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Le Floc'h N, Achard CS, Eugenio FA, Apper E, Combes S, Quesnel H. Effect of live yeast supplementation in sow diet during gestation and lactation on sow and piglet fecal microbiota, health and performance. J Anim Sci 2022; 100:6604467. [PMID: 35675760 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Feeding probiotics like live yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii (SB) in pig diets has been suggested to preserve health and reduce antibiotic use during critical periods like weaning. This study was conducted to determine whether SB added in the diet of sows during the last 2 mo of gestation and the 4 wk of lactation may contribute to supporting health and performance of piglets before and after weaning through changes in sow physiology, milk composition and fecal microbiota. Crossbred sows (n=45) from parity 1 to 9 were allocated to two dietary treatments, Control (n=23) and SB (n=22). Sows in the SB group were fed the same standard gestation then lactation diet as the Control sows but with the addition of SB at 1x10 9 colony forming units/kg of feed. Piglets were weaned under challenging conditions consisting in mixing of litters, no pen cleaning and a 2-h period of non-optimal temperature exposure. Blood and feces were collected from sows on d 28 and 113 of gestation and d 6 (feces only) and 28 of lactation, and from piglets on d 6 (feces) and 28 of lactation and d 5 after weaning. Colostrum was collected during parturition and milk on d 6 of lactation. Supplementation of sow diets with SB influenced the fecal microbiota of the sows and their piglets. Five days after weaning, the alpha-diversity was lower (P < 0.05) in piglets from SB sows than in piglets from Control sows. Analysis of microbiota with Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis discriminated feces from SB sows from that of Control sows at 110 d of gestation (29.4% error rate). Piglet feces could also be discriminated according to the diet of their mother, with a better discrimination early after birth (d 6 of lactation) than after weaning (d 5 post-weaning, 3.4% vs 12.7% error rate). Five d after weaning, piglets had greater white blood cell count, plasma haptoglobin concentration, and oxidative stress than before weaning (P <0.001). Nevertheless, SB supplementation in sow diets had no effect (P > 0.05) on most of health criteria measured in blood and growth performance of piglets during lactation and the post-weaning period. Moreover, dietary supplementation of SB to sows did not elicit any changes (P > 0.05) in their reproductive performance, metabolic and health status, nor in the immunoglobulin and nutrient concentration of colostrum and milk. In the present experimental conditions, feeding SB to sows influenced sow and piglet microbiota with no consequences on their health and performance.
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- INRAE, Université de Toulouse, ENVT, GenPhySE, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Vincent A, Dessauge F, Gondret F, Lebret B, Le Floc'h N, Louveau I, Lefaucheur L. Poor hygiene of housing conditions influences energy metabolism in a muscle type-dependent manner in growing pigs differing in feed efficiency. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7991. [PMID: 35568703 PMCID: PMC9107456 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12050-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The ability of pigs to cope with inflammatory challenges may by modified by selection for residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency. In the current study, we evaluated skeletal muscle metabolic responses to degraded hygiene conditions in pigs divergently selected for RFI. At 82 d of age, low RFI and high RFI pigs were housed in either poor or good hygiene conditions. After a 6-week challenge, the poor hygiene conditions induced a decrease in growth performance (P < 0.001) and in plasma IGF-I concentrations (P < 0.003) in both lines. In the slow-twitch oxidative semispinalis muscle, poor hygiene conditions induced a shift towards a more oxidative metabolism and an activation of the AMPK pathway in pigs of both RFI lines. In the fast-twitch glycolytic longississimus muscle, poor hygiene conditions were associated to a less glycolytic metabolism in the HRFI line only. Poor hygiene conditions also increased the protein level of lipidation of microtubule-associated protein 1 light-chain 3β (LC3-II) in both RFI lines, suggesting an activation of the autophagy pathway. Altogether, the data revealed muscle-type specific metabolic adaptations to poor hygiene conditions, which may be related to different strategies to fuel the activated immune system.
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- Annie Vincent
- PEGASE, INRAE, Institut Agro, 35590, Saint-Gilles, France.
