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Ma C, Yimamu M, Zhang S, Shah AM, Yang H, Cai W, Li C, Lu X, Li F, Yang K. Effects of guanidino acetic acid and betaine supplementation on growth, dietary nutrient digestion and intestinal creatine metabolism in sheep. Vet Med Sci 2024; 10:e1470. [PMID: 38923734 PMCID: PMC11196381 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The intestine of young ruminants is in the developmental stage and has weaker resistance to the changes of external environment. Improving intestinal health is vital to promoting growth of young ruminants. This study investigated effects of guanidino acetic acid (GAA) and rumen-protected betaine (RPB) supplementation on growth, dietary nutrient digestion and GAA metabolism in the small intestine of sheep. METHODS Eighteen healthy Kazakh rams (27.46 ± 0.10 kg of body weight and 3-month old) were categorized into control, test group I and test group II, which were fed a basal diet, 1500 mg/kg GAA and 1500 mg/kg GAA + 600 mg/kg RPB, respectively. RESULTS Compared with control group, test group II had increased (p < 0.05) average daily gain, plasma creatine level, ether extract (EE) and phosphorus digestibility on day 30. On day 60, the EE apparent digestibility, jugular venous plasma GAA, GAA content in the duodenal mucosa and GAA content in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of test group II were higher (p < 0.05) than other groups. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in the duodenal pathways of oxidative phosphorylation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were significantly altered in test group II versus test group I (p < 0.05). Moreover, in the jejunum, the MAPK signalling pathway, complement and coagulation cascade and B-cell receptor signalling pathway were significantly enriched, with ATPase, solute carrier transporter protein, DHFR, SI, GCK, ACACA and FASN being the significantly DEGs (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Dietary supplementation of RPB on top of GAA in sheep diets may promote sheep growth and development by improving the body's energy, amino acid, glucose and lipid metabolism capacity.
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- Chen Ma
- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- Key Laboratory of Animal GeneticsBreeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi ProvinceCollege of Animal Science and TechnologyNorthwest A&F UniversityXianyangChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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- College of Animal ScienceXinjiang Agricultural UniversityUrumchiChina
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de Moraes Vilar CSM, Malheiros JM, da Silva PF, Martins EH, Dos Santos Correia LEC, de Oliveira MHV, Colnago LA, de Vasconcelos Silva JAI, Mercadante MEZ. Muscle growth affects the metabolome of the pectoralis major muscle in red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens). Poult Sci 2023; 102:103104. [PMID: 37837680 PMCID: PMC10589898 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to identify and quantify the metabolites (metabolome analysis) of the pectoralis major muscle in male red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) selected for growth traits. A selection index was developed for females [body weight (BW), chest circumference (CC), and thigh circumference (TC)] and males [BW, CC, TC, semen volume, and sperm concentration] in order to divide the animals into 2 experimental groups: selection group with a higher index (TinamouS) and commercial group with a lower index (TinamouC). Twenty male offspring of the 2 groups (TinamouS, n = 10; TinamouC, n = 10) were confined for 350 d. The birds were slaughtered and pectoralis major muscle samples were collected, subjected to polar and apolar metabolites extractions and analyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy. Analysis of the polar metabolomic profile identified 65 metabolites; 29 of them were differentially expressed between the experimental groups (P < 0.05). The TinamouS groups exhibited significantly higher concentrations (P < 0.05) of 25 metabolites, including anserine, aspartate, betaine, carnosine, creatine, glutamate, threonine, 3-methylhistidine, NAD+, pyruvate, and taurine. Significantly higher concentrations of cysteine, beta-alanine, lactose, and choline were observed in the TinamouC group (P < 0.05). The metabolites identified in the muscle provided information about the main metabolic pathways (higher impact value and P < 0.05), for example, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism; β-alanine metabolism; glycine, serine and threonine metabolism; taurine and hypotaurine metabolism; histidine metabolism; phenylalanine metabolism. The NMR spectra of apolar fraction showed 8 classes of chemical compounds. The metabolome analysis shows that the selection index resulted in the upregulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, phosphocholines, phosphoethanolamines, triacylglycerols, and glycerophospholipids. The present study suggests that, despite few generations, the selection based on muscle growth traits promoted changes in metabolite concentrations in red-winged tinamou.
