Feeding and swimming modulate iono-and-hormonal regulation differently in goldfish, Carassius auratus and common carp, Cyprinus carpio

Liew, H; Sinha, AK; Mauro, N; Diricx, M; Darras, VM; Blust, R; De Boeck, G

HERO ID

2029643

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23422918

HERO ID 2029643
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Feeding and swimming modulate iono-and-hormonal regulation differently in goldfish, Carassius auratus and common carp, Cyprinus carpio
Authors Liew, H; Sinha, AK; Mauro, N; Diricx, M; Darras, VM; Blust, R; De Boeck, G
Journal Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Volume 165
Issue 1
Page Numbers 13-21
Abstract Feeding and swimming can influence ion balance in fish. Therefore we investigated their impact on ionoregulation and its hormonal control in goldfish and common carp. As expected due to the osmorespiratory compromise, exhaustive swimming induced increases in gill Na(+)/K(+) ATPase (NKA) activity in both species, resulting in stable levels of plasma ions. In contrast to our expectations, this only occurred in fed fish and feeding itself increased NKA activity, especially in carp. Fasting fish were able to maintain ion balance without increasing NKA activity, we propose that the increase in NKA activity is related to ammonia excretion rather than ion uptake per se. In goldfish, this increase in NKA activity coincided with a cortisol elevation whilst no significant change was found in carp. In goldfish, high conversion of plasma T4 to T3 was found in both fed and fasted fish resulting in low T4/T3 ratios, which increased slightly due to exhaustive swimming. In starved carp the conversion seemed much less efficient, and high T4/T3 ratios were observed. We propose that thyroid hormone regulation in carp was more related to its role in energy metabolism rather than ionoregulation. The present research showed that both species, whether fed or fasted, are able to sufficiently adapt their osmorepiratory strategy to minimise ions losses whilst maintaining gas exchange under exhaustive swimming.
Doi 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.02.009
Pmid 23422918
Wosid WOS:000317638000003
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Language Text English
Keyword Aerobic; Exercise; Cortisol; Fasting; Gill; Osmorespiratory compromise; Plasma ion; U-cnt