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Muroya S, Zhang Y, Otomaru K, Oshima K, Oshima I, Sano M, Roh S, Ojima K, Gotoh T. Maternal Nutrient Restriction Disrupts Gene Expression and Metabolites Associated with Urea Cycle, Steroid Synthesis, Glucose Homeostasis, and Glucuronidation in Fetal Calf Liver. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12030203. [PMID: 35323646 PMCID: PMC8949217 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to understand the mechanisms underlying the effects of maternal undernutrition (MUN) on liver growth and metabolism in Japanese Black fetal calves (8.5 months in utero) using an approach that integrates metabolomics and transcriptomics. Dams were fed 60% (low-nutrition; LN) or 120% (high-nutrition; HN) of their overall nutritional requirements during gestation. We found that MUN markedly decreased the body and liver weights of the fetuses; metabolomic analysis revealed that aspartate, glycerol, alanine, gluconate 6-phosphate, and ophthalmate levels were decreased, whereas UDP-glucose, UDP-glucuronate, octanoate, and 2-hydroxybutyrate levels were decreased in the LN fetal liver (p ≤ 0.05). According to metabolite set enrichment analysis, the highly different metabolites were associated with metabolisms including the arginine and proline metabolism, nucleotide and sugar metabolism, propanoate metabolism, glutamate metabolism, porphyrin metabolism, and urea cycle. Transcriptomic and qPCR analyses revealed that MUN upregulated QRFPR and downregulated genes associated with the glucose homeostasis (G6PC, PCK1, DPP4), ketogenesis (HMGCS2), glucuronidation (UGT1A1, UGT1A6, UGT2A1), lipid metabolism (ANGPTL4, APOA5, FADS2), cholesterol and steroid homeostasis (FDPS, HSD11B1, HSD17B6), and urea cycle (CPS1, ASS1, ASL, ARG2). These metabolic pathways were extracted as relevant terms in subsequent gene ontology/pathway analyses. Collectively, these results indicate that the citrate cycle was maintained at the expense of activities of the energy metabolism, glucuronidation, steroid hormone homeostasis, and urea cycle in the liver of MUN fetuses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susumu Muroya
- Division of Animal Products Research, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), Ibaraki, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan;
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (T.G.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (I.O.)
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan;
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- Division of Year-Round Grazing Research, NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, 60 Yoshinaga, Ohda 694-0013, Shimane, Japan;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (I.O.)
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- Faculty of Human Culture, University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka-cho, Hikone 522-8533, Shiga, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Miyagi, Japan;
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- Division of Animal Products Research, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), Ibaraki, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (I.O.)
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (T.G.)
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Muroya S, Zhang Y, Kinoshita A, Otomaru K, Oshima K, Gotoh Y, Oshima I, Sano M, Roh S, Oe M, Ojima K, Gotoh T. Maternal Undernutrition during Pregnancy Alters Amino Acid Metabolism and Gene Expression Associated with Energy Metabolism and Angiogenesis in Fetal Calf Muscle. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11090582. [PMID: 34564398 PMCID: PMC8465837 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11090582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
To elucidate the mechanisms underlying maternal undernutrition (MUN)-induced fetal skeletal muscle growth impairment in cattle, the longissimus thoracis muscle of Japanese Black fetal calves at 8.5 months in utero was analyzed by an integrative approach with metabolomics and transcriptomics. The pregnant cows were fed on 60% (low-nutrition, LN) or 120% (high-nutrition, HN) of their overall nutritional requirement during gestation. MUN markedly decreased the bodyweight and muscle weight of the fetus. The levels of amino acids (AAs) and arginine-related metabolites including glutamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and putrescine were higher in the LN group than those in the HN group. Metabolite set enrichment analysis revealed that the highly different metabolites were associated with the metabolic pathways of pyrimidine, glutathione, and AAs such as arginine and glutamate, suggesting that MUN resulted in AA accumulation rather than protein accumulation. The mRNA expression levels of energy metabolism-associated genes, such as PRKAA1, ANGPTL4, APLNR, CPT1B, NOS2, NOS3, UCP2, and glycolytic genes were lower in the LN group than in the HN group. The gene ontology/pathway analysis revealed that the downregulated genes in the LN group were associated with glucose metabolism, angiogenesis, HIF-1 signaling, PI3K-Akt signaling, pentose phosphate, and insulin signaling pathways. Thus, MUN altered the levels of AAs and expression of genes associated with energy expenditure, glucose homeostasis, and angiogenesis in the fetal muscle.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susumu Muroya
- Division of Animal Products Research, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), Tsukuba 305-0901, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.)
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (T.G.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (A.K.); (I.O.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (A.K.); (I.O.)
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan;
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- Division of Year-Round Grazing Research, NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, 60 Yoshinaga, Ohda 694-0013, Shimane, Japan; (K.O.); (Y.G.)
