Density and gender segregation effects in the culture of the caridean ornamental red cherry shrimp Neocaridina davidi Bouvier, 1904 (Caridea: Atyidae)

The effect of density on growth, sex ratio, survival, and biochemical composition of the red cherry shrimp, Neocaridina davidi Bouvier, 1904, was studied to determine optimum rearing conditions in this ornamental species. It was tested whether gender segregation affected growth and survival of the species. To test the effect of density (Experiment 1), hatched juvenile shrimp were kept at three different densities: 2.5, 5, and 10 individuals l-1 (D2.5, D5 and D10, respectively). To test the effect of gender segregation (Experiment 2), 30-day juveniles were reared in three conditions: culture with only females, culture with only males, and mixed culture (females: males 1:1) at 5 individuals l-1 density. Experiments lasted 90 days, and shrimp were weighted either every 30 days (Experiment 1) or 15 days (Experiment 2). At day 90, females kept at D2.5 weighted 45% more than females stocked at D10 (P 0.05). Males at D2.5 weighted 29% more than D5 and D10 (P < 0.05). Survival was high and unaffected by treatment. Sexual differentiation did not differ among treatments. Females from D2.5 had the lowest lipid and protein content, which would occur if they had a higher spawning. Males from D2.5 had higher content of proteins, probably due to their larger size. Gender segregation had no effect over growth and survival; females grew up to a larger size than males both in monosex and mixed culture. It was shown that given to their non-aggressive behavior, N. davidi is tolerant to a highdensity condition, which makes it feasible as an ornamental species.Fil: Vázquez, Nicolás Darío. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Delevati Colpo, Karine. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet". Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Instituto de Limnología; ArgentinaFil: Sganga, Daniela Eliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentin

Influencia de la disposición espacial y la superficie de refugios sobre la supervivencia y el crecimiento de juveniles de Cherax quadricarinatus (Parastacidae) y su aplicación al cultivo intensivo.

Cherax quadricarinatus es una especie de elevado interés para la acuicultura y de gran tolerancia a las altas densidades, lo que la hace propicia para el cultivo en sistemas intensivos. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar el diseño más adecuado de disposición espacial y la superficie de "red cebollera", usualmente utilizada como refugio de los juveniles en cultivo, que permita disminuir la mortalidad y mejorar el crecimiento en condiciones de alta densidad. Se realizaron dos experimentos poniéndose a prueba la disposición espacial (redes paralelas en posición vertical, horizontal, y sin ordenamiento) y la superficie de red cebollera (0,612 m 2, 1,224 m2 y 1,836 m2) en cultivo con alta densidad de juveniles (41,7 juveniles de 1g por m2). A los 60 días se registró el número y peso de los juveniles, y se calculó la mortalidad y biomasa. En el segundo experimento se contabilizó también la cantidad de quelas faltantes y de juveniles con todos los apéndices para estimar las interacciones agonísticas. La mortalidad resultó menor en el tratamiento sin ordenamiento y en el tratamiento con menor superficie de redes (p < 0,05). Por cada m2 de fondo, 2,55 m2 de red cebollera colocada en forma aleatoria sería suficiente como refugio para una densidad alta de juveniles. La biomasa y las interacciones agonistas fueron similares en todos los casos. Este estudio determinó que la colocación al azar de la red es la disposición más adecuada y económica para los juveniles de Cherax quadricarinatus, y además el exceso de la misma podría perjudicar la sobrevida en cultivo.Cherax quadricarinatus is an interesting species for aquaculture and is more tolerant to high densities than other species of commercially important crustaceans, making it suitable for intensive culture. The purpose of this study is to determine the most adequate spatial arrangement and area of onion bag mesh, commonly used as shelter in juvenile culture, to decrease mortality and improve growth under high-density conditions. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the optimum onion bag mesh spatial distribution (parallel pieces of mesh arranged in a vertical and horizontal position, and mesh with a random arrangement), and area (0.612 m2 , 1.224 m2 and 1.836 m2) under high-juvenile density conditions (41.7 one-gram juveniles per m2 ). The weight and number of juveniles were recorded, and mortality and biomass were calculated at day 60. In the second experiment, the number of missing chelae and juveniles with all their walking legs were counted to estimate agonistic interactions. Mortality was lower in the treatment consisting in randomly arranged onion bag mesh and that with the smallest area. A mesh surface of 2.55 m2 per m2 of ground would be sufficient as shelter for juveniles stocked at high densities. Biomass and antagonistic interactions were similar in all cases. This study showed that a random arrangement of onion bag mesh is the most adequate and economic shelter for C. quadricarinatus juveniles, and that the use of high mesh areas could decrease survival in cultureFil: Calvo, Natalia Soledad. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; ArgentinaFil: Tomas, Ana Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental; Argentin

