Effect of Dietary <i>Moringa oleifera</i> Leaves Nanoparticles on Growth Performance, Physiological, Immunological Responses, and Liver Antioxidant Biomarkers in Nile tilapia (<i>O... by Heba S. Hamed, Rehab M. Amen, Azza H Elelemi, Heba H. Mahboub, Hiam Elabd, Abdelfattah M. Abdelfattah, Hebatallah Abdel Moniem, Marwa A. El-Beltagy, Mohamed Alkafafy, Engy Mohamed Mohamed Yassin, Ayman K. Ismail

“…Moreover, supplemented fish in MO-NPs (2.5 g/kg diet) and exposed to ZnO-NPs provided a remarkable increase in the immune profile (respiratory burst (RB) activity, lysozyme, and total immunoglobulins (IgM)) compared to the ZnO-NPs-intoxicated group. …”
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Growth, Health, and Gut Microbiota of Female Pacific White Shrimp, <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i> Broodstock Fed Different Phospholipid Sources by Xiaolong Liang, Xiaolong Luo, Hongxing Lin, Fenglu Han, Jian G. Qin, Liqiao Chen, Chang Xu, Erchao Li

“…Spearman correlation analysis showed that <i>Fusibacter</i> had significantly positive correlations with antioxidant activity (total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase), immune enzyme activity (phenoloxidase and lysozyme), and immune gene expression (C-type lectin 3, Caspase-1). …”
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Dietary Salicornia ramosissima improves the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) inflammatory response against Photobacterium damselae piscicida by Marina Machado, Francisco Cruz, Francisco Cruz, André Cunha, André Cunha, Lourenço Ramos-Pinto, Adriana Laranjeira, Mário Pacheco, Rui J. M. Rocha, Benjamín Costas, Benjamín Costas

“…Regarding the inflammatory response, seabass fed ST10 showed lower plasma lysozyme levels than their counterparts fed ST2.5 and ST5 at 24 h following injection, while 4 h after the inflammatory stimulus, seabass fed ST10 presented higher numbers of peritoneal leucocytes than fish fed CTRL. …”
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Aspergillus niger confers health benefits and modulates the gut microbiota of juvenile Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) under farming conditions by Ming Zhang, Ming Zhang, Huifen Liang, Huifen Liang, Yifan Lei, Yifan Lei, Yiwen Zhang, Yiwen Zhang, Zhigang Tan, Wenzhen Chen, Shengkang Li, Shengkang Li, Xianfeng Peng, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Ngoc Tuan Tran

“…With the exception of lysozyme in both A1.5 and A3.0, which were lower than in the control, the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, and phenol oxidase was higher than those in the control. …”
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Effects of High-Lipid Dietary Protein Ratio on Growth, Antioxidant Parameters, Histological Structure, and Expression of Antioxidant- and Immune-Related Genes of Hybrid Grouper by Weibin Huang, Hao Liu, Shipei Yang, Menglong Zhou, Shuang Zhang, Beiping Tan, Yuanzhi Yang, Haitao Zhang, Ruitao Xie, Xiaohui Dong

“…After an 8-week feeding experiment, the results indicated the following: (1) With the decreasing of dietary protein level, the specific growth rate (SGR) of groupers increased gradually and then decreased; SGRs of the 390 and 360 g/kg groups were significantly lower than other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). (2) In terms of serum and liver, the activity of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and the total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) content, and the activity of immune enzymes such as lysozyme (LYS) and immunoglobulin (IgM) was significantly increased under the appropriate protein level. (3) Based on liver histology, we know that high or low dietary protein levels cause liver damage. (4) Dietary protein levels can significantly affect the mRNA expression levels of an anti-inflammatory factor gene (<i>tgfβ</i>), pro-inflammatory factor genes (<i>il6</i>, <i>il8</i>), heat shock proteins, and antioxidant and immune genes (<i>hsp70</i> and <i>hsp90</i>, <i>gpx</i>, <i>nrf2</i>, <i>keap1</i>). …”
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Effect of Two Particle Sizes of Nano Zinc Oxide on Growth Performance, Immune Function, Digestive Tract Morphology, and Intestinal Microbiota Composition in Broilers by Jianyu Qu, Xixi Zuo, Qiurong Xu, Mengyao Li, Lirui Zou, Ran Tao, Xiangyan Liu, Xianglin Wang, Ji Wang, Lixin Wen, Rongfang Li

