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Development of Antimicrobial Peptides from Aquaculture Species
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Development of Antimicrobial Peptides from Aquaculture Species

A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Peptides".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2022) | Viewed by 2313

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Yuan Liu

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Guest Editor
CAS Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
Interests: crustacean; innate immunity; complement system; pattern recognition receptor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the development of intensive culture, various diseases caused by bacteria and viruses had frequently occurred in cultured aquatic species and caused catastrophic economic losses to aquaculture. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which participate in humoral immune responses, are considered to be an integral component of the innate immune system. AMPs are widely distributed across the whole living kingdom with a broad spectrum of activities against bacteria, fungi, viruses and eukaryotic parasites. Studies on AMPs will be useful in understanding the immune defense mechanisms of aquaculture species and giving new insights into diseases control in aquaculture. This Special Issue seeks manuscript submissions that further our understanding of the structure and potential function of AMPs in cultured fish, crustaceans and mollusks. Submissions on the immune response and disease resistance of aquaculture species are also encouraged.

Dr. Yuan Liu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • antimicrobial peptides
  • antimicrobial activity
  • immune response
  • innate immunity
  • shrimp
  • crab
  • fish
  • mollusks

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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 (Penaeus vannamei)
by Xinyi Wang, Baoliang Liu, Xiaoqiang Gao, Xi Wang, Hongxu Li, Liang Xu, Guiming Wang, Kuifeng Zhao and Bin Huang
Antibiotics 2022, 11(1), 37; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/antibiotics11010037 - 29 Dec 2021
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UVA is the most common type of solar UV radiation in aquatic environments; however, the effects it causes in shrimp farming in recirculating water systems (RAS) is unclear. Thus, the growth performance, immune responses, antioxidant status and apoptosis-related gene expression in Pacific white [...] Read more.
UVA is the most common type of solar UV radiation in aquatic environments; however, the effects it causes in shrimp farming in recirculating water systems (RAS) is unclear. Thus, the growth performance, immune responses, antioxidant status and apoptosis-related gene expression in Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei (body weight 9.56 ± 0.10 g), reared with 12L: 12D full spectrum light as background light under five UVA (peak at 400 nm) photoperiods (0L: 24D, 2L: 22D, 4L: 20D, 8L: 16D and 12L: 12D) at a light intensity of 1 W/m2 were investigated. The results showed that the 2L: 22D and 4L: 20D UVA photoperiods enhanced the growth performance and reduced the feed conversion ratio and the shrimp mortality. 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. The malondialdehyde (MDA) levels increased in line with the extension of the UVA irradiation time. The mRNA expression of apoptosis-related genes in all the UVA treatments were significantly higher than with the control treatment, except for the 2L: 22D group. The results of the 2L: 22D and 4L: 20D treatments were significantly higher than those of the control group, except for LGBP. In conclusion, 2L: 22D and 4L: 20D UVA photoperiods increased growth performance and decreased FCR, improved the innate immunity and antioxidant response and reduced the mortality rate in adult shrimp. Full article
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