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ArticleFish physiology and biochemistry2026

Hesperidin dietary intervention mitigates ammonia stress-evoked biochemical and metabolic disruption and restores the tlr-5-nf-κβ/mapk gene expression in Oreochromis niloticus.

Rowida E Ibrahim, Nehal A Younis, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Hesham A Hassanien, Haytham H Abdelwahid, Ahmed Abbas, Mohamed Ashour, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Tarek Khamis, Mohamed Fouad Mansour and 2 more

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Rowida E IbrahimDepartment of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt. rowidakamhawey48@gmail.com.
Nehal A YounisDepartment of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt.
Abdallah Tageldein MansourAnimal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Hesham A HassanienAnimal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Haytham H AbdelwahidAnimal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AbbasAnimal and Fish Production, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed AshourFish Resources Research Center, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Roshmon Thomas MathewFish Resources Research Center, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Tarek KhamisDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
Mohamed Fouad MansourDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 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, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
Sara T ElazabDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.

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This study aimed to assess the protective role of dietary hesperidin (HEP) in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under ammonia stress conditions. The investigation focuses on its capacity to alleviate ammonia-induced metabolic disorders, oxidative stress, and inflammatory responses. For 60 days, 160 Nile tilapia (26.46 ± 0.17 g) were split into four equal groups (control, HEP, AMM, and AMM + HEP). The control and AMM groups were administered a basal diet, whereas the HEP and AMM + HEP groups received a basal diet containing 150 mg HEP/kg. The AMM and AMM + HEP groups were subjected to 0.21 mg/L of un-ionized ammonia. Prolonged exposure to ammonia induced oxidative stress by increasing the malondialdehyde (386.67%); however, it lowered superoxide dismutase (83.26%), catalase (86.38%), and glutathione peroxidase activities (60.72%). Ammonia poisoning elevated the total cholesterol (22.30%), triglycerides (164.04%), low density lipoprotein (41.21%), and very low density lipoprotein (164.06%), while lowering the high density lipoprotein (39.25%), total protein (53.84%), albumin (47.59%), and globulin (61.53%). In addition, ammonia poisoning increased the hepatic function markers, including total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase. Ammonia exposure upregulated the hepatic expression of toll-like receptor-5 (7.21-fold), tumor necrosis factor-α (6.97-fold), nuclear transcription factor kappa β (7.51-fold), interleukin-1β (7.40-fold), interleukin-6 (4.57-fold), interleukin-8 (6.36-fold), and mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 (8.05-fold), while downregulating the interleukin-10 (0.23-fold) expression. Dietary HEP improved the antioxidant capacity and liver functions, alongside ameliorating the inflammatory responses in Nile tilapia during ammonia exposure. Ultimately, ammonia poisoning in Nile tilapia tanks can be mitigated by dietary HEP (150 mg/kg), which will improve fish health and liver functions.

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AmmoniaCichlidsHesperidinAnimal FeedAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsGene Expression RegulationLiverNF-kappa BOxidative StressStress, PhysiologicalAmmoniaHesperidinNF-kappa BAmmonia toxicityHesperidinInflammationMAPKOreochromis niloticusToll-like receptors

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