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Montagne L, Gilbert H, Muller N, Le Floc'h N. Physiological response to the weaning in two pig lines divergently selected for residual feed intake. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2021; 106:802-812. [PMID: 34351031 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Breeding efficient pigs is a way to reduce dietary costs and environmental waste. However, optimization of feed efficiency must not be linked to a decrease of the ability of animals to cope with stress, such as the weaning. This study characterizes the response after weaning of pigs from two lines divergently selected for residual feed intake (RFI) during growth. Animals of the low (L) RFI line are more efficient than animals from the high (H) RFI line. Thirty-six piglets from each line weaned at 28 days of age were individually housed and fed a conventional dietary sequence. Their performance, behaviour, health and oxidative status, immune and nutritional parameters were followed during three weeks. Daily feed intake and growth rate of pigs from the LRFI line were 35% and 40% lower compared with HRFI (p < 0.001). Pigs from the LRFI-line had lower total tract apparent digestibility (-6% for OM) and suffered more from undernutrition with a 167 and 55% higher plasmatic concentration of NEFA and urea compared with HRFI (p < 0.01). In the first week after the weaning, they had more diarrhoea and had a higher inflammatory status with concentration of haptoglobin 52% higher (p < 0.001). These piglets then seemed to adapt to the weaning conditions and to recover during the second and third weeks. Both lines had similar zootechnical performance and physiological characteristics at the end of the post-weaning period. To conclude, the physiological responses to the weaning differed between lines. Pigs from the LRFI line, selected for greater feed efficiency, were more sensitive to the weaning stress. They were also more resilient as they finally adapted to the new condition and recovered to show similar performance results as pigs of the HRFI line.
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- GenPhySE, INRAE, ENVT, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- PEGASE, INRAE, Institut Agro, Saint-Gilles, France
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Chalvon-Demersay T, Luise D, Le Floc'h N, Tesseraud S, Lambert W, Bosi P, Trevisi P, Beaumont M, Corrent E. Functional Amino Acids in Pigs and Chickens: Implication for Gut Health. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:663727. [PMID: 34113671 PMCID: PMC8185281 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.663727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In pigs and broiler chickens, the gastrointestinal tract or gut is subjected to many challenges which alter performance, animal health, welfare and livability. Preventive strategies are needed to mitigate the impacts of these challenges on gut health while reducing the need to use antimicrobials. In the first part of the review, we propose a common definition of gut health for pig and chickens relying on four pillars, which correspond to the main functions of the digestive tract: (i) epithelial barrier and digestion, (ii) immune fitness, (iii) microbiota balance and (iv) oxidative stress homeostasis. For each pillar, we describe the most commonly associated indicators. In the second part of the review, we present the potential of functional amino acid supplementation to preserve and improve gut health in piglets and chickens. We highlight that amino acid supplementation strategies, based on their roles as precursors of energy and functional molecules, as signaling molecules and as microbiota modulators can positively contribute to gut health by supporting or restoring its four intertwined pillars. Additional work is still needed in order to determine the effective dose of supplementation and mode of administration that ensure the full benefits of amino acids. For this purpose, synergy between amino acids, effects of amino acid-derived metabolites and differences in the metabolic fate between free and protein-bound amino acids are research topics that need to be furtherly investigated.
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- GenPhySE, Université De Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
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Zem Fraga A, Louveau I, Campos PHRF, Hauschild L, Le Floc'h N. Selection for feed efficiency elicits different postprandial plasma metabolite profiles in response to poor hygiene of housing conditions in growing pigs. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246216. [PMID: 33780478 PMCID: PMC8006997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study was conducted to compare postprandial plasma concentrations of insulin, energy-related metabolites, and amino acids measured after a 6-week challenge consisting of exposure to good or poor hygiene of housing conditions of 24 growing pigs divergently selected for low-RFI (LRFI) and high-RFI (HRFI). Blood indicators of immune responses were assessed from samples collected before 0 (W0), and 3 (W3), and 6 weeks (W6) after pigs transfer to their respective hygiene of housing conditions. Plasma haptoglobin concentrations and blood neutrophil granulocyte numbers were greater in poor than in good hygiene of housing conditions at W3. Plasma concentrations of total immunoglobulin G were greater (p = 0.04) in poor than in good hygiene of housing conditions at W6. At W6, pigs were fitted with an intravenous catheter for serial blood samplings. Low-RFI pigs had greater insulin (p < 0.001) and lower triglyceride (p = 0.04) average plasma concentrations than HRFI pigs in both conditions. In poor hygiene of housing conditions, the peaks of insulin and glucose were observed earlier and that of insulin was greater in LRFI than in HRFI pigs. Irrespective of genetic line, average plasma concentrations of histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, threonine, valine, and alanine were greater in poor compared with good hygiene of housing conditions. Only HRFI pigs had greater lysine, asparagine, proline, and tyrosine plasma concentrations in poor than in good hygiene of housing conditions. Conversely, arginine, tryptophan, proline, and tyrosine plasma concentrations were lower only for LRFI pigs housed in poor hygiene conditions. Our results suggest that, contrary to HRFI, LRFI pigs increase or maintain their utilization of tryptophan, arginine, and lysine when housed in poor hygiene conditions. This indicates that this difference may contribute to the better capacity of LRFI to cope with poor hygiene of housing conditions.
