable markers for measuring and predicting joint damage and disease activity. recently, antibodies directed against carbamylated antigens (anti-carp antibodies) were identified. a total of 120 ra patients were tested for anti-ccp antibodies using different methods and for ant ... | 2015 | 25391608 |
| improvement of gamete quality and its short-term storage: an approach for biotechnology in laboratory fish. | in fish, in vitro fertilization is an important reproductive tool used as first step for application of others biotechniques as chromosome and embryo manipulation. in this study, we aimed to optimize gamete quality and their short-term storage from the yellowtail tetra astyanax altiparanae, for future application in laboratory studies. working with sperm, we evaluated the effects of spawning inducers (carp pituitary gland and ovopel® [(d-ala6, pro9-net) - mgnrh+metoclopramide]) and the presence ... | 2015 | 25391393 |
| the shortened spinal cord in tetraodontiform fishes. | in teleosts, the spinal cord generally extends along the entire vertebral canal. the tetraodontiformes, in which the spinal cord is greatly reduced in length with a distinct long filum terminale and cauda equina, have been regarded as an aberration. the aims of this study are: 1) to elucidate whether the spinal cord in all tetraodontiform fishes shorten with the filum terminale, and 2) to describe the gross anatomical and histological differences in the spinal cord among all families of the tetr ... | 2015 | 25388857 |
| effect of different river flow rates on biomarker responses in common carp (cyprinus carpio). | the present study investigated effects of different river flow rates on basal activities of selected biomarkers and the occurrence of oxidative stress in the common carp (cyprinus carpio). juvenile carp were exposed to different river flow rates (5-120 cm/s) by caging for 3 weeks. after this period, one half of the fish were sacrificed and used for analysis. the other half received a single intraperitoneal injection of 3-methylcholanthrene (3-mc) and after 6 days were sacrificed and used for ana ... | 2015 | 25463866 |
| time and concentration dependency of macrogard® induced apoptosis. | in previous studies an effect of β-glucan on apoptosis in fish was noted and in this investigation we determine the time and concentration dependency of this effect. primary cell cultures of pronephric carp cells were incubated for 6, 24, 48 h with various concentrations ranging from 0 to 1000 μg/ml of macrogard(®) β-glucan. apoptosis was monitored via acridine orange staining. results indicate a clear effect of time and concentration on the induction of apoptosis in vitro, with only concentrati ... | 2015 | 25463286 |
| biological uptake and depuration of sulfadiazine and sulfamethoxazole in common carp (cyprinus carpio). | sulfonamides, a class of the most commonly used antibiotics, are being increasingly released into the aquatic environment and have recently caused considerable concerns. however, knowledge on their fate and ecotoxicological effects upon aquatic organisms is not understood yet. this work investigated mainly the bioconcentration kinetics (uptake/depuration) of sulfadiazine (sdz) and sulfamethoxazole (smz) in common carp (cyprinus carpio) by exposure in different concentrations under semi-static co ... | 2015 | 25462302 |
| effects of atrazine and chlorpyrifos on dna methylation in the brain and gonad of the common carp. | dna methylation is known to play an important role in the regulation of gene expression in animal. the purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of atrazine (atr), chlorpyrifos (cpf) and combined atr/cpf exposure on dna methylation in the brain and gonad of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). the carp were sampled after a 40-d exposure to cpf and atr, individually or in combination, followed by a 40-d recovery to measure the levels of global dna methylation and the expression of methy ... | 2015 | 25460047 |
| production of inflammatory mediators and extracellular traps by carp macrophages and neutrophils in response to lipopolysaccharide and/or interferon-γ2. | neutrophilic granulocytes and macrophages are crucial for the innate immune response against infections. they migrate into the focus of inflammation, where they efficiently bind, engulf and kill bacteria by proteolytic enzymes, antimicrobial peptides, reactive oxygen (ros) and nitrogen (rns) species. moreover, activated neutrophils and macrophages can form extracellular traps (ets). fish neutrophils and macrophages are morphologically, histochemically, and functionally similar to their mammalian ... | 2015 | 25453727 |
