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Xie K, Li Y, He G, Zhao X, Chen D, Yu B, Luo Y, Mao X, Huang Z, Yu J, Luo J, Zheng P, Yan H, Li H, He J. Daidzein supplementation improved fecundity in sows via modulation of ovarian oxidative stress and inflammation. J Nutr Biochem 2022; 110:109145. [PMID: 36049671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Adequate ovarian hormones secretion is essential for pregnancy success. Oxidative damage and following inflammation can destroy the ovarian normal function in mammals. Daidzein (DAI) is a classical isoflavonic phytoestrogen with specific oestrogenic activity. This study aimed to explore the effects of daidzein supplementation on fertility and ovarian characteristics of sows through biochemical analysis and RNA-seq technology. Twelve multiparous Yorkshire × Landrace sows were randomly divided into CON and DAI groups. We found that DAI increased total number of embryos as well as P4 and E2 levels of serum. DAI not only elevated the activities of T-AOC and GSH-Px, but also tended to decrease the content of MDA and IL-6 in the serum. In ovary, RNA-Seq identified 237 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and GO analysis showed that these DEGs were linked to functions associated with immune dysfunction. Moreover, STRING analysis demonstrated that most interacting nodes were TLR-4, LCP2, and CD86. Furthermore, DAI decreased the content of MDA, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, and increased the activities of T-AOC and CAT in ovarian tissue. Interestingly, a partial mantel correlation showed that T-AOC was the strongest correlation between the ovarian dataset and selected DEGs. Additionally, DAI supplementation not only increased the protein expressions of Nrf2, HO-1, and NQO1, but also decreased the protein expressions of TLR-4, p-NFκB, p-AKT, and p-IκBα. Altogether, our results indicated that DAI could ameliorate ovarian oxidative stress and inflammation in sows, which might be mediated by suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway and activating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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- Kunhong Xie
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Shandong Animal Product Quality and Safety Center, Jinan, Shangdong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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Haen SM, Heinonen M, Bjorkman S, Soede NM, Peltoniemi OAT. Progesterone and Luteinizing hormone secretion patterns in early pregnant gilts. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:795-804. [PMID: 32298513 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We studied luteinizing hormone (LH) pulsatility and episodic progesterone release of the corpus luteum (CL) on Day 11 and Day 21 in inseminated gilts and aimed to establish a relationship between these two hormones. Blood was collected at 15-min intervals for 12 hr on Days 11, 16 and 21 from a vena cava caudalis catheter. At euthanasia, eight gilts were pregnant and six gilts were not pregnant. Progesterone parameters (basal, mean, pulse frequency and pulse amplitude) did not differ between pregnant and non-pregnant gilts on Day 11, LH pulse frequency and amplitude tended to differ (p = .07 and p = .079). In pregnant gilts, basal and mean progesterone, progesterone pulse amplitude and frequency declined significantly from Day 11 to Day 21 (p < .05). A significant decline was also seen in the LH pulse amplitude from Day 11 to Day 21 (p < .05). None of the LH pulses was followed by a progesterone pulse within 1 hr on Day 21. On Day 11 and Day 21 appeared a synchronicity in the LH pulse pattern, as there were two or three LH pulses in 12 hr and these LH pulses appeared in the same time window. We conclude that on Day 11 and Day 21 of pregnancy in gilts, progesterone pulses do not follow an LH pulse within one hour. Further we demonstrated that the successful or not successful formation of a CL of pregnancy is independent of progesterone release on Day 11 after insemination. We confirmed the decline of progesterone from Day 11 to Day 21 in the vena cava caudalis and could demonstrate that this decline is partly due to lower progesterone pulse amplitude and frequency and that the decline occurs simultaneously with a decline in LH pulse amplitude.
