Fine-structural study of leucocytes in the goldfish, Carassius auratus

An electron microscopic study was performed on leucocytes from circulating blood of the goldfish. The leucocytes were divided into eight types: neutrophil, eosinophil, large granular leucocyte (LGL), medium-sized granular leucocyte (MGL), small granular leucocyte (SGL), fine granular leucocyte (FGL), lymphocyte, and monocyte. In this report the thrombocyte was excluded from leucocytes, and LGL, MGL, SGL and FGL were tentatively classified based on the size of intracytoplasmic granules possessed by each cell. The existence of goldfish monocytes was electron microscopically demonstrated for the first time in the present report.     

An analysis of avoidance generalization and food preference transitivity in goldfish,Carassius auratus

To examine the effect of novelty in food selection by fishes, goldfish were trained by feeding them on red or green food pellets. Individual fish and fish in shoals of two, three, and five were then given a choice between equal numbers of familiar pellets and novel (yellow) pellets. In experimental groups, the yellow pellets were soaked in 15% quinine hydrochloride to make them unpalatable. Fish were next presented with equal numbers of familiar and a second novel pellet. It was expected that fish would generalize from their experience with the unpalatable pellets and demonstrate avoidance to sampling a second novel food item. However, as groups, neither controls nor experimentals were reluctant to sample the second novel pellets. Also, fish did not eat significantly more familiar than novel pellets when both were palatable. A third set of experiments examined food preference transitivity in which each pellet type was presented alone and in three pair-wise combinations to individual fish. Although red and yellow pellets were preferred over green, they were preferred equally, indicating an absence of transitivity in pellet choice and, perhaps, a “preference” for a mixture of red and yellow pellets.     

Haematological response to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity, increased temperature and hypoxia in goldfish, Carassius auratus L.

Goldfish were exposed to three qualitatively distinct forms of respiratory stress: phenylhydrazine HCl-induced reduction in blood oxygen-carrying capacity; transient (3 h) hypoxia; and transient (1 or 2 h) temperature-forced increases in oxygen demand. Response embodied three common features: (1) the relative number of immature red cells increased, and these were ³H-thymidine positive; (2) the abundance of apparently karyorrhectic or degenerating cells rose; (3) cells undergoing a form of division became prevalent. Neither of the latter two cell types evidenced thymidine uptake. These observations suggest that respiratory distress triggers the proliferation of new erythrocytes, and that this is accompanied by elimination of some portion of the preexisting red cell population. It is hypothesized that the latter process limits viscosity-related elevation of cardiac work costs. The significance of division by circulating erythrocytes is not clear.     

Mast cells in goldfish (Carassius auratus) gut: Immunohistochemical characterization

The common goldfish is the most widespread teleosts in the world. Due to its peculiar characteristics, such as the high resistance, easy availability and stabulation, and for its evolutionary characteristics, this fish lends itself to be one of the most used experimental models. This study aimed to characterize the mast cells in the intestine of Carassius auratus using anti-TLR-2, anti-S100, anti-VIP, anti-serotonin (5-HT) and anti-Piscidin antibodies. The intestine of goldfish, like that of all vertebrates, plays an important role in the immunology of the animal. The gut-associated lymphoid tissue GALT is an immune component containing several specific cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages and mast cells. In addition, the presence of goblet cells in the intestinal epithelium strengthens the defence system, secreting many cytokines and chemokines and displaying antibacterial properties. Our results show mast cells labelled with antibodies that are highly conserved between fish and mammals, demonstrating an active role of these cells in the immune response.     

鲫幼鱼耳石荧光标记效果

为确认茜素络合物对鲫（Carassius auratus）耳石进行有效标记的可行性,以便为鲫甚至其他鲤科鱼类标志放流技术的开发及效果评估提供一定的借鉴,本研究以孵出后90 d的鲫幼鱼为研究对象,设置单一浓度（100 mg/L）的茜素络合物浸泡标记5 d,分析茜素络合物在耳石上的沉积情况以及不同耳石在不同后续饲养天数的动态变化。结果表明,矢耳石、微耳石和星耳石上在可见光、绿色和蓝色激发光下都检测到了良好的茜素络合物标记环,标记率和存活率均为100%。但不同耳石的茜素络合物标记效果不同,荧光下,星耳石的标记效果最显著,微耳石次之;可见光下,微耳石的标记效果最好,星耳石次之。随着后续饲养天数的延长,可见光下标记逐渐减弱,至20 d时基本消失,而在绿色和蓝色激光下标记环荧光强度无减弱迹象,能长久保持,且在蓝色激发光下标记环更易被观测到。上述结果结合鲫生长、存活和行为正常等情况综合显示,在100 mg/L茜素络合物溶液中浸泡标记鲫幼鱼5 d,其耳石可以获得满意的标记效果。     

2,4,6－三氯苯酚诱导鲫鱼肝脏自由基的产生及其氧化应激

采用电子顺磁共振的方法,研究了鲫鱼腹腔注射2,4,6-三氯苯酚(2,4,6-TCP)不同时间(4、8、12、24、72 h)后其肝脏自由基强度的变化、氧化应激反应及其损伤机理.结果表明：2,4,6-TCP极显著促进了鲫鱼肝脏自由基的产生;鲫鱼肝脏内超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD) 与谷胱甘肽硫转移酶 (GST) 的活性受到显著诱导 ,过氧化氢酶 (CAT) 活性受到抑制,还原型谷胱甘肽 (GSH) 含量与对照组无明显差异,氧化型谷胱甘肽 (GSSG) 含量显著升高 ,丙二醛(MDA) 含量极显著增加.     