| water quality monitoring using abnormal tail-beat frequency of crucian carp. | fish are rapidly becoming favored as convenient sentinels for behavioral assays of toxic chemical exposure. tail-beat frequency (tbf) of fish is highly correlated with swimming speed, which has been used to detect toxicants. here we examined the effect on tbf of exposure to two chemicals, and evaluated the ability of this novel behavioral parameter to accurately monitor water quality. to further refine our approach, the wall-hitting rate (whr) was used to characterize behavioral avoidance after ... | 2015 | 25450932 |
| increased myocardial stiffness due to cardiac titin isoform switching in a mouse model of volume overload limits eccentric remodeling. | we investigated the cellular and molecular mechanisms of diastolic dysfunction in pure volume overload induced by aortocaval fistula (acf) surgery in the mouse. four weeks of volume overload resulted in significant biventricular hypertrophy; protein expression analysis in left ventricular (lv) tissue showed a marked decrease in titin's n2ba/n2b ratio with no change in phosphorylation of titin's spring region. titin-based passive tensions were significantly increased; a result of the decreased n2 ... | 2015 | 25450617 |
| data-analytical stability of cluster-wise and peak-wise inference in fmri data analysis. | carp (2012) demonstrated the large variability that is present in the method sections of fmri studies. this methodological variability between studies limits reproducible research. | 2015 | 25445059 |
| investigation of the leptin levels in the blood serum of cyprinus carpio (linnaeus, 1758) and capoeta trutta (heckel, 1843). | leptin is a peptide hormone secreted by adipose tissues in the various teleost fish and vertebrates. leptin has been suggested to have an important role in a range physiological function, including regulation of food intake, reproduction, immune function, energy expenditure, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. in this study, leptin levels in the blood serum of cyprinus carpio and capoeta trutta were determined. then the results were compared between two species and between sexes of each species. ... | 2015 | 25440001 |
| autoimmune features are associated with chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis. | chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (carp) occurs more frequently in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (ipaa) with concomitant autoimmune disorders. the aim of this study was to assess the overlap between dysregulated immune features in patients with ipaa and their association with carp. | 2015 | 25437817 |
| immunological and histopathological responses of the kidney of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) sublethally exposed to glyphosate. | glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide frequently used world widely in agricultural and non-agricultural areas to control unwanted plants. health risk of chronic and subchronic exposure of glyphosate on animals and humans has received increasing attention in recent years. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of glyphosate on the immunoglobulin m (igm), complement c3 (c3), and lysozyme (lyz) in the kidney of common carp exposed to 52.08 or 104.15mgl(-1) of glyphosate for 168h. the ... | 2015 | 25434756 |
| in vitro and in vivo protective effect of arginine against lipopolysaccharide induced inflammatory response in the intestine of juvenile jian carp (cyprinus carpio var. jian). | the present study was designed to assess the possible protective effects of arginine (arg) against lipopolysaccharide (lps) induced inflammatory response in juvenile jian carp (cyprinus carpio var. jian) in vivo and in enterocytes in vitro. firstly, inflammatory response was established by exposing enterocytes to different concentrations of lps for 24 h. secondly, the protective effects of arg against subsequent lps exposure were studied in enterocytes. finally, we investigated whether dietary a ... | 2015 | 25433136 |
| carp il10 has anti-inflammatory activities on phagocytes, promotes proliferation of memory t cells, and regulates b cell differentiation and antibody secretion. | in the current study, we investigated the effects of carp il10 on phagocytes and lymphocytes. carp il10 shares several prototypical inhibitory activities on phagocytes with mammalian il-10, including deactivation of neutrophils and macrophages, as shown by inhibition of oxygen and nitrogen radical production, as well as reduced expression of proinflammatory genes and mhc genes involved in ag presentation. similar to mammalian il-10, carp il10 acts through a signaling pathway involving phosphoryl ... | 2015 | 25416810 |
