Impact of three commercial feed formulations on farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata, L.) metabolism as inferred from liver and blood serum proteomics
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2014-09-24
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Ghisaura, Stefania
Anedda, Roberto
Pagnozzi, Daniela
Biosa, Grazia
Spada, Simona
Bonaglini, Elia
Cappuccinelli, Roberto
Roggio, Tonina
Uzzau, Sergio
Addis, Maria Filippa
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BioMed Central
Abstract
Background: The zootechnical performance of three different commercial feeds and their impact on liver and
serum proteins of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata, L.) were assessed in a 12 week feeding trial. The three feeds,
named A, B, and C, were subjected to lipid and protein characterization by gas chromatography (GC) and liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), respectively.
Results: Feed B was higher in fish-derived lipids and proteins, while feeds C and A were higher in vegetable
components, although the largest proportion of feed C proteins was represented by pig hemoglobin. According to
biometric measurements, the feeds had significantly different impacts on fish growth, producing a higher average
weight gain and a lower liver somatic index in feed B over feeds A and C, respectively. 2D DIGE/MS analysis of liver
tissue and Ingenuity pathways analysis (IPA) highlighted differential changes in proteins involved in key metabolic
pathways of liver, spanning carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and oxidative metabolism. In addition, serum proteomics
revealed interesting changes in apolipoproteins, transferrin, warm temperature acclimation-related 65 kDa protein
(Wap65), fibrinogen, F-type lectin, and alpha-1-antitrypsin.
Conclusions: This study highlights the contribution of proteomics for understanding and improving the metabolic
compatibility of feeds for marine aquaculture, and opens new perspectives for its monitoring with serological tests.
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gilthead sea bream , aquaculture , fish feed , farmed fish , liver proteins , serum proteins , 2D DIGE , mass spectrometry , ingenuity pathway analysis , proteomics