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- School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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Nutautaitė M, Racevičiūtė-Stupelienė A, Bliznikas S, Vilienė V. Enhancement of Rabbit Meat Functionality by Replacing Traditional Feed Raw Materials with Alternative and More Sustainable Freshwater Cladophora glomerata Macroalgal Biomass in Their Diets. Foods 2023; 12:foods12040744. [PMID: 36832819 PMCID: PMC9955542 DOI: 10.3390/foods12040744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Today's challenges in the animal husbandry sector, with customers' demand for more beneficial products, encourage the development of strategies that not only provide more sustainable production from the field to the table but also ensure final product functionality. Thus, the current research was aimed at replacing some traditional feed raw materials in rabbit diets with C. glomerata biomass to improve the functionality of meat. For this purpose, thirty weaned (52-d-old) Californian rabbits were assigned to 3 dietary treatments: standard compound diet (SCD), SCD + 4% C. glomerata (CG4), and SCD + 8% C. glomerata (CG8). At the end of the feeding trial, 122-d-old rabbits were slaughtered, longissimus dorsi (LD) and hind leg (HL) muscles were dissected post-mortem, and moisture, protein, and lipid profiles were determined. Results revealed that CG4 treatment can increase protein (22.17 g/kg), total (192.16 g/kg) and essential (threonine, valine, methionine, lysine, and isoleucine) amino acid levels in rabbit muscles. Both inclusions gradually reduced fat accumulation in muscles (CG8 < CG4 < SCD) but improved the lipid profile's nutritional value by decreasing saturated fatty acids (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and increasing polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). As the dose of C. glomerata increased, the level of lipid oxidation decreased. Biomass supplementation enhanced PUFA/SFA and h/H levels while decreasing thrombogenicity index (TI) and atherogenic index (AI) levels in rabbit muscles, potentially contributing to the prevention of heart disease. Overall, dietary supplementation with C. glomerata biomass may be a more beneficial and sustainable nutritional approach to functionally enhancing rabbit meat.
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- Monika Nutautaitė
- Institute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Animal Science, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-82317 Baisogala, Lithuania
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- Institute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Chen R, Song Y, Yang M, Wen C, Liu Q, Zhuang S, Zhou Y. Effect of Dietary Betaine on Muscle Protein Deposition, Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Contents, and Proteomes of Broilers. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12060736. [PMID: 35327133 PMCID: PMC8944442 DOI: 10.3390/ani12060736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To investigate the effect of betaine supplementation on growth performance, muscle protein deposition, muscle nucleic acid and amino acid contents, and muscle proteome of broilers, 160 one-day-old male partridge shank broiler chickens were randomly divided into 2 groups with 8 replicates of 10 broilers each. Broilers were fed a basal diet alone, or a basal diet supplemented with 1000 mg/kg betaine. Compared with the control group, the betaine group significantly increased (p < 0.05) the broilers average daily gain, the levels of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), growth hormone (GH), total protein (TP), the contents of muscle absolute protein deposition, RNA, Ser, Glu, Met, and Phe, and the ratio of RNA/DNA, and decreased (p < 0.05) the feed conversion ratio and serum blood urea nitrogen content. Moreover, proteomic analysis revealed 35 differentially abundant proteins (DAPs) in the betaine group compared with the control group, including 27 upregulated proteins and 8 downregulated proteins (p < 0.05). These DAPs were mainly related to cell differentiation, small molecule metabolic process, and tissue development. In conclusion, diets supplemented with 1000 mg/kg betaine improved growth performance and muscle protein deposition of broilers. Increased serum GH, IGF-1, and TP contents, and alterations in muscle nucleic acids, amino acids, and protein abundance levels were involved in this process.
