• 제목/요약/키워드: marine bio

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Liposoluble portion of the red alga Pyropia yezoensis protects alcohol induced liver injury in mice

  • Lee, Ji-Hyeok;Ahn, Ginne;Ko, Ju-Young;Kang, Nalae;Jung, Kyungsook;Han, Eui-Jeong;Kim, Gwang-Hoon;Kim, Hee Jeong;Choi, Cheol Soo;Jeon, You-Jin
    • ALGAE
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    • 제36권3호
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    • pp.219-229
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    • 2021
  • The hepatoprotective effect of liposoluble portion of Pyropia yezoensis (PYLP) was investigated against alcohol-induced liver injury in mice. Fatty acids were predominant in PYLP obtained from hexane fraction of 70% EtOH extract after ultrasonication. In particular, polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid and linoleic acid accounted for 56.91% of the total lipids. PYLP significantly reduced liver damage induced by the alcohol treatment in mice. PYLP treatment increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathion peroxidase by reducing thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Histological observations showed that PYLP minimizes damage to living tissue induced by alcohol treatment by modulating the expression level of proteins involved in the anti-apoptotic signaling pathway. Our results suggest that PYLP, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids extracted from the red alga P. yezoensis, will be useful as a potential liver protectant in the hangover industry.

Toxicity and Effects of the Herbicide Glufosinate-Ammonium (Basta) on the Marine Medaka Oryzias dancena

  • Kang, Gil Ran;Song, Ha Yeun;Kim, Dong Soo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.105-113
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    • 2014
  • Glufosinate-ammonium, a component of the herbicide Basta, is one of the most extensively used pesticides worldwide. In this study, we assessed subchronic and chronic toxicities of Basta and its histopathological effects on the marine medaka Oryzias dancena. Marine medaka were exposed to 0, 2, 4, or 8 mg/L of Basta for 28 or 42 days. The lethal concentration ($LC_{50}$) of Basta for 96 h is 8.76 mg/L. Histological changes in the gills and liver were evaluated with histopathological indices, allowing quantification of the damage to fish exposed to Basta. Blood congestion, lamellar fusion, and epithelial lifting were observed in the gills, and hydropic degeneration, fibrosis, lipid degeneration, leukocyte infiltration, and necrosis were found in the liver. These responses could be useful indicators of Basta toxicity in this species.

한국 남해에 출현하는 삼치(Scomberomorus niphonius)의 위내용물 조성 (Diet Composition of Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius, in the South Sea of Korea)

  • 이주은;성기창;김희용;문성용;백근욱
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제54권5호
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    • pp.808-813
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    • 2021
  • The diet composition of Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius, was investigated using 853 specimens collected using two-boat trawl, stow net, gill net and set net from January to December 2019 from the South Sea of Korea. The size of the specimens ranged from 25.2 to 114.8 cm in fork length. S. niphonius fed mostly on fishes. Its diets also included small quantities of shrimps, cephalopods, crabs, stomatopods, etc. Among them, Engraulis japonicus was the dominant species. The dietary composition of S. niphonius exhibited significant differences based on their size. The proportion of Trichiurus japonicus increased as body size of S. niphonius increased, whereas the proportion of E. japonicus decreased gradually. As the body size of S. niphonius increased, the mean weight of prey per the stomach (mW/ST) tended to increase significantly (one-way ANOVA, P<0.05).

한국 남해에 출현하는 반딧불게르치(Acropoma japonicum)의 식성 (Feeding Habits of the Glowbelly Acropoma japonicum in the South Sea of Korea)

  • 조준형;김도균;강다연;강수경;정재묵;백근욱
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제55권3호
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    • pp.374-378
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    • 2022
  • The feeding habits of the Glowbelly Acropoma japonicum were examined based on 849 specimens collected from the coastal waters of the South Sea of Korea. The total length (TL) of these specimens ranged from 2.6 to 13.0 cm. A. japonicum fed majorly on Euphausia pacifica (Euphausiacea, % index of relative importance; IRI, 51.9). However with growth, its diet shifted from copepoda to euphausiacea. Overall, as the body size of A. japonicum increased, the mean weight of prey within the stomach (mW/ST) increased.

