Low thiamine concentrations are associated with altered cardiac morphology across reproductive life histories of spawning Chinook Salmon

© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of American Fisheries Society.

Détails bibliographiques
Publié dans:Journal of aquatic animal health. - 1998. - 37(2025), 2 vom: 13. Juni, Seite 55-65
Auteur principal: Adeli, K A (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Pitcher, T E, Ludwig, J M, Rinchard, J, Neff, B D
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Journal of aquatic animal health
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't health heart histology salmonid thiamine deficiency ventricle Thiamine X66NSO3N35
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Résumé:© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of American Fisheries Society.
OBJECTIVE: Thiamine deficiency is a widespread issue in salmonine species and has been reported to induce changes in cardiac morphology and cardiac dysfunction in Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush. Here, we assess the effects of thiamine concentration on the ventricular morphology of three reproductive life histories (jack males, hooknose males, and females) of wild spawning Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
METHODS: Fish were sampled from the Credit River (a Lake Ontario tributary), and skeletal muscle, ventricle, and liver thiamine concentrations were quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography. A subset of ventricles was retained for histological analyses. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides were used to measure cardiomyocyte width and compact myocardium thickness, and Masson's trichrome-stained slides were used to measure levels of cardiac fibrosis. Level of spawning senescence was quantified based on a qualitative score
RESULTS: Thiamine levels did not differ significantly among life histories, except that hooknose males had significantly greater skeletal muscle thiamine concentrations than females. Thiamine concentrations in skeletal muscle and the ventricle were positively correlated. Across all life histories, lower concentrations of thiamine in skeletal muscle were associated with increased levels of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and cardiac fibrosis, independent of their relationships with ventricle mass and level of spawning senescence. No significant relationships were observed with compact myocardium thickness
CONCLUSIONS: Low thiamine concentrations are associated with pathological alterations in cardiac morphology across reproductive life histories in spawning Chinook Salmon
Description:Date Completed 13.06.2025
Date Revised 05.08.2025
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1548-8667
DOI:10.1093/jahafs/vsaf007