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- Alícia Zem Fraga
- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
- PEGASE, INRAE, Institut Agro, Saint Gilles, France
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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Campos PHRF, Merlot E, Renaudeau D, Noblet J, Le Floc'h N. Postprandial insulin and nutrient concentrations in lipopolysaccharide-challenged growing pigs reared in thermoneutral and high ambient temperatures1. J Anim Sci 2019; 97:3354-3368. [PMID: 31250878 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the associated effects of ambient temperature and inflammation caused by repeated administration of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on insulin, energy, and AA metabolism. Twenty-eight pigs were assigned to one of the two thermal conditions: thermoneutral (24 °C) or high ambient temperature (30 °C). The experimental period lasted 17 d, which was divided into a 7-d period without LPS (days -7 to -1), and a subsequent 10-d LPS period (days 1 to 10) in which pigs were administered 5 repeated injections of LPS at 2-d intervals. Postprandial profiles of plasma insulin and nutrients were evaluated through serial blood samples taken on days -4 (P0), 4 (P1), and 8 (P2). Before the LPS-challenge (P0), postprandial concentrations of glucose, lactate, Gln, Ile, Leu, Phe, Tyr, and Val were greater in pigs kept at 24 °C than at 30 °C (P < 0.05). In contrast, Arg, Asp, Gly, His, and Met postprandial concentrations at P0 were lower at 24 °C than at 30 °C (P < 0.05). At both 24 and 30 °C conditions, pigs had greater postprandial concentrations of insulin (P < 0.01) and lower concentrations of NEFA (P < 0.01) and α-amino nitrogen (P < 0.05) at P1 and P2 than at P0. Compared with P0, postprandial concentrations of glucose were greater (P < 0.05) at P1 in pigs kept at 24 °C, and at P1 and P2 in pigs kept at 30 °C. At both ambient temperatures, pigs had lower (P < 0.05) postprandial concentrations of Ala, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, and Val at P1 and P2 than at P0. Arginine postprandial concentration at P1 was lower than at P0 in pigs kept at 24 °C (P < 0.05), whereas no difference was observed in pigs at 30 °C. Relative to P0, Gln and Tyr concentrations were lower at P1 and P2 in pigs kept at 24 °C (P < 0.01), whereas lower Gln concentration was observed only at P2 (P < 0.01) and lower Tyr only at P1 (P < 0.01) in pigs kept at 30 °C. Our study shows a hyperglycemic and hyperinsulinemic state in LPS-challenged pigs and a greater magnitude of this response in pigs kept at 30 °C. Furthermore, LPS caused important changes in BCAA, His, Thr, and Trp profiles, suggesting the role these AA in supporting the inflammatory response. Finally, our results suggest that LPS-induced effects on postprandial profiles of specific AA (Arg, Gln, Phe, and Tyr) may be modulated by ambient temperature.
