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. 2018 Aug 10;9:1818. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01818

Table 7.

Immunological changes of finfish resulted by live LAB treatment.

LAB Fish model (weight) Administration route and dose Administration length Immunological changes References
E. faecium (strain not mentioned) Olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) (33.4 ± 10 g) Intraperitoneal injection 109 CFU/fish 15 days Alternative complement activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Spleen: IL-1β ↑,
Kidney: IL-1β ↑,
TNF-α
Kim et al., 2012
E. faecium ZJ4 Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (6.834 ± 0.18 g) Immersion 107 CFU/mL supplemented in aquaria for every 4 days 40 days Complement C3 ↑,
Myeloperoxidase activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Wang et al., 2008
Lb. acidophilus JCM 1132 Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ♀ × Oreochromis aureus ♂) (0.9 g) Diet 105, 107, 109 CFU/g feed 10, 20, 35 days (consecutive) Spleen: IL-1β, TGF-β ↑,TNF-α ↑ at day 20, TNF-α ↓ at day 35
Kidney: IL-1β ↑ at day 20, IL-1β ↓ at day 35,
TGF-β ↑,TGF-β ↓ at day 35 in 105 CFU/g feed, TNF-α ↑ Protection against A. hydrophila
* Increased or decreased gene expressions were varied by dose and sample collection time mark.
Liu et al., 2013
Lb. brevis JCM 1170 Nile tilapia (0.9 g) Diet 105, 107, 109 CFU/g feed 10, 20, 35 days (consecutive) Spleen: IL-1β ↑, TGF-β ↑ at day 20, TGF-β ↓ at day 35, TNF-α ↑ at day 20, TNF-α ↓ at day 35
Kidney: IL-1β ↑ at day 20, IL-1β ↓ at day 35, TGF-β ↑ at day 20, TNF-α ↑ at day 35
Protection against A. hydrophila
* Increased or decreased gene expressions were varied by dose and sample collection time mark.
Liu et al., 2013
Lb. casei PTCC1608 Shirbot (Barbus grypus) (50 g) Diet 5 × 107 CFU/g feed 6 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Mohammadian et al., 2016
Lb. delbrueckii (Angel Company, Wuhan, China) Huanghe common carp (Cyprinus carpio Huanghe var.) (1.05 ± 0.03 g) Diet 105, 106, 107, 108 CFU/g feed 8 weeks Intestine: IL-1β ↓, IL-8 ↓, TNF-α ↓, NF-κB P65 ↓, IL-10 ↑, TGF-β
IgM concentration ↑,
Myeloperoxidase activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Zhang C.-N. et al., 2017
Lb. delbrueckii ssp. delbrueckii AS13B European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax (L.)) (not available, 1 day post hatch) Diet 105 CFU/cm3 via enriched in Brachionus plicatilis or Artemia nauplii 72 days Acidophilic granulocytes ↑,
T cells ↑,
IL-1 β
Picchietti et al., 2009
Lb. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus (original isolate by authors) Shirbot (50 g) Diet 5 × 107 CFU/g feed 6 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Mohammadian et al., 2016
Lb. plantarum (original isolate by authors) Shirbot (50 g) Diet 5 × 107 CFU/g feed 6 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity (only at day 60) ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Mohammadian et al., 2016
Lb. plantarum CR1T5 Basa fish (Pangasius bocourti) (82.01 g) Diet 108 CFU/g feed 4 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Van Doan et al., 2014
Lb. plantarum CR1T5 Basa fish (3.57 g) Diet 108 CFU/g feed 3, 6, 9, 12 weeks (consecutive) Alternative complement activity ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection against A. hydrophila
Van Doan et al., 2016a
Lb. plantarum CR1T5 Nile tilapia (15.56 ± 0.02 g) Diet 108 CFU/g feed 30 and 60 days (consecutive) Alternative complement activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection against S. agalactiae
Van Doan et al., 2016b
Lb. plantarum FGL0001 Olive flounder (37.5 ± 1.26 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed 4 weeks NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Skin mucus lysozyme activity ↑,
Intestine: IL-6 ↑,
IL-8 ↑,
TNF-α ↑,
Protection from S. iniae
Beck et al., 2015
Lb. plantarum FGL0001 Olive flounder (42.7 ± 1.61 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed 4 weeks Intestine: CD4-1 ↑,
