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

Table 8.

Immunological changes of finfish resulted by inactivated LAB treatment.

LAB Fish model (weight) Administration route and dose Administration length Immunological changes References
E. faecalis (Nichinichi Pharmaceutical, Japan) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (36.3 ± 0.42 g) Diet 0.25, 0.5% w/w inclusion to feeds 12 weeks Mucus secretion ↑,
Phagocytic activity ↑,
Protection from A. salmonicida
Systemic invasion of A. salmonicida
Rodriguez-Estrada et al., 2013
E. faecalis KH2 Goldfish (Carassius auratus)(15–20 g) In vitro, kidney leukocytes In vivo, intraperitoneal injection 500 μg/fish In vitro treatment 50 μg/well In vivo, 7 days; In vitro, 12 h In vivo: CD4-1+ cells ↑, CD8α+ cells ↑, Myeloid cells ↑, Macrophages ↑, IL-12p35 ↑, IL-12p40 ↑, IFN-γ1 ↑
In vitro: IL4/13a ↑, IL-12p35 ↑, IL-12p40 ↑, IFN-γ1 ↑, IFN-γ2 ↑, infgrel1 ↑, infgrel2 ↑
Matsuura et al., 2017
Lb. delbrueckii ssp. lactis CECT287 Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)(65 g) In vitro, head kidney cells In vitro treatment 5 × 105, 5 × 106 5 × 107 CFU/mL 30 min Respiratory burst ↑, Natural cytotoxic activity ↑, Salinas et al., 2006
Lb. paracasei spp. paracasei 06TCa22 Tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes)(205 ± 8 g) In vitro, head kidney cells In vitro treatment 20 μg/mL 1, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 h IL-1β ↑, IL-2 ↑, IL-6 ↑, IL-7 ↑, IL-12p40 ↑, IL-17AF-3 ↑, IL-18 ↑, TNF-α ↑, TNF-N ↑, I-IFN-1 ↑, IFN-γ ↑ Biswas et al., 2013
Lb. plantarum 06CC2 Tiger puffer (205 ± 8 g) In vitro, head kidney cells In vitro treatment 20 μg/mL 1, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 h IL-1β ↑, IL-2 ↑, IL-6 ↑, IL-7 ↑, IL-12p40 ↑, IL-10 ↑, IL-15 ↑, IL-18 ↑, IL-21 ↑, TNF-α ↑, TNF-N ↑, I-IFN-1 ↑ Biswas et al., 2013
P. pentosaceus D3268 Red sea bream (Pagrus major) (6 ± 0.2 g) Diet 1.6 × 1010, 1.6 × 1011, 1.6 × 1012, 3.2 × 1012 CFU/g feed 56 days Mucus lysozyme activity ↑,
Mucus secretion ↑,
Serum lysozyme activity ↑
Dawood et al., 2016a