Effects of Different Dietary Cadmium Levels on Growth and Tissue Cadmium Content in Juvenile Parrotfish, Oplegnathus fasciatus

  • Okorie, Okorie E.;Bae, Jun Young;Lee, Jun-Ho;Lee, Seunghyung;Park, Gun-Hyun;Mohseni, Mahmoud;Bai, Sungchul C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.62-68
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    • 2014
  • This feeding trial was carried out to evaluate the effects of different dietary cadmium levels on growth and tissue cadmium content in juvenile parrotfish, Oplegnathus fasciatus, using cadmium chloride ($CdCl_2$) as the cadmium source. Fifteen fish averaging $5.5{\pm}0.06$ g (mean${\pm}$SD) were randomly distributed into each of twenty one rectangular fiber tanks of 30 L capacity. Each tank was then randomly assigned to one of three replicates of seven diets containing 0.30 ($C_0$), 21.0 ($C_{21}$), 40.7 ($C_{41}$), 83.5 ($C_{83}$), 162 ($C_{162}$), 1,387 ($C_{1,387}$) and 2,743 ($C_{2,743}$) mg cadmium/kg diet. At the end of sixteen weeks of feeding trial, weight gain (WG), specific growth rate (SGR) and feed efficiency (FE) of fish fed $C_{21}$ were significantly higher than those of fish fed $C_{83}$, $C_{162}$, $C_{1,387}$ and $C_{2,743}$ (p<0.05). Weight gain, SGR and FE of fish fed $C_0$, $C_{21}$ and $C_{41}$ were significantly higher than those of fish fed $C_{162}$, $C_{1,387}$ and $C_{2,743}$. Protein efficiency ratio of fish fed $C_0$, $C_{21}$ and $C_{41}$ were significantly higher than those of fish fed $C_{1,387}$ and $C_{2,743}$. Average survival of fish fed $C_0$, $C_{21}$, $C_{41}$ and $C_{162}$ were significantly higher than that of fish fed $C_{2,743}$. Tissue cadmium concentrations increased with cadmium content of diets. Cadmium accumulated the most in liver, followed by gill and then muscle. Muscle, gill and liver cadmium concentrations of fish fed $C_0$, $C_{21}$, $C_{41}$ and $C_{83}$ were significantly lower than those of fish fed $C_{162}$, $C_{1,387}$ and $C_{2,743}$. Based on the ANOVA results of growth performance and tissue cadmium concentrations the safe dietary cadmium level could be lower than 40.7 mg Cd/kg diet while the toxic level could be higher than 162 mg Cd/kg diet.

The Expression of Leptin, Estrogen Receptors, and Vitellogenin mRNAs in Migrating Female Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta: The Effects of Hypo-osmotic Environmental Changes

  • Choi, Young Jae;Kim, Na Na;Shin, Hyun Suk;Choi, Cheol Young
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.479-487
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    • 2014
  • Leptin plays an important role in energy homeostasis and reproductive function in fish, especially in reproduction. Migrating fish, such as salmonoids, are affected by external environmental factors, and salinity changes are a particularly important influence on spawning migrations. The aim of this study was to test whether changes in salinity affect the expression of leptin, estrogen receptors (ERs), and vitellogenin (VTG) in chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). The expression and activity of leptin, the expression of ERs and VTG, and the levels of estradiol-$17{\beta}$ and cortisol increased after the fish were transferred to FW, demonstrating that changes in salinity stimulate the HPG axis in migrating female chum salmon. These findings reveal details about the role of elevated leptin levels and sex steroid hormones in stimulating sexual maturation and reproduction in response to salinity changes in chum salmon.

Effects of Incubation Temperature on Egg Development, Hatching and Pigment Plug Evacuation in Farmed Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii

  • Park, Chulhong;Lee, Sang Yoon;Kim, Dong Soo;Nam, Yoon Kwon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.25-34
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    • 2013
  • Early ontogenic development in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii was documented and the effects of different temperatures on embryonic and prelarval development were examined. Photograph-assisted data on morphogenesis in Siberian sturgeon prolarvae agreed well with published descriptions of their ontogeny and ecological behaviors, although certain aspects of differentiation, such as gill covering and scute development, could be rearing condition-sensitive. The present study provides the first characterization of the transient development of teeth during early larval stages; the pattern was congruent with the transition of prolarvae to exogenous feeding. From examinations of embryonic and prelarval development under different temperature conditions ($12-24^{\circ}C$), developmental speed was inversely related with temperature. Overall, hatchability was higher and hatching events were more synchronized at $20^{\circ}C$ than at lower temperatures. After hatching, similar patterns of temperature-dependency were observed in yolk sac absorption and the evacuation of the pigment plug. Our results suggest that the incubation of Siberian sturgeon embryos and prolarvae at temperatures close to $20^{\circ}C$ would be advantageous in hatcheries, based on reductions in the duration and uniformity of egg and prolarval developmental stages.