| molecular responses of fishes to elevated carbon dioxide. | hypercarbia, or elevated carbon dioxide, is an environmental challenge that can have detrimental effects on the physiology and performance of aquatic organisms. with aquatic hypercarbia predicted to become more prevalent in the future due to global climate change, it is important to quantify how hypercarbia impacts aquatic organisms, especially fish. the impact of hypercarbia on the behavior and physiology of fishes has been well studied, but relatively few studies have examined the molecular pr ... | 2015 | 24875566 |
| interaction between dopamine and neuropeptide y in the telencephalon of the indian major carp, cirrhinus cirrhosus. | in teleosts, while neuropeptide y (npy) has emerged as one of the potent regulators of gnrh-lh axis, entopeduncular nucleus (en) in the ventral telencephalon serves as major site for npy synthesis/storage. neurons of the en innervate preoptic area and pituitary, respond to gonadal steroids, undergo reproduction phase-related changes, and are believed to convey sex steroid-borne information to gnrh neurons. in spite of the importance of en, the neural circuitry associated with the nucleus has not ... | 2015 | 24967949 |
| comparatively examining of the apelin-13 levels in the capoeta trutta (heckel, 1843) and cyprinus carpio (linnaeus, 1758). | apelin is a recently discovered peptide produced by several tissues in the various vertebrates and fish. apelin has been suggested to have role in regulation of many diverse physiological functions including food intake, energy homoeostasis, immunity, osmoregulation and reproduction. in this study, apelin-13 levels in the blood serum of cyprinus carpio and capoetta trutta were determined. then the results were compared between two species and sexes of each species. apelin-13 level was analysed u ... | 2015 | 25124358 |
| the use of vertical constructed wetland and ultrasound in aquaponic systems. | treatment performance, fish production, crop plant biomass production, water consumption, and water use efficiency of a pilot aquaponic system for small-scale land-based cyprinid fish farms were evaluated. the system consisted of a 36 m(3) pond a with an initial carp load of 0.6 kg/m(3); of a treatment chain with a lamellar settler, a roughing filter, a vertical constructed wetland filled with expanded clay and planted with tomatoes; and of a low power ultrasound unit installed in the corner of ... | 2015 | 25146120 |
| use of structured expert judgment to forecast invasions by bighead and silver carp in lake erie. | identifying which nonindigenous species will become invasive and forecasting the damage they will cause is difficult and presents a significant problem for natural resource management. often, the data or resources necessary for ecological risk assessment are incomplete or absent, leaving environmental decision makers ill equipped to effectively manage valuable natural resources. structured expert judgment (sej) is a mathematical and performance-based method of eliciting, weighting, and aggregati ... | 2015 | 25132396 |
| effect of setting temperature on glucono-δ-lactone-induced gelation of silver carp surimi. | setting temperature is important for heat-induced surimi gel formation. however, there is little information concerning setting temperature on the properties of glucono-δ-lactone (gdl)-induced surimi gel, which is considered a new preparation technique. | 2015 | 25131135 |
| effects of different concentrations of salt and sugar on biogenic amines and quality changes of carp (cyprinus carpio) during chilled storage. | biogenic amines have gained a great deal of attention due to their toxic potential in humans. carp is one of the most important freshwater fish species in china. salt and sugar are capable of preserving food. there is a limited amount of information on the changes of biogenic amines in freshwater fish influenced by salt and sugar. this study aimed to detect the changes in biogenic amines, sensory attributes, total volatile basic nitrogen (tvb-n) and total viable counts (tvc) of carp influenced b ... | 2015 | 24976408 |
| the natural history of adp-ribosyltransferases and the adp-ribosylation system. | catalysis of nad(+)-dependent adp-ribosylation of proteins, nucleic acids, or small molecules has evolved in at least three structurally unrelated superfamilies of enzymes, namely adp-ribosyltransferase (art), the sirtuins, and probably tm1506. of these, the art superfamily is the most diverse in terms of structure, active site residues, and targets that they modify. the primary diversification of the art superfamily occurred in the context of diverse bacterial conflict systems, wherein arts pla ... | 2015 | 25027823 |
