• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.269-275
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• 2007

The toxicity of two species of puffer fish, Takifugu pardalis and T. niphobles, collected from the coastal regions of Korea was determined using a mouse bioassay. In T. pardalis collected at Tongyeong, the proportion of toxic specimens containing ${\geq}10MU/g$ exceeded 90% for the skin, fins, liver, intestine, ovary, and gallbladder, 11.1% for the testis, and 6.9% for the muscle. In each of the organs, the highest toxin levels were several tens (14-39) of mouse units (MU) per gram in the muscle, testis, and eyeball, but thousands (1,444-5,755) of MU per gram in the skin, liver, intestine, ovary, and gallbladder. The organs of T. pardalis exhibited remarkable variation in toxicity. In T. niphobles, the proportion of toxic specimens exceeded 90% for the ovary and skin, 60-80% for the fins, liver, intestine, and gallbladder, and 4.5% for the muscle; no toxicity was detected in the testis or eyeball using the mouse bioassay. The highest toxin levels were thousands (2,291-7,777) of MU per gram in the liver, intestine, ovary, and gallbladder, hundreds(146-328) of MU per gram in the skin and fins, and 18 MU/g in the muscle. Takifugu niphobles toxicity also exhibited remarkable regional variation. The toxicity in the edible muscle of T. pardalis and T. niphobles was at acceptable levels for human consumption, while the toxicity of the skin of both species of puffer fish was very high, so that care must be taken when used for human consumption.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.168-172
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• 2007

In the present study, attempts were made to find out the physico-chemical properties of milt and the sperm motilities in various osmotic conditions using Panther puffer, Takifugu pardalis. The average concentration of sperm in the milt was $12.1{\pm}3.2{\times}10^9/mL$. pH and osmolality of seminal plasma were $8.2{\pm}0.3$, $385.5{\pm}12.5mOsm/kg$, respectively. Spermatozoa were immotile when the milt was mixed with solutions (electrolyte or non-electrolyte) of lower osmolality than the average seminal plasma osmolality ($385.5{\pm}12.5mOsm/kg$), but became motile after mixing milt with hyperosmotic solutions.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.265-269
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• 2007

We studied the effects of temperature on the egg development and larvae of Takifugu pardalis. The larvae hatched 135-480 hr after fertilization in $13^{\circ}C-24^{\circ}C$ and 32 ppt. The higher the temperature the earlier the larvae hatch within $13^{\circ}C-24^{\circ}C$. The maximum hatching rate was made in $15^{\circ}C$ and 32 ppt. The higher the temperature the larger the newly hatched larvae. The larvae hatched in $24^{\circ}C$ were ca. 3.35 mm in total length. Occurrence of the deformed larvae was lower in $13^{\circ}C-18^{\circ}C$ regime and higher over $21^{\circ}C$ regime.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.782-788
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• 2008

The aim of this work is to show differences in the pattern of glycoconjugate composition in the intestines of four teleostean species (Sebastes schlegeli, Halichoeres poecilopterus, Bryzoichthys lysimus, and Takifugu pardalis). We compared four regions of all species studied. The specimens were processed and stained with nine kinds of biotinylated lectins (DBA, SBA, PNA, BSL- I , RCA- I , sWGA, UEA- I , LCA and Con A). Except for Sebastes schlegeli, no differences between regions were observed. The intestinal epithelium of Halichoeres poecilopterus possessed D-glucose/mannose residues in all regions. ${\beta}$-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine was distinctive along the intestines, although the pattern of diversity was different in Sebastes schlegeli, Bryzoichthys lysimus, and Takifugu pardalis. Additionally, the occurrence of Galactose-${\beta}$-1,3-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine and ${\alpha}$-D-galactose were confirmed in the proximal, middle, and distal intestine of Sebastes schlegeli, while rectal intestine lacked these sugar residues. Along with ${\beta}$-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, ${\beta}$-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and D-glucose/mannose were also determined in Bryzoichthys lysimus. Galactose-${\beta}$-1,3-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, D-galactose, and D-glucose/mannose were also present in Takifugu pardalis.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.417-424
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• 2004

