The present work aimed to demonstrate that the dietary content of the drug diazepam, a common benzodiazepine, regulates many aspect of feed efficiency of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus a favorite in fish produ...The present work aimed to demonstrate that the dietary content of the drug diazepam, a common benzodiazepine, regulates many aspect of feed efficiency of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus a favorite in fish production, and also to test introducing a simple new model in the investigation of the biological mechanisms of drug addiction. Diazepam was added to the basic diet at different levels （1.5, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 12.0, 14.0 and 16.0 mg/100 g diet）. The experiments lasted for twelve weeks. The results obtained suggested that most of the diazepam doses were able to stimulate the growth parameters of O. niloticus, especially at 12.0 mg/100 gdiet. At some selected doses, diazepam reduces AChE specific activities in the tilapia brain and the inhibition was higher at the 12.0 mg dose. The clearance of diazepam in fish muscles and skin with lapse of time indicated that the fish treatment poses no health risk to the consumer. The recommended dose is the 12 mg DZP/100 mg diet. Finally, tilapia can be used as a new powerful model for the study of fish growth, which could provide insights into the mechanisms of drug addiction.展开更多
文摘The present work aimed to demonstrate that the dietary content of the drug diazepam, a common benzodiazepine, regulates many aspect of feed efficiency of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus a favorite in fish production, and also to test introducing a simple new model in the investigation of the biological mechanisms of drug addiction. Diazepam was added to the basic diet at different levels （1.5, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 12.0, 14.0 and 16.0 mg/100 g diet）. The experiments lasted for twelve weeks. The results obtained suggested that most of the diazepam doses were able to stimulate the growth parameters of O. niloticus, especially at 12.0 mg/100 gdiet. At some selected doses, diazepam reduces AChE specific activities in the tilapia brain and the inhibition was higher at the 12.0 mg dose. The clearance of diazepam in fish muscles and skin with lapse of time indicated that the fish treatment poses no health risk to the consumer. The recommended dose is the 12 mg DZP/100 mg diet. Finally, tilapia can be used as a new powerful model for the study of fish growth, which could provide insights into the mechanisms of drug addiction.
