Growth of cultured mussels (Perna canaliculus Gmelin 1791) at a deep-water chlorophyll maximum layer

We tested the hypothesis that yield of the mussel Perna canaliculus (Gmelin 1791) could be increased by placing culture ropes deep into the water column to take advantage of deep‐water chlorophyll a maxima. The study site, in Pelorus Sound, New Zealand, showed periods of thermal stratification of the water column, causing a high concentration of phytoplankton in deeper water, at the thermocline. Mussels were grown simultaneously at 5 and 17 m, for up to 96 days. Mussel growth and condition index data showed no significant differences between the two depth treatments, indicating that in this system there may not be substantial mussel productivity benefits from lowering mussel farms to the deep‐water chlorophyll maximum layer.     

Evaluation of shrimp polyculture system in Thailand based on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios

ABSTRACT: To quantify the contribution by cocultured animals to waste assimilation in an intensive shrimp farm in Thailand, the food web structures of the macrobenthos in a reservoir pond, a shrimp culture pond and water treatment ponds were examined using the stable C and N isotope ratio technique. Seawater for aquaculture was drawn from a creek, and stored in a reservoir pond, used for farming the banana prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis in culture ponds, and then recycled through treatment ponds where the green mussel Perna viridis was cultured to remove organic wastes discharged from the farming. The clam worm Nereididae sp. and the mud creeper Cerithideopsilla cingulata in the culture pond had δ ¹³C values of −21.0‰ and −18.4‰, respectively, suggesting that shrimp feed (mean δ ¹³C = −20.7‰) was the main food source for these species. The δ ¹³C analysis also suggested that sediments (−23.7‰) in the reservoir pond and particulate organic matter (POM) (−24.0‰) and/or sediments (−25.0‰) in the treatment pond supplied carbon for most macrobenthic animals. However, green mussels in the treatment pond had a mean δ ¹³C value of −20.5‰, suggesting that shrimp feed was the main food source for this species.     

BDE209胁迫对翡翠贻贝（Perna viridis）SOD、MDA和GSH的影响

采用半静态实验方法,研究不同浓度BDE209(0.1、1、10mg·L-1)在胁迫1、3、7、15d和清洁海水中释放3、7d后,翡翠贻贝(Perna viridis)外套膜和内脏团超氧化物歧化酶(Superoxide Dismutase,SOD)活性、丙二醛(Malondialdehyde,MDA)含量和谷胱甘肽(Glutathione,GSH)含量的变化规律。结果表明,BDE209胁迫后,翡翠贻贝2组织SOD活性先是受到明显的诱导作用,之后随胁迫时间延长被显著性抑制(P<0.01);BDE209对翡翠贻贝外套膜MDA含量的影响呈诱导-抑制反复变化,对内脏团MDA含量的影响表现为明显的诱导效应,其中胁迫第3d时的诱导率最高,为22.83%。翡翠贻贝外套膜GSH含量在BDE209胁迫初期就被显著诱导(P<0.01),随暴露时间延长诱导效应降低,在第15d时被显著性抑制(P<0.05);BDE209可诱导内脏团GSH含量显著性增加(P<0.05),但随暴露浓度增加GSH含量明显降低。清水恢复阶段,在清洁海水中恢复3d后,翡翠贻贝2组织MDA含量和GSH含量相对于对照组仍有显著性增加(P<0.05);而SOD活性总体在外套膜中受到抑制、内脏团中受到诱导,仅个别浓度组有所恢复。     

A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study on the efficacy of a unique extract of green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) in horses with chronic fetlock lameness attributed to osteoarthritis

