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Zhu X, Cai L, Liu J, Zhu W, Cui C, Ouyang D, Ye J. Effect of seabuckthorn seed protein and its arginine-enriched peptides on combating memory impairment in mice. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 232:123409. [PMID: 36706884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123409] [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: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The current study characterized the combating memory impairment effect of seabuckthorn seed protein (SSP) and the arginine (Arg)-enriched peptides (SSPP) on d-galactose-induced brain aging in mice. The Arg content in SSP and SSPP were 10.11 and 17.82 g/100 g, respectively. Seven Arg peptides (Ile/Leu-Arg, Arg-Glu, Asp-Arg-Pro, Arg-Try-Ala, Glu-Arg-Ser, Val-Gly-Arg-Pro, and Lys-Thr-Glu-Arg) were identified from SSPP. The animal experiments of the Morris water maze and the step-down test indicated that the oral administration of SSP (0.25, 0.5, 1.0 mg/g·d) and SSPP (0.25, 0.5, 1.0 mg/g·d) significantly (p < 0.05) reversed the learning and memory impairment symptoms. The activation of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase and neuronal NO synthase were increased, and inducible NO synthase decreased after SSP and SSPP in the hippocampus compared to the model group, with the SSPP being quite effective. Moreover, the treatment significantly exhibited the ability to normalize the serum inflammatory cytokine levels (NF-ĸB, TNF-α, IL-6) and suppress the Arg-inducible nitric oxide (Arg-iNO) pathway. Therefore, SSP and SSPP ingestion reversed the behavioral learning and memory impairment symptoms possibly associated with the anti-inflammation and Arg-iNO pathway. Consumption of SSP and SSPP diets can be beneficial to memory impairment.
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- Xiping Zhu
- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China.
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- Perfect (Guangdong) Daily Necessities Co, Ltd, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong, China
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- Perfect (Guangdong) Daily Necessities Co, Ltd, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong, China
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Li Z, Zhou Q, Qingsong Q, Liao Y, Yang F, Sheng M, Feng L, Shi X. Effect of Maifan Stone on the Growth of Probiotics and Regulation of Gut Microbiota. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:1423-1432. [PMID: 35975465 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13809] [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: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maifan stone is a kind of mineral medicine in Chinese medicine, which has good adsorption, dissolution, mineralization, and biological activity. It has an excellent therapeutic effect on livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals suffering from intestinal diseases. This study explored the effect of Maifan stone on the growth ability of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (L. rhamnosus GG) and the effect of Maifan stone-L. rhamnosus GG fermented product on the intestinal inflammation and gut microbiota. We find that Maifan stone can adsorb L. rhamnosus GG to form a carrier bacteria. Maifan stone has the characteristics of acid tolerance and bile salt tolerance and can also improve the activity of L. rhamnosus GG in artificial gastrointestinal juice. The fermented product can reduce the degree of diarrhea and colon pathology in rats to a certain extent and significantly improve intestinal inflammatory factors and gut microbiota. This study improves the application effect of L. rhamnosus GG in the prevention and treatment of diarrhea animals and provide a scientific basis for the rational development of Maifan stone resources.
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- ZhiXun Li
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China
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- Inner Mongolia Yougaoya Health Technology Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia, 028399, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 102488, China.,Key Laboratory for Production Process Control and Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, Beijing, 100029, China
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Flores-Cuadra JA, Madrid A, Fernández PL, Pérez-Lao AR, Oviedo DC, Britton GB, Carreira MB. Critical Review of the Alzheimer's Disease Non-Transgenic Models: Can They Contribute to Disease Treatment? J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 82:S227-S250. [PMID: 33216029 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200870] [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] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a growing neurodegenerative disease without effective treatments or therapies. Despite the use of different approaches and an extensive variety of genetic amyloid based models, therapeutic strategies remain elusive. AD is characterized by three main pathological hallmarks that include amyloid-β plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammatory processes; however, many other pathological mechanisms have been described in the literature. Nonetheless, the study of the disease and the screening of potential therapies is heavily weighted toward the study of amyloid-β transgenic models. Non-transgenic models may aid in the study of complex pathological states and provide a suitable complementary alternative to evaluating therapeutic biomedical and intervention strategies. In this review, we evaluate the literature on non-transgenic alternatives, focusing on the use of these models for testing therapeutic strategies, and assess their contribution to understanding AD. This review aims to underscore the need for a shift in preclinical research on intervention strategies for AD from amyloid-based to alternative, complementary non-amyloid approaches.
