Tryptophan metabolic pathways and brain serotonergic activity: a comparative review

E Höglund, Ø Øverli, S Winberg - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The essential amino acid L-tryptophan (Trp) is the precursor of the monoaminergic
neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT). Numerous studies have shown that …

Stress management in aquaculture: A review of dietary interventions

A Ciji, MS Akhtar - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few decades, the demand‐driven growth in aquaculture has been tremendous
due to development and adoption of cutting‐edge technologies and production systems …

The use of dietary additives in fish stress mitigation: comparative endocrine and physiological responses

M Herrera, JM Mancera, B Costas - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last years, studies on stress attenuation in fish have progressively grown. This is
mainly due to the interest of institutions, producers, aquarists and consumers in improving …

Physiological roles of tryptophan in teleosts: current knowledge and perspectives for future studies

SM Hoseini, A Pérez‐Jiménez, B Costas… - Reviews in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid with a huge functional versatility, in addition to its
participation in protein synthesis. Because of the complexity of its metabolism, and the …

Effects of dietary tryptophan supplementation and stocking density on growth performance and stress responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

SM Hoseini, AT Mirghaed, M Ghelichpour, E Pagheh… - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary tryptophan (Trp)
supplementation on growth performance and stress responses of rainbow trout …

Immunomodulation by dietary supplements: A preventive health strategy for sustainable aquaculture of tropical freshwater fish, Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

A Gupta, SK Gupta, M Priyam, MAB Siddik… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary supplementation is an effective strategy for boosting the innate immune response in
fishes. It involves the use of functional ingredients that bear the potential for mitigating the …

Can dietary manipulation mitigate extreme warm stress in fish? The case of European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

MJ Islam, A Kunzmann, J Henjes, MJ Slater - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme climatic events affect all living organisms, including fish. This study evaluated
growth, hematological, immune-antioxidant, and molecular stress responses to understand …

Effect of L-tryptophan and melatonin supplementation on the serotonin gastrointestinal content and digestive enzymatic activity for Salmo salar and Oncorhynchus …

O Mardones, E Devia, BS Labbé, R Oyarzún… - Aquaculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Several studies describe gastrointestinal tract (GIT) melatonin (MEL) synthesis from 5-HT,
which itself derives from the essential amino acid l-tryptophan (l-trp) in the intestine …

Physiological and metabolic effects of a tryptophan-enriched diet to face up chronic stress in meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

M Herrera, L Fernández-Alacid, I Sanahuja, A Ibarz… - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
It is known that tryptophan (Trp) can attenuate the stress response in fish though its role in
chronic stress has been scarcely studied. In this work, the effects of a Trp-enriched diet on …

Kynurenine to tryptophan ratio as a biomarker of acute stress in fish

J Wish, P Bulloch, L Oswald, T Halldorson, JC Raine… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the kynurenine (KYN) to tryptophan (TRP) ratio (KTR)
in fish tissue to assess its usefulness as a biomarker of acute stress. Laboratory held …