Growth hormone secretagogue peptide A233 upregulates Mx expression in teleost fish in vitro and in vivo

Abstract

Aquaculture constitutes an alternative source for food production and contributes to the reduction of indiscriminate catch of aquatic organisms from their natural environment (Diaz & Neira, 2005;Beveridge et al., 2013). However, high mortality during larval state remains a challenge in this sector, mainly because of factors like diets and diseases induced by pathogens (Helvik et al., 2009;Stentiford et al., 2017). Therefore, growth and health management is a key strategy for sustainable aquaculture (Martinez et al., 2016a).