| impact of acute arsenic and cadmium exposure on the expression of two haeme oxygenase genes and other antioxidant markers in common carp (cyprinus carpio). | the aim was to study the effects of cadmium (cd) and arsenic (as) on haeme oxygenases (hos) and other oxidative stress biomarkers, and their roles in macromolecule damage in liver and kidney of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). hos play a critical role in the defence system against oxidative damage, producing biliverdin and carbon monoxide with important free radical scavenging properties. however, increased ho activity in haeme degradation may also lead to a pro-oxidant effect through the liber ... | 2015 | 24706384 |
| morphometric and molecular analyses of tylodelphys sp. metacercariae (digenea: diplostomidae) from the vitreous humour of four fish species from lake naivasha, kenya. | even in the relatively well-characterized faunas of the developed world, it is difficult to discriminate species of metacercariae in the diplostomidae using morphology, infection site or host use. the taxonomy, diversity and ecology of diplostomids infecting freshwater fishes in the african continent are particularly poorly known, but recent morphometric and genetic studies have revealed four species of diplostomids in the eyes and brains of siluriform fishes. in the present study, diplostomid m ... | 2015 | 24690126 |
| the effect of arsenic on some antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in various tissues of mirror carp (cyprinus carpio carpio). | the effect of arsenic bioaccumulation in liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and intestinal tissues of mirror carp (cyprinus carpio carpio) was investigated on lipid peroxidation and certain antioxidant enzyme activities. in this study, three aquarium groups were formed from mirror carp: control group, 0.5-, and 1-mg/l arsenic concentrations. the fish were dissected after 1 month. arsenic bioaccumulation, malondialdehyde (mda) levels, catalase (cat), and superoxide dismutase (sod) enzyme activities wer ... | 2015 | 24770925 |
| gnih and gnrh expressions in the central nervous system and pituitary of indian major carp, labeo rohita during ontogeny: an immunocytochemical study. | gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) is the major hypothalamic neuropeptide stimulating gonadotropin secretion in vertebrates. in 2000, gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (gnih) was discovered as a hypothalamic neuropeptide that inhibits gonadotropin secretion in birds. subsequent studies have shown that gnih is present in the brain of other vertebrates. we show for the first time gnih immunoreactivity in the central nervous system and pituitary during development of indian major carp, labeo rohit ... | 2015 | 24955881 |
| ph shift protein recovery with organic acids on texture and color of cooked gels. | isoelectric solubilization and precipitation (isp) processing uses ph shifts to separate protein from fish frames, which may increase commercial interest for silver carp. texture and color properties of gels made from silver carp protein recovered at different ph strategies and organic acid types were compared. isp was applied to headed gutted silver carp using 10 mol l(-1) sodium hydroxide (naoh) and either glacial acetic acid (aa) or a (1:1) formic and lactic acid combination (f&l). protein ge ... | 2015 | 24777972 |
| description of a myxozoan parasite myxobolus sp.n pkb2014 from an edible fish, with emphasis on its molecular characterization. | in india, more than 104 species of myxobolus have so far been reported infecting freshwater as well as marine fishes. the study focuses on the description of a new myxosporean species, myxobolus sp.n pkb 2014 from the gill lamellae of an indian major carp labeo rohita. the species have been described on the basis of morphological characterization of the spores, tissue architecture and 18s rdna sequence data. the plasmodia of myxobolus sp.n pkb 2014 were round in shape measuring, 50 to 70 μm in d ... | 2015 | 27844012 |
| stimulation of spermiation by human chorionic gonadotropin and carp pituitary extract in grass puffer, takifugu niphobles. | spermiation was stimulated in the mature grass puffer, takifugu niphobles, with an injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) or carp pituitary extract (cpe). spermatocrit and sperm density were reduced, but milt production was increased in both the hcg and cpe treatment groups relative to those in the control group (p <0.05). these results should be useful for increasing the fertilization efficiency in grass puffer breeding programs. | 2015 | 26973977 |
