Nutrition and Functions of Amino Acids in Aquatic Crustaceans

Li, Xinyu; Han, Tao; Zheng, Shixuan; Wu, Guoyao

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“…In addition, we conducted some applied research in nutritional immunology, which includes dietary supplementation with functional AAs (e.g., arginine, glutamine, glycine, and proline) to: (a) enhance the production of antibodies by immunologically activated B-lymphocytes (34,35) , (b) Accepted manuscript reduce mortality in vaccine-immunized animals (36)(37)(38) and virus-infected rodents (39) , (c) alleviate immune-mediated intestinal and hepatic inflammation in endotoxin-treated animals (40) , and (d) improve the immunity, survival and growth of mice (41,42) and weanling piglets (31,32,43) . Our 2007 BJN paper also stimulated our interest in: (a) the role of bacterial AA metabolism in mammalian utero-placental inflammation and pregnancy outcomes (29,44,45) ; (b) dietary supplementation with proline to modulate the production of inflammatory cytokines at the placenta and fetus interface of mice (45) and enhance embryonic survival and growth (44) ; and (c) the use of AAs (e.g., glutamine, glutamate, and glycine) to enhance the intestinal immunity and survival of aquatic animals (e.g., fish, shrimp, and crabs) (11,(46)(47)(48)(49) . The use of functional AAs to improve the mucosal immunity and the survival of aquatic animals is critical for aquaculture (11,47,48) , because these species are continuously challenged in an environment rich in potential pathogens (50) .…”

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“…Our 2007 BJN paper also stimulated our interest in: (a) the role of bacterial AA metabolism in mammalian utero-placental inflammation and pregnancy outcomes (29,44,45) ; (b) dietary supplementation with proline to modulate the production of inflammatory cytokines at the placenta and fetus interface of mice (45) and enhance embryonic survival and growth (44) ; and (c) the use of AAs (e.g., glutamine, glutamate, and glycine) to enhance the intestinal immunity and survival of aquatic animals (e.g., fish, shrimp, and crabs) (11,(46)(47)(48)(49) . The use of functional AAs to improve the mucosal immunity and the survival of aquatic animals is critical for aquaculture (11,47,48) , because these species are continuously challenged in an environment rich in potential pathogens (50) . Furthermore, to provide scientific rationale for the inclusion of protein feedstuffs in the diets of humans and farmed animals to improve their immunity and health, we established a muchneeded database of all proteinogenic AAs plus key nonproteinogenic AAs and nitrogenous nutrients in common foodstuffs for humans (including meat, wheat, and rice) (51,52) and animals (including feather meal, mucosal products, and poultry by-product meal (12,53,54) .…”

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“…glutamine, glutamate and glycine) to enhance the intestinal immunity and survival of aquatic animals (e.g. fish, shrimp and crabs) (11,(46)(47)(48)(49) . The use of functional AA to improve the mucosal immunity and the survival of aquatic animals is critical for aquaculture (11,47,48) , because these species are continuously challenged in an environment rich in potential pathogens (50) .…”

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Important roles of amino acids in immune responses

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This commentary highlighted the background, take-home messages, and impacts of our 2007 British Journal of Nutrition paper entitled "Amino acids and immune function". In 2003-2004, there was an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by SARS coronavirus-1 (CoV-1) in Asian countries. By the mid-2000's, clinical and experimental evidence indicated important roles for amino acids (AA) in improving innate and adaptive immunities in humans and animals. Based on our long-standing interest in AA metabolism and nutritional immunology, we decided to critically analyze advances in this nutritional field. Furthermore, we proposed a unified mechanism responsible for beneficial effects of AA and their products (including nitric oxide, glutathione, antibodies, and cytokines) on immune responses. We hoped that such integrated knowledge would be helpful for designing AA-based nutritional methods (e.g., supplementation with glutathione, arginine and glutamine) to prevent and treat SARS-like infectious diseases in the future. Our paper laid a framework for subsequent studies to quantify AA metabolism in intestinal bacteria, determine the effects of functional AA on cell-mediated and humoral immunities, and establish a much-needed database of AA composition in foodstuffs. Unexpectedly, COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 and has become one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Notably, glutathione, arginine and glutamine have now been exploited to effectively relieve severe respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 in affected patients. Functional AA (e.g., arginine, cysteine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, taurine and tryptophan) and glutathione, which are all abundant in animal-sourced foodstuffs, are crucial for optimum immunity and health in humans and animals.