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- PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, INRA, Saint-Gilles, France
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- PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, INRA, Saint-Gilles, France
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To avoid boar taint before slaughtering, late castration by immunisation against gonadotrophin releasing hormone or immunocastration has been developed. The current study aimed at determining whether differences in feed efficiency between castrated male (CM), immune castrated (IM) and entire male pigs (EM) can be explained by differences in nutrient plasma profiles after a meal. In this study, 24 male pigs (n = 8/type) were enrolled between 14 to 19 weeks of age. Entire and IM pigs ate less and were more feed efficient than CM pigs (p < 0.05). The postprandial plasma profiles of glucose, insulin, urea and amino acids (AA) were determined before (d -6), just after (d 8) and well after (d 16) the decrease in testicular hormones in IM pigs. For each test day, pigs were fasted overnight and subsequently fed a small meal (400 g). On d -6, postprandial profiles of plasma glucose of IM pigs did not differ from the two other types of pigs. On d 8, EM pigs had a greater average plasma glucose concentration than IM and CM pigs (p < 0.05) but the profiles did not differ. On d 16, the differences between profiles of glucose suggest a lower clearance of glucose in EM compared with IM and CM pigs. Plasma insulin did not significantly differ between the three types. Plasma urea profiles did not differ between CM, EM and IC pigs on d -6 whereas CM pigs showed higher plasma urea concentrations than EM and IM thereafter (p < 0.01). Among AA, Lys plasma concentrations were greater in CM than in EM and IM pigs on d -6, d 8 and d 16 (p < 0.05), whereas on d 16 plasma Hypro concentrations were lower in CM than in EM and IM pigs (p < 0.05). The finding that plasma glucose profiles were modified by immunocastration much faster and earlier than urea and AA profiles, suggest that the decrease in testicular hormones impacted energy metabolism more rapidly than protein metabolism.
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Matte JJ, Corrent E, Simongiovanni A, Le Floc'h N. Tryptophan metabolism, growth responses, and postprandial insulin metabolism in weaned piglets according to the dietary provision of niacin (vitamin B3) and tryptophan1. J Anim Sci 2016; 94:1961-71. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-0221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Conde-Aguilera JA, Le Floc'h N, Le Huërou-Luron I, Mercier Y, Tesseraud S, Lefaucheur L, van Milgen J. Splanchnic tissues respond differently when piglets are offered a diet 30 % deficient in total sulfur amino acid for 10 days. Eur J Nutr 2015; 55:2209-19. [PMID: 26335055 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-1031-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE A deficient total sulfur amino acid (TSAA) supply has been reported to differently affect the amino acid composition of tissues, but limited information is available about its effects on the morphology and metabolic properties of splanchnic tissues. METHODS The amino acid composition, protein metabolism, glutathione concentration of the liver, proximal and distal jejunum, ileum and kidneys, and intestinal architecture were compared in 42-day-old piglets pair-fed either a diet deficient (TSAA-; 28 % deficiency) or sufficient (TSAA+) in TSAA for 10 days. RESULTS The supply of TSAA had no effect on tissue weights, but influenced the amino acid composition in a tissue-dependent manner. Compared with animals receiving diet TSAA+, the concentrations of Met and Ser were higher in liver protein of TSAA- animals while the Cys concentration in protein was lower in the liver but higher in the distal jejunum. The TSAA supply had no effect on protein synthesis and proteolytic activities of tissues. Villus width and surface, and crypt surface were lower in the proximal jejunum of TSAA- versus TSAA+ pigs. Crypt surface in the ileum of TSAA- pigs was higher. Pigs receiving diet TSAA- had lower GSH and GSSG concentrations in the liver and proximal jejunum, but the GSH/GSSG ratio was decreased only in the liver. CONCLUSIONS A greater nutritional priority appears to be given to splanchnic tissues so that its growth and protein metabolism can be maintained when the TSAA supply is limiting. The amino acid composition, glutathione status, and intestinal mucosa architecture are affected in a tissue-dependent manner.
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- UMR1348 PEGASE, INRA, 35590, Saint-Gilles, France.,UMR1348 PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, 35000, Rennes, France
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- UMR1348 PEGASE, INRA, 35590, Saint-Gilles, France.,UMR1348 PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, 35000, Rennes, France
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- UMR1348 PEGASE, INRA, 35590, Saint-Gilles, France. .,UMR1348 PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, 35000, Rennes, France.