Reasons for performing study: Lyophilised products from green‐lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus[LPPC]) are used to orally treat horses with osteoarthritis (OA). However, no randomised, controlled or double‐blinded studies on the efficacy of this treatment in horses have been reported to date. Objective: To investigate the effects of a unique LPPC (Biolane) ¹ in improving clinical signs of OA in the fetlock. Methods: Data were analysed from 26 horses with primary fetlock lameness in a controlled, randomised and double‐blinded, multi‐centre clinical trial. The study design was a partial crossover with a washout period and consisted of 19 horses treated with LPPC and 20 with a placebo. Horses were dosed orally with 25 mg/kg bwt/day LPPC or placebo for 56 days. Efficacy was evaluated by clinical assessment of lameness, passive flexion, pain, swelling and heat in the affected joint. Relationships between variables were analysed using an ordinal logistic model with random effects for horse and horse x treatment according to a modified intention‐to‐treat analysis. Results: Clinical evaluation of horses with a fetlock lameness treated with LPPC showed a significant reduction in severity of lameness (P<0.001), improved response to the joint flexion test (P<0.001) and reduced joint pain (P = 0.014) when compared with horses treated with placebo. Conclusions: The LPPC significantly alleviated the severity of lameness and joint pain and improved response to joint flexion in horses with lameness attributable to OA in the fetlock.     

抑食金球藻对翡翠贻贝抗氧化酶系统的影响

本研究以单种抑食金球藻及其与亚心形四爿藻的混合藻为实验组,以亚心形四爿藻为对照,探究抑食金球藻对翡翠贻贝超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量的影响。结果显示,抑食金球藻显著影响翡翠贻贝的SOD活性、MDA和GSH含量,各实验组均表现出诱导升高与抑制降低交替出现的规律。单种高、中浓度的抑食金球藻在短期(3 h)内即可对翡翠贻贝的SOD活性产生影响,混合藻组中的SOD活性上升较慢,说明亚心形四爿藻可以延滞氧化还原系统的反应时间。各实验组翡翠贻贝GSH含量在2 d内均显著低于对照组,且混合藻组与单种抑食金球藻组相差不大,提示亚心形四爿藻对抗氧化还原损伤并未起到明显的缓解作用。     

Persistent Contamination of Octopuses and Mussels with Lipophilic Shellfish Toxins during Spring Dinophysis Blooms in a Subtropical Estuary

This study investigates the occurrence of diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) and their producing phytoplankton species in southern Brazil, as well as the potential for toxin accumulation in co-occurring mussels (Perna perna) and octopuses (Octopus vulgaris). During the spring in 2012 and 2013, cells of Dinophysis acuminata complex were always present, sometimes at relatively high abundances (max. 1143 cells L⁻¹), likely the main source of okadaic acid (OA) in the plankton (max. 34 ng L⁻¹). Dinophysis caudata occurred at lower cell densities in 2013 when the lipophilic toxins pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2) and PTX-2 seco acid were detected in plankton and mussel samples. Here, we report for the first time the accumulation of DSTs in octopuses, probably linked to the consumption of contaminated bivalves. Perna perna mussels were consistently contaminated with different DSTs (max. 42 µg kg⁻¹), and all octopuses analyzed (n = 5) accumulated OA in different organs/tissues: digestive glands (DGs) > arms > gills > kidneys > stomach + intestine. Additionally, similar concentrations of 7-O-palmytoyl OA and 7-O-palmytoly dinophysistoxin-1 (DTX-1) were frequently detected in the hepatopancreas of P. perna and DGs of O. vulgaris. Therefore, octopuses can be considered a potential vector of DSTs to both humans and top predators such as marine mammals.     

Nutritional and Antioxidative Attributes of Green Mussel (Perna viridis L.) from the Southwestern Coast of India

ABSTRACT

The present study reports the biochemical composition of Perna viridis from the southwestern coast of India. A balanced essential to nonessential amino acid ratio (0.7:1.1) along with the optimum and balanced quantities of vitamins, mineral nutrients, and low cholesterol contents characterized P. viridis. The n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio of P. viridis was found to be 3.7:5.3 and therefore may serve as an alternative to balance the higher intake of n-6 fatty acids. High oxyradical scavenging capacity (24–32%) and total phenolics (2–5 mg GAE^?1) suggest the nutraceutical potential of P. viridis.     