“…ZNPS significantly increased the thymus index and spleen index, as well as the levels of serum metallothionein (MT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and lysozyme (LZM). The ZNPS treatments reduced interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels and increased IL-2 and interferon (IFN)-γ levels compared to that in the NC group. …”
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Selenium Nanoparticles Biosynthesized by <i>Pantoea agglomerans</i> and Their Effects on Cellular and Physiological Parameters in the Rainbow Trout <i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i> by Francisco Yanez-Lemus, Rubén Moraga, Luis Mercado, Carlos Jara-Gutierrez, Carlos T. Smith, Paulina Aguayo, Kimberly Sanchez-Alonzo, Apolinaria García-Cancino, Ariel Valenzuela, Victor L. Campos

“…Finally, the dietary Se⁰Nps/L-Cys had a significant better effect on both plasma lysozyme and respiratory burst activity (innate immune response), on tissular Gpx activity (oxidative status), and on well-being (productive parameter) of <i>O. mykiss</i> when it is compared to Se⁰Nps and Na₂SeO₃. …”
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Physiological Performance, Antioxidant and Immune Status, Columnaris Resistance, and Growth of Nile Tilapia That Received <i>Alchemilla vulgaris</i>-Supplemented Diets by Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Heba H. Mahboub, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Enas K. Aziz, Adnan H. M. Alhajji, Gamal Rayan, Hesham S. Ghazzawy, Walaa El-Houseiny

“…In a dose-dependent manner, fish fed AVP dietary supplements displayed significant augmented serum levels of innate immune indicators (lysozyme, nitric oxide, and complement 3) and antioxidant biomarkers (Catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), total antioxidant (TAC), and reduced glutathione (GSH) with a marked decrease in myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels). …”
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Dietary sodium benzoate improves growth, morphology, antioxidant capacity and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Ying Huang, Gege Lou, Zhou Man, Xucheng Xiao, Xiaoming Zhu, Yazhe Guo, Ruxiang Ge, Haokun Liu, Mengqi Tong, Xuanyu Liu, Xinhua Chen

“…Furthermore, the expression levels of trypsin (TRY), amylase (AMS), lysozyme (LZM), interleukin-8 (IL8) and interleukin-10 (IL10) genes in the intestine significantly increased when the content of sodium benzoate in the diet was greater than or equal to 1000 mg/kg. …”
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Comparative study on the effects of crystalline L-methionine and methionine hydroxy analogue calcium supplementations in the diet of juvenile Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vann... by Lu Zheng, Yuechong Liu, Yanmei Zhang, Bingying Xu, Gladstone Sagada, Zhixuan Wang, Cong Chen, Xiandong Lang, Jiaonan Zhang, Qingjun Shao

“…L-methionine supplementation improved the lysozyme (LZM) activity and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) of shrimp, while the MHA-Ca addition elevated the reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in comparison with those fed the NC diet (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Functional and molecular immune responses in Octopus vulgaris skin mucus and haemolymph under stressful conditions by Raquel Vizcaíno, Francisco A. Guardiola, M. Prado-Alvarez, Marina Machado, Benjamín Costas, Camino Gestal

“…Our results indicated that most of the innate immune parameters measured (haemolytic, lysozyme, esterase, peroxidase, and protease activities) in skin mucus showed substantial variations at middle term of experiment (i.e., 11 days). …”
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Exploring Technological, Safety and Probiotic Properties of <i>Enterococcus</i> Strains: Impact on Rheological Parameters in Fermented Milk by Souraya Sakoui, Reda Derdak, Oana Lelia Pop, Dan Cristian Vodnar, Fatimazahra Jouga, Bernadette-Emőke Teleky, Boutaina Addoum, Elemér Simon, Ramona Suharoschi, Abdelaziz Soukri, Bouchra El Khalfi

“…Each strain underwent evaluation for its technological properties (such as tolerances to various NaCl concentrations and temperatures, as well as amylolytic, β-galactosidase, lipolytic, and proteolytic activities, and EPS production) and selected probiotic properties (including safety profile, resistance to 0.3 percent bile salts and gastric juice with a pH of 2.5, lysozyme tolerance, and antibacterial and antibiofilm activities against four foodborne pathogens). …”
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ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA WITH CUTANEOUS INFILTRATION AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH AZACITIDINE PROTOCOL ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN by SLBG Oliveira, MM Garcia, VM Sthel, VLP Figueiredo

