scholarly journals Characterization of Matrix Metalloprotease-9 Gene from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Its High-Level Expression Induced by the Streptococcus agalactiae Challenge

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Fu-Rui Liang ◽  
Qin-Qing Wang ◽  
Yun-Lin Jiang ◽  
Bei-Ying Yue ◽  
Qian-Zhi Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Predictive Biomarkers ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Transcriptional Level ◽  
Bacterial Diseases ◽  
Active Function ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
High Level

The bacterial diseases of tilapia caused by Streptococcus agalactiae have resulted in the high mortality and huge economic loss in the tilapia industry. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) may play an important role in fighting infection. However, the role of MMP-9 in Nile tilapia against S. agalactiae is still unclear. In this work, MMP-9 cDNA of Nile tilapia (NtMMP-9) has been cloned and characterized. NtMMP-9 has 2043 bp and encodes a putative protein of 680 amino acids. NtMMP-9 contains the conserved domains interacting with decorin and inhibitors via binding forces compared to those in other teleosts. Quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis reveals that NtMMP-9 distinctly upregulated following S. agalactiae infection in a tissue- and time-dependent response pattern, and the tissues, including liver, spleen, and intestines, are the major organs against a S. agalactiae infection. Besides, the proteolytic activity of NtMMP-9 is also confirmed by heterologous expression and zymography, which proves the active function of NtMMP-9 interacting with other factors. The findings indicate that NtMMP-9 was involved in immune responses against the bacterial challenge at the transcriptional level. Further work will focus on the molecular mechanisms of NtMMP-9 to respond and modulate the signaling pathways in Nile tilapia against S. agalactiae invasion and the development of NtMMP-9-related predictive biomarkers or vaccines for preventing bacterial infection in the tilapia industry.

Nonlethal sampling methods for diagnosis of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Aquaculture ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 454 ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Campos Tavares ◽  
Frederico Augusto de Alcântara Costa ◽  
Raquel Ribeiro Dias Santos ◽  
Gustavo Morais Barony ◽  
Carlos Augusto Gomes Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

scholarly journals Dietary Agaricus blazei Spent Substrate Improves Disease Resistance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Streptococcus agalactiae In Vivo

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Po-Tsang Lee ◽  
Yu-Sheng Wu ◽  
Chung-Chih Tseng ◽  
Jia-Yu Lu ◽  
Meng-Chou Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Agaricus Blazei ◽  
Bacterial Challenge ◽  
Spent Mushroom Substrate ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

This study evaluated the effects of the feeding of spent mushroom substrate from Agaricus blazei on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The safety of 0–1000 μg/mL A. blazei spent substrate water extract (ABSSE) was demonstrated in the primary hepatic and splenic macrophages and the THK cell line (a cell line with characteristics of melanomacrophages) using a cytotoxicity assay. Here, 10 μg/mL of crude ABSSE promoted the phagocytic activity of macrophages and THK cells. Stimulating ABSSE-primed THK cells with lipopolysaccharides or peptidoglycan resulted in higher expression levels of four cytokine genes (e.g., interleukinz (IL)-1β, IL-12b, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)) and one cytokine gene (TNFα), respectively. An in vitro bacterial growth inhibition assay demonstrated that ABSSE could inhibit the growth of Streptococcus agalactiae. In the first feeding trial, Nile tilapia were fed with experimental feed containing 0, 1, or 5% of A. blazei spent substrate (ABSS) for seven and fourteen days followed by bacterial challenge assay. The best result was obtained when Nile tilapia were continuously fed for seven days on a diet containing 1% ABSS, with the survival rate being higher than in groups with 0% and 5% ABSS after challenge with S. agalactiae. In the second trial, fish were fed diets supplemented with 0% or 1% ABSS for seven days, and then all the groups were given the control feed for several days prior to bacterial challenge in order to investigate the duration of the protective effect provided by ABSS. The results showed that the protective effects were sustained at day 7 after the feed was switched. Overall, spent mushroom substrate from A. blazei is a cost-effective feed additive for Nile tilapia that protects fish from S. agalactiae infection.

scholarly journals Complete Genome Sequences of Three Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype Ia Isolates Obtained from Disease Outbreaks in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Jaglarz ◽  
Artur Gurgul ◽  
William J. Leigh ◽  
Janina Z. Costa ◽  
Kim D. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Streptococcus Agalactiae ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

ABSTRACT This paper describes the whole-genome sequences for three Streptococcus agalactiae serotype Ia isolates. The isolates were recovered from the brains of clinically sick tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, that were suffering from streptococcosis. One isolate was from tilapia in the United States and the other two from fish in China.

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