Humoral immune parameters in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) I. The effects of environmental temperature

Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 1999 Feb;122(2):173-80. doi: 10.1016/s0305-0491(98)10156-6.

Abstract

The effects of environmental temperature on certain humoral immune parameters in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) were studied. Serum samples were collected from captive cod, of wild origin, kept at different temperatures for 12 months. It was found that immunoglobulin and natural antibody levels increased with increasing temperature whereas the total serum protein concentration, anti-protease activity, iron concentration, unsaturated and total iron binding capacity decreased with increasing temperature. Haemolytic activity and percentage iron saturation also tended to decrease with increasing temperature although this was not statistically significant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological / immunology
  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation / immunology*
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Blood Proteins / metabolism
  • Ecosystem
  • Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Female
  • Fishes / blood*
  • Fishes / growth & development
  • Fishes / immunology*
  • Hemolysis
  • Immunoglobulin M / metabolism
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Male
  • Muramidase / metabolism
  • Protease Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Iron
  • Muramidase
  • Endopeptidases