Brothers are better than nothing: first report of incestuous mating and inbreeding depression in a freshwater decapod crustacean

This study aimed at evaluating the effect of one generation of full-sibling mating on traits related to the fitness of the gregarious freshwater shrimp Neocaridina davidi, both under optimal and stressful (i.e. starvation) laboratory conditions. Females were maintained either with their brothers (Inbreeding treatment) or non-brothers (Outbreeding treatment), and the first and second broods were used to evaluate egg production and juvenile quality, respectively. The latter was analyzed in a 60-day period following hatching under optimal rearing conditions, and in a 20-day period following hatching under food deprivation conditions. All surviving females from both treatments mated and spawned, indicating that mating with brothers was as likely as mating with non-brothers. With respect to offspring production, inbreeding had no effect on fecundity and fertilization success, but negatively affected the number of hatched juveniles. These results suggest that egg loss was higher in inbred clutches, possibly due to lower embryonic survival. On the other hand, the effect of inbreeding on growth was absent for embryos and for juveniles under optimal rearing conditions, while it was significant for juveniles starved for 10 consecutive days following hatching. Inbreeding depression for survival was only detected in juveniles from stages S8-S9 under optimal rearing conditions. Overall, the present results show that N. davidi fitness decreases after one generation of full-sibling mating. The use of a potentially weak food deprivation protocol and/or the evaluation of only one inbred generation could explain the absence or subtle inbreeding depression for some of the evaluated traits. No evident relationship between life-history traits and the existence and magnitude of inbreeding was found when comparing our results with those previously reported in high-fecundity marine crustaceans and low-fecundity terrestrial crustaceans.Fil: Tropea, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Marciano, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentin

Embryology of the spider crabs Leurocyclus tuberculosus (H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas 1842) and Libinia spinosa (H. Milne-Edwards 1834) (Brachyura, Majoidea)

The embryonic development of the spider crabs Leurocyclus tuberculosus and Libinia spinosa was described based on laboratory reared specimens. Living embryos were removed from female every 48 h and external morphometric traits, dimensions and development time were registered. Total development was divided into five periods based on: I) the cleavage, II) the embryonic primordium, III) the optic lobes, IV) the pigmentation in the optic lobes and V) the chromatophores. Different characteristics like spines, setae, telson morphology and processes, make both species distinguishable from the period III until hatching. Egg volume was greater in Leurocyclus tuberculosus than in Libinia spinosa. The duration of each period was not similar during development; while in L. tuberculosus the period II (morphogenesis) is the longest, in L. spinosa, the period IV (pigmentation) is the longest. Complete embryonic development at 14°C lasted 36 days in Leurocyclus tuberculosus and 57 days in Libinia spinosa. The knowledge about the embryonic development is essential for studies on reproduction and fundamental ecology of marine bottom invertebrates. It provides a useful tool to determine the time elapsed since spawning and the time remaining before hatching in live eggs, in ecological and comparative studies. Fil: Gonzalez Pisani, Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Dellatorre, Fernando Gaspar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental. Laboratorio de Fisiologia de Crustáceos; Argentin