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Escribano D, Campos PHRF, Gutiérrez AM, Le Floc'h N, Cerón JJ, Merlot E. Effect of repeated administration of lipopolysaccharide on inflammatory and stress markers in saliva of growing pigs. Vet J 2014; 200:393-7. [PMID: 24814313 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Revised: 03/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although saliva could be considered to be an ideal biological sample for evaluation of biomarkers relating to stress and inflammatory responses in pigs, little is known about how these might be influenced by the presence of endotoxaemia. In the present study, the response to repeated administrations of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was investigated, using a panel of salivary stress markers such as chromogranin A (CgA) and cortisol, as well as inflammatory/immune markers such as haptoglobin (Hp), C-reactive protein (CRP) and immunoglobulin A (IgA). Sixteen growing pigs were adapted to experimental conditions for 3 weeks, after which, 10 of the pigs were selected to receive three doses of LPS at 48 h intervals. Saliva samples were taken from all pigs prior to any LPS administration (baseline) and at time points corresponding to 3 h after each injection of LPS (T1, T2 and T3). Results showed that repeated administration of LPS induced significant elevation of salivary markers of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (cortisol) and immune (Hp, CRP and IgA) activity compared to baseline levels (P < 0.05). However, rectal temperature, CRP and cortisol data suggested that the amplitude of the inflammatory response decreased with successive LPS administrations. Thus, measurement of salivary biomarkers could be a practical tool for evaluating the inflammatory response to endotoxaemia in pigs. In the case of chronic inflammatory states, salivary Hp and IgA might be more sensitive markers than CRP or cortisol.
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- Damián Escribano
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum," University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France; Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum," University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France; Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum," University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France; Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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Campos PHRF, Merlot E, Damon M, Noblet J, Le Floc'h N. High ambient temperature alleviates the inflammatory response and growth depression in pigs challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. Vet J 2014; 200:404-9. [PMID: 24792207 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pig production has increased in hot climate countries over recent years, but the effect of exposure to high temperatures on the health status of farm animals has not been investigated thoroughly. It is not clear how the ambient temperature (Ta) might influence responses to inflammatory challenge in pigs. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of high Ta on performance and physiological parameters of growing pigs, subjected to repeated administration of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Thirty-seven pigs, each fitted with a jugular catheter, were assigned to one of two Ta conditions: thermo-neutral (TN, 24 °C) or high (HT, 30 °C). After a 14-day adaptation period, and a 7-day measurement period, pigs were administered five repeated injections of LPS at 48 h intervals. Irrespective of Ta, the LPS challenge reduced feed consumption and increased plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines, haptoglobin and cortisol. However, the extent of these responses was greater in pigs at TN than HT. In both groups, plasma thyroxine and triiodothyronine concentrations decreased, following the first LPS injection and thereafter returned to baseline, which occurred faster at HT than at TN. Moreover, the LPS challenge decreased growth and feed efficiency in pigs kept at TN, which was not observed in pigs kept at HT. The results suggest a greater capacity of pigs to limit the physiological and metabolic disturbances caused by inflammatory challenge, when kept at HT, compared to TN.
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- Paulo H R F Campos
- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France; Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France; Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France; Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France; Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France; Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1348 PEGASE, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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Le Floc'h N, Otten W, Merlot E. Tryptophan metabolism, from nutrition to potential therapeutic applications. Amino Acids 2010; 41:1195-205. [PMID: 20872026 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0752-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tryptophan is an indispensable amino acid that should to be supplied by dietary protein. Apart from its incorporation into body proteins, tryptophan is the precursor for serotonin, an important neuromediator, and for kynurenine, an intermediary metabolite of a complex metabolic pathway ending with niacin, CO(2), and kynurenic and xanthurenic acids. Tryptophan metabolism within different tissues is associated with numerous physiological functions. The liver regulates tryptophan homeostasis through degrading tryptophan in excess. Tryptophan degradation into kynurenine by immune cells plays a crucial role in the regulation of immune response during infections, inflammations and pregnancy. Serotonin is synthesized from tryptophan in the gut and also in the brain, where tryptophan availability is known to influence the sensitivity to mood disorders. In the present review, we discuss the major functions of tryptophan and its role in the regulation of growth, mood, behavior and immune responses with regard to the low availability of this amino acid and the competition between tissues and metabolic pathways for tryptophan utilization.
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- Nathalie Le Floc'h
- INRA, UMR, Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, Saint Gilles, France.
