Acute ammonia stress affects the immune response, oxidative stress, ammonia transport and detoxication in the hepatopancreas of freshwater mollusk Solenaia oleivora.

Ammonia is a common and major pollutant in aquatic systems. Excessive ammonia has toxic effects on hepatopancreas in aquatic animals. In this study, we investigated the toxic effects of acute ammonia (concentration: 10 mg/L; test duration: 48 h) stress on the hepatopancreas of a freshwater mollusk, Solenaia oleivora.

A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Brontispa longissima.

Brontispa longissima is a highly destructive pest that affects coconut and ornamental palm plants. It is widely distributed across Southeast and East Asia and the Pacific region, causing production losses of up to 50-70%. While control methods and ecological phenomena have been the primary focus of research, there is a significant lack of studies on the molecular mechanisms underlying these ecological phenomena.

Shellfish polysaccharides: A comprehensive review of extraction, purification, structural characterization, and beneficial health effects.

Global food systems are currently facing great challenges, such as food sources, food safety, and environmental crises. Alternative nutritional resources have been proposed as part of the solution to meeting future global food demand. In the natural resources, shellfish are the major component of global aquatic animals.

A study on the structure-functionality relationship of Solenaia oleivora protein under high-intensity ultrasonication processing.

Solenaia oleivora is a valuable freshwater mussel endemic to China with a high content of high-quality proteins, but the lack of structural information and limited functionality of Solenaia oleivora proteins constrained their application in the food industry. This study investigates the changes in structural characteristics and functionality of Solenaia oleivora protein under ultrasound processing at power from 200 to 600 W. The ultrasound treatment caused increased contents of β-turn and α-helix, and the exposure of interior hydrophobic groups, resulting in the increased hydrophobicity by around 3 folds.

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the freshwater mussel Sinosolenaia oleivora (Heude, 1877).

Sinosolenaia oleivora (Bivalve, Unionida, Unionidae), is a near-endangered edible mussel. In 2022, it was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as a top-ten aquatic germplasm resource, with potential for industrial development. Using Illumina, PacBio, and Hi-C technology, a high-quality chromosome-level genome of S.

A High-Fat-Diet-Induced Microbiota Imbalance Correlates with Oxidative Stress and the Inflammatory Response in the Gut of Freshwater Drum ().

Lipids are critical nutrients for aquatic animals, and excessive or insufficient lipid intake can lead to physiological disorders, which further affect fish growth and health. In aquatic animals, the gut microbiota has an important regulatory role in lipid metabolism. However, the effects of a high-fat diet on physical health and microbiota diversity in the gut of freshwater drum () are unclear.

Effect of Prestrain on Payne Effect and Hysteresis Loss of Carbon-Black-Filled Rubber Vulcanizates: Measurements and Modeling.

The performance of a viscoelastic damper is governed by the mechanical properties of the viscoelastic material, which are sensitive to prestrain. Among viscoelastic materials, carbon black (CB)-filled rubber vulcanizate is commonly used in structural applications. In this paper, the prestrain-dependent Payne effect and hysteresis loss of CB-filled rubber vulcanizates are investigated through experimental and theoretical analysis.

Integrated analysis of physiological, transcriptome, and metabolome analyses of the gills in Solenaia oleivora under ammonia exposure.

Ammonia is a common toxicant in aquatic systems and one of the key factors affecting aquaculture. However, data on mollusks' toxic response and coping mechanisms to ammonia nitrogen, especially freshwater mollusks, are still lacking. In this study, we evaluated the tolerance of a freshwater mollusk Solenaia oleivora to ammonia and investigated its coping mechanisms by combining physiological, metabolic, and transcriptomic analyses in the gills.

Corrigendum: Gut microbes reveal medicates ingestion preference via protein utilization and cellular homeostasis under feed domestication in freshwater drum, .

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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Signaling-Mediated 13-S-Hydroxyoctadecenoic Acid Is Involved in Lipid Metabolic Disorder and Oxidative Stress in the Liver of Freshwater Drum, .

The appropriate level of dietary lipids is essential for the nutrient requirements, rapid growth, and health maintenance of aquatic animals, while excessive dietary lipid intake will lead to lipid deposition and affect fish health. However, the symptoms of excessive lipid deposition in the liver of freshwater drums () remain unclear. In this study, a 4-month rearing experiment feeding with high-fat diets and a 6-week starvation stress experiment were conducted to evaluate the physiological alteration and underlying mechanism associated with lipid deposition in the liver of .

A High-Quality Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of a Snail (Gastropoda: Viviparidae).