Influence of feeding on the circadian rhythm of digestive enzymes in cultivated juveniles of the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Parastacidae)

Se analiza en juveniles en etapa de engorde (7 g) de Cherax quadricarinatus, el ritmo circadiano de los niveles de proteínas totales, la actividad de las proteasas, lipasas y amilasas, y su posible modificación en función del momento de alimentación matutino (8 h) y vespertino (17 h). En general, la actividad de las enzimas digestivas de los juveniles de C. quadricarinatus no mostró un patrón circadiano de secreción, a excepción de las lipasas, donde se observó un incremento de actividad hacia la tarde-noche y disminución hacia las primeras horas de la mañana. Los niveles de proteína total, la actividad de proteinasas y amilasas registradas en la glándula digestiva, permanecieron prácticamente inalterados en todos los experimentos. A pesar de ello, se observó tendencia a que los niveles de actividad de proteinasas disminuyan luego del pulso de alimentación, recuperando los niveles anteriores 3 h después, independientemente del horario de alimentación. En cambio la actividad de amilasa no mostró ninguna tendencia por efecto del horario de alimentación. El estudio de los patrones de secreción de las enzimas digestivas y sus posibles modificaciones, podría ser utilizado como una herramienta para establecer los momentos del día más propicios para la alimentación de los juveniles en cultivo.ABSTRACT. We analyze in juvenile Cherax quadricarinatus fattening stage, the circadian rhythm of total protein levels, activity of proteases, lipases and amylases, and their possible change as a function of morning (8 h) and evening (17 h) feeding. In general, the activity of digestive enzymes of juvenile C. quadricarinatus showed no circadian pattern of secretion of lipases except where there was an increase towards the evening-night and a decrease towards the early hours of the morning. The total protein levels, the activity of proteinases and amylases of juveniles of C. quadricarinatus registered in the midgut gland remained virtually unchanged in all experiments. However, a non-significant tendency to diminish the proteinase activity levels after the feeding pulse was observed, with a return to previous enzymatic levels after 3 h. In contrast, the amylase activity did not show an observable effect by the feeding schedule. The study of the patterns of the digestive enzyme secretion and their possible changes, could be used as a tool to establish the most favorable times of the day for juveniles feeding.Fil: Sacristán, Hernán Javier. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina;Fil: Franco-Tadic, Luis M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental. Laboratorio de Fisiologia de Crustáceos; Argentina;Fil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Invest.cientif.y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina

Feasibility of compensatory growth in early juveniles of "red claw" crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus under high density conditions

The aim of this work is to study the feasibility to induce compensatory growth in Cherax quaricarinatus crayfish at an early stage of development under high density, the typical conditions of nursery phase. An advantageous characteristic of this species is the capacity to face temporary starvation, especially at early stages of development. This would help to design feeding strategies avoiding overfeeding, and diminishing operating costs in aquaculture. In this sense, during the last 8 years it was analyzed in this species the application of intermittent feeding, known as unfavorable feeding condition followed by daily feeding (favorable feeding condition). This alternative feeding protocol was used in the present study to trigger compensatory growth. Juveniles weighing 0.07 ± 0.01 g were distributed in 2 feeding regimes: C (control): juveniles fed daily during 60 days, and IF (intermittent feeding): juveniles deprived of food for 4 days and then fed for the following 4 days, these 4 days’ cycles were repeated during the first 20 days, on day 21 they were daily fed until day 60. Juveniles were stocked in each tank under 0.0096 crayfish/cm2 density, and zootechnical and biochemical parameters were evaluated throughout 60 days. A very suitable and similar survival (~ 65%) was maintained between feeding regimes, and the previously unfavorable feeding condition did not promote greater aggression among juveniles. There was a small compensatory response, but no recovery occurred probably because the favorable feeding condition was too short to trigger a strong compensatory response. Hyperphagia and improvement of feed conversion were not observed in juveniles of IF, suggesting that the high density was the key for these primary compensatory mechanisms to be absent. The competition for food, could have affected and changed the priority in allocating energy resources for accelerated growth. Lipids and glycogen content from body mass were strongly depleted after unfavorable feeding condition, but there was almost a 100% recovery during favorable feeding condition. We suggest that this response was detrimental to body mass as a priority and as a strategy for juveniles to extend survival during the ‘double’ nutritional stress caused by intermittent feeding and high density. The applicability of this alternative feeding strategy during an intensive production system can be viable, however, some changes must be considered in order to trigger compensatory growth. We suggest that a long-term of the favorable feeding condition could trigger a strong compensatory response if the high density tested in the study is maintained. We believe that juveniles of the current study had to face two nutritionally stressful factors: food restriction and high density. This could change the priority in allocation of energetic reserves and then the other suggestion would be to reduce the density if the same alternative feeding protocol is maintained.Fil: Stumpf, Liane. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Sarmiento Cárdenas, Paul Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; ColombiaFil: Timpanaro, Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentin

Energy reserves mobilization: Strategies of three decapod species

In food deprivation assays, several different responses have been observed in crustaceans. However, studying energy reserves utilization among more than one species during the same starvation period has not yet been performed, particularly to discern whether the responses are due to intrinsic and/or environmental factors. We hypothesize that decapod species with similar feeding habits have the same strategies in the use of energetic reserves during starvation, even though they inhabit different environments. The aim of this study was to compare the energy reserves mobilization of three decapods species (Cherax quadricarinatus, Palaemon argentinus and Munida gregaria) with similar feeding habits, exposed to similar food deprivation conditions. The crayfish, shrimp and squat-lobster were experimentally kept at continuous feeding or continuous starvation throughout 15 days. Every 3rd day, the midgut gland index (MGI), and the glycogen, lipid and protein contents were measured in the midgut gland (MG) and pleon muscle. Palaemon argentinus mobilized more reserves during starvation, followed by C. quadricarinatus, and the last M. gregaria. The starved shrimps presented low MGI, whereas MG showed a reduction in glycogen (from day 6 to 15), lipid (from day 3 to 15), and protein levels (at day 9 and 15) while in their muscle, lipid reserves decreased at days 3 and 6. In C. quadricarinatus, the most affected parameters in the MG were MGI, glycogen (from day 6 to 15), and lipids (at day 12 and 15). In the MG of M. gregaria only the glycogen was reduced during fasting from 3 to 15 days. Even though the three studied species have similar feeding habitats, we found that their energetic profile utilization is different and it could be explained by the habitat, life span, temperature, organ/tissue, and metabolism of the species. Our results may be useful to understand the several different responses of crustaceans during starvation.Fil: Sacristán, Hernán Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez, Yamila Eliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Pereira, Nair de Los Angeles. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Laura Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Lovrich, Gustavo Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez Gimenez, Analia Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentin

First record of Triatoma infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) associated with Burrowing Parrots nests (Cyanoliseus patagonus) (Aves: Psittacidae)

Triatoma infestans es el vector más importante de la enfermedad de Chagas de la Argentina. Se cita por primera vez la presencia de T. infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) asociado a nidos de loro barranquero Cyanoliseus patagonus (Psittasiformes: Psittacidae) construidos en viviendas de adobe abandonadas. Se discuten las posibles implicancias de este hallazgo para la vigilancia entomológica del vector.Triatoma infestans is the most important vector of Chagas disease in Argentina. We report for the first time the presence of T. infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) associated with burrowing parrot nests Cyanoliseus patagonus (Psittasiformes: Psittacidae) built on abandoned adobe houses. The possible implications of this finding are discussed, for entomological surveillance of the vector.Fil: Hernández, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; ArgentinaFil: Amelotti, Ivana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; ArgentinaFil: Lopez Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; ArgentinaFil: Abrahan, Luciana Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; ArgentinaFil: Gorla, David Eladio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; ArgentinaFil: Catala, Silvia Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnológica de Anillaco; Argentin