| effects of mannan oligosaccharide supplementation on growth, some immune responses and gut lactic acid bacteria of common carp (cyprinus carpio) fingerlings. | this study was conducted to determine the effects of mannan oligosaccharide (mos) on growth, some immune responses and gut lactic acid bacteria of common carp. four experimental diets containing 0%, 0.05%, 0.10% and 0.20% mos were prepared. each diet was randomly allocated to triplicate groups of fish with initial average weight of approximately 14 g. after eight weeks, survival rate was high in all treatments with no significant difference (p > 0.05). growth performance including final weight, ... | 2015 | 26893815 |
| mercury concentrations in common carp (cyprinus carpio) tissues, sediment and water from fish farm along the karoun river in iran. | the karoun river is major source of water for warmwater fish culture industry in southwest of iran. the aim of the present study was to investigate the distribution of mercury in tissues of marketable common carp and in bottom sediments of fish farms in khouzestan province. this study was carried out on 45 fish farms that are located on the bank of the karoun river in khouzestan province, south-west iran. concentration of mercury (hg) was determined using spectrophotometery in three tissues (mu ... | 2015 | 26893811 |
| [distribution characteristics and potential risk of cbs in aquatic organisms from typical epidemic areas of schistosomiasis prevalence]. | eleven mollusca samples and 32 fish samples were collected from typical epidemic areas of schistosomiasis prevalence. the contents of 12 cb congeners in aquatic organism samples were measured using the gc/ms technique. the results indicated that 1,3-dic, 1,4-dic, 1,2-dic and hcb were the most predominant cb congeners in the samples from the studying area. the geometric average of cbs in muscle of mollusca was 11 947 ng x g(-1) lipid weight. the summarized concentration of cbs in fish muscle rang ... | 2015 | 26841624 |
| hot water extract of leather carp (cyprinus carpio nudus) improves exercise performance in mice. | the hot water extract of leather carp (cyprinus carpio nudus) has been used as a nourishing tonic soup and as an aid for recovery from physical fatigue. in this study, we investigated the effect of leather carp extract on exercise performance in mice. swimming endurance and forelimb grip strength were assessed following oral administration of the extract (once per day for 7 days) at a dose of 0.5 mg/10 μl/g body weight. after 7 days, mice given the leather carp extract had significantly greater ... | 2015 | 26770911 |
| [pollution characteristics and ecological risk assessment of pahs in water and fishes from daqing lakes]. | the concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in 30 water samples and 5 tissues (gill, liver, brain, kidney and muscle) of 36 fishes which were collected from 18 typical lakes of the daqing lakes group, china were measured between february and april 2012. the results of pahs concentrations in the water showed that the range of total concentrations was 0.2-1.21 μg x l(-1) and the highest concentration was found in the yueliangpao lake. clustering analysis of statistical method ... | 2015 | 26911021 |
| applying attenuated total reflection-mid-infrared (atr-mir) spectroscopy to detect hairtail surimi in mixed surimi and their surimi products. | atr-mir spectroscopic analysis was used to classify sliver carp surimi and surimi products adulterated with different levels of hairtail surimi. five chemometric methods, including simca (soft independent modeling class of analogies), knn (k-nearest neighbor), svr (support vector machines regression), plsda (partial least squares discriminate analysis) and id3 (interative dicremiser version 3) decision tree were used to build the classifying models. and the performances of the models were compar ... | 2015 | 26904846 |
| the effect of the fluoroquinolone norfloxacin on somatic indices and oxidative stress parameters in early stages of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | the aim of this study was to assess the effect of the subchronic exposure of early stages of common carp (cyprinus carpio l.) to norfloxacin using morphometric data and oxidative stress parameters. | 2015 | 26757128 |
| effects of terbuthylazine on early life stages of common carp. | the aim of this study was to assess the toxicity of terbuthylazine in different developmental stages of common carp (cyprinus carpio) on the basis of mortality, early ontogeny, occurrence of morphological anomalies, growth rate, and fulton's condition factor during and at the conclusion of the test. | 2015 | 26757117 |
| effects of acute exposure to deltamethrin and recovery time on common carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | the aim of this study is to evaluate effects of the insecticide decis mega (dm; active substance deltamethrin 50 g.l(-1)) on common carp on the basis of haematological profile, oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes and histopathology. | 2015 | 26757116 |
