Effect of Four Functional Feed Additives on Growth, Serum Biochemistry, Antioxidant Capacity, Gene Expressions, Histomorphology, Digestive Enzyme Activities and Disease Resistance... by Wonsuk Choi, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Ali Hamidoghli, Jinho Bae, Seunghyung Lee, Seunghan Lee, Taesun Min, Sungchul C. Bai

“…The serum superoxide dismutase activity of fish fed the PT, TW, GRO, GROMW, GROPT and GROTW diets was significantly higher than that of fish fed the CON diet. The lysozyme activity of fish fed the PT, GRO, GROMW, GROPT and GROTW diets was significantly higher than that of fish fed the CON and OTC diets. …”
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Bioactive Feed Additive for the Prevention of Clostridial Disease in High-Yielding Dairy Cattle by Roman V. Nekrasov, Michail I. Lozovanu, Georgy Y. Laptev, Larisa A. Ilina, Elena A. Yildirim, Daria G. Tyurina, Veronika Ch. Melikidi, Elena P. Gorfunkel, Valentina A. Filippova, Ivan G. Malahov, Magomed G. Chabaev, Nadezhda V. Bogolyubova, Daria A. Nikanova, Ekaterina S. Ponomareva, Konstantin S. Ostrenko

“…The increase in serum lysozyme concentration in cows of Groups E was 1.01–2.91 mkg/mL vs. control (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Growth performance, digestive capacity and intestinal health of juvenile spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus) fed dietary laminarin supplement by Huihui Qin, Huihui Qin, Zhongying Long, Zhongying Long, Jianrong Ma, Jianrong Ma, Lumin Kong, Lumin Kong, Hao Lin, Hao Lin, Sishun Zhou, Sishun Zhou, Yi Lin, Yi Lin, Zhangfan Huang, Zhangfan Huang, Longhui Liu, Longhui Liu, Zhongbao Li, Zhongbao Li

“…The P0.8 group exhibited significant increases in reduced glutathione, alkaline phosphatase, and lysozyme levels (P&lt;0.05), whereas the concentrations of diamine oxidase and D-lactate were significantly decreased (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Multi-Effects of Acute Salinity Stress on Osmoregulation, Physiological Metabolism, Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity, and Apoptosis in <i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i> by Yakun Wang, Huarong Li, Jie Wei, Kunhao Hong, Qiaoyan Zhou, Xiaoli Liu, Xiaoyou Hong, Wei Li, Chao Liu, Xinping Zhu, Lingyun Yu

“…No significant differences were observed in aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or lysozyme (LZM) among the three treatments at 96 h. …”
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Positive effects of dietary Clostridium butyricum supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity and viability against hypoxic stress in largemouth bass by Peijia Li, Peijia Li, Xiaoying Chen, Dongqiang Hou, Dongqiang Hou, Bing Chen, Kai Peng, Wen Huang, Junming Cao, Hongxia Zhao

“…The relative expression of IL-8 (malondialdehyde) and MyD88 (Myeloid differentiation factor 88) genes in the CB4 group was significantly lower than that in the CB0 group (P&lt;0.05). The liver LZM (lysozyme) content of CB2, CB3 and CB4 groups was significantly higher than that of CB0 group (P&lt;0. 05). …”
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Effect of dietary oregano oil on growth performance, disease resistance, intestinal morphology, immunity, and microbiota of hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelu... by Yu Xin, Yu Xin, Hao Liu, Hao Liu, Xiaobo Yan, Xiaobo Yan, Weibin Huang, Weibin Huang, Simiao Pan, Simiao Pan, Menglong Zhou, Menglong Zhou, Baiquan Lu, Baiquan Lu, Beiping Tan, Beiping Tan, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Xiaohui Dong, Xiaohui Dong, Yuanzhi Yang

“…The 0.3-g kg-1 OO supplement also can activate the antioxidant defense system, reduce nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-like 2 (Nrf2)/Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) expression, and then enhance the immune ability via acid phosphatase (ACP), lysozyme (LYS), complement C3 (C3), and tight junction-associated signaling pathways in hybrid grouper. …”
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Comprehensive metabolite profile of Chlorella vulgaris and metabolic signature of its immunostimulating effect in Nile tilapia [Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)] by Pantami, Hamza Ahmed

“…The immune parameters assessed were serum lysozyme activity (SLA), serum bactericidal activity (SBA), phagocytosis activity (PHA), respiratory burst activity (RBA) and lymphocyte proliferation (LP). …”
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Clostridium butyricum improves the digestive enzyme activity, antioxidant and immunity related genes expression and intestinal microbiota of Litopenaeus vannamei fed a replacing fi... by Lixian Li, Hongyu Liu, Weikang Li, Qi Wang, Zhixuan Lin, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Ruitao Xie