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Abobaker H, Omer NA, Hu Y, Idriss AA, Zhao R. In ovo injection of betaine promotes adrenal steroidogenesis in pre-hatched chicken fetuses. Poult Sci 2022; 101:101871. [PMID: 35487119 PMCID: PMC9170934 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Corticosterone is critical for the maturation and survival of chicken fetus around hatching. Betaine is used as a feed additive in poultry industry to promote growth and mitigate stress. However, it remains unknown whether betaine could affect adrenal corticosterone synthesis in pre-hatching chicken fetuses. In this study, betaine (2.5 mg/egg) was injected into developing chicken fetuses at d 11 of incubation (E11) and its impact on adrenal steroidogenesis was investigated at day 19 (E19). Plasma corticosterone concentration was significantly (P < 0.05) elevated in betaine-treated fetuses, together with increased adrenal expression of melanocortin 2 receptor and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein. Accordingly, the corticosterone biosynthetic enzymes, such as cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and cytochrome P450 family 21 subfamily A member 2, as well as cholesterol biosynthesis or regulation-related genes, such as sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase and low-density lipoprotein receptor, were all significantly (P < 0.05) upregulated in betaine group. Meanwhile, steroidogenic factor-1 and glucocorticoid receptor were significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced, whereas expression of dosage-sensitive sex reversal-adrenal hypoplasia congenita critical region on the X chromosome gene, a nuclear receptor known as a repressor of adrenal steroidogenesis, was significantly (P < 0.05) downregulated. Betaine significantly (P < 0.05) increased adrenal expression of genes involved in one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation, such as S-adenosyl homocysteine hydrolase, betaine-homocysteine-methyltransferase, methionine adenosyl transferase and DNA methyltransferases, yet the promoter regions of most steroidogenic genes were significantly (P < 0.05) hypomethylated. These results indicate that in ovo injection of betaine promotes adrenal glucocorticoid synthesis in chicken fetuses before hatching, which involves alterations in DNA methylation.
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Alagawany M, Elnesr SS, Farag MR, El-Naggar K, Taha AE, Khafaga AF, Madkour M, Salem HM, El-Tahan AM, El-Saadony MT, Abd El-Hack ME. Betaine and related compounds: Chemistry, metabolism and role in mitigating heat stress in poultry. J Therm Biol 2022; 104:103168. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Yang M, Chen R, Song YD, Zhou YM, Liu Q, Zhuang S. Effects of dietary betaine supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, muscle fatty acid composition and antioxidant ability in slow-growing broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci 2021; 63:351-359. [PMID: 34797186 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2021.2008313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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1. This study investigated the effects of dietary betaine supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, muscle fatty acid composition and antioxidant ability in slow-growing broiler chickens.2. In total, 400, one-day-old female Xueshan broiler chicks were randomly divided into five groups with eight replicates of ten chickens each for 102 d. Broilers were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 125, 250, 500 or 1,000 mg/kg betaine.3. Broilers fed betaine had better feed conversion efficiency and weight gain (P < 0.05) and increased meat redness and yellowness 24 h after slaughter. Supplementation linearly decreased cooking loss and drip loss from breast muscle (P < 0.05). Muscular resilience was improved and tenderness increased (P < 0.05). Intra-muscular saturated fatty acids decreased, while total monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids increased (P < 0.05). Betaine increased activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and total superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH) level, ratio of reduced glutathione/oxidised glutathione, and activity of scavenging hydroxyl radicals. It increased the activity of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) in the breast muscle (P < 0.05). Moreover, supplementation up-regulated (P < 0.05) mRNA expression levels of blood and antioxidant markers.4. In conclusion, 1000 mg/kg betaine can be recommended as a supplement for slow-growing, Xueshan chicken.
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- M Yang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Arif M, Baty RS, Althubaiti EH, Ijaz MT, Fayyaz M, Shafi ME, Albaqami NM, Alagawany M, Abd El-Hack ME, Taha AE, Salem HM, El-Tahan AM, Elnesr SS. The impact of betaine supplementation in quail diet on growth performance, blood chemistry, and carcass traits. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 29:1604-1610. [PMID: 35280529 PMCID: PMC8913552 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The study aimed to investigate the effect of various doses of betaine supplemented dietary on Japanese quail performance, carcass characteristics, and blood chemistry. Therefore, 400 seven days old Japanese quails were classified randomly into four equal groups. Each group was subdivided into five replicates of 20 birds each. Four rations were formulated using four different betaine levels (0, 0.75, 1.5 and 2.25 g/kg, respectively) for five successive weeks. All groups received feed and clean water ad-libitum. The results of this trial indicated that the feed intake was lowered in groups fed with betaine (p ≤ 0.05) when compared with the control one. The highest weight gain (p ≤ 0.05) was noticed in groups fed diets BS4 (betaine supplementation at the rate of 2.25 g/kg). No difference among groups was observed in body length, shank length, shank diameter, and keel bone length or breast width. Also, the carcass weight and breast yield were highest (p ≤ 0.05) in the group reared on the BS4 diet. In addition, intestinal length and weight were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in groups fed betaine with a concentration of 2.25 g/kg. Fat weight was lower in the group fed BS4 than in the untreated group. Significantly higher values of high-density lipoprotein (p ≤ 0.05) were observed in the group fed BS4. All groups fed a ration containing betaine showed lower levels of liver enzymes such as alanine amino transferase, alkaline phosphatase, and aspartate amino transferase (p ≤ 0.05) and lowered low-density lipoprotein level. The quails fed BS4 had the greatest growth hormones and insulin (p ≤ 0.05) and the lowest thyroxin level. We concluded that dietary betaine supplementation positively impacts Japanese quail growth performance, carcass traits, and blood chemistry.