(Gastropoda: Prosobranchia; Mesogastropoda; Viviparidae) is widely distributed in the freshwater habitats of China. It is an economically important snail with high edible and medicinal value. However, the genomic resources and the reference genome of this snail are lacking.

Full-length transcriptome analysis provides new insights into the diversity of immune-related genes in the threatened freshwater shellfish Solenaia oleivora.

Solenaia oleivora, a valuable and rare bivalve endemic to China, is becoming a threatened freshwater sepcies. However, the lack of research on its genome and immune system will hinder advances in its conservation and artificial breeding. In this study, we obtained the full-length transcriptome of S.

Validation and Functional Analysis of Reference and Tissue-Specific Genes in Adipose Tissue of Freshwater Drum, , under Starvation and Hypothermia Stress.

Adipose tissue is critical to the growth, development, and physiological health of animals. Reference genes play an essential role in normalizing the expression of mRNAs. Tissue-specific genes are preferred for their function and expression in specific tissues or cell types.

A systematic review of the safety of tirzepatide-a new dual GLP1 and GIP agonist - is its safety profile acceptable?

Aims: Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA). At present, there is no controversy over its effectiveness, but its safety. We conducted a systematic review to assess the safety of tirzepatide.

PPAR Signaling Maintains Metabolic Homeostasis under Hypothermia in Freshwater Drum ().

, known as freshwater drum, is a kind of eurythermal freshwater fish that is widely distributed in North America. In 2019, our research group reached a milestone on its artificial breeding and cultivation and have investigated its physiological adaption to the environment, providing a breakthrough and prospects for aquaculture. However, its adaptability and metabolic homeostasis to hypothermia is not fully understood.

PacBio Full-Length and Illumina Transcriptomes of the Gill Reveal the Molecular Response of under Aerial Exposure.

Air exposure is a common stress for , an economically important freshwater shellfish consumed in China, during aquaculture and transportation. However, little is known about its molecular responses to air exposure. Therefore, this study used a combination of PacBio full-length and Illumina transcriptomes to investigate its molecular responses to air exposure.

Hypothermia-Mediated Apoptosis and Inflammation Contribute to Antioxidant and Immune Adaption in Freshwater Drum, .

Hypothermia-exposure-induced oxidative stress dysregulates cell fate and perturbs cellular homeostasis and function, thereby disturbing fish health. To evaluate the impact of hypothermia on the freshwater drum (), an 8-day experiment was conducted at 25 °C (control group, Con), 18 °C (LT18), and 10 °C (LT10) for 0 h, 8 h, 1 d, 2 d, and 8 d. Antioxidant and non-specific immune parameters reveal hypothermia induced oxidative stress and immunosuppression.

Integrative Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Reveals Molecular Responses in with Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease.

Hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (HPND) is a highly lethal disease that first emerged in 2015 in Jiangsu Province, China. So far, most researchers believe that this disease is caused by abiotic factors. However, its true pathogenic mechanism remains unknown.

Histological, physiological, and transcriptomic responses of hepatopancreas to air exposure in asian freshwater clam .

() is an important freshwater economy shellfish in China, but it often suffers from air exposure during transportation. In this study, we investigated the histological, physiological (mainly including respiratory metabolism, antioxidant capacity, and immune function), and transcriptomic responses of hepatopancreas in to different times of air exposure. At histological level, air exposure caused vacuolation of digestive cells (24-96 h) and enlargement of digestive tubule lumen (6-96 h) in hepatopancreas.

miR-1/AMPK-Mediated Glucose and Lipid Metabolism under Chronic Hypothermia in the Liver of Freshwater Drum, .

Our previous study demonstrated that low temperature could induce hepatic inflammation and suppress the immune and oxidation resistance of freshwater drum. However, the metabolism, especially the glucose and lipid metabolism involved, is poorly studied. To further explore the chronic hypothermia response of freshwater drum, an 8-day hypothermia experiment was conducted at 10 °C to investigate the effect of chronic hypothermia on glucose and lipid metabolism via biochemical and physiological indexes, and metabolic enzyme activities, miRNAs and mRNA-miRNA integrate analysis in the liver.

Gut Microbes Reveal Medicates Ingestion Preference Protein Utilization and Cellular Homeostasis Under Feed Domestication in Freshwater Drum, .

With strong demand for aquatic products, as well as a rapid decrease in global fishery resources and capture fisheries, domesticating animals to provide more high-quality proteins is meaningful for humans. Freshwater drum () is widely distributed in the wild habitats of North America. However, the research on and the feed domestication with diets composed of artificial compounds remains unclear.