The suspension-feeding sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa has become commercially important in recent years.Finding proper diets is the first important step for intensive aquaculture of this sea cucumber.In this study,ad...The suspension-feeding sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa has become commercially important in recent years.Finding proper diets is the first important step for intensive aquaculture of this sea cucumber.In this study,adult C.frondosa were exposed to one of the following diet treatments:control(no diet provided),two powdered seaweeds(Ascophyllum nodosum and Saccharina latissima),a commercially available microalgal diet(shellfish diet)and natural seston.The effects of diets on the feeding behavior and physiological properties of sea cucumbers were investigated after a 5-week rearing period.Results show that sea cucumbers fed with shellfish diet exhibited a significantly higher tentacle insertion rate(1.80±0.20 insertion/min)than these fed with seaweed powders,and there was no significant different between the two groups fed by seaweed powders.No significant difference was found on the fecal production rate among the feeding groups.The minimum oxygen consumption rate was observed in the control group(5.76±0.99μg O2/(g·h)),which is significantly lower than individuals fed with A.nodosum,shellfish diet,and natural seston;however,no significant difference was shown between those of control and S.latissimi groups.The maximum ammonium excretion rate was found in the A.nodosum group(0.03±0.01μmol/(g·h)),which is significantly higher than other groups.The minimum O/N ratio was observed in the A.nodosum group(14.57±1.04),which is significantly lower than the S.latissima,shellfish diet,and natural seston groups.Individuals fed with seaweed powders had similar physiological properties with these fed with microalgae diet and natural seston,indicating that A.nodosum and S.latissima can be explored as promising diets for intensive aquaculture of C.frondosa.展开更多
目的:研究叶瓜参长链碱(long-chain base from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-LCB)对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的作用,并探讨其作用机制。方法:以四甲基偶氮唑蓝(methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium,MTT)法检测Cf-LCB对3T3-L1前脂肪细...目的:研究叶瓜参长链碱(long-chain base from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-LCB)对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的作用,并探讨其作用机制。方法:以四甲基偶氮唑蓝(methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium,MTT)法检测Cf-LCB对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞增殖活性的影响;采用传统鸡尾酒法诱导3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化为成熟脂肪细胞,分别采用油红O染色和甘油三酯(triglycerides,TG)含量测定法评价其对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的影响;反转录实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(quantity real-time reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction,q RT-PCR)法检测脂肪细胞分化关键基因CCAAT增强子结合蛋白α(CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha,C/EBPα)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ(peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors gamma,PPARγ)以及WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因WNT10b(wingless-type MMTV integration site family members)、卷曲蛋白1(frizzled protein1,FZ1)、低密度脂蛋白受体相关蛋白6(LDL-receptor-related protein6,LRP6)和β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的m RNA表达水平;Western blotting法检测WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因LRP6和β-catenin的蛋白表达量。结果:Cf-LCB能显著抑制3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的增殖;抑制3T3-L1细胞脂滴形成以及C/EBPα和PPARγm RNA表达;显著上调WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因FZ1、LRP6和β-catenin m RNA表达,对WNT10b的表达无影响;显著促进LRP6和β-catenin的蛋白表达,提高核内β-catenin含量。结论:Cf-LCB能够显著抑制3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化,其作用机制与激活WNT/β-catenin通路有关。展开更多
以高脂高糖饲料(high-fat high-sucrose,HFSD)饲喂法建立胰岛素抵抗小鼠模型。研究了冰岛刺参岩藻糖基化硫酸软骨素(fucosylated chondroitin sulfate from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-CHS)对胰岛素抵抗小鼠的降血糖及改...以高脂高糖饲料(high-fat high-sucrose,HFSD)饲喂法建立胰岛素抵抗小鼠模型。研究了冰岛刺参岩藻糖基化硫酸软骨素(fucosylated chondroitin sulfate from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-CHS)对胰岛素抵抗小鼠的降血糖及改善胰岛素抵抗作用。雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常对照(标准饲料)、模型对照(HFSD)、阳性对照(HFSD+rosiglitazone(RSG),1mg·(kg·d)-1)、Cf-CHS组(HFSD+Cf-CHS,80mg·(kg·d)-1)及Cf-CHS+RSG组(HFSD+Cf-CHS+RSG,80+1mg·(kg·d)-1)。各组小鼠自由摄食摄水19周。实验结束后,称重小鼠白色脂肪质量,检测空腹血糖、血清胰岛素及血清脂联素、抵抗素、瘦素、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平。实验结果表明:Cf-CHS可显著降低胰岛素抵抗小鼠的脂肪积累(p<0.01),降低血糖(p<0.01)和胰岛素(p<0.05)水平,改善胰岛素抵抗(p<0.05),提高血清脂联素含量(p<0.05),降低抵抗素(p<0.01)、瘦素(p<0.01)和TNF-α(p<0.05)含量。Cf-CHS与RSG复配使用,效果更显著(p<0.05,p<0.01)。Cf-CHS能显著改善胰岛素抵抗小鼠的高血糖症状及胰岛素抵抗程度,其作用机制可能与改善肥胖引起的脂肪细胞因子的分泌紊乱有关。展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Network Program with the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network(CIMTAN)the Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans St.Andrews Biological Station,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41676162)Science and Technology Service Network Initiative of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KFJSTS-ZDTP-055)。
