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AVIAN DISEASES
卷 58, 期 3, 页码 415-426出版社
AMER ASSOC AVIAN PATHOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.1637/10763-010814-Reg.1
关键词
cold stress; AMPK alpha; PPAR alpha; inflammatory cytokines; liver; chicken
资金
- Graduate Technology Innovation Fund of Heilongjiang Province [YJSCX2011-055HLJ]
- Technological Innovation Projects Special Funds of Harbin [2010RFXXN041]
- Doctoral Program Foundation of Institutions of Higher Education of China [20112325120008]
Animals are exposed to various environmental stresses every day, including the stress associated with living in cold temperatures. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible mechanisms of interaction between lipid metabolism and inflammation induced by cold stress in the livers of chickens. Fifteen-day-old male chicks were randomly allocated into 12 groups (10 chickens per group). After exposure of the chickens to the cold stress, cholesterol fractionation was used to examine high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations. Aminotransferase activities were examined with the use of the aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) assay. The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha-proliferator-activated receptor alpha (AMPK alpha-PPAR alpha) pathway genes (AMPK alpha 1, AMPK alpha 2, PPAR alpha, carnitine palmitoyltransferaseI [CPTI], acetyl-CoA carboxylase [ACC]) and inflammatory cytokines (prostaglandin E synthase [PGEs], inducible nitric oxide synthase [iNOS], heme oxygenase-1 [HO-1], nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells [NF-kappa B], cyclooxygenase-2 [COX-2], and TNF-alpha-like factor [LITAF]) were also measured. The results showed that during the response to cold stress, serum LDL and HDL cholesterol concentrations increased. Histopathologic analyses provided evidence that liver tissues were seriously injured in the chickens exposed to the cold stress. Serum aminotransferase activities were also increased in the group of animals exposed to the cold stress. Additionally, the expressions of AMPK alpha-PPAR alpha pathway genes and inflammatory cytokine genes were significantly increased in the animals exposed to cold temperatures. These results suggested that increased inflammation was a feature associated with a lipid-metabolism disorder in the livers of chickens exposed to cold stress.
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