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Supplemental 25-hydroxycholecalciferol Alleviates Inflammation and Cardiac Fibrosis in Hens

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218379

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25-hydroxycholecalciferol; broiler breeder hens; inflammation; cardiac fibrosis; hypertrophy

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  1. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST 107-2313-B-005-036-MY3]
  2. iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center
  3. Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture from The Featured Areas Research Center Program
  4. Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan
  5. Texas AgriLife Research project [8738]
  6. DSM Nutritional Products Asia Pacific, Singapore

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Broiler breeder hens with efficient feed conversion rate under restricted feed intake (R-hens) or allowed unlimited access to feed (Ad-hens) progressed with cardiac functional failure and suffered early sudden death. A supplement of 69 mu g 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-D-3)/kg feed improved heart health and rescued livability in both R- and Ad-hens throughout laying stage (26-60 wks). Improvements occurred through cardiac hypertrophic remodeling, reduced arrhythmias, and pathological cues. Here, we further demonstrated consistently decreased circulating and cardiac IL-6 and IL-1 beta levels in conjunction with reduced cardiac chemoattraction and leukocyte infiltration by 25-OH-D-3 in Ad-hens and in R-hens at later time points (35 and 47 wks) (p < 0.05). Supplemental 25-OH-D-3 also ameliorated cardiac fibrosis, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and autophagy, mostly in Ad-hens, as both collagen content and expression of COL3A1, as well as CCAAT box binding enhancer homologous protein (CHOP) and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), were consistently decreased, and suppression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light Chain 3 beta (LC3B) and Sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) was rescued at 35 and 47 wks (p < 0.05). Vitamin D receptor-NF-kappa B signaling was shown to mediate these beneficial effects. The present results demonstrate that ER stress and autophagic processes along the sequence from inflammation to fibrotic changes contribute to pathological cardiac remodeling and functional compromise by Ad-feed intake. 25-OH-D-3 is an effective anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic supplement to ameliorate cardiac pathogenesis in broiler breeder hens.

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