Changes in the plasma free amino acid profile of the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus at different stages of infection by a parasitic dinoflagellate (genus Hematodinium)
1999; Inter-Research; Volume: 38; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3354/dao038151
ISSN1616-1580
AutoresGrant D. Stentiford, DM Neil, GH Coombs,
Tópico(s)Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
ResumoDAO Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials DAO 38:151-157 (1999) - doi:10.3354/dao038151 Changes in the plasma free amino acid profile of the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus at different stages of infection by a parasitic dinoflagellate (genus Hematodinium) G. D. Stentiford1,*, D. M. Neil1, G. H. Coombs2 1Division of Environmental & Evolutionary Biology, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK 2Laboratory for Biochemical Parasitology, Division of Infection & Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK *E-mail: g.stentiford@udcf.gla.ac.uk ABSTRACT: The haemolymph free amino acid (FAA) composition of Norway lobsters Nephrops norvegicus from the Clyde estuary, Scotland, UK, at different stages of infection by the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium sp. was determined by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In uninfected lobsters the total detected haemolymph FAA concentration was 3.79 µmol ml-1. Collectively, glycine, histidine/glutamine, alanine, serine, taurine and asparagine constituted 80% of the total. The concentrations of several FAAs, notably serine, were reduced in early infections (Stage 1), while at later stages (2-4) several FAAs were increased in concentration. The most significant change was in taurine, which had increased 13-fold (from 0.22 to 2.56 µmol ml-1) in the final infection stage, when its relative contribution to the total FAA was 41.6%. Possible causes of these changes in the lobster haemolymph FAAs are the breakdown of host tissues including the hepatopancreas and muscle, haemocyte lysis, a host stress response and release of FAAs from the parasite cells. Results indicate that the taurine:serine ratio in the haemolymph provides a sensitive diagnostic measure of patent Hematodinium infections. Implications of these FAA alterations for Hematodinium-infected N. norvegicus are discussed. KEY WORDS: Nephrops norvegicus · Haemolymph · Free amino acids · Taurine · Hematodinium Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in DAO Vol. 38, No. 2. Publication date: November 08, 1999 Print ISSN:0177-5103; Online ISSN:1616-1580 Copyright © 1999 Inter-Research.
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