Effects of Bacillus subtilis on jejunal integrity, redox status and microbial composition of intrauterine growth restriction suckling piglets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yun ◽  
Shuli Ji ◽  
Ge Yu ◽  
Peilu Jia ◽  
Yu Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Gene Expressions ◽  
Sterile Saline ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Intestinal Integrity ◽  
Suckling Piglets

Abstract The present study used intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) piglets as an animal model to determine the effect of Bacillus subtilis on intestinal integrity, antioxidant capacity, and microbiota in the jejunum of suckling piglets. In total, 8 normal birth weight (NBW) newborn piglets (1.62 ± 0.10 kg) and 16 newborn IUGR piglets (0.90 ± 0.08 kg) were selected and assigned to 3 groups. Piglets were orally gavaged with 10 mL sterile saline (NBW and IUGR groups), IUGR piglets were orally gavaged with 10 mL/d bacterial fluid (Bacillus subtilis diluted in sterile saline, gavage in the dose of 2 × 109 colony-forming units per kg of body weight) (IBS group) (n = 8). IUGR induced jejunal barrier dysfunction and redox status imbalance of piglets, and changed the abundances of bacteria in the jejunum. Treatment with Bacillus subtilis increased (P < 0.05) the ratio of villus height to crypt depth (VH/CD) in the jejunum, decreased (P < 0.05) the plasma diamine oxidase (DAO) activity, and enhanced (P < 0.05) the gene expressions of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), Occludin and Claudin-1 in the jejunum of IUGR piglets. Treatment with Bacillus subtilis decreased (P < 0.05) the concentration of protein carbonyl (PC), and increased (P < 0.05) the activities of catalase (CAT) and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) in the jejunum of IUGR piglets. Treatment with Bacillus subtilis also increased (P < 0.05) gene expressions of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), CAT, and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), as well as the protein expressions of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), SOD1, and Nrf2 in the jejunum of IUGR piglets. Treatment with Bacillus subtilis also improved the abundances and the community structure of bacteria in the jejunum of IUGR piglets. These results suggested that IUGR damaged the jejunal barrier function and antioxidant capacity of suckling piglets, altered the abundances of bacteria in the jejunum. Treatment with Bacillus subtilis improved the intestinal integrity and antioxidant capacity, while also improved the abundances and structure of bacteria in the jejunum of suckling piglets.

scholarly journals Transcriptome Analysis of Intestinal Dysfunction in Newborn Piglets with Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Improve their Performance by Dimethylglycine Sodium Salt Supplementation after Weaning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaiwen Bai ◽  
Luyi Jiang ◽  
Qiming Li ◽  
Jingfei Zhang ◽  
Lili Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Salt ◽  
Mitochondrial Function ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Digestive Enzyme ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Growth Restriction ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Weaned Piglets ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Newborn Piglets

Abstract Background Few studies are available on the mechanism of intestinal dysfunction in newborn piglets with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). This work aimed to study the mechanism of jejunum dysfunction in IUGR newborn piglets through RNA-seq and improve their performance by dimethylglycine sodium salt (DMG-Na) supplementation after weaning. Methods In total, 13 normal birth weight (NBW) newborn piglets and 23 IUGR newborn piglets were obtained. Among them, 3 NBW and 3 IUGR newborn piglets were selected and stunned by electric shock after birth without suckling and collected the jejunum samples for RNA-sEq. After weaning at 21 days, they were randomly assigned to 3 groups (n = 10): NBW weaned piglets fed with common basal diets (N); IUGR weaned piglets fed with common basal diets (I); IUGR weaned piglets fed with common basal diets plus 0.1% DMG-Na (ID). All piglets are slaughtered at 49 days of age to collect serum and jejunum samples. Results The hub genes, including ATP8, C11orf86, CDKN1C, DDX58. HPX, INHBB, LECT2, ND1, NFIX, PRDM5, PSD3, SCD, and ZNF770, were found from the data analyzed by RNA-seq and WGCNA. Interestingly, we found ATP8 was the most significantly changed gene, which was crucial in maintaining mitochondrial function. After weaning, the growth performance of ID group was improved (P < 0.05) compared to that in I group. Jejunum histological morphology and its sub-organelle ultrastructure, serum immunoglobulin, jejunum sIgA level, and jejunum digestive enzyme activity were improved (P < 0.05) in ID group compared to those in I group. The redox status of serum, jejunum and its mitochondrial, as well as jejunum redox status-related and mitochondrial function-related gene expression level and protein content were improved (P < 0.05) in ID group in comparison to those in I group. Conclusion The activity of the SIRT1/PGC1α pathway was inhibited in the IUGR weaned piglets, which in turn leads to damage to their redox status and jejunum structure and function, and finally lowers their performance. The IUGR weaned piglets activate the SIRT1/PGC1α pathway by taking in the antioxidant substance like DMG-Na, thereby improving their unfavorable body state.

