Projecte d'un centre de repoblació de 30.000 postlarves anulas de llamàntols del Mediterrani (Homarus gammarus) a "Sa Caleta de Binillautí" situada a Menorca (Illes Balears)

Aquest Projecte Fi de Carrera consisteix en l’elaboració d’un projecte per poder realitzar la implantació d’un centre de repoblació de llamàntols del mediterrani i contribuir en el restabliment de l’equilibri de crustacis marins a la costa de Menorca. El centre de repoblació s’ubica en una piscifartoria de cria de llobarros i aurades actualment tancada a ‘Sa Caleta de Binillautí’ de Menorca. Es realitza la reforma pertinent de les instal·lacions i edificacions existent per adaptar-les al cultiu del llamàntol. El procés aqüícola consisteix en agafar llamàntols femella gràvides del medi, els ous s’eclosionen i s’obtenen les larves de llamàntol en condicions controlades. D’aquesta manera s’augmenta la taxa de supervivència de les larves. Aquestes es preengreixen en el viver i s’obtenen les postlarves d’últim estadi aptes per engreixar-les en les muscleres del port de Maó. Finalment aquestes postlarves o juvenils serveixen per repoblar la costa del mar de Menorca. Ha estat indispensable l’elaboració d’una memòria, uns annexes relacionats amb la memòria, el plec de condicions, uns plànols i un pressupost. Dins del projecte s’ha de destacar la importància de les particularitats del cultiu del llamàntol, les instal·lacions de subministrament d’aigua marina i l’estudi de viabilitat realitzat.

Expressional regulation of key hepatic enzymes of intermediary metabolism in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during food deprivation and refeeding

We hypothesized that the analysis of mRNA level and activity of key enzymes in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism in a feeding/fasting/refeeding setting could improve our understanding of how a carnivorous fish, like the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), responds to changes in dietary intake at the hepatic level. To this end cDNA fragments encoding genes for cytosolic and mitochondrial alanine aminotransferase (cALT; mALT), pyruvate kinase (PK), glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH) were cloned and sequenced. Measurement of mRNA levels through quantitative real-time PCR performed in livers of fasted seabass revealed a significant increase in cALT (8.5-fold induction)while promoting a drastic 45-fold down-regulation of PK in relation to the levels found in fed seabass. These observations were corroborated by enzyme activity meaning that during food deprivation an increase in the capacity of pyruvate generation happened via alanine to offset the reduction in pyruvate derived via glycolysis. After a 3-day refeeding period cALT returned to control levels while PK was not able to rebound. No alterations were detected in the expression levels of G6PDH while 6PGDH was revealed to be more sensitive specially to fasting, as confirmed by a significant 5.7-fold decrease in mRNA levels with no recovery after refeeding. Our results indicate that in early stages of refeeding, the liver prioritized the restoration of systemic normoglycemia and replenishment of hepatic glycogen. In a later stage, once regular feeding is re-established, dietary fuel may then be channeled to glycolysis and de novo lipogenesis.

Expressional regulation of key hepatic enzymes of intermediary metabolism in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) during food deprivation and refeeding

We hypothesized that the analysis of mRNA level and activity of key enzymes in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism in a feeding/fasting/refeeding setting could improve our understanding of how a carnivorous fish, like the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), responds to changes in dietary intake at the hepatic level. To this end cDNA fragments encoding genes for cytosolic and mitochondrial alanine aminotransferase (cALT; mALT), pyruvate kinase (PK), glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGDH) were cloned and sequenced. Measurement of mRNA levels through quantitative real-time PCR performed in livers of fasted seabass revealed a significant increase in cALT (8.5-fold induction)while promoting a drastic 45-fold down-regulation of PK in relation to the levels found in fed seabass. These observations were corroborated by enzyme activity meaning that during food deprivation an increase in the capacity of pyruvate generation happened via alanine to offset the reduction in pyruvate derived via glycolysis. After a 3-day refeeding period cALT returned to control levels while PK was not able to rebound. No alterations were detected in the expression levels of G6PDH while 6PGDH was revealed to be more sensitive specially to fasting, as confirmed by a significant 5.7-fold decrease in mRNA levels with no recovery after refeeding. Our results indicate that in early stages of refeeding, the liver prioritized the restoration of systemic normoglycemia and replenishment of hepatic glycogen. In a later stage, once regular feeding is re-established, dietary fuel may then be channeled to glycolysis and de novo lipogenesis.