Abstract:In order to probe that chitosan and probiotics may regulate immune function of allogynogenetic silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) by the pathway of triiodothyroxine (T3), tetraiodothyroxine (T4) and cortisol in fish, allogynogenetic silver crucian carp(initial weight of 78.31±2.15 g) were fed with control and tested diets which were control diet with 0.50% chitosan A,0.50% chitosan B, 0.20% probiotics, the complex of 0.50% chitosan A and 0.05% probiotics respectively. The number, differential count and phagocytic activity of peripheral blood leucocyte, lysozyme activities in spleen, lymphocyte proliferation in spleen were measured after 64 d feeding period. The T3, T4, cortisol levels in serum were assessed by means of radioimmunoassay. Results showed that the supplement with chitosan, probiotics, or the complex of chitosan and probiotics had no notable influence on the number of peripheral blood leucocyte (P>0.05), but it could enhance the lymphocyte count,phagocytic percentage, phagocytic index and lysozyme activity in spleen (P<0.05), and decrease the polymorphocyte count remarkably (P<0.05). The supplement with chitosan, probiotics, or the complex of chitosan and probiotics had no notable influence on transformation of lymphocyte in spleen (P>0.05) but the supplement with 0.5% chitosan A could increase transformation of B lymphocyte in spleen (P<0.05). The supplement with chitosan, probiotics, or the complex of chitosan and probiotics could increase the serum T3 level (P<0.05) and decrease the serum cortisol and the serum T4 remarkably (P<0.05) except that the supplement with 0.50% chitosan B had no notable influence on the amount of T4 (P>0.05). Thus it can be seen that chitosan and probiotics might regulate immune function of allogynogenetic silver crucian carp by the pathway of increase in serum T3 and decrease in serum cortisol.