“…Under CB supplementation, the relative expression of antioxidant-related genes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase) in hepatopancreas and intestine increased significantly (P < 0.05); the relative expression of immune-related genes (toll protein, myeloid differentiation factor 88, transcription factor Dorsal, innate immune deficiency gene, transcription factor Relish, prophenoloxidase and lysozyme) in hepatopancreas and intestine increased significantly (P < 0.05). …”
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<i>Limosilactobacillus fermentum</i> 3872 That Produces Class III Bacteriocin Forms Co-Aggregates with the Antibiotic-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains and Induces The... by Vyacheslav M. Abramov, Igor V. Kosarev, Andrey V. Machulin, Tatiana V. Priputnevich, Evgenia I. Deryusheva, Ekaterina L. Nemashkalova, Irina O. Chikileva, Tatiana N. Abashina, Alexander N. Panin, Vyacheslav G. Melnikov, Nataliya E. Suzina, Ilia N. Nikonov, Marina V. Selina, Valentin S. Khlebnikov, Vadim K. Sakulin, Vladimir A. Samoilenko, Alexey B. Gordeev, Gennady T. Sukhikh, Vladimir N. Uversky, Andrey V. Karlyshev

“…Sequence analysis revealed the two-domain structural (lysozyme-like domain and peptidase M23 domain) organization of BLF3872. …”
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Effects of dietary Radix bupleuri root extract on the growth, muscle composition, histology, immune responses and microcystin-LR stress resistance of juvenile red claw crayfish (Ch... by Yao-Peng Lu, Pei-Hua Zheng, Ze-Long Zhang, Jun-Tao Li, Jia-Jun Li, Teng Li, Xiao Wang, Jia-Rui Xu, Dong-Mei Wang, Jian-An Xian, Xiu-Xia Zhang

“…The mRNA levels of extracellular copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (ecCu, Zn-SOD), hemocyanin, C-type lysozyme (C-LZM), GPx, and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) were significantly up-regulated in the hepatopancreas of crayfish fed Diet 5 than those of the control group. …”
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The influence of Spirulina extract on pathogenicity, immune response, and vaccine efficacy against H9N2 avian influenza virus in specific pathogen free chickens by Nahed Yehia, Farida H. Mohamed, Mayasar I. Al-Zaban, Fatma Amer, Narjes Baazaoui, Marwa S. Khattab, Ahmed Abd Elhalem Mohamed, Heba M. Salem, Mohamed T. El-Saadony, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, Dalia M. Omar

“…The supplementation of Spirulina extract in low (200 mg/kg of feed) and high (400 mg/kg of feed) concentration with the birds vaccinated with H9N2 AI vaccine (G1 and G2) induced prominent immuno-stimulatory effect in a dose dependent manner where it strongly enhanced the phagocytic activities of broilers' peripheral blood monocytes, and lysozyme at all days postvaccination (dpv) and days postchallenge (dpc) compared to other groups with significant differences at all day of experiment and 21st dpv, 28th dpv, 7th dpc, and 14th dpc, respectively. …”
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The Effect of an Essential Oil Blend on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Microbiota in Early-Weaned Piglets by Yirui Shao, Qingyun Peng, Yuliang Wu, Changfeng Peng, Shanshan Wang, Lijun Zou, Ming Qi, Can Peng, Hongnan Liu, Rui Li, Xia Xiong, Yulong Yin

“…EO supplementation led to a significant decrease in plasma lysozyme (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and cortisol levels (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Effects of dietary quercetin on growth, antioxidant capacity, immune response and immune-related gene expression in snakehead fish, Channa argus by Yuxin Kong, Jiaxin Tian, Xiaotian Niu, Min Li, Yidi Kong, Ruoming Li, Xiumei Chen, Guiqin Wang

“…Supplemented quercetin (150, 300 or 450 mg kg−1) significantly enhanced (P < .05) serum or tissues superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), lysozyme (LZM) activity and complement 3 (C3), complement 4 (C4), immunoglobulin M (IgM) concentration. …”
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Tryptophan metabolism and gut flora profile in different soybean protein induced enteritis of pearl gentian groupers by Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Aobo Pang, Aobo Pang, Aobo Pang, Beiping Tan, Beiping Tan, Beiping Tan, Yu Xin, Yu Xin, Yu Xin, Yu Liu, Yu Liu, Yu Liu, Ruitao Xie, Haitao Zhang, Qihui Yang, Qihui Yang, Qihui Yang, Junming Deng, Junming Deng, Junming Deng, Shuyan Chi, Shuyan Chi, Shuyan Chi