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- Julio A Flores-Cuadra
- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá.,Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA), Panamá
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- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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- Centro de Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), Panamá, República de Panamá
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Gao J, Zhang X, Yu J, Lei Y, Zhao S, Jiang Y, Xu Z, Cheng J. Cr(VI) removal performance and the characteristics of microbial communities influenced by the core-shell maifanite/ZnAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) substrates for chromium-containing surface water. Biochem Eng J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kiasalari Z, Heydarifard R, Khalili M, Afshin-Majd S, Baluchnejadmojarad T, Zahedi E, Sanaierad A, Roghani M. Ellagic acid ameliorates learning and memory deficits in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease: an exploration of underlying mechanisms. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2017; 234:1841-1852. [PMID: 28303372 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4589-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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RATIONALE Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with irreversible loss of intellectual abilities. Current therapies for AD are still insufficient. OBJECTIVE In this study, the effect of ellagic acid on learning and memory deficits was evaluated in intrahippocampal amyloid beta (Aβ25-35)-microinjected rats and its modes of action were also explored. METHODS AD rat model was induced by bilateral intrahippocampal microinjection of Aβ25-35 and ellagic acid was daily administered (10, 50, and 100 mg/kg), and learning, recognition memory, and spatial memory were evaluated in addition to histochemical assessment, oxidative stress, cholinesterases activity, and level of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2). RESULTS The amyloid beta-microinjected rats showed a lower discrimination ratio in novel object and alternation score in Y maze tasks and exhibited an impairment of retention and recall capability in passive avoidance paradigm and higher working and reference memory errors in radial arm maze (RAM). In addition, amyloid beta group showed a lower number of Nissl-stained neurons in CA1 area in addition to enhanced oxidative stress, higher activity of cholinesterases, greater level of NF-κB and TLR4, and lower level of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio for Nrf2 and ellagic acid at a dose of 100 mg/kg significantly prevented most of these abnormal alterations. CONCLUSIONS Ellagic acid pretreatment of intrahippocampal amyloid beta-microinjected rats could dose-dependently improve learning and memory deficits via neuronal protection and at molecular level through mitigation of oxidative stress and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and modulation of NF-κB/Nrf2/TLR4 signaling pathway.
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- Zahra Kiasalari
- Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
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Risperidone ameliorated Aβ 1-42 -induced cognitive and hippocampal synaptic impairments in mice. Behav Brain Res 2017; 322:145-156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liao H, Jiang L, Wei C, Huang H, Pan J, Luo C. Applied Orthogonal Experiment Design for the Optimum Extraction Conditions of High Concentration Selenium from Maifanite. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4236/detection.2017.51001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen X, Liang Z, An T, Li G. Comparative elimination of dimethyl disulfide by maifanite and ceramic-packed biotrickling filters and their response to microbial community. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 202:76-83. [PMID: 26702514 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Unpleasant odor emissions have traditionally occupied an important role in environmental concern. In this paper, twin biotrickling filters (BTFs) packed with different packing materials, seeded with Bacillus cereus GIGAN2, were successfully constructed to purify gaseous dimethyl disulfide (DMDS). The maifanite-packed BTF showed superior biodegradation capability to the ceramic-packed counterpart in terms of removal efficiency and elimination capacity under similar conditions. At an empty bed residence time of 123 s, 100% of DMDS could be removed by maifanite-packed BTF when DMDS inlet concentration was below 0.41 g m(-3). To achieve same effect, the inlet concentration must be lower than 0.25 g m(-3) for ceramic-packed BTF. The bacterial communities analyses found higher relative abundance of GIGAN2 in the maifanite-packed BTF, suggesting that maifanite is more suitable for GIGAN2 immobilization and for subsequent DMDS removal. This work indicates maifanite is a promising packing material for real odorous gases purification.