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Montagne L, Arturo-Schaan M, Le Floc'h N, Guerra L, Le Gall M. Effect of sanitary conditions and dietary fibre on the adaptation of gut microbiota after weaning. Livest Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Jamin A, D'Inca R, Le Floc'h N, Kuster A, Orsonneau JL, Darmaun D, Boudry G, Le Huërou-Luron I, Sève B, Gras-Le Guen C. Fatal effects of a neonatal high-protein diet in low-birth-weight piglets used as a model of intrauterine growth restriction. Neonatology 2010; 97:321-8. [PMID: 19940515 DOI: 10.1159/000260135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although full-term infants suffering intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are routinely fed high-protein (HP) formulas to ensure catch-up growth, the effects of HP intake are poorly understood. An IUGR piglet model provides an opportunity to investigate these effects. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve IUGR piglets were artificially fed HP formulas (50% more protein in comparison to sow milk) from the 2nd day of life (d2) until d28. Unexpectedly, all HP piglets developed poor growth, severe hypotonia and polypnea between d10 and d16. One third died spontaneously. This syndrome was investigated to understand its pathophysiology and to adopt a strategy to restore health. Blood and urine biochemistry and amino acid concentrations were investigated in 10 HP piglets and 8 piglets that were fed a normal-protein (NP) formula. In comparison to NP piglets, HP piglets showed significant hypokalemia (2.7 +/- 0.6 vs. 3.6 +/- 0.6 mmol/l; p < 0.01), hypophosphatemia (1.5 +/- 0.2 vs. 3.0 +/- 0.3 mmol/l; p > 0.01), hypercalcemia (3.0 +/- 0.3 vs. 2.5 +/- 0.2 mmol/l; p < 0.01), hyperammonemia (365 +/- 4 vs. 242 +/- 15 micromol/l; p < 0.05), elevated blood urea (6.5 +/- 0.4 vs. 1.3 +/- 0.4 mmol/l; p < 0.01) and elevated taurine concentrations (50.2 +/- 8.5 vs. 17.7 +/- 2.7 micromol/l; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS These altered parameters indicated inadequate potassium and phosphorus dietary supplies in HP piglets. When the HP formula was supplemented with monocalcium phosphate and monopotassium phosphate (HP-sup), serum biochemistry was normalized in piglets fed this formula (n = 8). This experimental strategy restored growth in IUGR piglets fed HP-sup, without a toxic effect. The current findings suggest that use of an HP formula without a proportional increase in its phosphorus and potassium content induces pathology similar to the refeeding syndrome in IUGR piglets.
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Mosnier E, Matte JJ, Etienne M, Ramaekers P, Sève B, Le Floc'h N. Tryptophan metabolism and related B vitamins in the multiparous sow fed ad libitum after farrowing. Arch Anim Nutr 2009; 63:467-78. [PMID: 26967955 DOI: 10.1080/17450390903217465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although dietary content of tryptophan has been related to variations of feed intake in lactating sows, the mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Twenty multiparous crossbred Landrace × Large White sows were used to assess variations of tryptophan metabolism around farrowing. Sows were fed 3 kg/d of a standard gestation diet from insemination until farrowing. They were then fed ad libitum a standard lactation diet until weaning. Sows were catheterised on day 70 of gestation and blood samples were drawn on day 37 before parturition, daily during the week before and the week after farrowing, and on days 14 and 21 of lactation. Plasma concentrations of amino acids, kynurenine, niacin, haptoglobin, urea, and vitamin B6 concentration in red blood cells were determined. During the week following parturition, plasma tryptophan and niacin decreased while plasma kynurenine increased (p < 0.05). On the 2nd and 3rd weeks of lactation, plasma tryptophan and kynurenine returned to pre-farrowing concentrations, while niacin increased throughout lactation (p < 0.05). Vitamin B6 increased progressively during the week after farrowing (p < 0.05) and remained constant at a high concentration thereafter. The average feed intake of the sow during lactation was positively correlated with the mean concentrations of niacin (r(2) = 0.25; p < 0.001) and kynurenine (r(2) = 0.31; p < 0.001) in plasma and with vitamin B6 in red blood cells (r(2) = 0.68; p < 0.001). This study suggests that tryptophan catabolism presumably through the kynurenine pathway is high during the 1st week after farrowing, and that dietary supply of niacin and vitamin B6 could be transiently suboptimal in early lactation.