| a laboratory investigation of the suspension, transport, and settling of silver carp eggs using synthetic surrogates. | asian carp eggs are semi-buoyant and must remain suspended in the water to survive, supported by the turbulence of the flow, until they hatch and develop the ability to swim. analysis of the transport and dispersal patterns of asian carp eggs will facilitate the development and implementation of control strategies to target the early life stages. experimenting with asian carp eggs is complicated due to practical issues of obtaining eggs in close proximity to experimental facilities and extensive ... | 2015 | 26713855 |
| population genetic characterization and family reconstruction in brood bank collections of the indian major carp labeo rohita (cyprinidae:cypriniformes). | the founder stock of a captive breeding program is prone to changes in genetic structure due to inbreeding and genetic drift. genetic characterization of the founder population using suitable molecular markers may help monitor periodic changes in the genetic structure in future. to develop benchmark information about the genetic structure we analyzed six microsatellite loci in the brodbank collections of rohu (labeo rohita) originated from three major rivers-the jamuna, the padma and the halda. ... | 2015 | 26697284 |
| influences of radiation on carp from farm ponds in fukushima. | a massive release of artificial radionuclides from the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear power plant caused radioactive contamination of farms as well as of aquatic products. carp in small ponds in the highly radiocontaminated area of iitate village, fukushima prefecture, have been confined to the ponds since the accident, and it is thought that the carp may have suffered health issues as a result. therefore, i investigated the health condition of the carp in order to elucidate the effects of radiation ... | 2015 | 26666689 |
| matrix metalloproteinase 2 (mmp-2) plays a critical role in the softening of common carp muscle during chilled storage by degradation of type i and v collagens. | matrix metalloproteinases (mmps) are proposed to play important roles in the degradation of collagens, thus causing the post-mortem softening of fish muscle, although the specific mechanism remains largely unresolved. previously, we reported the existence of gelatinase-like proteinases in common carp (cyprinus carpio) muscle. the primary structures of these proteinases, however, have never been investigated. in the present study, two mmps with molecular masses of 66 and 65 kda were purified to h ... | 2015 | 26653826 |
| histopathological alterations in spleen of freshwater fish cyprinus carpio exposed to sublethal concentration of sodium cyanide. | aquatic ecosystems in areas with intense mining activity are often subject to cyanide contamination; the present study was aimed to evaluate the harmful effects of sodium cyanide on histoarchitechtural aspect of spleen of freshwater fish cyprinus carpio using an in vivo approach. the fishes were exposed to a sublethal concentration of 0.2 mg/l of sodium cyanide for duration of 10 and 20 days and were further allowed to undergo recovery for 14 days in a toxicant free medium. from the present inve ... | 2015 | 26623354 |
| the specificity of anti-carbamylated protein antibodies for rheumatoid arthritis in a setting of early arthritis. | anti-carbamylated protein (anti-carp) antibodies have been described in rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and arthralgia patients at risk of developing ra. to what extent these autoantibodies are specific for ra is unknown. therefore, we investigated the diagnostic performance of the presence of anti-carp antibodies for ra in a setting of early arthritis. | 2015 | 26601692 |
| phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of the frizzled gene family in common carp (cyprinus carpio) provide insights into gene expansion from whole-genome duplications. | in humans, the frizzled (fzd) gene family encodes 10 homologous proteins that commonly localize to the plasma membrane. besides being associated with three main signaling pathways for cell development, most fzds have different physiological effects and are major determinants in the development process of vertebrates and. here, we identified and annotated the fzd genes in the whole-genome of common carp (cyprinus carpio), a teleost fish, and determined their phylogenetic relationships to fzds in ... | 2015 | 26675214 |
