The Probiotic Lactobacillus sakei Subsp. Sakei and Hawthorn Extract Supplements Improved Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Immunity, and Resistance to the Pesticide Acetamiprid in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Abstract
This study evaluated the impacts of the probiotic, Lactobacillus sakei (L. sakei), and the extract of hawthorn, Crataegus elbursensis, on growth and immunity of the common carp exposed to acetamiprid. Fish ( <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"> <a:mtext>mean</a:mtext> <a:mo>±</a:mo> <a:mtext>SE</a:mtext> </a:math> : <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2"> <c:mn>11.48</c:mn> <c:mo>±</c:mo> <c:mn>0.1</c:mn> </c:math> g) feeding was done with formulated diets ( <e:math xmlns:e="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M3"> <e:msub> <e:mrow> <e:mi>T</e:mi> </e:mrow> <e:mrow> <e:mn>1</e:mn> </e:mrow> </e:msub> </e:math> (control): no supplementation, <g:math xmlns:g="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M4"> <g:msub> <g:mrow> <g:mi>T</g:mi> </g:mrow> <g:mrow> <g:mn>2</g:mn> </g:mrow> </g:msub> </g:math> : <i:math xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M5"> <i:mn>1</i:mn> <i:mo>×</i:mo> <i:msup> <i:mrow> <i:mn>10</i:mn> </i:mrow> <i:mrow> <i:mn>6</i:mn> </i:mrow> </i:msup> <i:mtext> </i:mtext> <i:mtext>CFU</i:mtext> <i:mo>/</i:mo> <i:mtext>g</i:mtext> </i:math> LS (Lactobacillus sakei), T3: <k:math xmlns:k="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M6"> <k:mn>1</k:mn> <k:mo>×</k:mo> <k:msup> <k:mrow> <k:mn>10</k:mn> </k:mrow> <k:mrow> <k:mn>8</k:mn> </k:mrow> </k:msup> <k:mtext> </k:mtext> <k:mtext>CFU</k:mtext> <k:mo>/</k:mo> <k:mtext>g</k:mtext> <k:mtext> </k:mtext> <k:mtext>LS</k:mtext> </k:math> , <m:math xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M7"> <m:msub> <m:mrow> <m:mi>T</m:mi> </m:mrow> <m:mrow> <m:mn>4</m:mn> </m:mrow> </m:msub> </m:math> : 0.5% hawthorn extract (HWE), and <o:math xmlns:o="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M8"> <o:msub> <o:mrow> <o:mi>T</o:mi> </o:mrow> <o:mrow> <o:mn>5</o:mn> </o:mrow> </o:msub> </o:math> : 1% HWE) for 60 days and then exposed to acetamiprid for 14 days. The growth performance improved in the fish fed LS at dietary level of <q:math xmlns:q="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M9"> <q:mn>1</q:mn> <q:mo>×</q:mo> <q:msup> <q:mrow> <q:mn>10</q:mn> </q:mrow> <q:mrow> <q:mn>8</q:mn> </q:mrow> </q:msup> <q:mtext> </q:mtext> <q:mtext>CFU</q:mtext> <q:mo>/</q:mo> <q:mtext>g</q:mtext> </q:math> , even after exposure to acetamiprid ( <s:math xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M10"> <s:mi>P</s:mi> <s:mo><</s:mo> <s:mn>0.05</s:mn> </s:math> ). Intestinal Lactobacillus sakei (CFU/g) load increased ( <u:math xmlns:u="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M11"> <u:mi>P</u:mi> <u:mo><</u:mo> <u:mn>0.05</u:mn> </u:math> ), following supplementation with the probiotic-enriched diet. The LS-treated fish had increases in the activity of digestive enzymes ( <w:math xmlns:w="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M12"> <w:mi>P</w:mi> <w:mo><</w:mo> <w:mn>0.05</w:mn> </w:math> ). Both LS and HWE stimulated antioxidant enzymes and immune system components in serum and mucus (alkaline phosphatase (ALP), protease, total Ig, and lysozyme) ( <y:math xmlns:y="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M13"> <y:mi>P</y:mi> <y:mo><</y:mo> <y:mn>0.05</y:mn> </y:math> ). However, the changes were different depending on the kind of the supplement. The malondialdehyde (MDA) levels decreased in HWE-treated fish after acetamiprid exposure ( <ab:math xmlns:ab="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M14"> <ab:mi>P</ab:mi> <ab:mo><</ab:mo> <ab:mn>0.05</ab:mn> </ab:math> ). Both LS and HWE reduced the liver metabolic enzymes (LDH, ALP, AST, ALT, and LDH) in serum both before and after exposure to the pesticide ( <cb:math xmlns:cb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M15"> <cb:mi>P</cb:mi> <cb:mo><</cb:mo> <cb:mn>0.05</cb:mn> </cb:math> ). However, each enzyme exhibited a different change trend depending on the type of the supplement. HWE showed a stress-ameliorating effect, as glucose and cortisol levels declined in the HWE-treated fish ( <eb:math xmlns:eb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M16"> <eb:mi>P</eb:mi> <eb:mo><</eb:mo> <eb:mn>0.05</eb:mn> </eb:math> ). This study indicated the immunomodulatory impacts of LS ( <gb:math xmlns:gb="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M17"> <gb:mn>1</gb:mn> <gb:mo>×</gb:mo> <gb:msup> <gb:mrow> <gb:mn>10</gb:mn> </gb:mrow> <gb:mrow> <gb:mn>8</gb:mn> </gb:mrow> </gb:msup> <gb:mtext> </gb:mtext> <gb:mtext>CFU</gb:mtext> <gb:mo>/</gb:mo> <gb:mtext>g</gb:mtext> </gb:math> ) and HWE (at dietary levels of 0.5–1%). The probiotic showed more performance compared to HWE. However, the HWE mitigated oxidative stress more efficiently than the probiotic.