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- Silke M Haen
- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Saarentaus, Finland
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Saarentaus, Finland
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Saarentaus, Finland
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- Adaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Saarentaus, Finland
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Genetic selection on abdominal fat content alters the reproductive performance of broilers. Animal 2018; 12:1232-1241. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731117002658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Effect of Frozen Embryo Transfer and Progestin-primed Ovary Stimulation on IVF outcomes in women with high body mass index. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7447. [PMID: 28785018 PMCID: PMC5547067 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07773-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Among women undergoing IVF, high BMI negatively affects pregnancy outcomes when using the conventional ovary stimulating protocols combined with fresh embryo transfer. Therefore, finding a proper treatment for these high BMI women is more important and urgent when obesity is prevalent. In our study, we reported a retrospective study of 4457 women who were divided into normal BMI group (18.5 kg/m2–24.9 kg/m2) and high BMI group (≥25 kg/m2) undergoing 4611 IVF treatment cycles with frozen embryo transfer (FET). We found the high BMI group originally had the poor oocytes performance, but after FET they got the similar pregnancy outcomes as the normal BMI group. Then under FET we analyzed the IVF outcomes of our new progestin-primed ovary stimulation (PPOS) protocol, indicating that the hMG + MPA (4 or 10 mg/d) groups had the obvious better pregnancy results than the conventional short group in the high BMI group, and binary logistic regression analysis showed the hMG + MPA (10 mg/d) group was associated with better pregnancy outcomes than the hMG + MPA (4 mg/d) group. These results indicate PPOS - hMG + MPA (10 mg/d) combined with FET might be a new potential treatment choice for the high BMI women undergoing IVF treatments.
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Che L, Yang Z, Xu M, Zhang Z, Liu P, Xu S, Che L, Lin Y, Fang Z, Feng B, Li J, Wu D. Dietary energy intake affects fetal survival and development during early and middle pregnancy in Large White and Meishan gilts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 1:152-159. [PMID: 29767162 PMCID: PMC5945974 DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This experiment was designed to determine the effects of variations in dietary energy intake on reproductive performance and gene expression of luteal and endometrium tissues in Large White (LW) and Meishan (MS) gilts during early and middle pregnancy. After insemination, 32 LW gilts were assigned to high and low (HEL and LEL, 14.23 and 12.56 MJ DE/kg, respectively) diet treatment groups, while 32 MS gilts were allocated to HEM and LEM (12.56 and 10.88 MJ DE/kg) groups. Gilts were slaughtered on days 35, 55 and 90 of gestation. The fetal survival and luteal progesterone (P4) concentration in the HEL group were higher on day 35 but lower on day 90 of gestation compared with the LEL group (P < 0.05) for LW gilts. However, fetal survival and luteal P4 concentration on day 35 of gestation were greater (P < 0.05) in the LEM group than in the HEM group for MS gilts, but no significant difference in mid-gestation was showed. The fetal weights of both breeds were higher for the high energy diets compared with the respective control group on day 90 of gestation (P < 0.05). In addition, the mRNA levels of P4 synthesis-related proteins had correlated with luteal P4 concentration in both breeds. Further, endometrial levels of uteroferrin (ACP5), retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) mRNA were upregulated in the HEL group on day 35 of gestation but ACP5 and SPP1 were downregulated on day 55 of gestation compared with the LEL group (P < 0.05) for LW gilts. In MS gilts, diet only affected the expression of SPP1 (P < 0.05). Our results revealed the differential sensitivity of LW and MS breeds to variations in dietary energy intake. For LW gilts, the HEL group improved fetal survival on day 35 but a sustained high energy diet decreased fetal survival on day 90 of gestation. The differences in dietary energy intake did not influence fetal survival on day 90 of gestation but the higher energy diet did increase fetal weight in the MS breed compared with the lower energy intake diet. These results may be due to differential luteal secretion activity and endometrium gene expression in these two breeds.
