• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2009

To investigate the regulatory mechanism underlying the contractile response in the intestinal smooth muscle of the nile tilapia (Orechromis niloticus), we used pharmacologic and molecular approaches to identify the muscarinic subreceptors and the intracellular signaling pathways involved in this motility. Myography assays revealed that an M1- and M3-subtype selective antagonist, but not a M2-subtype selective antagonist, inhibited carbachol HCl (CCH)-induced intestinal smooth muscle contraction. In addition, a phospholipase C inhibitor, but not an adenylate cyclase inhibitor, blocked the contractile response to CCH. We also cloned five muscarinic genes (OnM2A, OnM2B, OnM3, OnM5A, and OnM5B) from the nile tilapia. In the phylogenetic analysis and sequence comparison to compare our putative gene products (OnMs) with the sequences obtained from the near complete teleost genomes, we unexpectedly found that the teleost fish have respectively two paralogous genes corresponding to each muscarinic subreceptor, and other teleost fish, except zebrafish, do not possess muscarinic subreceptor M1. In addition, the expression pattern of the nile tilapia muscarinic subreceptor transcripts during CCH-induced intestinal smooth muscle contraction in the proximal intestinal tissue was analyzed by real-time PCR surveys and it was demonstrated that CCH increased the OnMs mRNA expression rapidly and transiently.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.369-373
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• 1985

지느러미 부식과 체색변화를 나타내는 틸라피아 병어로부터 분리한 병원균의 성상은 다음과 같다. 1. 병어로부터 분리한 병원균은 Flexibacter clumnaris로 동정되었다. 2. 분리한 병원균액으로 인위감염시켰을 때 전형적인 columnaris병 증상을 나타냈다. 3. 병원균은 kanamycin, tetracycline, amikacin 등에서 높은 감수성을 나타냈으나, sulfa제에서는 거의 감수성을 나타내지 않았다. 4. $2\%$ 이상 식염이나 $50\%$이상 해수를 함유한 cytophaga배지에서 병원균은 자라지 못했다. 5. 증류수 대신 $50\%$ 이상 해수를 함유한 Cytophaga배지에 병원균을 접종시킨 후 1시간만에 약 11에서 $10^6/ml$에서 $10^4ml$로 균수가 감소했는 데 반하여, $5\%$ 이상 식염을 함유한 cytophaga 배지에서는 접종 후 1시간만에 균수가 약 $10^5/ml$에서 10/ml 이하로 급격히 감소했다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2013

The action of melatonin within the body of animals is known to be mediated by melatonin receptors. Three different types of melatonin receptors have been identified so far in fish. However, which of these are specifically involved in puberty onset is not known in fish. We cloned and analyzed the sequence of melatonin receptor 1a (mel 1a) gene in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. In addition, we examined the tissue distribution of gene expressions for three types of receptors, mel 1a, 1b and lc and investigated which of them is involved in the onset of puberty by comparing their expression with that of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor I (GnRHr I) gene using quantitative real-time PCR from 1 week post hatch (wph) to 24 wph. The mel 1a gene of Nile tilapia consisted of two exons and one bulky intron between them. Mel 1a gene was found to be highly conserved gene showing high homology with the corresponding genes from different teleost. All three types of melatonin receptor genes were expressed in the brain, eyes and ovary in common. Expression of mel 1a gene was the most abundant and ubiquitous among 3 receptors in the brain, liver, gill, ovary, muscle, eye, heart, intestine, spleen and kidney. Mel 1b and mel 1c genes were, however, expressed in fewer tissues at low level. During the development post hatch, expressions of both mel 1a and GnRHr I genes significantly increased at 13 wph which was close to the putative timing of puberty onset in this species. These results suggest that among three types of receptors mel 1a is most likely associated with the action of melatonin in the onset of puberty in Nile tilapia.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.115-125
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 수온변화에 따른 비소 (As) 노출의 영향을 틸라피아 Oreochromis niloticus의 간과 아가미에서 항산화 방어기작 (antioxidant defense system)을 통해 알아보고자 한다. 틸라피아를 수온이 각각, 20, 25 및 $30^{\circ}C$ 일때, 비소 농도 0, 200 및 $400{\mu}g/L$에서 10일간 노출시킨 후, glutathione (GSH) levels, glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione S-treansferase (GST) 효소 활성을 측정하였다. 비소 노출 이후, 틸라피아의 간과 아가미에서 이들 항산화 효소는 수온 변화에 따라 유의하게 변화하였다. 특히, 다른 온도구간에 비하여 수온이 $30^{\circ}C$ 일 때, 비소에 노출된 틸라피아의 간에서 이들 효소의 변동폭은 가장 유의하게 증가하였다. 즉, 본 연구는 틸라피아의 간과 아가미에서 GSH 및 항산화 효소인 GR, GPx 및 GST에 미치는 비소의 영향은 수온 상승이 동반되었을 때, 어류의 산화 스트레스에 대한 방어 기작의 감소를 촉진시켰음을 보여준다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2010

