Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>

A seven-week trial was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary seaweed polysaccharide (SP) supplementation on the growth performance and physiological health of largemouth bass. The results reveal that the 0.05SP group showed the best growth performance. The mRNA expression levels of <i>to...

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Main Authors: Dongyu Huang, Jiaze Gu, Hualiang Liang, Mingchun Ren, Chunyu Xue
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description A seven-week trial was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary seaweed polysaccharide (SP) supplementation on the growth performance and physiological health of largemouth bass. The results reveal that the 0.05SP group showed the best growth performance. The mRNA expression levels of <i>tor</i>, <i>4ebp1</i>, and <i>igf1</i> genes were remarkably down-regulated in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups compared to the control group. The CAT activities were significantly increased in the 0.05SP and 0.1SP groups, and the GSH-Px activity was increased in the 0.15SP group. The expression of the immune response-related gene <i>nfκb</i> was significantly down-regulated in the 0.1SP group, and those of <i>tnfα</i> and <i>il-8</i> were at the maximum in the control group. Moreover, the expression of <i>il-10</i> in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups was significantly down-regulated. Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related expression of <i>atf6</i> was the highest in the control group. Furthermore, the <i>chopα</i> and <i>bax</i> expression levels in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups were significantly down-regulated compared with other groups. In addition, the highest expression level of <i>bcl-xl</i> was observed in the 0.15SP group. Finally, the quadratic regression analysis of antioxidant, immune, and ERS core parameters (CAT, <i>nf-κb</i>, and <i>bcl-xl</i>) determined 0.06–0.11% to be the optimal SP supplemental level in largemouth bass diets.
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spelling doaj-art-f52763d91b784376a73abbb0a4e2bc2f2025-01-24T13:19:19ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212025-01-011415210.3390/antiox14010052Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>Dongyu Huang0Jiaze Gu1Hualiang Liang2Mingchun Ren3Chunyu Xue4Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, ChinaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, ChinaKey Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, ChinaKey Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, ChinaWuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, ChinaA seven-week trial was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary seaweed polysaccharide (SP) supplementation on the growth performance and physiological health of largemouth bass. The results reveal that the 0.05SP group showed the best growth performance. The mRNA expression levels of <i>tor</i>, <i>4ebp1</i>, and <i>igf1</i> genes were remarkably down-regulated in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups compared to the control group. The CAT activities were significantly increased in the 0.05SP and 0.1SP groups, and the GSH-Px activity was increased in the 0.15SP group. The expression of the immune response-related gene <i>nfκb</i> was significantly down-regulated in the 0.1SP group, and those of <i>tnfα</i> and <i>il-8</i> were at the maximum in the control group. Moreover, the expression of <i>il-10</i> in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups was significantly down-regulated. Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-related expression of <i>atf6</i> was the highest in the control group. Furthermore, the <i>chopα</i> and <i>bax</i> expression levels in the 0.15SP and 0.2SP groups were significantly down-regulated compared with other groups. In addition, the highest expression level of <i>bcl-xl</i> was observed in the 0.15SP group. Finally, the quadratic regression analysis of antioxidant, immune, and ERS core parameters (CAT, <i>nf-κb</i>, and <i>bcl-xl</i>) determined 0.06–0.11% to be the optimal SP supplemental level in largemouth bass diets.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/14/1/52seaweed polysaccharideimmunityendoplasmic reticulum stress
spellingShingle Dongyu Huang
Jiaze Gu
Hualiang Liang
Mingchun Ren
Chunyu Xue
Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
Antioxidants
seaweed polysaccharide
immunity
endoplasmic reticulum stress
title Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
title_full Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
title_fullStr Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
title_short Effects of Seaweed Polysaccharide on the Growth and Physiological Health of Largemouth Bass, <i>Micropterus salmoides</i>
title_sort effects of seaweed polysaccharide on the growth and physiological health of largemouth bass i micropterus salmoides i
topic seaweed polysaccharide
immunity
endoplasmic reticulum stress
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/14/1/52
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