Levamisole Influences the Immune Response of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii and its Resistance to Nitrite Stress and Aeromonas hydrophila Infection
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The present study evaluated the effectiveness of dietary levamisole in the modulation of innate immunity and reducing the percent mortality against nitrite stress or Aeromonas hydrophila infection in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Haemolymph agglutinin and total protein levels, lysozyme activity, phenoloxidase (PO) activity, total and differential haemocyte counts, induced nitrite stress and mortality (%) against Aeromonas hydrophila challenge were measured in sub-adult M. rosenbergii fed with diets containing levamisole at 0, 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg feed for 7 or 14 days. M. rosenbergii fed with a diet containing 250 mg levamisole/kg feed for 14 days showed significant (P<0.05) increase in haemagglutination titre, PO activity, undifferentiated haemocyte count, resistance to nitrite stress and survival against A. hydrophila challenge. On the contrary, graded levels of levamisole feeding for 7 days failed to modulate most of the immune parameters or reduce the percent mortality against A. hydrophila challenge or nitrite stress. It is therefore concluded that administration of levamisole in the diet at 250 mg/kg feed for 14 days in sub-adult M. rosenbergii could enhance the immune ability and increase its resistance to A. hydrophila infection and nitrite stress.
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