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Effects of salinity challenge on the immune factors of Scylla serrata
MA Yue-chai;YANG Yu-jiao;WANG Guo-liang*
2010, 22(4):
0-484.
In this study the changes of total haemocyte count(THC), phagocytic activity to Escherichia coil, and activities of lysozyme(LZM), superoxide dismutase activity(SOD), alkaline phosohatase(AKP), acidic phosohatase(ACP), peroxidase(POD), phenoloxidase(PO) and hemolysin in the serum of Scylla serrata were examined in the treatments of different salinity concentrations(5.0,10.0,17.5,25.0,35.0) after 0,12,24,48,72 and 96 h. The results showed that THC dramatically declined in different salinity treatments while other immune factors showed a peak value during 12 h to 24 h, and then tended to be stable. When Scylla serrata were exposed to salinity for 12 h, the phagocytic percentage (PP) and phagocytic index (PI) in the salinity treatments of 5.0 and 35.0 were higher than the control group. The activity of LZM and PO in the salinity treatments of 10.0 and 25.0 were significantly higher than the control group. The activities of ACK and APK were higher than the control group except in the salinity treatment of 5.0. The activity of POD and hemolysin in the salinity treatment of 10.0 and 25.0 increased with exposure time prolonging, and reached the highest values at 72 h and 24 h respectively, which were much higher than the control group while SOD showed no significant change. It was concluded that salinity was important to S. serrata immune response. The disease resistance of S. serrata could be enhanced when treated with lower concentration of salinity for a short period. However, when treated with higher salinity concentration for a long time, the disease resistance of S. serrata significantly decreased.
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