Effects of 17-E2 on growth and gonad development of overwintering Whitmania pigra
Research article published in Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica (2019)
Abstract
The present study was conducted to explores the effects of short-term addition of 17β-E2 on the growth,gonad development and internal quality of overwintering Whitmania pigra. Before overwintering,0. 0,1. 0,10. 0,25. 0,50. 0,100. 0 μg·L~(-1) of 17β-E2 were added to the aquaculture water for 6 weeks and then hibernated for 60 days. The changes of growth performance,gonad index,morphological structure of spermary( ovary),endogenous steroid hormones level and internal quality were measured. The results showed that the body weight,weight gain rate,specific growth rate,female gonad index,oocyte development and endogenous estrogen level of the leech increased first and then decreased with the increase of the concentration of exogenous 17β-E2,which were higher than those of the control group. The body weight,weight gain rate and specific growth rate of the leech at the concentration of 25 μg·L~(-1)17β-E2 were significantly higher than those of the other groups( P<0. 05),oocyte development and endogenous estrogen levels were significantly higher than those of other groups at the concentration of 50 μg·L~(-1)( P<0. 05). When the concentration of exogenous 17β-E2 was higher than 50 μg·L~(-1),the levels of male gonad index,spermatocyte development,endogenous androgen and progesterone were significantly inhibited( P< 0. 05). There was no significant difference in endogenous corticosteroid levels among the groups. In conclusion,short-term addition of exogenous 17β-E2 of 10-25 μg·L~(-1) could promote the growth of overwintering leeches,oocyte development and antithrombin activity without inhibiting the development of male gonads.
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Zusammenfassung
The present study was conducted to explores the effects of short-term addition of 17-E2 on the growth,gonad development and internal quality of overwintering Whitmania pigra.
Warum dies für die Hirudotherapie relevant ist
Diese Studie untersuchte, wie sich die kurzfristige Zugabe von 17β-Estradiol auf das Wachstum, die Gonadenentwicklung und die innere Qualität von überwinternden Whitmania-pigra-Blutegeln vor der Winterruhe auswirkt. Die Befunde sind für die Blutegel-Aquakultur und das ASH-Fachgebiet relevant, da sie zeigen, dass bestimmte niedrige Konzentrationen von exogenem 17β-E2 das Wachstum der Blutegel fördern, die Oozytenentwicklung verbessern und die Antithrombinaktivität steigern können, ohne die männliche Gonadenentwicklung zu hemmen. Dies deutet auf potenzielle hormonelle Interventionen zur Optimierung der Zucht und medizinischen Qualität von Blutegeln hin. Die Forschung ist jedoch strikt eine angewandte Haltungsstudie ohne Daten zur klinischen Hirudotherapie oder zum therapeutischen Einsatz des Blutegelsekretoms bei Patienten.
Zitation
Effects of 17-E2 on growth and gonad development of overwintering Whitmania pigra
Wang S et al. · Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica, 2019
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