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Effect of Korean Mistletoe (Viscum album Coloratum) on the Non-Specific Immune Responses in Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica)  

Cho, Young-Hye (Department of Marine Biomedical Science, Kunsan National University)
Choi, Dae-Han (Department of Marine Biomedical Science, Kunsan National University)
Choi, Sang-Hoon (Department of Marine Biomedical Science, Kunsan National University)
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Journal of fish pathology / v.18, no.1, 2005 , pp. 59-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present paper, the immunostimulatory effects of Korean mistletoe (Viscum album Coloratum) on the non-specific immune responses of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) were examined. Eel were innoculated with mistletoe, Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA), or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as a control into their peritoneal cavities. The number of nitrobule tetrazolium (NBT)-positive cells in the head kidney of fish was significantly increased by the second day post-injection of mistletoe. ROI products were more enhanced in mistletoe-injected fish kidney leucocytes than in FCA-injected ones. The level of lysozyme activity detected in the serum of fish 2 days after injection with mistletoe was also significantly higher than that found in the serum of the control fish. The appropriate concentration of mistletoe to induce the highest level of serum lysozyme activity was revealed to 1000${\mu}g$/200 g of fish. In phagocytic activity assay, mistletoe-sensitized eel kidney phagocytes captured more zymosan than did the control fish. Korean mistletoe appeared to be a good activator of the non-specific immune responses of Japanese eel.
Keywords
Mistletoe; Eel; Lysozyme; Non-specific immunity; Kidney leucocytes;
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