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- Emmanuelle Mosnier
- a Unité Mixte de Recherche, Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, INRA , Rennes , France.,b Unité Mixte de Recherche, Agrocampus Ouest , Rennes , France.,c Agriculture R & D, Nutreco , Boxmeer , The Netherlands
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- d Dairy and Swine R & D Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , Lennoxville , Quebec , Canada
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- a Unité Mixte de Recherche, Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, INRA , Rennes , France.,b Unité Mixte de Recherche, Agrocampus Ouest , Rennes , France
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- a Unité Mixte de Recherche, Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, INRA , Rennes , France.,b Unité Mixte de Recherche, Agrocampus Ouest , Rennes , France
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- a Unité Mixte de Recherche, Système d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, INRA , Rennes , France.,b Unité Mixte de Recherche, Agrocampus Ouest , Rennes , France
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Hamard A, Mazurais D, Boudry G, Le Huërou-Luron I, Sève B, Le Floc'h N. A moderate threonine deficiency affects gene expression profile, paracellular permeability and glucose absorption capacity in the ileum of piglets. J Nutr Biochem 2009; 21:914-21. [PMID: 19954951 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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High dietary threonine extraction by the digestive tract suggests that threonine contributes to maintain gut physiology. In the present study, we evaluated the impact of a low (6.5 g of threonine/kg diet; LT group) or a control well-balanced threonine diet (9.3 g of threonine/kg diet; C group) given to piglets for 2 weeks on ileal permeability and Na+-dependant glucose absorption capacity in Ussing chambers. The paracellular permeability was significantly increased in the ileum of LT compared to C piglets (P=.017). The Na+-dependent glucose absorption capacity showed a nonsignificant increase in the LT piglets. In addition, we analysed ileal gene expression profiles in the LT and C groups using porcine multitissue cDNA microarrays. Compared to the C piglets, the expression of 324 genes was significantly modified in the ileum of the LT piglets: 214 genes were overexpressed (145 annotated) and 110 were down-expressed (79 annotated). Among them, some are involved in immune and defense responses, energy metabolism and protein synthesis. Furthermore, microarray analysis highlights changes in the expression of the gene encoding for the sodium/glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) and of genes involved in the regulation of paracellular permeability (ZO-1, cingulin and myosin light chain kinase). In conclusion, our results indicate that a moderate threonine deficiency affects intestinal functionality.
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- Alice Hamard
- INRA, UMR1079, SENAH, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
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Hamard A, Sève B, Le Floc'h N. A moderate threonine deficiency differently affects protein metabolism in tissues of early-weaned piglets. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009; 152:491-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Le Floc'h N, Sève B. Catabolism through the threonine dehydrogenase pathway does not account for the high first-pass extraction rate of dietary threonine by the portal drained viscera in pigs. Br J Nutr 2007; 93:447-56. [PMID: 15946406 DOI: 10.1079/bjn20051375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In pigs the extensive threonine utilization by the splanchnic tissues explains the relative inefficiency of dietary threonine conversion for body protein accretion. Two experiments were conducted to estimate the contribution of the portal drained viscera (PDV) and the liver to threonine metabolism and especially catabolism in growing pigs. In the first experiment, four pigs were surgically prepared for chronic catheter insertion in the portal, hepatic and jugular veins and in the carotid artery. They were continuously infused with l-[1-13C]threonine through the jugular catheter. The PDV and total splanchnic viscera (PDV and the liver) extracted 14·3 and 18·8 % of arterial threonine input, respectively. In a second experiment, we studied the metabolism of dietary threonine in the PDV and the liver in six female growing pigs. Animals were surgically prepared as in the first experiment except that l-[1-13C]threonine and [15N]glycine were continuously infused in the duodenum for 10 h. Unlabelled and labelled threonine and glycine PDV, liver and splanchnic tissues balance were calculated from plasma samples taken during the last 2 h of this infusion. Splanchnic tissues extracted 60 % of infused labelled threonine, 88 % of which was extracted by PDV so that threonine extraction by the liver was low. Both the liver and the pancreas can degrade threonine through the l-threonine 3-dehydrogenase pathway but not the intestine. Our data suggest that threonine catabolism through the l-threonine 3-dehydrogenase pathway was only a minor component of total threonine utilization in the splanchnic tissues.
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- Nathalie Le Floc'h
- Joint Research Unit for Calf and Pig Production, INRA 35590 Saint Gilles, France.
