Effects of dietary curcumin in growth performance, oxidative status and gut morphometry and function of gilthead seabream postlarvae

Xavier, Maria J.; Navarro-Guillén, Carmen; Lopes, André; Colen, Rita; Teodósio, Rita; Mendes, Rodrigo; Oliveira, Beatriz; Valente, Luisa M.P.; Conceição, Luís E.C.; Engrola, Sofia

Rita Teodósio

Position

Researcher

Academic Degree

Doutoramento

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

Based at

Faro, Gambelas Campus, UAlg

Office Nr

2.94

Extension

7374

rteodosio@ualg.pt

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ResearchGate

Scopus

Organiza

Projects

Projects Membership

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
Vertical ALGAE - Feeds	PRR: Pacto Bioeconomia Azul - Vertical ALGAE (WP 5) - subprojeto Feeds (SP 5)	Sofia Engrola	07/2022	12/2025
FICA	Innovative tools for contracted research in aquaculture nutrition	Sofia Engrola	07/2020	06/2023	199861k€	997735k€
PROLAR	Early metabolic programming in fish through nutritional modulation	Sofia Engrola	07/2018	09/2021	239955k€	239955k€
FEEDNETIX	Development of an informatics application to improve and optimize feeding strategies for fish	Sofia Engrola	09/2013	06/2015	211k€
ARRAINA	Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture	Maria Teresa Dinis, Sofia Engrola, Cláudia Aragão	01/2012	12/2016	378k€
EPISOLE	Regulação epigenética do desenvolvimento e crescimento em linguado Senegalês (Solea senegalensis)	Sofia Engrola	02/2011	08/2014	87k€

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PhD Thesis Presentation

This Friday, our PhD student will defend her thesis. Come support Rita!

January 14, 2022

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Study shows how specific amino acids affect the growth of farmed fish

The inclusion of plant ingredients (such as soy) in fish diets is increasing. However, these diets are limited in the amino acid methionine and require supplementation to fulfil fish nutritional needs.

Publications

Selected Publications

Teodósio R, Engrola S, Cabano M, Colen R, Masagounder K, Aragão C. Metabolic and nutritional responses of Nile tilapia juveniles to dietary methionine sourcesAbstract. British Journal of Nutrition. 2022;127(2):202 - 213. doi:10.1017/S0007114521001008

Teodósio R, Aragão C, Colen R, Carrilho R, Dias J, Engrola S. A nutritional strategy to promote gilthead seabream performance under low temperatures. Aquaculture. 2021;537:736494. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736494

Teodósio R, Engrola S, Colen R, Masagounder K, Aragão C. Optimizing diets to decrease environmental impact of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) production. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2019. doi:10.1111/anu.13004

Canada P, Engrola S, Mira S, et al. Larval dietary protein complexity affects the regulation of muscle growth and the expression of DNA methyltransferases in Senegalese sole. Aquaculture. 2018;491:28 - 38. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.02.044

Canada P, Conceição LEC, Mira S, et al. Dietary protein complexity modulates growth, protein utilisation and the expression of protein digestion-related genes in Senegalese sole larvae. Aquaculture. 2017;479:273 - 284. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.05.028

Canada P, Engrola S, Mira S, et al. The supplementation of a microdiet with crystalline indispensable amino-acids affects muscle growth and the expression pattern of related genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae. Aquaculture. 2016;458:158 - 169. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.03.010

Teodósio R, Aragão C, Conceição LEC, Dias J, Engrola S. Amino Acid Metabolism in Gilthead Seabream Is Affected by the Dietary Protein to Energy Ratios. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2022;2022:1 - 10. doi:10.1155/2022/8230704

Xavier MJ, Navarro-Guillén C, Lopes A, et al. Effects of dietary curcumin in growth performance, oxidative status and gut morphometry and function of gilthead seabream postlarvae. Aquaculture Reports. 2022;24:101128. doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101128

Publications

Year of Publication
2016	Canada P, Engrola S, Mira S, et al. The supplementation of a microdiet with crystalline indispensable amino-acids affects muscle growth and the expression pattern of related genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae. Aquaculture. 2016;458:158 - 169. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.03.010 Read more about The supplementation of a microdiet with crystalline indispensable amino-acids affects muscle growth and the expression pattern of related genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae Google Scholar DOI
2012	Pinto PIS, Teodósio R, Socorro S, Power DM, Canario AVM. Structure, tissue distribution and estrogen regulation of splice variants of the sea bream estrogen receptor α gene. Gene. 2012;503(1):18 - 24. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.081 Read more about Structure, tissue distribution and estrogen regulation of splice variants of the sea bream estrogen receptor α gene Google Scholar PT DOI
2010	Gonçalves D, Saraiva JL, Teles M, Teodósio R, Canario AVM, Oliveira RF. Brain aromatase mRNA expression in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo with divergent mating systems. Hormones and Behavior. 2010;57(2):155 - 161. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.10.007 Read more about Brain aromatase mRNA expression in two populations of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo with divergent mating systems Google Scholar DOI
2006	Pinto PIS, Singh PB, Condeça JB, Teodósio HR, Power DM, Canario AVM. ICI 182,780 has agonistic effects and synergizes with estradiol-17 beta in fish liver, but not in testis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2006;4:67. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-67 Read more about ICI 182,780 has agonistic effects and synergizes with estradiol-17 beta in fish liver, but not in testis. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2006	Canario AVM, Rotllant J, Fuentes J, et al. Novel bioactive parathyroid hormone and related peptides in teleost fish. FEBS Lett. 2006;580(1):291-9. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.023 Read more about Novel bioactive parathyroid hormone and related peptides in teleost fish. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2006	Pinto PIS, Teodósio R, Galay-Burgos M, Power DM, Sweeney GE, Canario AVM. Identification of estrogen-responsive genes in the testis of sea bream (Sparus auratus) using suppression subtractive hybridization. Mol Reprod Dev. 2006;73(3):318-29. doi:10.1002/mrd.20402 Read more about Identification of estrogen-responsive genes in the testis of sea bream (Sparus auratus) using suppression subtractive hybridization. Google Scholar PubMed DOI

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