Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil prevents oxidative stress and ameliorates the antioxidant system in the liver of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) naturally infected with Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

This study investigated the effects of the essential oil (EO) from Lippia alba on biochemical parameters related to oxidative stress in the brain and liver of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) after six hours of transport. Fish were transported in plastic bags and divided into three treatments groups: control, 30 µL L- 1 EO from L.alba and 40 µL L-1 EO from L.alba. Prior to transport, the fish were treated with the EO from L. alba (200 µL L -1 for three minutes), except for the control group. Fish transported in bags containing the EO did not have any alterations in acetylcholinesterase, ecto -nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase and 5'nucleotidase activity in the brain or superoxide dismutase activity in the liver. The hepatic catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), nonprotein thiol and ascorbic acid levels were significantly lower compared to the control group. However, the hepatic thiobarbituric acid- reactive substances, protein oxidation levels and the lipid peroxidation/catalase+glutathione peroxidase (LPO/CAT+GPx) ratio were significantly higher in fish transported with both concentrations of the EO, indicating oxidative stress in the liver. In conclusion, considering the hepatic oxidative stress parameters analyzed in the present experiment, the transport of previously sedated silver catfish in water containing 30 or 40 µL L-1 of EO from L. alba is less effective than the use of lower concentrations.

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Addition of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) in diet minimize biochemical disturbances in silver catfish Rhamdia quelen exposed to the antiparasitic amitraz

Aquaculture ◽

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736954 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 736954

Author(s):

Tamires R. dos Reis ◽

Matheus D. Baldissera ◽

Carine F. Souza ◽

Bernardo Baldisserotto ◽

Julia Corá Segat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tea Tree Oil ◽

Melaleuca Alternifolia ◽

Tea Tree ◽

Silver Catfish ◽

Rhamdia Quelen

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Nanotechnology improves the therapeutic efficacy of Melaleuca alternifolia essential oil in experimentally infected Rhamdia quelen with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Aquaculture ◽

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.02.014 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 473 ◽

pp. 169-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Carine F. Souza ◽

Matheus D. Baldissera ◽

Roberto C.V. Santos ◽

Renata P. Raffin ◽

Bernardo Baldisserotto

Keyword(s):

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Therapeutic Efficacy ◽

Melaleuca Alternifolia ◽

Rhamdia Quelen

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Oxidative stability during frozen storage of fillets from silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen ) sedated with the essential oil of Aloysia triphylla during transport

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20140241 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 560-566 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ana Paula Daniel ◽

Lauren Fresinghelli Ferreira ◽

Bruna Klein ◽

Amanda Roggia Ruviaro ◽

Andréia Quatrin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oil ◽

Lipid Oxidation ◽

Oxidative Stability ◽

Frozen Storage ◽

Storage Period ◽

Oxidation Products ◽

Secondary Products ◽

Silver Catfish ◽

Rhamdia Quelen ◽

Aloysia Triphylla

ABSTRACT: This research aimed to evaluate whether the essential oil of Aloysia triphylla (EOAT) used in vivo as a sedative in the water for transporting fish could increase the oxidative stability of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) fillets during frozen storage. The chemical composition of EOAT and of fillets from fish exposed to EOAT (0, 30 or 40µL L-1) were assessed. The pH and lipid oxidation parameters (conjugated dienes, CD; thiobarbituric acid-reactive-substances, TBARS) were evaluated in the fillets throughout the storage period (-18±2oC/17 months). The main compounds found in EOAT were α- and β-citral. Treatment with EOAT did not modify the proximate composition of the fillets, but 40µL L-1 EOAT reduced pH levels when compared to the control fillets (P<0.05). Compared to the control fillets, the fillets from fish treated with 30 and 40µL L-1 EOAT had higher initial CD values (P<0.05), whereas fillets from fish treated with 40µL L-1 EOAT had lower TBARS levels after 6, 9 and 17 months of storage (P<0.05). Results indicated that use of EOAT as a sedative in silver catfish transport water delays the degradation of primary oxidation products (CD) into secondary products (TBARS) in the frozen fillets. This delay in the lipid oxidation rate may increase the shelf life of frozen fillets.

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