Publications by authors named "Xianping Shao"

This study evaluated effects of high starch (20%) on hematological variations, glucose and lipid metabolism, antioxidant ability, inflammatory responses, and histopathological lesions in largemouth bass. Results showed hepatic crude lipid and triacylglycerol (TAG) contents were notably increased in fish fed high starch. High starch could increase counts of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils and serum contents of TAG, TBA, BUN, and LEP ( < 0.

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  • - The study examined how varying levels of coated methionine (Met) in a high-plant protein diet affected gibel carp's growth, blood chemistry, antioxidant capacity, and gene expression related to the TOR signaling pathway over 10 weeks.
  • - Results showed that growth metrics like final weight and specific growth rate increased with Met levels, peaking at 0.76%, while higher levels led to a decrease; also noted was improved muscle protein content and health markers.
  • - The research concluded that the optimal coated Met supplementation for enhancing growth and health in gibel carp was determined to be 0.71% of the diet, optimizing the expression of genes involved in muscle protein synthesis.
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This experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts of dietary selenium yeast (SeY) on the growth performance, fish body composition, metabolic ability, antioxidant capability, immunity and inflammatory responses in juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodn piceus). The base diet was supplemented with 0.00, 0.

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This study aimed to assess the impact of dietary selenoprotein extracts from (SePCH) on the growth, hematological parameters, selenium metabolism, immune responses, antioxidant capacities, inflammatory reactions and intestinal barrier functions in juvenile largemouth bass (). The base diet was supplemented with four different concentrations of SePCH: 0.00, 0.

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-fat diet (HFD) supplemented with berberine on growth, lipid metabolism, antioxidant capacity and lipometabolism-related genes expression of AMPK signaling pathway in juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus). Five hundred and forty healthy fish (4.04 ± 0.

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This study investigated the effects of dietary curcumin on growth performance, non-specific immunity, antioxidant capacity and related genes expression of NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). A total of 525 juvenile grass carps with mean initial body weight of (5.30 ± 0.

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Understanding the mechanisms of metal toxicity to organisms farmed for food may suggest mitigation strategies. We determined the 24-, 48-, 72-, and 96-h median lethal concentrations of lead in juvenile oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense). The prawns were then exposed to sub-lethal concentrations (13.

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In the present study, three cDNAs of AdipoRs (MpAdipoR1a, MpAdipoR1b, and MpAdipoR2) were identified from juvenile black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus. There were 375, 378, and 356 amino acids in the MpAdipoR1a, MpAdipoR1b, and MpAdipoR2, respectively. BLAST analysis reveals that MpAdipoRs share high identities with other known AdipoRs from zebrafish, rainbow trout, human, etc.

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This study evaluated the toxic effects of the organophosphate pesticide trichlorfon on hepatic lipid accumulation in crucian carp Carassius auratus gibelio. Seventy-five fish were divided into five groups (each group in triplicate), and then exposed to 0, 0.5, 1.

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