T-bet ↑,
GATA3 ↑,
IL-1β ↑,
IFN-γ ↑,
IL-17A/F ↓,
Gut permeability ↓, Protection from E. tarda
Beck et al., 2016
Lb. plantarum KCTC3928 Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) (8.29 ± 00.6 g) Diet 106, 107, 108 CFU/g feed 8 weeks Myeloperoxidase activity (108 CFU/g feed only) ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Superoxide dismutase ↑,
Intestine: IgM ↑,
Protection from V. anguilarum (108 CFU/g feed only) ↑
Lee et al., 2017
Lb. plantarum VSG3 Rohu (60 g) Diet 106, 108, 1010 CFU/g feed 30 and 60 days (consecutive) Alternative complement activity ↑,
IgM concentration at 30th day (108 and 1010 CFU/g feed) ↑
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection from A. hydrophila
Giri et al., 2013
Lb. rhamnosus IMC 501 Zebrafish (Danio rerio) (adult, weight is not mentioned) Diet 106 CFU/g feed 10 days Liver: IL-1β ↑,
TNF-α
Gioacchini et al., 2014
Lb. sakei BK19 Striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus) (32 ± 3 g) Diet 2.2 × 107 CFU/g feed 1, 3, 6 weeks (consecutive) Alternative complement activity ↑,
Eosinophils ↑,
Monocytes ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Neutrophils ↑,
Reactive nitrogen species ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑
Harikrishnan et al., 2011
Lb. sakei CLFP 202 Rainbow trout (40 g) Diet 106 CFU/g feed 2 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection from A. salmonicida
Balcázar et al., 2007b
L. lactis BFE920 Olive flounder (37.5 ± 1.26 g, 40 ± 3 g, 55 ± 5 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed 4 weeks Myeloperoxidase activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Skin mucus lysozyme activity ↑,
Spleen: IL-12p40 ↑,
IFN-γ ↑,
Intestine: IL-6 ↑,
IL-8 ↑,
Protection from S. iniae
Kim et al., 2013; Beck et al., 2015
L. lactis BFE920 Olive flounder (42.7 ± 1.61 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed 4 weeks Intestine: CD4-1 ↑,
FOXP3 ↑,
IL-10 ↑,
TGF-β1 ↑,
IFN-γ ↑,
RORγ ↓, IL-17A/F ↓,
Gut permeability ↓,
Protection from E. tarda
Beck et al., 2016
L. lactis ssp. lactis CLFP 100 Rainbow trout (40 g) Diet 106 CFU/g feed 2 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection from A. salmonicida
Balcázar et al., 2007b
L. lactis WFLU12 Olive flounder (80.84 ± 9.37 g) Diet 109 CFU/g feed 2, 4, 8 weeks (consecutive) Intestine: IL-6 (at week 4) ↑
Kidney: IL-6 (at week 2) ↑,
IL-8 (at week 4) ↑,
IFN-γ (at week 4) ↑,
g-lysozyme (at week 4) ↑
Phagocytic activity (at week 2) ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst, at week 4) ↑,
Natural infection of S. parauberis
Nguyen et al., 2017
Lc. mesenteroides CLFP 196 Rainbow trout (40 g) Diet 106 CFU/g feed 2 weeks Alternative complement activity ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Protection from A. salmonicida
Balcázar et al., 2007b
P. acidilactici MA 18/5 M Green terror (Aequidens rivulatus) (0.388 ± 0.0021 g) Diet 0.9 × 107 CFU/g feed 56 days Alternative complement activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Total immunoglobulin counts ↑
Neissi et al., 2013
P. pentosaceus PKWA-1 Nile tilapia (0.68 ± 0.02 g, 36.89 ± 3.34 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed 1, 14, 28, 42 days (consecutive) Alternative complement activity ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑,
Total leukocyte counts ↑,
Protection from A. hydrophila
Kaew-on et al., 2016
Mixed LAB (Lb. plantarum FGL0001, L. lactis BFE920) Olive flounder (37.5 ± 1.26 g) Diet 107 CFU/g feed of each strain 4 weeks NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Skin mucus lysozyme activity ↑,
Intestine: IL-6 ↑,
IL-8 ↑,
TNF-α ↑,
Protection from S. iniae
Beck et al., 2015
Mixed LAB (Lb. plantarum SM16, Lb. plantarum SM33, Lb. fermentum SM51, Lb. brevis SM56, P. pentosaceus SM65) Rohu (19.72 ± 0.18 g) Diet 2 × 108 CFU/g feed of each strain 30 days NBT reaction (respiratory burst) ↑,
Intestine and liver: TNF-α ↑,
IL-10 ↑ Protection from A. hydrophila
Maji et al., 2017