The Effect of Morphophysiological Changes in Immune Organs on Lysozyme in Male Pike Esox lucius

Cover Page

Cite item

Full Text

Open Access Open Access
Restricted Access Access granted
Restricted Access Subscription Access

Abstract

The concentration of lysozyme in liver, kidney, spleen and serum, as well as the size of immune organs in male pike Esox lucius L. vary in different seasons of year. The enzyme concentrations in organs and serum are weakly interrelated. The organs by the absolute values of mass show a strong relationship with each other, while the correlation between their somatic indices is very weak. The size of the organs affects the concentration of lysozyme in the organs and serum. The liver plays a major role in annual fluctuations of lysozyme concentration in all the organs and serum. Kidney has a leveling effect on the concentration of the enzyme in liver and serum, whereas liver has the opposite effect. The most profound morphophysiological changes in organs and lysozyme as an indicator of nonspecific immunity coincide with the reproduction period of fish.

About the authors

M. F. Subbotkin

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: smif@ibiw.ru
Russia, Nekouzskii raion, Yaroslavl oblast, Borok

T. A. Subbotkina

Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: smif@ibiw.ru
Russia, Nekouzskii raion, Yaroslavl oblast, Borok

References

  1. Никольский Г.В. 1971. Частная ихтиология. М.: Высш. школа.
  2. Смирнов В.С., Божко А.М., Рыжков Л.П., Добринская Л.А. 1972. Применение метода морфофизиологических индикаторов в экологии рыб // Тр. СевНИОРХ. Т. 7. Петрозаводск, Карелия.
  3. Фунг Н.Д., Распопов В.М., Барабанов В.В., Мищенко А.В. 2013. Гепатосоматический индекс осетра, белуги и севрюги в речной период жизни // Вест. Астрахан. гос.-техн. ун-та. Сер.: Рыбн. хоз-во. № 1. С. 154.
  4. Bennett P.M., Janz D.M. 2007. Seasonal changes in morphometric and biochemical endpoints in northern pike (Esox lucius), burbot (Lota lota) and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) // Freshwater Biol. V. 52. № 10. P. 2056. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01819.xno
  5. Feng L., Huang H.-H., Liu Y. et al. 2011. Effect of dietary thiamin supplement on immune responses and intestinal microflora in juvenile Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian) // Aquacult. Nutr. V. 17. № 5. P. 557. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2095.2011.00851.x
  6. Ghafoori Z., Heidari B., Farzadfar F. et al. 2014. Variations of serum and mucus lysozyme activity and total protein content in the male and female Caspian kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum, Kamensky 1901) during reproductive period // Fish Shellfish Immunol. V. 37. № 1. P. 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2014.01.016
  7. Hansson T., Lindesjoo E., Forlin L. et al. 2006. Long-term monitoring of the health status of female perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the Baltic Sea shows decreased gonad weight and increased hepatic EROD activity // Aquat. Toxicol. V. 79. № 4. P. 341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.07.001
  8. Heidari B., Farzadfar F. 2015. Effects of temperature and gonadal growth on the lysozyme level of immune tissues in the male and female Caspian kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum) // Aquacult. Res. V. 48. № 2. P. 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.12886
  9. Kortet T.R., Taskinen J., Sinisalo T. et al. 2003. Breeding-related seasonal changes in immunocompetence, health state and condition of the cyprinid fish, Rutilus rutilus L. // Biol. J. Linnean Soc. V. 78. № 1. P. 117. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00136.x
  10. Medford B.A., Mackay W.C. 1978. Protein and lipid content of gonads, liver, and muscle of northern pike (Esox lucius) in relation to gonad growth // J. Fish Res. Board Canada. V. 35. № 2. P. 213. https://doi.org/10.1139/f78-035
  11. Morgan A.L., Thompson K.D., Auchinachie N.A. et al. 2008. The effect of seasonality on normal haematological and innate immune parameters of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss L. // Fish Shellfish Immunol. V. 25. № 6. P. 791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2008.05.011
  12. Papezikova I., Mares J., Vojtek L. et al. 2016. Seasonal changes in immune parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and brook trout × Arctic charr hybrids (Salvelinus fontinalis × × Salvelinus alpines alpinus) // Fish Shellfish Immunol. V. 57. P. 400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2016.08.048
  13. Qiao Q., Liang H., Zhang X. 2013. Effect of cyanobacteria on immune function of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) via chronic exposure in diet // Chemosphere. V. 90. № 3. P. 1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere
  14. Rohlenova K., Morand S., Hyršl P. et al. 2011. Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? An immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) // Parasite Vector. V. 4. P. 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-120
  15. Subbotkin M.F., Subbotkina T.A. 2016. Variability of the lysozyme content in bream from the Rybinsk Reservoir in different seasons of the annual cycle // Biol. Bull. V. 43. № 3. P. 257. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359016020096
  16. Subbotkin M.F., Subbotkina T.A. 2018. Effects of environment and physiological state of an organism on the activity and content of lysozyme in fishes of the family Cyprinidae: A Review // Inland Water Biol. V. 11. P. 184. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082918020037
  17. Subbotkina T.A., Subbotkin M.F. 2003. Lysozyme content in organs and blood serum in various species in the Volga River // J. Evol. Biochem. Physiol. V. 39. № 5. P. 537. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOEY.0000015961.99374.62
  18. Suja B., Phillips H., Lochmann R. et al. 2009. Effect of temperature on growth, feed utilization, and immune status of channel catfish in a recirculating system // N. Am. J. Aquac. V. 71. № 1. P. 64. https://doi.org/10.1577/A07-101.1
  19. Viney M.E., Riley E.M., Buchanan K.L. 2005. Optimal immune responses: immunocompetence revisited // TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution. V. 20. № 12. P. 665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2005.10.003

Supplementary files

Supplementary Files
Action
1. JATS XML
Download
2.

Download (60KB)
Indexing metadata
3.

Download (26KB)
Indexing metadata

Copyright (c) 2023 М.Ф. Субботкин, Т.А. Субботкина