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- Division of Year-Round Grazing Research, NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, 60 Yoshinaga, Ohda 694-0013, Shimane, Japan; (K.O.); (Y.G.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (A.K.); (I.O.)
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- Faculty of Human Culture, University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka-cho, Hikone 522-8533, Shiga, Japan;
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Miyagi, Japan;
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- Division of Animal Products Research, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), Tsukuba 305-0901, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.)
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- Division of Animal Products Research, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), Tsukuba 305-0901, Ibaraki, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan; (Y.Z.); (A.K.); (I.O.)
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (T.G.)
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Zhang Y, Otomaru K, Oshima K, Goto Y, Oshima I, Muroya S, Sano M, Saneshima R, Nagao Y, Kinoshita A, Okamura Y, Roh S, Ohtsuka A, Gotoh T. Effects of low and high levels of maternal nutrition consumed for the entirety of gestation on the development of muscle, adipose tissue, bone, and the organs of Wagyu cattle fetuses. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13600. [PMID: 34327770 PMCID: PMC9285072 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of high and low levels of energy intake during the entire gestation period on the skeletal muscle development, organ development, and adipose tissue accumulation in fetuses of Wagyu (Japanese Black) cows, a breed with highly marbled beef. Cows were allocated to a high‐nutrition (n = 6) group (fed 120% of the nutritional requirement) or low‐nutrition (n = 6) group (fed 60% of the nutritional requirement). The cows were artificially inseminated with semen from the same sire, and the fetuses were removed by cesarean section at 260 ± 8.3 days of fetal age and slaughtered. The whole‐body, total muscle, adipose, and bone masses of the fetal half‐carcasses were significantly higher in the high‐nutrition group than the low‐nutrition group (p = 0.0018, 0.009, 0.0004, and 0.0362, respectively). Fifteen of 20 individual muscles, five of six fat depots, nine of 17 organs, and seven of 12 bones that were investigated had significantly higher masses in the high‐nutrition group than the low‐nutrition group. The crude components and amino acid composition of the longissimus muscle significantly differed between the low‐ and high‐nutrition groups. These data indicate that maternal nutrition during gestation has a marked effect on the muscle, bone, and adipose tissue development of Wagyu cattle fetuses.
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- Yi Zhang
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.,Kuju Agricultural Research Center, Kyushu University, Taketa, Oita, Japan
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- Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Oda, Shimane, Japan
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- Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Oda, Shimane, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga prefecture, Hikone, Shiga, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.,Kuju Agricultural Research Center, Kyushu University, Taketa, Oita, Japan
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Horimoto T, Hiono T, Mekata H, Odagiri T, Lei Z, Kobayashi T, Norimine J, Inoshima Y, Hikono H, Murakami K, Sato R, Murakami H, Sakaguchi M, Ishii K, Ando T, Otomaru K, Ozawa M, Sakoda Y, Murakami S. Nationwide Distribution of Bovine Influenza D Virus Infection in Japan. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163828. [PMID: 27682422 PMCID: PMC5040247 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Cattle are major reservoirs of the provisionally named influenza D virus, which is potentially involved in the bovine respiratory disease complex. Here, we conducted a serological survey for the influenza D virus in Japan, using archived bovine serum samples collected during 2010–2016 from several herds of apparently healthy cattle in various regions of the country. We found sero-positive cattle across all years and in all the prefectural regions tested, with a total positivity rate of 30.5%, although the positivity rates varied among regions (13.5–50.0%). There was no significant difference in positivity rates for Holstein and Japanese Black cattle. Positivity rates tended to increase with cattle age. The herds were clearly divided into two groups: those with a high positive rate and those with a low (or no) positive rate, indicating that horizontal transmission of the virus occurs readily within a herd. These data demonstrate that bovine influenza D viruses have been in circulation for at least 5 years countrywide, emphasizing its ubiquitous distribution in the cattle population of Japan.
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- Taisuke Horimoto
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060–0818, Japan
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- Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 1–1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889–2192, Japan
- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, 1–1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889–2192, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
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- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, 1–1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889–2192, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Hygiene, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1–1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501–1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Co-department of Veterinary Medicine, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020–8550, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Co-department of Veterinary Medicine, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020–8550, Japan
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- Laboratory of Internal Medicine 3, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252–5201, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Health 2, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252–5201, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology 1, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252–5201, Japan
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- Ishii Veterinary Clinic, 4-4-25 Nakamikunigaoka, Sakai-ku, Sakai, 590–0022, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890–0065, Japan
- United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677–1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, 753–8515, Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890–0065, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677–1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, 753–8515, Japan
- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890–0065, Japan
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Control and Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890–0065, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060–0818, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113–8657, Japan
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