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Melchior D, Mézière N, Sève B, Le Floc'h N. Is tryptophan catabolism increased under indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase activity during chronic lung inflammation in pigs? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 45:175-83. [PMID: 15952423 DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2005013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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In a preliminary study we observed that piglets suffering from chronic lung inflammation induced by an intravenous injection of complete Freund adjuvant showed a marked decrease in plasma tryptophan (Trp) concentration suggesting increased Trp utilisation. During the inflammatory process, a cytokine-induced enzyme called indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) has been shown to catabolise Trp into kynurenine (Kyn). Yet, during inflammation, increased Trp catabolism may decrease Trp availability for other functions such as growth. This metabolic pathway has never been studied in pigs. So, the objectives of this study were to measure IDO activity in pigs and to determine if the decrease in plasma Trp concentrations previously observed in piglets suffering from chronic lung inflammation could be explained by the induction of IDO activity. In order to do so, we compared IDO activity measured in the tracheo-bronchial lymph nodes and in the lungs of 7 piglets, injected with complete Freund adjuvant (CFA), to 7 pair-fed littermate healthy controls. Blood samples were taken at 0, 2, 5, 7 and 10 days following CFA injection in order to measure plasma Trp, Kyn and haptoglobin concentrations. Indoleamine 2,3-dioygenase activity in the tracheo-bronchial lymph nodes (P < 0.05), in the lungs (P < 0.07) and plasma haptoglobin (P < 0.01) were higher in pigs with lung inflammation than in the controls. Plasma Trp and Kyn were not significantly affected by CFA injection. Our data showed that IDO is activated under chronic lung inflammation in pigs. The impact of IDO activation on plasma Trp concentration and its availability is discussed according to the amount of Trp provided by the diet.
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- Delphine Melchior
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche sur le Veau et le Porc, 35590 St-Gilles, France
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Melchior D, Le Floc'h N, Sève B. Effects of Chronic Lung Inflammation on Tryptophan Metabolism in Piglets. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2003; 527:359-62. [PMID: 15206750 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0135-0_40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A fundamental question in animal nutrition is the amino acid requirement induced by inflammation and immune response. The aim of the present experiment was to study the effect of chronic lung inflammation induced by injection of complete Freund adjuvant on amino acid metabolism in pigs. For 10 days, we compared plasma haptoglobine and amino acid concentrations of piglets with chronic lung inflammation (CFA) with those of pair-fed littermate healthy pigs (CONTROL). Tryptophan was the only amino acid for which the plasma concentration was continously decreasing and did not reach the control level at the end of the experimental period. We suggested that an increase in tryptophan catabolism under indoleamine 2, 3 dioxygenase activation and/or tryptophan incorporation into acute phase protein could explained the decrease in plasma tryptophan concentration in pigs suffuring from chronic lung inflammation.
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- Delphine Melchior
- INRA Unité Mixte de Recherches sur le Veau et le Porc Domaine de la prise 35590 St-Gilles, France.
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Threonine oxidation to glycine was investigated in vivo in twelve growing pigs (27.4 kg live weight) fed on one of the following three diets with graded levels of threonine supply: a low-threonine diet (LT), a control well-balanced diet (C) or a high-threonine diet (HT), during 10 h constant infusion of L-[1-13C]threonine and [2-3H]glycine in the cranial vena cava and [1-14C]glycine in the portal vein. 13C-threonine and glycine enrichments and [3H]glycine and [14C]glycine specific radioactivities (SR) were determined at plateau in peripheral venous plasma, liver and pancreas. Glycine production rates calculated from plasma [2-3H]glycine or [1-14C]glycine SR gave similar values suggesting that [1-14C]glycine SR could be used in order to estimate whole-body glycine flux. The high pancreas [1-13C]glycine enrichment provided evidence that the pancreas may be, with the liver, a major site of threonine oxidation to glycine. Moreover, the present findings suggest that threonine transport into the liver could be the limiting step of threonine oxidation in this tissue when dietary threonine supply is low. Total threonine oxidation to glycine, calculated from plasma values of enrichment and specific radioactivity, was low and constant when the estimated absorbed threonine was lower than 4 g/d and increased for higher amounts of absorbed threonine.
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- N L Floc'h
- Station de Recherches Porcines, INRA, Saint Gilles, France
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