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Mao Q, Tian T, Chen J, Guo X, Zhang X, Zou T. Serum Metabolic Profiling of Late-Pregnant Women With Antenatal Depressive Symptoms. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:679451. [PMID: 34305679 PMCID: PMC8295540 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.679451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background: Antenatal depression (AD) is a major public health issue worldwide and lacks objective laboratory-based tests to support its diagnosis. Recently, small metabolic molecules have been found to play a vital role in interpreting the pathogenesis of AD. Thus, non-target metabolomics was conducted in serum. Methods: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based metabolomics platforms were used to conduct serum metabolic profiling of AD and non-antenatal depression (NAD). Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test, and Benjamini-Hochberg correction were used to identify the differential metabolites between AD and NAD groups; Spearman's correlation between the key differential metabolites and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to identify potential biomarkers. Results: In total, 79 significant differential metabolites between AD and NAD were identified. These metabolites mainly influence amino acid metabolism and glycerophospholipid metabolism. Then, PC (16:0/16:0) and betaine were significantly positively correlated with EPDS. The simplified biomarker panel consisting of these three metabolites [betaine, PC (16:0/16:0) and succinic acid] has excellent diagnostic performance (95% confidence interval = 0.911-1.000, specificity = 95%, sensitivity = 85%) in discriminating AD and NAD. Conclusion: The results suggested that betaine, PC (16:0/16:0), and succinic acid were potential biomarker panels, which significantly correlated with depression; and it could make for developing an objective method in future to diagnose AD.
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- Qiang Mao
- Department of Pharmacology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Linyi Mental Health Center, Linyi, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine (Academy of Forensic Science), Shanghai, China
- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Rama Rao SV, Raju MVLN, Prakash B, Paul SS, Nagalakshmi D. Effect of methyl donors supplementation on performance, immune responses and anti-oxidant variables in broiler chicken fed diet without supplemental methionine. Anim Biosci 2021; 35:475-483. [PMID: 34289581 PMCID: PMC8902221 DOI: 10.5713/ab.20.0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective Methionine (Met) is involved in methyl group transfer besides protein synthesis. As the availability is limited and cost is high for synthetic Met, reductions in its inclusion in broiler diet may be possible by supplementing the low Met diets with methyl donors (MD) like betaine (Bet), folic acid (FA), vitamin B12 (B12) and biotin (Bio). An experiment was conducted to study the effects of supplementing the MD on performance (average daily gain - ADG, daily feed intake - DFI, feed efficiency - FE), anti-oxidant variables, immune responses and serum protein concentration in broilers fed sub-optimal concentrations of dietary Met. Methods Maize-soybean meal diet was used as control -(CD). Different MD like Bet (0.2%), B12 (0.1 mg), FA (4 mg), or Bio (1.5 mg/kg) were supplemented to BD having no supplemental Met. The BD without MD was kept for comparison. Each diet was fed ad libitum to 10 replicates of 25 chicks in each from 1-42 d of age. Results At the end of experiment, the ADG in MD group was higher than BD and lower than CD. The FE improved with FA or Bet compared to the BD. Breast meat weight was higher in Bet compared to the BD, while it was intermediate between BD and CD in other groups. The lipid peroxidation reduced with Bio, B12 or Bet, while the GSHPx activity improved with Bio or B12 compared to the BD. Lymphocyte proliferation improved with Bet compared to the BD. The serum protein concentrations increased with FA, Bio or Bet compared to those fed BD. Conclusion It can be concluded that the ADG can be improved partially with supplementation of MD while the FE improved with FA or betaine. Some MD also reduced the stress indices and improved immune responses compared to the BD fed broilers.
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- ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India
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