Project description:Dissolved oxygen (DO) is the basis of fish survival, and proper DO level is an important condition to ensure the normal growth of fish. Hypoxic environment is prone to disturb the normal breathing and metabolism of fish, which in turn affects their growth and survival. Gill tissue is the respiratory organs of fish and is in direct contact with the external environment. However, there are few reports on the molecular regulatory mechanism of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) gill tissues in response to hypoxia. Here, we first examine the hypoxia-induced damage of gill tissue by hematoxylin-eosin staining, and then constructed miRNA and mRNA libraries of GIFT gill tissue at 96h of hypoxia stress by a high-throughput sequencing technology, each library has three biological replicates. Gill lamellae of GIFT showed capillary rupture and red blood cell enlargement and overflow under hypoxia stress. Transcription sequencing results showed that the clean reads of miRNA libraries were 9,627,953-13,544,660; the clean reads of mRNA libraries were 43,817,776-53,130,102. Based on the miRNA-mRNA pairs screening principles and mRNA sequencing results, we selected and verified seven differentially expressed miRNAs and their potential target genes. The sequencing results were consistent with the qRT-PCR validation results. These selected miRNA-mRNA pairs are mainly concentrated in the signaling pathways of immune response and metabolic regulation. This study provides new insights into the mechanisms of fish adaptation under hypoxic stress.
2023-02-22 | GSE145788 | GEO
Project description:Effect of formaldehyde treatment on silver pomfret
| PRJNA508497 | ENA
Project description:Denovo sequencing of Silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus)
Project description:Effects of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on freshwater species have been reported in several studies, but there is not information on the potential long-term consequences of a previous exposure. In this work, we investigated the long-term effects of maltose-coated Ag NPs (20 nm) and of ionic silver (10 µg/L) after 21 days of exposure and at 6 months post-exposure (mpe) in adult zebrafish. Exposure resulted in significant silver accumulation in the whole body of fish exposed to ionic silver, but not in those exposed to Ag NPs. However, autometallography revealed metal accumulation in the liver and intestine of fish treated with the two silver forms and especially in the intestine of fish exposed to Ag NPs. X-ray microanalysis showed the presence of silver in gills, liver and intestine and of Ag NPs in gill and liver cells. Inflammation and hyperplasia were evident in the gills after both treatments and these histopathological conditions remained at 6 mpe. According to the hepatic transcriptome analysis, at 3 days ionic silver regulated a larger number of transcripts (410) than Ag NPs (129), while at 21 days Ag NPs provoked a stronger effect (799 vs 165 regulated sequences). Gene ontology terms such as “metabolic processes” and “response to stimulus” appeared enriched after all treatments, while “immune system” or “reproductive processes” were specifically enriched after the exposure to Ag NPs. This suggests that the toxicity of Ag NPs may not be solely related to the release of Ag ions, but also to the NP form. No evident effects were found on protein oxidation or on hepatocyte lysosomal membrane stability during exposure, but effects recorded on liver lysosomes and persistent damage on gill tissue at 6 mpe could indicate potential for long-term effects in exposed fish.
Project description:Dissolved oxygen (DO) is the basis of fish survival, and proper DO level is an important condition to ensure the normal growth of fish. Hypoxic environment is prone to disturb the normal breathing and metabolism of fish, which in turn affects their growth and survival. Gill tissue is the respiratory organs of fish and is in direct contact with the external environment. However, there are few reports on the molecular regulatory mechanism of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) gill tissues in response to hypoxia. Here, we first examine the hypoxia-induced damage of gill tissue by hematoxylin-eosin staining, and then constructed miRNA and mRNA libraries of GIFT gill tissue at 96h of hypoxia stress by a high-throughput sequencing technology, each library has three biological replicates. Gill lamellae of GIFT showed capillary rupture and red blood cell enlargement and overflow under hypoxia stress. Transcription sequencing results showed that the clean reads of miRNA libraries were 9,627,953-13,544,660; the clean reads of mRNA libraries were 43,817,776-53,130,102. Based on the miRNA-mRNA pairs screening principles and mRNA sequencing results, we selected and verified seven differentially expressed miRNAs and their potential target genes. The sequencing results were consistent with the qRT-PCR validation results. These selected miRNA-mRNA pairs are mainly concentrated in the signaling pathways of immune response and metabolic regulation. This study provides new insights into the mechanisms of fish adaptation under hypoxic stress.
Project description:Silver exposure is toxic to fish due to disturbances of normal gill function. A proposed toxicity mechanism of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) is derived from the release of silver ions, similar to silver nitrate (AgNO3). However, some datasets support the fact that AgNP can have unique toxic effects that are mediated at the gill. To determine if differences between AgNO3 and AgNP toxicities exist, fathead minnows were exposed to 20 nm PVP- or citrate-coated silver nanoparticles (PVP-AgNP; citrate-AgNP) at the nominal concentration of 200 μg/L or AgNO3 at nominal 6 μg/L for 96 hr. This nominal concentration was applied to approximate the dissolved fraction of Ag in the AgNP suspensions. Mucus production in the water was measured. While mucus production was initially significantly increased in the first 4 h of exposure in all silver treatments compared to control, a decrease in mucus production was observed following 24-96 h of exposure. To determine which genes/pathways are driving this shift in mucus production, gills were dissected and microarray analysis was performed. Hierarchal clustering of differentially expressed genes revealed that all samples distinctly clustered by treatment. There were 109 differentially expressed genes shared among all Ag treatments compared to controls. However, there were 185, 423, and 615 differentially expressed genes unique to AgNO3, PVP-AgNP, and citrate-AgNP, relative to control. While functional analysis indicated several common enriched pathways, such as aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling, this analysis also indicated some unique pathways between nanosilver and AgNO3. Our results show that AgNO3, PVP-AgNP, and citrate-AgNP exposure affected mucus production in fish gills and also lead to common and unique transcriptional changes.
2015-06-01 | GSE64259 | GEO
Project description:Silver pomfret head kidney transcriptome analysis against Cryptocaryon irritans
| PRJNA900624 | ENA
Project description:Transcriptome of silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) on low temperature