Project description:The increasing aquaculture production volumes have caused an escalating demand for alternative protein feed ingredients. Agro-industrial by-products such as sunflower meal are relatively abundant and cheap, but the inclusion levels are limited due to the presence of antinutritional factors and fiber. Solid state fermentation is a processing method with the aim of reducing the content of fiber and antinutritional factors and improving nutritional value in plant protein raw materials. In this study, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) at two commercial-like fish farms were fed diets containing 5% non-fermented sunflower meal (as a control diet) and two experimental diets with 5% or 10% fermented sunflower meal. The field trial lasted for eight and 11 months in a coastal and fjord location, respectively with the aim of comparing the effect of fermented diets on growth performance, gut microbiota, distal intestine histology and gene expression of Atlantic salmon under different environmental conditions. The findings revealed that diets with fermented sunflower meal sustained growth performance, improved intestinal health by reducing the prevalence of prominent inflammation and ectopic goblet cells and promoted gut lactic acid bacteria Lactiplantibacillus and Lactobaccilaceae after long-term feeding. Our results suggest that fermented sunflower meal is suitable as a protein source for Atlantic salmon when included at a level of up to 10% in the diet.

2025-04-01 | GSE267194 | GEO

High fat diets rich in fish oil promote hair loss via epidermal fatty acid binding-mediated immunoregulation

Project description:While fats are essential nutrients in healthy diets, how dietary fats affect immune cell function and overall health are not well understood. We fed mice various high-fat diets (HFD) which mimicked human diets rich in different fatty acid (FA) components. Surprisingly, we observed that mice consuming the fish oil diet exhibited the most severe hair loss compared to those consuming other diets, which supported the evidence that people in regions with a high intake of fish had a tendency of increased hair loss. Mechanistically, omega-3 FAs in fish oil promoted atypical expansion of skin CD8+γδ+ T cells which inhibited hair follicle stem cell activity. We further identified that the epidermal fatty acid binding protein (E-FABP) was pivotal in promoting omega-3 FA-induced CD8+γδ+ T cells by activating the reactive oxygen species (ROS)/IL-36 signaling pathway in dermis macrophages. Our findings have implications for the prevention, etiology and therapy of hair loss in humans, including these with alopecia areata.

2023-05-24 | GSE161296 | GEO

Fiber and Fish Oil Supplements for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer

Project description:This trial studies how fiber and fish oil supplements affect the metabolism and activities of colon cells in healthy individuals. Diet is an important risk factor for colorectal cancer, and several dietary components important in colorectal cancer prevention are modified by gut microbial metabolism. Giving fiber and fish oil supplements may inhibit the growth of gut cells and ultimately reduce risk of colorectal cancer.

| 2325667 | ecrin-mdr-crc

Metagenomic Profiling of Bacterial Diversity in Fermented Fish: Utong Ngari

Project description:Metagenomic Profiling of Bacterial Diversity in Fermented Fish: Utong Ngari

| PRJEB91848 | ENA

Metagenomic Profiling of Bacterial Diversity in Fermented Fish: Ngari (Kharung)

Project description:Metagenomic Profiling of Bacterial Diversity in Fermented Fish: Ngari (Kharung)

| PRJEB91850 | ENA