BDE3胁迫对翡翠贻贝（Perna viridis）SOD、MDA和GSH的影响

采用半静态试验方法,研究不同质量浓度的一溴联苯醚（BDE3）（1 μg·L-1、10 μg·L-1和100 μg·L-1）胁迫1 d、3 d、7d和15 d且清洁海水释放3 d和7 d后,翡翠贻贝（Perna viridis）外套膜和内脏团超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性、丙二醛（MDA）质量摩尔浓度和谷胱甘肽（GSH）质量分数的变化规律。结果表明,BDE3胁迫后低浓度组翡翠贻贝两组织SOD活性均受到诱导（P〈0.01）,诱导率随胁迫时间延长而下降,中、高浓度组外套膜对BDE3响应比内脏团灵敏;BDE3对翡翠贻贝外套膜b（MDA）的影响总体呈诱导后抑制趋势,对内脏团b（MDA）的影响表现抑制-诱导反复变化,其中低浓度组第3天时诱导率最高（26.04%）,高浓度组第7天时抑制率最高（14.92%）;翡翠贻贝外套膜w（GSH）在（BDE3）迫下,低浓度组一直被诱导（P〈0.01）,中、高浓度组总体呈诱导后抑制作用,内脏团中高浓度组w（GSH）胁迫第1天受到显著抑制（P〈0.05）,随暴露时间的延长,低浓度组w（GSH）显著增加（P〈0.01）,中、高浓度组出现诱导抑制的不规律变化。释放阶段结束后仅个别浓度组恢复至对照组水平。     

BDE209胁迫对翡翠贻贝（Pernaviridis）SOD、MDA和GSH的影响

采用半静态实验方法,研究不同浓度BDE209（0.1、1、10 mg·L-1）在胁迫1、3、7、15 d和清洁海水中释放3、7 d后,翡翠贻贝（Perna viridis）外套膜和内脏团超氧化物歧化酶（Superoxide Dismutase,SOD）活性、丙二醛（Malondialdehyde,MDA）含量和谷胱甘肽（Glutathione,GSH）含量的变化规律。结果表明,BDE209胁迫后,翡翠贻贝2组织SOD活性先是受到明显的诱导作用,之后随胁迫时间延长被显著性抑制（P〈0.01）;BDE209对翡翠贻贝外套膜MDA含量的影响呈诱导-抑制反复变化,对内脏团MDA含量的影响表现为明显的诱导效应,其中胁迫第3 d时的诱导率最高,为22.83%。翡翠贻贝外套膜GSH含量在BDE209胁迫初期就被显著诱导（P〈0.01）,随暴露时间延长诱导效应降低,在第15 d时被显著性抑制（P〈0.05）;BDE209可诱导内脏团GSH含量显著性增加（P〈0.05）,但随暴露浓度增加GSH含量明显降低。清水恢复阶段,在清洁海水中恢复3 d后,翡翠贻贝2组织MDA含量和GSH含量相对于对照组仍有显著性增加（P〈0.05）;而SOD活性总体在外套膜中受到抑制、内脏团中受到诱导,仅个别浓度组有所恢复。     

翡翠贻贝肾CYP4基因表达受多氯联苯影响的研究

[目的]了解多氯联苯(PCB)对翡翠贻贝肾中细胞色素P450第4亚族(CYP4)基因表达的影响。[方法]从野生翡翠贻贝cDNA中扩增得到了翡翠贻贝CYP4基因和β-actin基因的部分cDNA序列,并根据所得序列设计定量PCR引物,以β-actin为内参基因,以SYBRGreenI为荧光染料,利用荧光定量PCR对经PCB暴露处理后的翡翠贻贝肾中CYP4基因表达水平进行定量测定。[结果]PCB暴露处理对翡翠贻贝肾中CYP4基因的表达有明显的诱导作用,并且这种诱导作用对CYP4表达水平的影响与PCB暴露处理的时间以及浓度有相关性。[结论]该研究为CYP4基因作为生物大分子标记物在环境监测领域的应用提供了分子生物学水平的支持,同时为海水双壳类动物体内CYP4基因功能的研究提供了有益线索。