B-glucan Immunostilulation Against Columnaris in a White Sturgeon (Acipenser Transmontanus) Model

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Journal Fish Shellfish Immunol Rep

Date 2022 Nov 24

PMID 36419612

Authors

Diem Thu Nguyen

David Marancik

Esteban Soto

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Abstract

represent one of the most important bacterial pathogens of cultured sturgeon. However, at present there are no commercially available vaccines to prevent infection and treatment options are limited. β-glucans have been shown to be potent immunostimulants that can provide fish protection against infectious disease. In this study, the effects of dietary β-glucan supplementation on disease susceptibility were examined by exposing 0.3% β-glucan-fed white sturgeon () to in laboratory-controlled challenges. Morbidity and mortality were monitored for 15 days post-challenge (dpc). Additionally, transcript levels for pro-inflammatory cytokines, regulatory cytokines and acute phase proteins (APP) were investigated in the spleen and gills at different time points post-challenge. No evidence of protection was observed in β-glucan-fed fish challenged with the bacteria Moreover, significantly greater mortalities were observed in β-glucan-fed fish challenged with (<0.05), likely associated with acute inflammatory response as haptoglobin and serotransferrin transcripts in the gills were significantly higher in fish within this group at 1 dpc Transcript levels for all tested cytokines and APP in the spleen were similar amongst treatment groups. The results from this study suggest that β-glucan supplementation at the concentration and rate investigated provides no-benefit to white sturgeon against .

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