三个三倍体鲫鱼品系及野鲫mtDNA的比较研究

用16种限制性内切酶研究了银鲫(3N=156～162)、彭泽鲫(3N=162)和缩骨鲫(3N=150)3个三倍体鲫鱼品系及野鲫(2N=100)的线粒体DNA。有6种酶在种系间和种系内产生限制性片段长度多态性(RFLPs),银鲫共存在4种单倍型,彭泽鲫2种,野鲫3种,缩骨鲫1种。彭泽鲫和银鲫拥有相同的常见单倍型,缩骨鲫的单倍型属于野鲫的常见型。根据限制性位点的变异数据,计算了单倍型间的相似性、核苷酸多样性、品系内核苷酸多样性和品系间的遗传距离,确定彭泽鲫属于银鲫的一个地方品系,缩骨鲫属于野鲫的一个地方品系。根据核苷酸的差异,推算出银鲫和野鲫两个亚种的分化大约在11万年前完成。     

苯酚和对苯二酚对鲫血细胞DNA损伤的研究

酚类可通过水产动物皮肤、鳃吸入或摄入肠道引起肌肉异味;挥发酚对鱼类有一定的急性毒性1 ,这必然会引起人们对食品安全的担忧。       

Ultrastructural study on pronuclear development in fertilized eggs from goldfish, Carassius auratus

The formation of male and female pronuclei in physiologically monospermic fertilized eggs of the goldfish, Carassius auratus , has been investigated with transmission electron microscopy. Ultrastructural observations show that at 26°C the transformation of the sperm nucleus takes place very quickly. The sperm nuclear envelope degenerates and is replaced by a large number of smooth surface vesicles 1 min post-insemination. Concomitantly, most of the condensed sperm chromatin is dispersed and is surrounded by vesicles. Dispersion of the chromatin is followed by the fusion of vesicles and the formation of a new bilaminar pronuclear envelope. Within 5–10 min post-insemination, a spheroid male pronucleus with intranuclear annulate lamellae is produced. The formation of a female pronucleus is slightly different to that of the male pronucleus. The dispersing chromatin of the egg is divided into many groups, most of which are surrounded by multilaminar envelopes 5 min post-insemination. An ellipsoid female pronucleus with a continuous bilaminar pronuclear envelope and intranuclear annulate lamellae is formed 15 min post-insemination. Subsequently, the two pronuclei migrate towards one another. When the fully developed male and female pronuclei are located in the center of the blastodisc, each changes itself into a saccular complex 25 min post-insemination.     

Dorsal specification in blastoderm at the blastula stage in the goldfish, Carassius auratus

The teleost dorsoventral axis cannot be morphologically distinguished before gastrulation. Previous studies by the current authors have shown that localized dorsalizing activity in the yolk cell (YC) induces the dorsal tissues in the overlying blastoderm. In order to examine whether or not dorsal blastomeres are committed to their dorsal fate before the gastrula stage, a variety of transplant operations were performed in goldfish blastoderms at the mid- to late-blastula stages. When the blastoderm was cut from the YC, rotated horizontally at 180°, and recombined with the YC, the blastoderm frequently developed two axes, indicating that dorsal blastomeres of the blastula had already acquired the ability to differentiate into the organizer in the absence of dorsalizing signals from the YC. This result was further confirmed by experiments using ventralized embryos in which no dorsal structures formed: the axis formation was frequently observed in the normal blastoderm combined with the ventralized YC at the blastula stage. However, the axes formed in the absence of dorsal information from the YC exhibited a lower dorso-anterior index. Furthermore, the dorsal specification was not stably maintained when the dorsal cells were located far from the YC. These results suggest that the inductive and permissive influence of the YC may be required for the blastoderm to undergo full dorsal differentiation.     

负压状态下压力变化导致鲫鱼身体组织的损伤

通过试验研究负压状态下压力变化过程对鲫（Carassius auratus auratus)的损伤,试验采用真空泵和空气压缩机在试验容器内形成不同的压力变化过程,统计不同体长的鲫经历压力变化过程后的损伤情况,并对部分受损伤的鲫进行解剖和组织观察。研究发现负压状态下压力时变导数较大的变化过程会对鲫的生存构成直接威胁,主要损伤是鱼鳔部分或全部受损,在肝胰脏、肾脏等处有明显出血点。综合分析不同试验条件对鲫损伤的情况,得到了对鲫尽可能安全的压力时变导数极限值,从而为新型环保水力设施的设计提供参考依据,起到保护渔业资源的作用。     

A population of red‐transparent, triploid Carassius auratus

A red‐transparent population, distributed in Pingxiang of Jiangxi Province, was identified to be triploid Carassius auratus by DNA content measurement and chromosome analysis. Artificial propagation experiments indicated that the red‐transparent triploid Carassius auratus could reproduce by gynogenesis.     