N-carbamylglutamate and l-arginine promote intestinal function in suckling lambs with intrauterine growth restriction by regulating antioxidant capacity via a nitric oxide-dependent pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 6374-6384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Hua Sun ◽  
Along Peng ◽  
Shuang Guo ◽  
Mengzhi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Growth Restriction ◽  
Intestinal Function ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Dependent Pathway

Data indicate that intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in newborns can be partly alleviated through the supply of l-arginine (Arg) and N-carbamylglutamate (NCG).

Vitamin C and E supplementation prevents mitochondrial damage of ileum myocytes caused by intense and exhaustive exercise training

2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (5) ◽  
pp. 1532-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloi F. Rosa ◽  
Rafael Ferreira Ribeiro ◽  
Felipe M. T. Pereira ◽  
Edna Freymüller ◽  
Jeannine Aboulafia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Superoxide Dismutase Activity ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Exhaustive Exercise ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Carbonyl Content ◽  
Oxidative Markers

Intense and exhaustive exercise (IEE) is associated with oxidative stress in skeletal muscle, and we recently reported that intestine is sensitive to IEE. In the present study, we investigated the possible relationship between the effects of IEE on morphology and oxidative markers in the ileum and isolated mitochondria. C57BL/6 mice were ascribed either to a control group comprising two subgroups, one sedentary and another exercised for 10 days (E10), or to a corresponding supplemented control group again comprising two subgroups, one sedentary and another exercised for 10 days (E10-V). The IEE program consisted of a single daily treadmill running session at 85% of Vmax, until animal exhaustion. Vitamins C (10 mg/kg) and E (10 mg/kg) were concurrently intraperitoneally administered 2 h before the exercise sessions. IEE was shown to cause 1) impairment of ileum internal membrane mitochondria verified by ultramicrography analysis; 2) increase in ileum carbonyl content (117%) and reduction in antioxidant capacity (36%); 3) increase in mitochondria carbonyl content (38%), increase in the percentage of ruptured mitochondria (25.3%), increase in superoxide dismutase activity (186%), and reduction in citrate synthase activity (40.4%) compared with control animals. Observations in the vitamin-supplemented exercised animals (E10-V) were 1) healthy appearance of myocyte mitochondria; 2) decrease in ileum carbonyl content (66%) and increase in antioxidant capacity (53%); 3) decrease in mitochondria carbonyl content (43%), decrease in the percentage of ruptured mitochondria (30%), slight increase in superoxide dismutase activity (7%), and significant increase in citrate synthase activity (121%) compared with E10 animals. Therefore, the present results strongly corroborate the hypothesis that IEE leads to marked disturbances in intestinal mitochondria, mainly in redox status, and affects whole intestinal redox status.

scholarly journals Differential Localization of Superoxide Dismutase Isoforms in Placental Villous Tissue of Normotensive, Pre-eclamptic, and Intrauterine Growth-restricted Pregnancies