Supercritical sage extracts as anti-inflammatory food ingredients

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Industrial Crops and Products. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Industrial Crops and Products, [54, (2014)] DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.01.021The anti-inflammatory capacity of supercritical CO2extracts (S1 and S2) obtained from sage (Salvia offi-cinalis) was evaluated using THP-1 human macrophages activated with human ox-LDL, a specific in vitromodel to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of the extracts in an atherosclerotic environment. Theexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, with an important role in the atherogenic process, such asTNF- , IL-1 and IL-6, in presence of different extracts concentrations was evaluated. Results showedthat 30 g/mL of both supercritical extracts (S1 and S2) markedly suppressed the ox-LDL induced pro-duction of TNF- , IL-1 and IL-6, as well as their mRNA expression. Data showed that S1 presented ahigher anti-inflammatory activity than S2.A characterization by GC–MS of sage extracts identified 16 compounds, mainly camphor, borneol and1,8-cineole. These three compounds represented a 62.4% of S1 and a 48.1% of S2. Camphor, borneol and1,8-cineole presented an important anti-inflammatory activity in the proposed model, with a decreasein the release and gene expression of TNF- , IL-1 and IL-6 and an increase in IL-10 expression. Theseresults explained the higher activity found in S1.This study suggested that supercritical sage extracts could be used as food ingredients in the develop-ment of anti-inflammatory/anti-atherogenic products.Financial support from Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CICYT) (Project: IPT-300000-2010-034, Ingredientes Saludables Mediterráneos Innovadores (INNSAMED) And Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid (ALIBIRD, project S-505/AGR-0153). E.A. thanks Spanish Ministry of Education for a FPU grant

First record of the fish Dules auriga (perciformes, serranidae) in continental waters of Río Negro, General Conesa, Argentina, and description of its sagitta otolith

Dules auriga es una especie eurihalina, la única del género Dules, perteneciente a la familia Serranidae. Se distribuye desde Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) hasta Península de Valdés (Argentina). En este trabajo se describe por primera vez su hallazgo inusual en aguas del río negro, Río Negro, Argentina. El individuo juvenil fue capturado con caña operada desde la costa. Asimismo, se describió la morfología del otolito sagitta. Los otolitos fueron extraídos, fotografiados y descriptos. La sagitta tiene forma sagital, con borde dorsal sinuoso, borde ventral liso y un sulcus ostial bien delimitado. Este primer resultado morfológico aporta información al conocimiento de los Serranidae y de estas estructuras de importancia taxonómica en particular. Asimismo, la presencia inusual de este individuo en la zona de hallazgo requerirá mayor intensidad de muestreo para definir si su presencia es casual o se está estableciendo en la zona.Dules auriga is an eurihaline species, the only species in the genus Dules belonging to the Serranidae family. It is distributed from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Península Valdés (Argentina). In this work describes for the first time its unusual find in the waters of the Negro river, Río Negro, Argentina. The juvenile individual was captured with a rod operated from the coast. Likewise, the morphology of the sagitta otolith was described. The otoliths were extracted, photographed, and described. Sagitta is sagittal in shape with a sinuous dorsal border, a smooth ventral border, and a well-defined ostial sulcus. This first morphological result contributes information to the knowledge of the Serranidae and of these structures of taxonomic importance in particular. T. Likewise, the unusual presence of this individual in the area of discovery will require greater intensity of sampling to define whether its presence is accidental or is establishing itself in the area.Fil: Gonzalez Dubox, María Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Atlántica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lopez Greco, Laura Susana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Tombari, Andrea Diana. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Sede Atlántica; Argentin