文摘The suspension-feeding sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa has become commercially important in recent years.Finding proper diets is the first important step for intensive aquaculture of this sea cucumber.In this study,adult C.frondosa were exposed to one of the following diet treatments:control(no diet provided),two powdered seaweeds(Ascophyllum nodosum and Saccharina latissima),a commercially available microalgal diet(shellfish diet)and natural seston.The effects of diets on the feeding behavior and physiological properties of sea cucumbers were investigated after a 5-week rearing period.Results show that sea cucumbers fed with shellfish diet exhibited a significantly higher tentacle insertion rate(1.80±0.20 insertion/min)than these fed with seaweed powders,and there was no significant different between the two groups fed by seaweed powders.No significant difference was found on the fecal production rate among the feeding groups.The minimum oxygen consumption rate was observed in the control group(5.76±0.99μg O2/(g·h)),which is significantly lower than individuals fed with A.nodosum,shellfish diet,and natural seston;however,no significant difference was shown between those of control and S.latissimi groups.The maximum ammonium excretion rate was found in the A.nodosum group(0.03±0.01μmol/(g·h)),which is significantly higher than other groups.The minimum O/N ratio was observed in the A.nodosum group(14.57±1.04),which is significantly lower than the S.latissima,shellfish diet,and natural seston groups.Individuals fed with seaweed powders had similar physiological properties with these fed with microalgae diet and natural seston,indicating that A.nodosum and S.latissima can be explored as promising diets for intensive aquaculture of C.frondosa.
文摘目的:研究叶瓜参长链碱(long-chain base from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-LCB)对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的作用,并探讨其作用机制。方法:以四甲基偶氮唑蓝(methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium,MTT)法检测Cf-LCB对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞增殖活性的影响;采用传统鸡尾酒法诱导3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化为成熟脂肪细胞,分别采用油红O染色和甘油三酯(triglycerides,TG)含量测定法评价其对3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化的影响;反转录实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(quantity real-time reverse transcript polymerase chain reaction,q RT-PCR)法检测脂肪细胞分化关键基因CCAAT增强子结合蛋白α(CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha,C/EBPα)、过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体γ(peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors gamma,PPARγ)以及WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因WNT10b(wingless-type MMTV integration site family members)、卷曲蛋白1(frizzled protein1,FZ1)、低密度脂蛋白受体相关蛋白6(LDL-receptor-related protein6,LRP6)和β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的m RNA表达水平;Western blotting法检测WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因LRP6和β-catenin的蛋白表达量。结果:Cf-LCB能显著抑制3T3-L1前脂肪细胞的增殖;抑制3T3-L1细胞脂滴形成以及C/EBPα和PPARγm RNA表达;显著上调WNT/β-catenin通路关键基因FZ1、LRP6和β-catenin m RNA表达,对WNT10b的表达无影响;显著促进LRP6和β-catenin的蛋白表达,提高核内β-catenin含量。结论:Cf-LCB能够显著抑制3T3-L1前脂肪细胞分化,其作用机制与激活WNT/β-catenin通路有关。
文摘以高脂高糖饲料(high-fat high-sucrose,HFSD)饲喂法建立胰岛素抵抗小鼠模型。研究了冰岛刺参岩藻糖基化硫酸软骨素(fucosylated chondroitin sulfate from the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa,Cf-CHS)对胰岛素抵抗小鼠的降血糖及改善胰岛素抵抗作用。雄性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为正常对照(标准饲料)、模型对照(HFSD)、阳性对照(HFSD+rosiglitazone(RSG),1mg·(kg·d)-1)、Cf-CHS组(HFSD+Cf-CHS,80mg·(kg·d)-1)及Cf-CHS+RSG组(HFSD+Cf-CHS+RSG,80+1mg·(kg·d)-1)。各组小鼠自由摄食摄水19周。实验结束后,称重小鼠白色脂肪质量,检测空腹血糖、血清胰岛素及血清脂联素、抵抗素、瘦素、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平。实验结果表明:Cf-CHS可显著降低胰岛素抵抗小鼠的脂肪积累(p<0.01),降低血糖(p<0.01)和胰岛素(p<0.05)水平,改善胰岛素抵抗(p<0.05),提高血清脂联素含量(p<0.05),降低抵抗素(p<0.01)、瘦素(p<0.01)和TNF-α(p<0.05)含量。Cf-CHS与RSG复配使用,效果更显著(p<0.05,p<0.01)。Cf-CHS能显著改善胰岛素抵抗小鼠的高血糖症状及胰岛素抵抗程度,其作用机制可能与改善肥胖引起的脂肪细胞因子的分泌紊乱有关。
