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Enhancement of Nile tilapia' Immune Cells Phagocytic Activity, Nitric Oxide Production, and Upregulation of Immunoglobulin M and Cytokines Gene Expression Post-Feeding on Moringa

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Academic and Pre-clinical Veterinary Sciences (Physiology, Histology, …rology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology)

Abstract

Herbal products have been used in aquafeed as a dietary supplement. In the current study, the immunomodulatory efficacy of nonfermented (MO) and/or fermented (FMO) Moringa oleifera combined leaf and seed mixture as feed additives for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, was evaluated in terms of phagocytic capacity, spleen immune-related cytokines, immunoglobulin M (IgM) gene expression, as well as nitric oxide production, after a 30-day feeding trial. To conduct the experiment, a total of 180 O. niloticus fingerlings were randomly divided into five groups (36 fish each, in triplicate); the control (1st group) which fed on a basal diet, 2nd group and 3 rd group were fed on MO 5% and MO 10%, 4th group and 5 th group were fed on FMO 5% and FMO 10%. The results demonstrated that MO10%-supplemented diets significantly (P < 0.005) reduced immune cells' phagocytic capacity, serum nitrite level, immune-related cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-10), and IgM gene expression. Meanwhile, those fed on FMO10%, FMO5%, and MO5%-supplemented diets exhibited a significant (P < 0.05) improvement in the same tested parameters, with the greatest effects on FMO 10%. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with FMO especially at 10% level increased nonspecific and humoral immune parameters, and the outcome of this study recommends that FMO is a promising immune-stimulatory feed-additive candidate for Nile tilapia.

DOI

10.21608/zvjz.2024.262464.1230

Keywords

Moringa oleifera, Nile tilapia, Phagocytic capacity, Nitric oxide, Feed-additives

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Nassar

MiddleName

A.M.

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University 44511, Zagazig, Egypt

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nassarasmaa020@gmail.com

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Zagazig

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First Name

Aham

Last Name

Gharib

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A

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University 44511, Zagazig, Egypt

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ahlamabdelazizgharib@yahoo.com

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zagazig

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First Name

Sarah

Last Name

Abdelgalil

MiddleName

Y

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Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University 44511, Zagazig, Egypt

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sarahyousef_xp@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

Orcid

-

First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Abdelwahab

MiddleName

M.O.

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University 44511, Zagazig, Egypt

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amabdalwahab@vet.zu.edu.eg

City

Zagazig

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-

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Elmowalid

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A.

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Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University 44511, Zagazig, Egypt

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gaabedallah@vet.zu.edu.eg

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-

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0000-0002-6653-9768

Volume

52

Article Issue

2

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49242

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2024-01-12

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2024-06-01

Page Start

129

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141

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1110-1458

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2357-075X

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367,719

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601

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Zagazig Veterinary Journal

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https://zvjz.journals.ekb.eg/

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Enhancement of Nile tilapia' Immune Cells Phagocytic Activity, Nitric Oxide Production, and Upregulation of Immunoglobulin M and Cytokines Gene Expression Post-Feeding on Moringa

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30 Dec 2024