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ArticleFish physiology and biochemistry2025

Mitigating potential of Malva parviflora leaves against Polyram DF (dry flowable) toxicity in Nile tilapia: immune/apoptotic markers, biochemical, antioxidant, and histopathological insights.

Elsayed M Younis, Rowida E Ibrahim, Abdelwahab A Abdelwarith, Engy Mohamed Mohamed Yassin, Kholoud A Alhallag, Mohammed S Sobh, Mohamed Shaalan, Tarek Khamis, Afaf N Abdel Rahman

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Elsayed M YounisDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rowida E IbrahimDepartment of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, PO Box 44511, Zagazig, Egypt.
Abdelwahab A AbdelwarithDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Engy Mohamed Mohamed YassinDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, PO Box 44511, Zagazig, Egypt.
Kholoud A AlhallagDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat, Egypt.
Mohammed S SobhDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, PO Box 44511, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohamed ShaalanPolymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, Bratislava, 84541, Slovakia. Shaalan@savba.sk.
Tarek KhamisDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, PO Box 44511, Zagazig, Egypt.
Afaf N Abdel RahmanDepartment of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, PO Box 44511, Zagazig, Egypt. afne56@gmail.com.

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Globally, the contamination of aquatic bodies by improper application of pesticides, particularly fungicides, endangered aquatic life and hampered sustainable aquaculture. Exploring innovative strategies to mitigate this difficult issue as eco-friendly and cost-effective is indispensable. Herein, the potential of dietary Egyptian mallow (Malva parviflora) leaves (EML) as a powder form to mitigate the toxicological implications of metiram (MET) exposure in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) was assessed in this attempt. The investigation featured growth, physiological, immune/antioxidant responses, splenic cytokines expression, and histopathological concepts. In light of this, fish (N = 200; 32.80 ± 0.92 g) were eventually assigned into four groups with five sets (control, EML, MET, and EML + MET) for 63 days. The control and EML groups were given basal diets that had 0 and 15 g EML/kg diet, respectively, without MET exposure. Furthermore, MET and EML + MET groups were received the identical diets as control and EML groups, respectively, and exposed to 0.38 mg/L MET. The findings highlighted a significant (P < 0.001) growth retardation (declining in weight gain and specific growth rate) and higher fish mortality (32%) by MET exposure. Also, immune impairment (lowered immunoglobulin M and complement 3) and oxidative damage (higher malondialdehyde and declined catalase and superoxide dismutase) were the outcomes of MET toxicity. In addition, the biochemical biomarkers showed substantial disruptions (P < 0.001) in the MET group, where creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase increased. Splenic expression of immune-relevant cytokines (interleukin-10 and interferon-gamma 1) was downregulated with upregulation of apoptosis (cysteine-aspartic acid protease-3) linked gene by MET toxicity (P < 0.001). Histologically, MET significantly provoked a diverse range of aberrations in the spleen, kidney, and liver tissues. Remarkably, feeding the EML diet to the MET group decreased fish mortality (14%) and refined all metrics, while retaining the histological integrity of tissues. The conclusion of this viewpoint recommends using dietary EML (15 g/kg) to diminish the deleterious effects of MET in toxicity in Nile tilapia to sustain aquaculture.

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CichlidsPlant LeavesWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimal FeedAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisBiomarkersCytokinesDietSpleenAntioxidantsBiomarkersCytokinesWater Pollutants, ChemicalEgyptian mallowHistological integrityImmunityMetiram fungicideOreochromis niloticusPhysiological response

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