Effects of Environmental Hypoxia on Serum Hematological and Biochemical Parameters, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (hif) Gene Expression and HIF Pathway in Hybrid Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii ♂ x Acipenser baerii ♀)

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第一作者： Ren, Yuanyuan

作者： Ren, Yuanyuan;Cheng, Bo;Ren, Yuanyuan;Tian, Yuan;Liu, Yang;Yu, Huanhuan

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关键词： hypoxia; physiological response; hypoxia-induced factor; HIF pathway; hybrid sturgeon

期刊名称：GENES （ 影响因子：2.8； 五年影响因子：3.3 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 15 卷 6 期

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摘要： Hypoxia is a globally pressing environmental problem in aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, a comprehensive analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of hypoxia on physiological responses (hematology, cortisol, biochemistry, hif gene expression and the HIF pathway) of hybrid sturgeons (Acipenser schrenckii male x Acipenser baerii female). A total of 180 hybrid sturgeon adults were exposed to dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of 7.00 +/- 0.2 mg/L (control, N), 3.5 +/- 0.2 mg/L (moderate hypoxia, MH) or 1.00 +/- 0.1 mg/L (severe hypoxia, SH) and were sampled at 1 h, 6 h and 24 h after hypoxia. The results showed that the red blood cell (RBC) counts and the hemoglobin (HGB) concentration were significantly increased 6 h and 24 h after hypoxia in the SH group. The serum cortisol concentrations gradually increased with the decrease in the DO levels. Moreover, several serum biochemical parameters (AST, AKP, HBDB, LDH, GLU, TP and T-Bil) were significantly altered at 24 h in the SH group. The HIFs are transcription activators that function as master regulators in hypoxia. In this study, a complete set of six hif genes were identified and characterized in hybrid sturgeon for the first time. After hypoxia, five out of six sturgeon hif genes were significantly differentially expressed in gills, especially hif-1 alpha and hif-3 alpha, with more than 20-fold changes, suggesting their important roles in adaptation to hypoxia in hybrid sturgeon. A meta-analysis indicated that the HIF pathway, a major pathway for adaptation to hypoxic environments, was activated in the liver of the hybrid sturgeon 24 h after the hypoxia challenge. Our study demonstrated that hypoxia, particularly severe hypoxia (1.00 +/- 0.1 mg/L), could cause considerable stress for the hybrid sturgeon. These results shed light on their adaptive mechanisms and potential biomarkers for hypoxia tolerance, aiding in aquaculture and conservation efforts.

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