1. Protective effects of butyric acid during heat stress on the survival, immune response, histopathology, and gene expression in the hepatopancreas of juvenile pacific shrimp (L. Vannamei).
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Yohana MA, Ray GW, Yang Q, Kou S, Tan B, Wu J, Mao M, Bo Ge Z, and Feng L
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- Animals, Hot Temperature adverse effects, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Gene Expression drug effects, Gene Expression immunology, Random Allocation, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Gene Expression Regulation immunology, Penaeidae immunology, Penaeidae genetics, Penaeidae physiology, Penaeidae drug effects, Hepatopancreas immunology, Hepatopancreas drug effects, Diet veterinary, Animal Feed analysis, Dietary Supplements analysis, Heat-Shock Response drug effects, Butyric Acid administration & dosage
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This study looked at the effects of adding butyric acid (BA) to the diets of juvenile Pacific shrimp and how it affected their response to survival, immunity, histopathological, and gene expression profiles under heat stress. The shrimp were divided into groups: a control group with no BA supplementation and groups with BA inclusion levels of 0.5 %, 1 %, 1.5 %, 2 %, and 2.5 %. Following the 8-week feeding trial period, the shrimp endured a heat stress test lasting 1 h at a temperature of 38 °C. The results showed that the control group had a lower survival rate than those given BA. Interestingly, no mortality was observed in the group receiving 1.5 % BA supplementation. Heat stress had a negative impact on the activities of alkaline phosphatase (AKP) and acid phosphatase (ACP) in the control group. Still, these activities were increased in shrimp fed the BA diet. Similar variations were observed in AST and ALT fluctuations among the different groups. The levels of triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (CHO) increased with high temperatures but were reduced in shrimp-supplemented BA. The activity of an antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased with higher BA levels (P < 0.05). Moreover, the groups supplemented with 1.5 % BA exhibited a significant reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA) content (P < 0.05), suggesting the potential antioxidant properties of BA. The histology of the shrimp's hepatopancreas showed improvements in the groups given BA. Conversely, the BA significantly down-regulated the HSPs and up-regulated MnSOD transcript level in response to heat stress. The measured parameters determine the essential dietary requirement of BA for shrimp. Based on the results, the optimal level of BA for survival, antioxidant function, and immunity for shrimp under heat stress is 1.5 %., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest It is asserted by the authors that there were no conflicts of interest in this experiment., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- 2024
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