Fig. 1.

Fig. 2.

Activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD, U·mg-1 protein), catalase (CAT, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein), glutathione reductase (GR, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein) antioxidant enzymes in the liver tissue of rainbow trout orally vaccinated against Yersinia ruckeri and challenged with this bacterium
| Parameter | Untreated control group | Vaccinated unchallenged group | Unvaccinated group challenged with Yersinia ruckeri | Vaccinated group challenged with Yersinia ruckeri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOD, U·mg-1 protein | 643.90 ± 99.08* | 627.65 ± 38.09 | 921.76 ± 139.25* ## | 656.44 ± 49.11## |
| CAT, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 12.92 ± 0.67* # | 9.93 ± 0.59# ** | 22.08 ± 1.88* ## | 11.52 ± 0.98** ## |
| GR, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 15.19 ± 1.84* # | 25.13 ± 2.17# | 11.27 ± 3.70* ## | 24.19 ± 2.12## |
| GPx, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 238.89 ± 23.26 | 250.61 ± 43.82** | 186.96 ± 46.39## | 357.86 ± 70.71** ## |
Activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein), AST/ALT ratio, lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein), lactate and pyruvate levels (nmol·mg-1 protein) and the L/P ratio in the liver tissue of rainbow trout orally immunised against Yersinia ruckeri and challenged with this bacterium
| Parameter | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated control group | Vaccinated unchallenged group | Unvaccinated group challenged with Yersinia ruckeri | Vaccinated group challenged with Yersinia ruckeri | |
| ALT, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 4.46 ± 0.48* | 4.25 ± 0.72 | 5.67 ± 0.65* ## | 4.21 ± 0.68## |
| AST, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 3.36 ± 0.23* | 3.48 ± 0.34 | 4.12 ± 0.33* ## | 3.26 ± 0.33## |
| AST/ALT ratio | 0.75 ± 0.06 | 0.83 ± 0.11 | 0.76 ± 0.10 | 0.78 ± 0.09 |
| LDH, nmol·min-1·mg-1 protein | 22.61 ± 0.81 | 21.87 ± 0.21 | 22.09 ± 0.42 | 22.20 ± 0.33 |
| Lactate, nmol·mg-1 protein | 63.50 ± 17.12* | 74.61 ± 19.64 | 102.97 ± 18.09* ## | 64.94 ± 11.78## |
| Pyruvate, nmol·mg-1 protein | 29.56 ± 6.13* | 37.01 ± 5.96 | 45.37 ± 11.38* ## | 33.31 ± 5.50## |
| L/P ratio | 2.22 ± 0.70 | 2.07 ± 0.64 | 2.39 ± 0.91 | 1.99 ± 0.49 |