| the activity of neutral α-glucosidase and selected biochemical parameters in the annual cycle of breeding carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | the aim of the study was to demonstrate seasonal changes in the hydrolytic and transferase activity of neutral α-glucosidase, the level of glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides and total protein in the annual breeding cycle of the carp. the study was conducted on fish from a fish farm in lower silesia (poland). blood serum was collected from the heart in: june, september and december of two consecutive years. the results of the study show that the hydrolytic and transferase activity of neutral α-g ... | 2015 | 26559406 |
| protective effect of ellagic acid on oxidative stress and antioxidant status in cyprinus carpio during malathion exposure. | this study aims to determine protective efficiency of ellagic acid (ea) on malathion toxicity in carp. the fish were exposed to two sublethal concentrations of malathion (0.5 and 1 mg/l), and ea (100 mg per kg of fish weight) was simultaneously administered for 14 days. malondialdehyde (mda) level and superoxide dismutase (sod), catalase (cat), glutathione peroxidase (gsh—px), and glutathione—s—transferase (gst) activities were evaluated in liver, kidney and gills, which were c ... | 2015 | 26516111 |
| single nucleotide polymorphisms of δ6-desaturase and elovl5 segments and their associations with common carp (cyprinus carpio) growth traits. | highly unsaturated fatty acids (hufas) are crucial for the nutritional health, physiology, and reproduction of vertebrates. the δ6-desaturase and elovl5 elongase genes produce essential enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway of hufas. single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) analysis of genes functionally related to the growth traits of the common carp (cyprinus carpio var. jian) can provide useful information for common carp molecular breeding. in this study, we isolated two δ6 fad genes and two elovl ... | 2015 | 26505436 |
| stress-induced adaptation of neutrophilic granulocyte activity in k and r3 carp lines. | both in mammals and fish, stress induces remarkable changes in the immune response. we focused on stress-induced changes in the activity of neutrophilic granulocytes in the r3 and k lines of common carp, which showed differential stress responses. our study clearly demonstrates that a prolonged restraint stress differentially affects the activity of k and r3 carp neutrophils. in the k line, stress decreased the respiratory burst, while in the r3 line it reduced the release of extracellular dna. ... | 2015 | 26505123 |
| immunomodulation by zearalenone in carp (cyprinus carpio l.). | the mycotoxin zearalenone (zen) is a frequent contaminant of animal feeds, but its effects on fish have not yet been investigated extensively. in order to fill this gap a feeding trial with juvenile carp was conducted. three groups of fish were fed feeds contaminated with zen at three concentrations (low: 332 μg kg(-1), medium: 621 μg kg(-1), and high: 797 μg kg(-1) feed) for four weeks. possible reversible effects of zen were evaluated by feeding additional groups with the zen-contaminated feed ... | 2015 | 26491670 |
| identification and testing of novel carp-1 functional mimetic compounds as inhibitors of non-small cell lung and triple negative breast cancers. | the triple negative breast cancer (tnbcs) and non-small cell lung cancers (nsclcs) often acquire mutations that contribute to failure of drugs in clinic and poor prognosis, thus presenting an urgent need to develop new and improved therapeutic modalities. here we report that carp-1 functional mimetic (cfms) compounds 4 and 5, and 4.6, a structurally related analog of cfm-4, are potent inhibitors of tnbc and nsclc cells in vitro. cell growth suppression by cfm-4 and -4.6 involved interaction and ... | 2015 | 26485930 |
| an estimation of the biological properties of fish collagen in an experimental in vitro study. | the principal sources of medical collagen are pork, calf skin and bone. there are now more studies on a much safer, alternative source of active collagen, mainly from aquatic life. active collagen and its peptides fcp (fish collagen peptides) have already been extracted from the skin of salmon, cobia, hoki, tilapia, zebrafish, ling, shark, silver carp and also jellyfish. | 2015 | 26467125 |
| microrna profiles reveal female allotetraploid hybrid fertility. | the bisexual fertile tetraploid fish is important in biological evolution. tetraploid fish fertility is the key factor for stable inheritance. therefore, elucidating tetraploid fish fertility at the molecular level is essential. micrornas regulate gene expression and are involved in many aspects of gonad development. | 2015 | 26466572 |