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“…Papers published in the special issue of Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark entitled "Amino Acids in Nutrition, Health, and Disease" have laid a framework for subsequent studies in this expanding research field. Examples include AA nutrition and metabolism in swine [46][47][48], cattle [49][50][51], sheep [52][53][54], poultry [55][56][57], fish [58][59][60][61][62][63], crustaceans [64], and humans [65][66][67], as well as intestinal microbial AA metabolism [68,69] and the modulation of proline metabolism for cancer therapy [70][71][72]. In addition, a much-needed database of all proteinogenic AAs plus key nonproteinogenic AAs and nitrogenous nutrients in common foodstuffs for humans and farm animals have recently been established [73][74][75].…”

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Amino acids in nutrition, health, and disease

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2021

Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Proline metabolism and signaling in parasites, bacteria and cancers 3. Homeostasis as well as signaling and regulatory roles of AAs 4. Functions of AAs in fetal growth and development 5. Roles of AAs in intestinal metabolism, growth and health 6. Experimental methods, models, and data analysis 7. Impacts 8. Author contributions 9. Ethics approval and consent to participate 10. Acknowledgments 11. Funding 12. Conflict of interest 13. References

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“…Furthermore, different light/dark cycles could affect growth, digestibility, and physiological metabolism in fish (Leiner and MacKenzie, 2001;Li et al, 2021b). The crustacean hepatopancreas is an important organ constituting the main site for nutrient digestion, absorption, and metabolism (Li et al, 2021a). Therefore, the hepatopancreas and intestine can be the potential targets for studying the responsive mechanism of shrimp in response to different light/dark cycles.…”

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Influence of Light/Dark Cycles on Body Color, Hepatopancreas Metabolism, and Intestinal Microbiota Homeostasis in Litopenaeus vannamei

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Front. Mar. Sci.

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In aquatic animals, the light/dark cycle acts as an important biological factor that influences the entire life cycle. Until present, evidence regarding the regulation of physiological metabolic process under different light/dark cycles is limited in Litopenaeus vannamei. In this study, we mainly investigated the effects of different light/dark cycles (12 h light/12 h dark, 0 h light/24 h dark) on the hepatopancreas metabolism and intestinal microbiota homeostasis in L. vannamei using multiomics techniques. One interesting finding was that the body color of L. vannamei became darker after dark treatment for 8 weeks. Further hepatopancreas transcriptome analysis identified down-regulated genes involved in regulating nutrition metabolism, body-color formation, diurnal rhythm, immune function, hormone levels, and posttranslational modifications. The intestinal microbiota analysis showed that dark treatment-induced alterations in intestinal bacterial abundances in L. vannamei, such as decreased (P < 0.05) relative abundance of Formosa, Demequina, Lutimonas and increased (P < 0.05) relative abundance of Ruegeria, Vibrio, Actibacter, Roseovarius, Ilumatobacter, and Kriegella at the genus level. The microbiota functional analysis demonstrated that the dark treatment mainly increased susceptibility of pathogens, decreased nutrition metabolism, and influenced circadian rhythm. This study indicated for the first time that constant darkness treatment darkened the body color and altered hepatopancreas metabolism and intestinal microbiota homeostasis in L. vannamei, which might give potential clues for improving the productive capacities by changing light/dark cycles in shrimp farming.

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Nutrition and Functions of Amino Acids in Aquatic Crustaceans

Cited by 63 publications

References 192 publications

Important roles of amino acids in immune responses

Important roles of amino acids in immune responses

Amino acids in nutrition, health, and disease

Influence of Light/Dark Cycles on Body Color, Hepatopancreas Metabolism, and Intestinal Microbiota Homeostasis in Litopenaeus vannamei

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