“…Immunohistochemistry was positive for myeloperoxidase, lysozyme, CD34 and negative for CD117. August/23: patient in the 5th cycle with a significant reduction in the need for transfusion. …”
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Effects of copper exposure and recovery in juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi): Histological, physiological and molecular responses by Zhixin Jin, Yongjiang Xu, Heting Zhou, Aijun Cui, Yan Jiang, Bin Wang, Wenjing Zhang

“…However, with increasing copper concentrations, liver aspartate transaminase (AST) and gill Na+/K+-ATPase activities were at first enhanced and then inhibited. Serum lysozyme (LZM) and Cu/Zn-SOD activities were enhanced at low copper concentrations but inhibited at high concentrations, and the activities of alanine transaminase (ALT) and AST significantly increased at greater copper concentrations. …”
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Effects of Photoperiod on Survival, Growth, Physiological, and Biochemical Indices of Redclaw Crayfish (<i>Cherax quadricarinatus</i>) Juveniles by Xiangxing Nie, Cuixue Huang, Jie Wei, Yakun Wang, Kunhao Hong, Xidong Mu, Chao Liu, Zhangjie Chu, Xinping Zhu, Lingyun Yu

“…Regarding enzyme activity and hormone levels, juveniles under the 18L:6D photoperiod exhibited relatively higher activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), acid phosphatase (ACP), and lysozyme (LZM) enzymes than those under other photoperiods, but their levels of melatonin and cortisol were relatively low. …”
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Evaluation of Spray-Dried Bovine Hemoglobin Powder as a Dietary Animal Protein Source in Nile Tilapia, <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> by Shimaa A. Amer, Mahmoud Farahat, Tarek Khamis, Samar A. Abdo, Elsayed M. Younis, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Rehab Reda, Sozan A. Ali, Simon J. Davies, Rowida E. Ibrahim

“…The SDBH inclusion increased the serum lysozyme activity, nitric oxide (NO), and complement 3 (C3) levels, with the highest values recorded in the SDBH5 group. …”
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The Effects of Different UVA Photoperiods on the Growth Performance, Immune Responses, Antioxidant Status and Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression of the Pacific White Shrimp (<i>Pena... by Xinyi Wang, Baoliang Liu, Xiaoqiang Gao, Xi Wang, Hongxu Li, Liang Xu, Guiming Wang, Kuifeng Zhao, Bin Huang

“…Shrimp exposed to UVA (2L: 22D and 4L: 20D) also displayed higher levels of hepatopancreas catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), acid phosphatase (ACP), phenol oxidase (PO) and lysozyme (LZM) compared to the 8L: 16D and 12L: 12D groups. …”
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Clam challenges high concentrations of algae diet environment: Growth performance, metabolism physiology, and related gene expression characteristics by Sishao Fan, Senlei Feng, Shusheng Gan, Siting Wang, Xiafei Liang, Meimei Liu, Zhiguo Dong

“…The enzyme activities of superoxide dismutase increased significantly with the rise in concentration of Chlorella, but the highest lysozyme in the hepatopancreas of C. sinensis was observed in the Diet T1 group. …”
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Effects of Substituting Fish Meal with Defatted Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) on the Growth and Gut Health of Spotted Seabass by Shengxiong LIN, Xiao LI, Kangle LU, Kai SONG, Xueshan LI, Yong LIN, Ling WANG, Chunxiao ZHANG

“…Among the treatments, there were no difference in the feed efficiency, feeding rate, survival, hepatosomatic index, abdominal fat ratio, or body composition (P > 0.05), but the viscerosomatic index was higher in the 5% TM treatment than that in the 20% TM treatment (P < 0.05). The serum lysozyme activity was induced in the 5% TM treatment compared to that in other TM treatments (P > 0.05). …”
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Dietary supplementation of ferrous glycinate improves intestinal barrier function by modulating microbiota composition in Cherry Valley ducks by Haihua Yu, Yueqin Xie, Bing Wu, Hua Zhao, Xiaoling Chen, Gang Tian, Guangmang Liu, Jingyi Cai, Gang Jia

“…Fe-Gly also significantly up-regulated barrier-related genes including zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), zonula occludens-2 (ZO-2), mucin 2 (MUC2) and lysozyme (LYZ) (P < 0.05), and down-regulated the mRNA expression of claudin-2 (CLDN2) and occludin (OCLN) in the jejunum (P < 0.05). …”
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