期刊
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
卷 17, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03069-4
关键词
Dairy cow; Transition period; Energy balance; Spexin
资金
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, the Poznan University of Life Sciences [506.533.04.00, 506.558.05.00, 506.558.04.00]
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, the Poznan University of Life Sciences - Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education Regional Initiative Excellence 2019-2022 program [005/RID/2018/19]
The study found that the concentration of spexin in dairy cows during the transition period from 21 days before parturition to 21 days postpartum showed a certain trend of change, being negatively correlated with NEFA, BHBA, and total ghrelin, and positively correlated with progesterone concentration. Additionally, mRNA expression of the spexin gene was detected in various bovine tissues.
Background This study aimed to evaluate spexin as a novel blood marker and to describe the relationship of this peptide with selected biochemical metabolites measured during the transition period in dairy cows. Additionally, mRNA expression of the spexin gene as well as spexin receptors - galanin receptor type 2 and galanin receptor type 3, was investigated in several bovine tissues. Blood samples were collected at weekly intervals starting at 21 days before the estimated parturition day until 21 days in milk to determine concentrations of spexin, nonesterified fatty acids, beta-hydroxybutyrate acid, total and active ghrelin, progesterone, glucose, insulin, IGF-I, triglycerides, cholesterol, leptin, corticosterone and 17-beta-estradiol as well as the activity of aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase. Results Spexin concentration decreased from 21 d before parturition to calving day and next it rose during the first 14 d of lactation. The lowest concentration of spexin was recorded on the calving day and it differed from the mean level of this peptide before parturition as well as postpartum. Moreover, differences were observed between mean spexin concentrations before and after calving. Spexin levels were moderately negatively correlated with NEFA (r = - 0.39) and total ghrelin contents (r = - 0.41), weakly correlated with BHBA (r = - 0.35) while they showed a moderate positive relationship with progesterone concentrations (r = 0.42). Moreover, we detected that mRNA expression of GALR2, GALR3 and SPX is present in various bovine tissues (kidney, bowel, rumen, spinal cord, lung, skeletal muscle, liver, heart, fat and spleen). Conclusion A negative correlation between spexin concentration and NEFA, BHBA and total ghrelin contents as well as a positive relationship with levels of progesterone, metabolites and hormones, which are key players in the dairy cow transition period, may confirm an important function of this peptide in metabolism regulation. Thus measurement of spexin concentration could provide useful supplementary information for dairy cow herd health monitoring.
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