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- Long Che
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition and Feed Science, Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya׳an, 625014, PR China
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Xu M, Che L, Wang D, Yang Z, Zhang P, Lin Y, Fang Z, Che L, Li J, Chen D, Wu D, Xu S. Proteomic Analysis of Fetal Ovary Reveals That Ovarian Developmental Potential Is Greater in Meishan Pigs than in Yorkshire Pigs. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135514. [PMID: 26305539 PMCID: PMC4549060 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Time-dependent expression of functional proteins in fetal ovaries is important to understand the developmental process of the ovary. This study was carried out to enhance our understanding of the developmental process of porcine fetal ovaries and to better address the differences in fetal ovary development of local and foreign pigs. The objective of the present study is to test the expression of key proteins that regulate the growth and development of fetal ovaries in Meishan and Yorkshire porcine breeds by using proteomics technology. Six Meishan and 6 Yorkshire pregnant gilts were used in this experiment. Fetal ovaries were obtained from Yorkshire and Meishan gilts on days 55 and 90 of the gestation period. Using 2D-DIGE (two dimensional-difference in gel electrophoresis) analysis, the results showed that there are about 1551 and 1400 proteins in gilt fetal ovaries on days 55 and 90, respectively of the gestation. Using MALDI TOF-TOF MS analysis, 27 differentially expressed proteins were identified in the fetal ovaries of the 2 breeds on day 55 of gestation, and a total of 18 proteins were identified on day 90 of gestation. These differentially expressed proteins were involved in the regulation of biological processes (cell death, stress response, cytoskeletal proteins) and molecular functions (enzyme regulator activity). We also found that alpha-1-antitrypsin, actin, vimentin, and PP2A proteins promote the formation of primordial follicles in the ovaries of Yorkshire pigs on day 55 of gestation while low expression heat shock proteins and high expression alpha-fetoproteins (AFP) may promote Meishan fetal ovarian follicular development on day 90 of gestation. These findings provide a deeper understanding of how reduced expression of heat shock proteins and increased expression of AFP can significantly reduce the risk of reproductive disease in obese Meishan sows. Our study also shows how these proteins can increase the ovulation rate and may be responsible for the low reproductive efficiency reported in other obese breeds. The ovarian developmental potential was found to be greater in Meishan pigs than in Yorkshire pigs.
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- Mengmeng Xu
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Tequ Group of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610207, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Resistance Nutrition of the Ministry of Education of China, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, China
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Torres-Rovira L, Tarrade A, Astiz S, Mourier E, Perez-Solana M, de la Cruz P, Gomez-Fidalgo E, Sanchez-Sanchez R, Chavatte-Palmer P, Gonzalez-Bulnes A. Sex and breed-dependent organ development and metabolic responses in foetuses from lean and obese/leptin resistant swine. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66728. [PMID: 23935823 PMCID: PMC3720837 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to determine the effects of breed and sex on growth patterns and metabolic features of advanced-pregnancy foetuses exposed to the same environmental conditions. Thus, at Day 62 of pregnancy, swine foetuses from an obese breed with leptin resistance (Iberian breed) were compared to lean crossbred foetuses (25% Large White ×25% Landrace ×50% Pietrain). There were differential developmental patterns in foetuses with leptin resistance, mainly a higher relative weight of the brain resembling “brain-sparing effect”. Prioritization of brain growth may be protective for the adequate growth and postnatal survival of the Iberian individuals, an ancient breed reared in extensive semi-feral conditions for centuries. There were also clear sex-related differences in foetal development and metabolism in the Iberian breed. Female Iberian foetuses were similar in size and weight to male littermates but had a significantly higher relative liver to body weight ratio resembling “liver-sparing effect” and a trend for a higher relative intestine to body ratio. Moreover, the availability of triglycerides, cholesterol and IL-6 in female Iberian foetuses was similar to that of lean crossbred foetuses. Overall, these features may favour a better postnatal survival and development of females, the sex more critical for the species survival. These findings set the basis for future translational studies aimed at increasing the knowledge on the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in the early programming of the adult phenotype.
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du développement et reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du développement et reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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