This study attempts to investigate lectin binding patterns of the glycoconjugates of the esophageal mucous cells in four teleostean speceis, i. e., Sebastes schlegeli, Halichoeres poecilopterus, Bryzoichthys lysimus and Takifugu pardalis. To investigate glycoconjugates of esophageal mucous cells, nine biotinylated lectins (DBA, SBA, PNA, BSL-l, RCA-l, sWGA, UEA-l, LCA and ConA) were applied with ABC method. Esophageal mucous cells of Sebastes schlegeli and Halichoeres poecilopterus were mixed with large, medium sized and small mucous cells. But these cells of the other species only were mixed with medium sized and small mucous cells. The lectin binding pattern of esophageal mucous cells depends on the species; Sebastes schlegeli was stained with DBA, SBA, BSL-l, RCA-l and sWGA, Halichoeres poecilopterus with DBA, SBA, PNA and sWGA, Bryzoichthys lysimus with SBA and sWGA, Takifugu pardalis with all lectins except DBA, LCA and Con A, respectively. All the mucous cells of Sebastes schlegeli were stained with DBA, SBA and sWGA, while small mucous cells with BSL-l besides these lectins. In Halichoeres poecilopterus,l the large mucous cells reacted with PNA, medium sized mucous cells with DBA, SBA and sWGA, and small mucous cells with DBA and SBA, respectively. Medium sized mucous cells of Bryzoichthys lysimus were stained with sWGA, and small mucous cells with SBA and sWGA. In Takifugu pardalis, all mucous cells reacted with SBA, PNA and RCA-l, but medium sized mucous cells with sWGA and UEA-l besides these lectins. Especially DBA and SBA lectins showed a strong binding to all mucous cells of Sebastes schlegeli. In Halichoeres poecilopterus, PNA binding were notable in large mucous cells, and SBA binding in medium sized and small cells, respectively. However, SBA, PNA, sWGA and UEA-l lectins of Takifugu pardalis showed a strong binding to medium sized mucous cells, but RCA-l binding which small mucous cells were notable.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.24 no.11
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• pp.360-369
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• 2021

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) are neurotoxins that display pharmacological activity that is similar to that of specific sodium channel blockers; they are the principle toxins involved in shellfish and puffer fish poisoning. In Korea, puffer fish is a very popular seafood, and several cases of accidental poisoning by TTX have been reported. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether puffer fish poisoning incidents are caused by PSTs or by TTX. In this study, we used mouse bioassay (MBA) and liquid chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to determine the presence of PSTs and TTX in puffer fish from an area near Mireuk-do, Tong-Yeong on the southern coast of Korea from January through March, 2014. The toxicity of PSTs and TTX extracts prepared from three organs of each specimen was analyzed by MBA. Most of the extracts killed mice with typical signs of TTX and PSTs. The LC-MS/MS analysis of seven specimens of Takifugu pardalis and Takifugu niphobles, each divided into muscles, intestines, and liver, were examined for TTX. In T. pardalis, the TTX levels were within the range of 1.3-1.6 ㎍/g in the muscles, 18.8-49.8 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 23.3-96.8 ㎍/g in the liver. In T. niphobles, the TTX levels were within the range of 2.0-4.5 ㎍/g in the muscles, 23.9-71.5 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 28.1-114.8 ㎍/g in the liver. Additionally, the toxicity profile of the detected PSTs revealed that dcGTX3 was the major component in T. pardalis and T. niphobles. When PSTs were calculated as saxitoxin equivalents the levels were all less than 0.5 ㎍/g, which is below the permitted maximum standard of 0.8 ㎍/g. These findings indicate that the toxicity of T. pardalis and T. niphobles from the southern coast of Korea is due mainly to TTX and that PSTs do not exert an effect.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.595-602
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• 2001

The prelectin histochemical methods had been applied to study mucosubstances properties of esophageal mucous cells in four teleostean species, i, e.. sebastes schlegli, Halichoeres poecilopterus, Bryzoichtys lysimus and Takifugu pardalis. The following methods were used: periodic acid Scheff"s(PAS) reaction, alcian blue(AD) pH 2.5, AB pH 1.0, AB pH 2.5-PAS, aldehyde fuchsin (AF) pH 1.7-AB pH 2.5 and high iron diamine (HID)-AD pH 2.5 stainings. The number size and shape of esophasgeal mucous cells studied depend on the fish species. Esophageal mucous cells of Sebastes schlegli and Halichoeres poecilopterus were mixed with large, medium sized and small mucous cells, but these cells of the species were mixed with medium sized and small mucous cells. The large esophageal with moderate to considerable amount of acid mucin. Most of the large mucous cells in these species contained neutral mucin and strongly sulfomucin, whereas a few mucous cells contained neutral mucin, strongly sulfomucin, and sialomucin. Medium sized and small mucous cells of these species contained considerable to large amount of neutral mucin, and small to considerable amount of acid mucin, Most of the medium sized and small mucous cells contained neutral mucin and sialomucin, but a few mucous cells contained neutral mucin and strongly sulfomucin or neutral combined with strongly sulfomucin and sialomucin. Most of the esophageal mucous cells pf Bryzoichthys lysimus contained small amount of neutral mucin, while on the other hand a feww mucous cells contained small amount of neutral mucin and minimal amount of sialomucin. But the esophageal mucous cells of Takifugu pardalis contained considerable amount of neutral mucin only.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 2005