云南高背鲫鱼不同组织同工酶分析

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术,分析了滇池中云南高背鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)的脑、眼睛、肝脏、心脏、肌肉5种组织中的酯酶(EST)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)3种同工酶的表达模式,并对各种酶的同工酶酶谱表型进行了分析。结果表明,云南高背鲫鱼的同工酶系统具有明显的组织特异性,且同工酶的种类与活性变化与其功能相适应。     

鲫鱼微卫星DNA的分离及多态性分析

目的：用近缘物种鲤微卫星引物来分离鲫鱼微卫星标记并对其多态性进行分析。方法：以鲫鱼基因组DNA为模板,采用6对鲤微卫星引物进行PCR扩增,PCR产物经8%的非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和银染色检测。结果：筛选出2个以AC和TA为重复单元的鲫鱼新的微卫星标记。多态性分析表明,这2个微卫星标记的遗传杂合度分别为0.611和0.644,多态信息含量为0.536和0.572,属于高度多态性标记。结论：该研究筛选的2个微卫星标记可应用于鲫鱼遗传多样性、遗传连锁图谱构建及分子标记辅助育种等方面的研究。     

Brainstem lateral line responses to sinusoidal wave stimuli in the goldfish, Carassius auratus

Extracellular recordings were made from single lateral line units in the medial octavolateralis nucleus in the brainstem of goldfish, Carassius auratus. Units were defined as receiving lateral line input if they responded to the water motions generated by a stationary, sinusoidally oscillating sphere and/or a moving sphere but not to airborne sound and vibrations. Units which responded to airborne sound or vibrations were assumed to receive input from the inner ear and were not further investigated. Responses of lateral line units were quantified in terms of the number of evoked spikes and the degree of phase-locking to a 50 Hz vibrating sphere presented at various stationary locations along the side of the fish. Receptive fields were characterized based on spike rate, degree of phase-locking and average phase angle as a function of sphere location. Four groups of units were distinguished: 1, units with receptive fields comparable to those of primary afferents; 2, units with receptive fields which consisted of one excitatory and one inhibitory area; 3, units with receptive fields which consisted of more than two excitatory and/or inhibitory areas; 4, units with receptive fields which consisted of a single excitatory or a single inhibitory area. The receptive fields of most units were characterized by adjacent excitatory and inhibitory areas. This organization is reminiscent of excitatory-inhibitory receptive field organizations in other vertebrate sensory systems.     

Influence of forskolin and carbachol on intestinal absorption of horseradish peroxidase in the goldfish (Carassius auratus)

The transepithelial route for mucosa-to-serosa transport of the tracer macromolecule horseradish peroxidase (HRP; MW 40 kDa) and modulation of this transport by forskolin and carbachol have been studied in vi-tro in stripped goldfish intestinal epithelium mounted in Ussing-type chambers. Uptake and transport have been investigated by measuring the HRP flux from the muco-sal to serosal sides by an enzymatic method and by visualising HRP reaction products in the mucosa with electron-microscopical techniques. Both the cholinergic agonist carbachol (which is thought to increase intracellular Ca²⁺ and activate protein kinase C activity) and forskolin (a direct activator of adenylylcyclase) affect the amount of enzymatically active HRP in the tissue. In control tissue, HRP product is found only within the epithelial cells, the transepithelial flux reaching a constant value of about 1.5 pmoles/cm² per h. Carbachol increases the amount of HRP product in the cells, but has no significant effect on the HRP flux compared with control values. Forskolin decreases the amount of HRP product in the cells; however, in the presence of forskolin, the lateral intercellular spaces become filled with HRP product. HRP is found in the lamina propria and the transepithelial protein flux increases more than 2.5-fold. In the presence of forskolin plus carbachol, the results are no different from the control. It is concluded that carbachol increases the endocytotic uptake of HRP, whereas forskolin inhibits the uptake but increases the paracellular permeability for HRP in goldfish intestine. Received: 10 July 1995 / Accepted: 4 February 1996     

盐酸沙拉沙星在鲫体内的残留及消除规律研究

采用高效液相色谱法测定鲫组织中沙拉沙星并初步研究了盐酸沙拉沙星在鲫组织中的残留及消除规律。在21±2℃下,以20mg/kg的剂量单次口灌给药,取血浆和肌肉、皮肤、肝胰脏、肾脏、卵巢5种组织,各样品中加入甲磺酸达氟沙星作内标,用二氯甲烷提取组织中的药物,正己烷去脂,反相高效液相色谱法测定其中盐酸沙拉沙星的浓度。此方法平均回收率均大于82.97%,日间变异系数小于8.41%,最低检测限可达0.0125μg/g。研究结果表明盐酸沙拉沙星在血浆和5种组织中消除速率快慢不一,肾脏为盐酸沙拉沙星残留的靶组织。若规定可食用组织中的盐酸沙拉沙星在最大残留限量为30μg/kg,由休药期(WDT)公式可得出盐酸沙拉沙星在鲫体内的WDT为14d。