Embryonic Development of Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser baerii under Hatchery Conditions: An Image Guide with Embryological Descriptions

  • Park, Chulhong;Lee, Sang Yoon;Kim, Dong Soo;Nam, Yoon Kwon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2013
  • Normal embryonic development at a constant temperature ($18^{\circ}C$) has been described for the Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii (Acipenseriformes). Hormone-induced spawning and artificial insemination were performed to prepare embryonic batches for embryologic examination. After insemination, early cleavages of the Siberian sturgeon embryos continued for 7 h post-fertilization (HPF), showing the typical pattern of uneven holoblastic cleavage. Blastulation and gastrulation began at 9 HPF and 19 HPF, respectively. Epiboly formation (2/3 covered) was observed at 25 HPF during gastrulation. Neurulation was initiated with the formation of a slit-like neural groove from the blastopore at 33 HPF. During neurulation, the primary embryonic kidney (pronephros) and s-shaped heart developed. The embryos underwent progressive differentiation, which is typical of Acipenseriform species. A mass hatching was observed at 130 HPF, and the average total length of the hatched prolarvae was 10.5 mm. The hatched prolarvae possessed a typical pigment plug (yolk plug). The results of this study are valuable not only as a reference guide for the artificial propagation of Siberian sturgeon in hatcheries but also as the basis for the derivation of developmental gene expression assays for this species.

남극해 크릴 분말과 NaF 처리가 흰쥐의 혈청 및 조직에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Antarctic Ocean Krill Meal with NaF Oral Administration on Serum and Tissues in Rats)

  • 강동수;진동혁;오다영;이영근;김한수
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제27권11호
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    • pp.999-1005
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to probe the influences of krill (Euphausia superba) meal with NaF oral administration on a dose-effect relationship between fluoride levels of krill meal and serum enzyme activity such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in rats fed experimental diets for 5 weeks. There were no significant decreases in the activities of ALP, AST, ALT, and LDH in sera among krill meal diet groups (KF10, KF20, KF30). However, these groups were significantly (p<0.05) lower enzyme activities than normal diet (ND) plus NaF 10 mg group (NF). The fluoride levels of serum and organ tissues (liver, brain, heart, lung, kidney) in NaF 10 mg groups (NF, KF10, KF20, KF30) were significantly increased by adding krill meal in comparison with normal diet group. The results indicate that a difficult to found toxicity to the tissues from krill meal diet groups.

우리나라 서해에서 출현하는 갈치(Trichiurus japonicus)의 식성 (Feeding Habits of the Largehead Hairtail, Trichiurus japonicus in the Yellow Sea of Korea)

  • 성기창;김도균;강다연;진수연;김호승;서호영;백근욱
    • 한국어류학회지
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.179-185
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    • 2022
  • 우리나라 서해에서 출현하는 갈치의 식성을 파악하기 위해 4.5~33.7 cm의 항문장 범위를 나타내는 377개체의 위내용물을 분석하였다. 갈치의 주 먹이생물은 74.1%의 상대중요도지수비를 나타낸 어류였고, 멸치가 가장 우점하였다. 이번 연구에서 갈치의 영양단계는 3.84를 나타내었다. 어류는 모든 계절 동안 갈치의 가장 중요한 먹이생물이었으며, 가을철과 겨울철에는 멸치가 우점하였고, 봄철과 여름철에는 참조기가 우점하였다. 어류는 갈치의 모든 크기군(<15 cm, 15~20 cm, 20~25 cm, ≥25 cm)에서 가장 중요한 먹이생물이었으며, 크기가 작은 개체의 경우 샛줄멸과 멸치를 주로 섭식하다 항문장이 커짐에 따라 참조기와 갈치의 섭식 비율이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 갈치의 항문장이 커짐에 따라 평균 먹이생물 개체수와 중량이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. PERMANOVA 분석을 통해 계절과 크기군에 따라 갈치의 식성은 유의한 차이를 보이는 것으로 나타났다.