“…Typical enteritis features and fluctuations of immune system occur, which can be observed in the enzyme activities of total superoxide dismutase and lysozyme and in the contents of immunoglobulin M, complement 3 and complement 4. 16SrDNA high-throughput sequencing indicated that it greatly influenced the gut flora with the abundance of maleficent bacteria, like Vibrio, amplified with increasing dietary soybean meals. …”
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Dietary sulfate-based alginate polysaccharide supplementation boosts growth, gut health, immune response and disease resistance in juvenile hybrid grouper (♀ Epinephelus fuscogutta... by Chao Li, Guofeng Chen, Menglin Wei, Hongyu Liu, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Qihui Yang, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang, Min Yao

“…The malondialdehyde and triglyceride levels in serum decreased, while the antioxidant indicators and non-specific immune enzymes activity (lysozyme, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase) in serum and intestinal tissue got increased (P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of Adding Brevibacillus laterosporu FAS05 to Feed on the Growth, Disease Resistance, and Immunity of Litopenaeus vannamei by Daode YU, Kaikai LIU, Jingjing SONG, Shaojing GUO, Ancheng ZHU, Xiaolu WANG, Ying FAN, Youhong WANG, Hongjun LIU

“…The activities of immune related enzymes in hepatopancreas, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), acid phosphatase (ACP), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels, and the activities of immune related enzymes in serum, phenol oxidase (PO), and lysozyme (LZM), were determined by kits. The phagocytic activity was measured, and the assay was modified on the basis of Delaporte et al (2003). …”
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Electrically stimulated droplet injector for reduced sample consumption in serial crystallography by Mukul Sonker, Diandra Doppler, Ana Egatz-Gomez, Sahba Zaare, Mohammad T. Rabbani, Abhik Manna, Jorvani Cruz Villarreal, Garrett Nelson, Gihan K. Ketawala, Konstantinos Karpos, Roberto C. Alvarez, Reza Nazari, Darren Thifault, Rebecca Jernigan, Dominik Oberthür, Huijong Han, Raymond Sierra, Mark S. Hunter, Alexander Batyuk, Christopher J. Kupitz, Robert E. Sublett, Frederic Poitevin, Stella Lisova, Valerio Mariani, Alexandra Tolstikova, Sebastien Boutet, Marc Messerschmidt, J. Domingo Meza-Aguilar, Raimund Fromme, Jose M. Martin-Garcia, Sabine Botha, Petra Fromme, Thomas D. Grant, Richard A. Kirian, Alexandra Ros

“…We report the improvements in this electrically triggered segmented flow approach for sample conservation in comparison with a continuous GDVN injection using the microcrystals of lysozyme and 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate synthase and report the segmented flow approach for sample injection applied at the Macromolecular Femtosecond Crystallography instrument at the Linear Coherent Light Source for the first time.…”
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Impact of high Spirulina diet, extruded or supplemented with enzymes, on blood cells, systemic metabolites, and hepatic lipid and mineral profiles of broiler chickens by Maria P. Spínola, Maria P. Spínola, Cristina M. Alfaia, Cristina M. Alfaia, Mónica M. Costa, Mónica M. Costa, Rui M. A. Pinto, Rui M. A. Pinto, Paula A. Lopes, Paula A. Lopes, José M. Pestana, José M. Pestana, João C. Tavares, Ana R. Mendes, Ana R. Mendes, Ana R. Mendes, Ana R. Mendes, Miguel P. Mourato, Miguel P. Mourato, Beatriz Tavares, Daniela F. P. Carvalho, Daniela F. P. Carvalho, Cátia F. Martins, Cátia F. Martins, Cátia F. Martins, Cátia F. Martins, Joana I. Ferreira, Joana I. Ferreira, Madalena M. Lordelo, Madalena M. Lordelo, José A. M. Prates, José A. M. Prates

“…From days 14 to 35 of age, 120 broiler chickens were divided and allocated into four dietary treatments: a standard corn and soybean meal-based diet (control), a 15% Spirulina diet, a 15% extruded Spirulina diet, and a 15% Spirulina diet super-dosed with an enzyme blend (0.20% porcine pancreatin plus 0.01% lysozyme). The haematological analysis revealed no significant deviations (p &gt; 0.05) in blood cell counts across treatments, suggesting that high Spirulina inclusion maintains haematological balance. …”
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Préface by Y. NYS

“…Certaines d’entre elles, comme par exemple le lysozyme de blanc d’oeuf, sont partiellement valorisées par différents secteurs industriels (agroalimentaire, cosmétique, santé animale/humaine). …”
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Fungal GH25 muramidases: New family members with applications in animal nutrition and a crystal structure at 0.78Å resolution. by Olga V Moroz, Elena Blagova, Edward Taylor, Johan P Turkenburg, Lars K Skov, Garry P Gippert, Kirk M Schnorr, Li Ming, Liu Ye, Mikkel Klausen, Marianne T Cohn, Esben G W Schmidt, Søren Nymand-Grarup, Gideon J Davies, Keith S Wilson

“…Muramidases/lysozymes hydrolyse the peptidoglycan component of the bacterial cell wall. …”
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