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1433-1438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Myatt ◽  
Annie L.W. Eis ◽  
Diane E. Brockman ◽  
Wilhelm Kossenjans ◽  
Ian A. Greer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Vascular Endothelium ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Lipid Peroxide ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Sod Isoforms ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
Oxidative Effects

Several isoforms of superoxide dismutase (SOD), including copper/zinc (cytosolic) and manganese (mitochondrial), exist. In the human placenta, SOD may prevent excessive superoxide accumulation and any potential deleterious oxidative effects. In pre-eclampsia, increased levels of lipid peroxide and decreased SOD activity have been described in the placenta. Oxidative stress such as occurs in pre-eclampsia can alter expression of SOD isoforms. The objective of this study was to localize the copper/zinc and manganese SOD isoforms in the placenta using immunohistochemistry and to compare localization and intensity of immunostaining in tissues from normotensive pregnancies with those from pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and/or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Western blotting with specific antibodies recognized a 17-kD copper/zinc and a 23-kD manganese SOD subunit in placental homogenates. Intense immunostaining for the manganese SOD isoform was seen in villous vascular endothelium, but only faint staining was found in the syncytiotrophoblast or villous stroma. In serial sections, intense immunostaining for copper/zinc SOD was seen in certain cells of the villous stroma but only faint immunostaining in syncytiotrophoblast and vascular endothelium. No apparent differences in localization or intensity of immunostaining for either isoform were seen between tissues of normotensive or pre-eclamptic pregnancies, with or without IUGR. The different cellular localizations of the SOD isoforms suggest that they fulfill different functional roles within the placenta.

scholarly journals Resveratrol and its derivative pterostilbene ameliorate intestine injury in intrauterine growth-retarded weanling piglets by modulating redox status and gut microbiota

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Chen ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Yueping Chen ◽  
Peilu Jia ◽  
Shuli Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Villus Height ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Weanling Piglets

Abstract Background Intestinal disorder is an important factor contributing to growth lag and high rates of morbidity and mortality of piglets with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Resveratrol (RSV) and its derivative pterostilbene (PT) are natural stilbenes possessing various bioactivities, such as antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. This study compared the protective potential of RSV and PT on the intestinal redox status and gut microbiota in weanling piglets with IUGR. Methods Eighteen male piglets of normal body weight (NBW) and 54 same-sex IUGR piglets were chosen according to their birth and weaning weights. The NBW piglets accepted a basal diet, while the IUGR piglets were allotted to one of three groups according to their body weight at weaning and received a basal diet, an RSV-supplemented diet (300 mg/kg), or a PT-supplemented diet (300 mg/kg), respectively. Results Compared with IUGR piglets, both RSV and PT improved the IUGR-associated decrease in jejunal villus height and increases in plasma diamine oxidase activity and D-lactate level and jejunal apoptosis of piglets (P < 0.05). Administering RSV and PT also enhanced jejunal superoxide dismutase activity and the mRNA and protein expression of superoxide dismutase 2 of IUGR piglets by promoting nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) nuclear translocation (P < 0.05). Comparatively, PT was more effective than RSV in elevating the villus height/crypt depth ratio and occludin mRNA and protein levels in the jejunum of IUGR piglets (P < 0.05). PT was also superior to RSV in increasing Nrf2 nuclear translocation and inhibiting malondialdehyde accumulation in the jejunum of IUGR piglets (P < 0.05). Additionally, RSV modulated the composition of cecal microbiota of IUGR piglets, as evidenced by increasing the prevalence of the phylum Bacteroidetes and the genera Prevotella, Faecalibacterium, and Parabacteroides and inhibiting the growth of the phylum Proteobacteria and its genera Escherichia and Actinobacillus (P < 0.05). Moreover, RSV significantly increased the butyrate concentration in the cecum of IUGR piglets (P < 0.05). Conclusion PT is more potent than RSV to prevent intestinal oxidative stress, while RSV has a stronger capacity to regulate gut microbiota compared to PT.

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