Fertilized eggs of Takifugu pardalis (Temminck et Schlegel) were collected on the coast of Jook-do in Tongyong, Korea, from March 1997 to June 1999, and hatched and reared in the laboratory to investigate osteological development of the larve and juveniles. The newly hatched larvae attained a mean of $3.13{\pm}0.05mm$ in total length (TL). Ossification first began in the parasphenoid, premaxillary and dentary. At 5 days after hatching, the postlarvae attained a mean of $3.82{\pm}0.03mm$ in TL, and their sphenotic, prefrontal, preopercle, opercle, maxillary, and articular were ossified. At 15 days, the postlarvae attained a mean of $7.84{\pm}0.06mm$ in TL, their nasal and posttemporal bones were ossified and the hyoid arch completed ossification. Ossification of all bones was completed in the juveniles (mean = $10.21{\pm}0.06mm$ in TL) at 21 days.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.5 s.72
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• pp.707-714
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• 2005

The conventional histochemical staining were used to study mucosubstances properties of intestinal striated border and goblet cells in four teleostean species, i. e., Sebastes schlegeli, Halichoeres poecilopterus, Bryzoichthys lysimus, and Takifugu pardalis. The following methods were used; PAS, AB pH 2.5, AB pH 1.0, AB pH 2.5-PAS, AF pH 1.7-AB pH 2.5 and HID-AB pH 2.5 stains. The mucosubstances of striated border in the proximal intestine and rectum of Sebastes schlegeli contained with neutral mucin, middle and distal intestine contained with neutral mucin and acid mucin. The striated border of all the intestines of Halichoeres poecilopterus contained with neutral mucin and acid mucin, and those of Bryzoichthys lysimus and Tnkifugu pardalis contained with neutral mucin only. The amounts of neutral mucin were moderate to considerable in Sebastes schlegeli and Halichoeres poecilopterus, minimal to small in Bryzoichthys lysimus and Tnkifugu pardalis. The amounts and properties in mucosubstances of intestinal goblet cells showed differences in species and regions. The intestinal goblet cells of Bryzoichthys lysimus, and Tnkifugu pardalis contained neutral mucin only while Sehastes schlegeli and Halichoeres poecilopterus contained mixture of neutral mucin, sulfomucin and sialomucin. The amounts of neutral mucin were considerable to large in distal intestine and rectum of Tnkifugu pardalis, while moderate to considerable in all intestines of Sehastes schlegeli, all the intestines except for middle intestine of Bryzoichthys lysimus, and proximal and middle intestine of Tnkifugu pardalis. Also it was minimal to small in middle intestine of Halichoeres poecilopterus. The intestinal goblet cells of Sehastes schlegeli contained mixture of minimal amounts of strong sulfmucin, weak sulfomucin and minimal to small amounts of sialomucin, and those of Halichoeres poecilopterus except for rectum contained mixture of minimal to small amounts of strong sulfomucin and sialomucin.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.50-56
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• 2017

An antibacterial peptide was purified from an acidified gill extract of the pufferfish Takifugu pardalis. The acidified gill extract was put through a Sep-Pak C18 solid phase extraction cartridge using a stepwise gradient and divided into a flow-through (F.T.) and 60% methanol fraction (RM 60). Among the eluents, RM 60 had potent antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis KCTC 1021. RM 60 was partially purified on a cationic-exchange column (SP-5PW) by a linear gradient, and the antibacterial peptide was then further purified, using a series of cationic-exchange and $C_{18}$ reversed-phase HPLC columns. For characterization of the purified peptide, its molecular weight and amino acid sequence were analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS and Edman degradation. The molecular weight of the peptide was about 1171.6 Da. The amino acid sequence of the peptide was partially determined as: STKEKAPRKQ. A comparison of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified peptide with that of other known polypeptides revealed high homology with the N-terminus of the histone H3 protein, which belongs to the histone H3 family. Thus, this peptide was designated as a puffer fish gill (PFG)-related antimicrobial peptide. This is the report to describe an antimicrobial function for the N-terminus of histone H3 of an animal species. The findings suggest that this peptide plays a significant role in the innate defense system of the pufferfish.