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- Xuequan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Salgado-Puga K, Prado-Alcalá RA, Peña-Ortega F. Amyloid β Enhances Typical Rodent Behavior While It Impairs Contextual Memory Consolidation. Behav Neurol 2015; 2015:526912. [PMID: 26229236 PMCID: PMC4502279 DOI: 10.1155/2015/526912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with an early hippocampal dysfunction, which is likely induced by an increase in soluble amyloid beta peptide (Aβ). This hippocampal failure contributes to the initial memory deficits observed both in patients and in AD animal models and possibly to the deterioration in activities of daily living (ADL). One typical rodent behavior that has been proposed as a hippocampus-dependent assessment model of ADL in mice and rats is burrowing. Despite the fact that AD transgenic mice show some evidence of reduced burrowing, it has not been yet determined whether or not Aβ can affect this typical rodent behavior and whether this alteration correlates with the well-known Aβ-induced memory impairment. Thus, the purpose of this study was to test whether or not Aβ affects burrowing while inducing hippocampus-dependent memory impairment. Surprisingly, our results show that intrahippocampal application of Aβ increases burrowing while inducing memory impairment. We consider that this Aβ-induced increase in burrowing might be associated with a mild anxiety state, which was revealed by increased freezing behavior in the open field, and conclude that Aβ-induced hippocampal dysfunction is reflected in the impairment of ADL and memory, through mechanisms yet to be determined.
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- Karla Salgado-Puga
- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Conductual y Cognitiva, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
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Gelsolin bound β-amyloid peptides(1-40/1-42): electrochemical evaluation of levels of soluble peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 68:115-121. [PMID: 25562737 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A method for the highly sensitive determination of soluable β-amyloid peptides (Aβ(1-40/1-42)) that employs a detection bioconjugate of HRP-Au-gelsolin as the electrochemical nanoprobe is presented. Contrary to previous detection notions that utilized antibodies, which could specifically recognize the N- or C-terminus of peptides, we demonstrate herein that the reported specific binding between gelsolin and Aβ might provide an alternative way to evaluate the peptides sensitively and selectively. The HRP-Au-gelsolin nanohybrid was designed by one-pot functionalization of Au nanaoparticles (NPs) with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and gelsolin. Through a sandwich-type sensor array, soluble Aβ(1-40/1-42) were captured onto the array due to the interactions between targeted peptides and surface-confined gelsolin and electrochemical signals were amplified by abundant attachments of HRP labeled on AuNPs, which could specifically catalyse its substrate, 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in the presence of H2O2 to give rise to measurable signals. The proposed gelsolin-bound Aβ methodology displayed satisfactory sensitivity and wide linear range towards Aβ(1-40/1-42) with a detection limit down to 28 pM, which are verified to be sensitive-enough for the assessment of Aβ levels both in normal and Alzheimer's disease (AD) rat brains. Experimental results indicated that compared with normal group, soluble β-amyloid peptide levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and targeted brain tissues of AD rats all declined with differentiable degrees. In short, the newly unfolding strategy presents valuable information related to pathological events in brain and will exhibit a braw perspective for the early diagnosis of AD process.
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Du J, Cheng SY, Hou WX, Shi BM, Shan AS. Effectiveness of maifanite in reducing the detrimental effects of cadmium on growth performance, cadmium residue, hematological parameters, serum biochemistry, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in pigs. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 155:49-55. [PMID: 23904328 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-013-9769-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate the toxicity of cadmium and to evaluate the effectiveness of maifanite in preventing cadmium-induced adverse effects. Thirty-two crossbred pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Large white, sex balanced, 17.25 ± 0.07 kg average body weight) were randomly allotted to one of four dietary treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, with eight replicates per treatment and one pig per replicate. The dietary treatments included two cadmium (as CdCl2) doses (0.32 and 30.49 mg/kg) and two maifanite doses (0 and 1%). The results showed that pigs treated with cadmium decreased their average daily feed intake (P < 0.05) and increased (P < 0.05) the feed/gain ratio. Cadmium was found in the tissues of pigs that were fed with cadmium-contaminated diets, but the level of cadmium was much lower when maifanite was added to the cadmium-contaminated diets. Ingestion of diets that were artificially contaminated with cadmium (30.49 mg/kg of cadmium) reduced (P < 0.05) the number of lymphocytes, the total erythrocyte count, the hemoglobin level, and the hematocrit. However, the activities of serum aspartate aminotransferase and gamma glutamyltransferase were increased (P < 0.05). The total protein level was lower (P < 0.05) in pigs fed with cadmium-contaminated diets. The contents of malondialdehyde increased (P < 0.05), while the total antioxidant capacity and the activities of total superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and catalase decreased (P < 0.05) in pigs fed with cadmium-contaminated diets. Dietary addition of maifanite can, to some extent, prevent the negative effects associated with feeding cadmium diets (30.49 mg/kg of cadmium) to pigs.
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- J Du
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Liao H, Jiang L, Huang H, Zhou L, Li L, Cheng S. Protective effect of maifanite against cadmium-induced oxidative stress to rats hippocampus by regulating the balance and metabolism of metals. Health (London) 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.59187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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