Water temperature influences on various key biological events in fish, but the internal pathway of the temperature effects are not well understood. Heat shock proteins (HSPs), known to respond in the level of cells to many environmental factors including temperature, could improve our understanding on the pathway. Some biological processes such as gonadal development and sex differentiation in the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus is particularly sensitive to water temperature. In this study, we have investigated the expressions of HSP70 and HSP90 genes in young tilapia at an ordinary temperature ($28^{\circ}C$) and elevated water temperature ($36^{\circ}C$). The distribution of the expressions of HSP70 and HSP90 mRNA in this species were found to be almost ubiquitous, being detected in all tissues studied here (brain, gonad, liver and muscle), suggesting the house keeping functions of these genes. Heat shock by elevating temperature from $28^{\circ}C$ to $36^{\circ}C$ significantly increased the expression of HSP70 mRNA in the gonad, liver and muscle for several hours (P<0.05) (brain tissue was not examined for this). The increased level of HSP70 gene expression recovered to the level at control temperature ($28^{\circ}C$) when fish were kept continuously at high temperature ($36^{\circ}C$) for 24 hours. Contrary to this, expression of HSP90 mRNA did not show significant increase in the gonad and muscle by the same heat shock (P>0.05), except in the liver where the expression of HSP90 mRNA increased continuously for 24 hours at $36^{\circ}C$. The results obtained in this study suggest that response to temperature change in different tissue or organ may utilize different heat shock proteins, and that HSP70 may have some importance in temperature-sensitive gonadal event in the Nile tilapia.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.148-160
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• 2011

Thirty-one gross abnormalities that have been observed in tilapia are described: 10 fin, five eye, five jaw, four body shape, three head, two yolk sac, one operculum, and conjoined twins. Twenty-one have been described in published papers; the others were obtained from a survey. Breeding experiments revealed that three were heritable, while six were not heritable. Five could be caused by a bacterial infection, and one could be produced by a fungus. Four deformities were in offspring of males that had been injected with methyl methane sulphonate. Three were produced when sperm was treated with methyl methane sulphonate. Six were observed during sex reversal studies, and one was found following heat shock of fertilized eggs. Three were observed in polluted river water. The cause of other deformities is not known.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2006

Tilapia 난과 혈청의 cysteine proteinase 저해제(cystatin)의 산업적 이용 적성을 평가하고자 이의 저온 저장성과 가열에 대한 열 안정성을 살펴보았다. Tilapia 난과 난의 균질 상등액을 $4^{\circ}C$에서 3일간 보관하면서 cystatin 활성도의 변화를 측정한 결과 난의 경우는 저장 중 큰 변화가 없었으나, 난 균질 상등액의 경우는 활성이 차츰 감소하여 저장 3일 후에는 초기 활성의 약 65%로 줄어들었다. 냉동과 해동에 따른 cystatin의 안정성을 살펴보기 위하여 난과 혈청을 $-20^{\circ}C$ 냉동과 상온 해동을 하루에 한 차례씩 반복한 결과, 난의 경우 5회 이상 냉동과 해동이 반복된 경우에는 활성이 차츰 감소하였으나, 혈청의 경우는 냉동-해동 cycle을 5회 반복하여도 cystatin 활성에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 난 cystatin의 열 안정성을 측정하기 위하여 $35^{\circ}C$와 $50^{\circ}C$에서 각각 30분간 가열하여 cystatin 활성을 측정한 결과 $35^{\circ}C$에서는 80% 이상의 활성이 유지되었으나 $50^{\circ}C$에서는 10% 미만으로 감소되었다. 반면에 혈청의 경우는 $50^{\circ}C$에서 30분 가열하여도 cystatin 활성이 감소하지 않고, $80^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 30분 동안 가열하여도 약 74%의 활성이 남아 있어 열에 매우 강한 특성을 보였다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 난을 냉장저장할 때는 난을 파괴하지 않고 원상대로 보관하는 것이 난을 균질하여 원심분리한 상등액으로 저장하는 것보다 cysteine proteinase 저해제 활성을 더 오래 보존하는 방법이며, 난 cysteine proteinase 저해제는 냉동-해동 반복처리에도 비교적 안정하였으나 혈청은 난에 비하여 냉동-해동 반복처리에 대해 더욱 안정하였다. 열 안정성에 있어서는 난 cystatin은 열에 비교적 약한 반면 혈청 cystatin은 열에 매우 안정하였다. 따라서 tilapia 난과 혈청은 surimi 제조시 cysteine proteinase 저해제로서 활용가치가 있으며, 특히 혈청은 더욱 유용하다고 사료된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.426-433
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• 2009

