1. Hybrid of Metapenaeus dobsoni lectin and platinum nanoparticles exert antimicrobial and immunostimulatory effects to reduce bacterial bioburden in infected Nile tilapia.
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Lakshmi S, Rubeena AS, Subramaniyan SB, Raman T, Vaseeharan B, Arockiaraj J, Karthikeyan S, Anbazhagan V, and Preetham E
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- Animals, Aeromonas hydrophila, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Cyclooxygenase 2, Immunization, Lectins chemistry, Lectins pharmacology, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Anti-Infective Agents chemistry, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Cichlids microbiology, Fish Diseases drug therapy, Fish Diseases microbiology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections drug therapy, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Metal Nanoparticles chemistry, Penaeidae, Platinum chemistry, Platinum pharmacology
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A novel antibacterial immunostimulant using Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) and lectin from Metapenaeus dobsoni (Md-Lec) was developed. The Md-Lec and PtNPs (Pt-lec) hybrid formed through non-covalent interaction exhibits antimicrobial activity against fish specific pathogens by affecting membrane integrity and producing excess reactive oxygen species. The therapeutic efficacy of Pt-lec was demonstrated through rescuing Aeromonas hydrophila infected Nile Tilapia. Pt-lec prevents the infection spreading and reduces the bacterial bioburden in less than 12 h, and as a result of this the fish were restored to normalcy. To assess immunostimulation, we studied the expression of three different immune related genes, namely LEC, Myd88 and COX-2 in the gills, liver, spleen and kidney of fish under various experimental conditions. Our results showed that Pt-lec treatment appeared to be better when compared to lectin alone in enhancing the expression of Myd88 and COX-2, but LEC was not as expected. These results suggest that Pt-lec has the ability to protect Nile Tilapia against bacterial infection by restricting bacterial bioburden through their direct effects on the bacterial membrane and indirectly through their effects on host immune-related gene expression. This hybrid could have potential "green" application in fish farming in rescuing infected animals when compared to widely and unregulated antibiotics., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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