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ArticleMarine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)2023

Modulation of Immune-Related Gene Expressions in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Dietary Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Extract.

Zahra Sourani, Sadegh Shirian, Shafigh Shafiei, Nadia Mosayebi, Amin Nematollahi

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Article in Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Pharmacologic Mechanisms ofFood science & nutrition · 2025
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  2. Effect of Purslane (International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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Zahra SouraniDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Sadegh ShirianDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Shafigh ShafieiDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. sshafiei@sku.ac.ir.
Nadia MosayebiDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Amin NematollahiDepartment of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.

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To promote fish's immunity against pathogens in the aquaculture industry, fish dietary fortification with additives or compounds has increasingly attracted attention. In the present study, zebrafish (Danio rerio) was used as an animal model to investigate the effects of purslane, Portulaca oleracea, extract (PE) on the relative expression level of some immune-related genes. A total of 300 zebrafish were randomly divided into four treatment groups and fed for 8 weeks with the basal diets supplemented with 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2% of PE. The control group was fed with a basal diet without PE. At the end of 8 weeks, the mRNA expression levels of interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β), interleukin 10 (IL-10), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and lysozyme (LYZ) in the fish were evaluated. The results showed that the mRNA expression level of IL-1β was significantly upregulated in the fish fed with 1 and 2% PE compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Moreover, the evaluation of the mRNA expression level of TGF-β was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner in the 1.5 and 2% fed groups compared to the control group (p < 0.05). However, the IL-10 was significantly downregulated in all treated groups compared to the control group (p < 0.05). The expression of the TNF-α gene was not affected amongst all groups by the inclusion of PE in the zebrafish diet (p > 0.05). Based on the results, the diet supplemented with 1.5 and 2% PE significantly upregulated the mRNA expression levels of LYZ and SOD, respectively, compared to the control group (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary inclusion of PE may result in beneficial effects on some immune responses via upregulation of some immune genes in zebrafish.

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PortulacaZebrafishAnimal FeedAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsGene ExpressionInterleukin-10RNA, MessengerSuperoxide DismutaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterleukin-10RNA, MessengerSuperoxide DismutaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaDietImmune-related genesPortulaca Oleracea extractZebrafish

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