Fish scales have potential in functional food preparation due to their antioxidant and antihypertensive properties. We investigated the angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity of Tilapia mossambica scale extracts. Hydrolysates of tilapia scales were prepared by enzymatic extraction using five proteases (${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin, Alcalase, Kojizyme, Protamex and trypsin) after scales were treated with hot water for 3 hr. Scale enzymatic hydrolysates prepared using both hot water and enzyme treatments exhibited elevated hydrolysis (about 25%-55%) compared to only enzyme treatment (about 15%-45%). Enzymatic hydrolysates (1 mg/mL) prepared by both hot water and enzyme treatments also showed significantly increased ACE inhibitory activities from about 20%-75%. The pattern of ACE inhibitory activities was similar to the degree of hydrolysis. Alcalase and ${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin hydrolysates displayed the highest ACE inhibitory activities ($IC_{50}$ = 0.83 mg/mL and 0.68 mg/mL, respectively). In addition, the ACE inhibitory effects of $IC_{50}$-chymotrypsin hydrolysates increased with decreasing molecular weight (5 kDa>, 10 kDa> and 30 kDa>), with the 5 kDa> fraction displaying the highest ACE inhibitory activity (about 89.9% and $IC_{50}$ = 0.1 mg/mL). We suggest that the peptide compounds of enzymatic hydrolysates prepared from tilapia scale enhances ACE inhibitory activity and might be useful as an antihypertensive material.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.30.1-30.10
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• 2017

Small-scale fish farmers in developing countries are faced with challenges owing to their limited information on aquaculture management. Nile tilapia farmers in Teso North Sub-County recorded lower yields than expected in 2009 despite having been provided with required inputs. Water quality was suspected to be the key factor responsible for the low yields. This study sought to assess the effects of earthen pond water physico-chemical parameters on the growth of Nile tilapia in six earthen fish ponds under semi-intensive culture system in Teso North Sub-County. The study was longitudinal in nature with pond water and fish being the units of analysis. Systematic sampling was used to select five ponds while a control pond was purposively selected based on its previously high harvest. Four ponds were fed by surface flow and two by underground water. Each pond was fertilized and stocked with 900 fry of averagely 1.4 g and 4.4 cm. Physico-chemical parameters were measured in-situ using a multi-parameter probe. Sixty fish samples were randomly obtained from each pond fortnightly for four months using a 10 mm mesh size and measured, weighed and returned into the pond. Mean range of physico-chemical parameters were: dissolved oxygen (DO) 4.86-10.53 mg/l, temperature $24-26^{\circ}C$, pH 6.1-8.3, conductivity $35-87{\mu}S/cm$ and ammonia 0.01-0.3 mg/l. Temperature (p = 0.012) and conductivity (p = 0.0001) levels varied significantly between ponds. Overall Specific Growth Rate ranged between 1.8% (0.1692 g/day) and 3.8% (1.9 g/day). Ammonia, DO and pH in the ponds were within the optimal levels for growth of tilapia, while temperature and conductivity were below optimal levels. As temperature and DO increased, growth rate of tilapia increased. However, increase in conductivity, pH and ammonia decreased fish growth rate. Temperature and DO ranging between 27 and $30^{\circ}C$ and 5-23 mg/l, respectively, and SGR of 3.8%/day and above are recommended for higher productivity.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 1999

상업적 규모의 순환여과식 탱크에서 사료 공급 횟수에 따른 산소 소비량의 변화를 조사하였다. 실험에 이용된 사육 장치는 순환여과식 시설내의 원형 콘크리트 탱크 (직경 270cm, 높이 80cm)를 이용하여 평균 체중 400g의 나일틸라피아 (Oreochromis niloticus)를 390kg 방양하여 실험에 이용하였다. 우선 3일간 사육 어류를 절식시킨 후 기초대사율을 측정하였고, 사료 공급 횟수를 1회, 2회, 5회 그리고 9회로 나누어 공급한 후 산소 소비량의 일간 변화를 측정하였다. 절식 상태에서 산소 소비량 (기초대사율)은 평균 $39.31{\pm}4.4mg\;O_2/kg$ fish/hr이였고 사료 공급횟수에 따른 1일 평균 산소 소비량은 1회, 2회, 5회 및 9회 공급시 각각 $79.9{\pm}21.5,\;81.3{\pm}14.8,\;84.2{\pm}9.9$ 및 $98.9{\pm}11.0mg\;O_2/kg$ fish/hr을 소비하는 것으로 나타나 사료 공급 횟수가 증가함에 따라 평균 산소 소비량은 증가하였으나, 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 사료 공급후 최대 산소 소비량에 도달하는 시간은 사료 공급후 30$\~$50분으로 나타나 사료공급 횟수와는 유의적인 상관 관계가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 사료공급 횟수에 따른 산소 소비량의 최대치는 1회, 2회, 5회 및 9회 공급시에 각각 161.2, 123.4, 111.1 및 111.1 mg $O_2/kg$ fish/hr을 소비하는 것으로 나타나 하루에 1회 공급하였을 때 최대 산소 소비량이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.