China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8): 2445-2453.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2020.08.012

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Effects of Amino Acid Blend on Liver Energy State,Free Amino Acids and Relative Expression of Related Genes in Weaned Piglets

DONG Yi1, WANG Qian1, MENG Yuxuan1, ZHU Zhekun1, TIAN Junjie1, WANG Lei1,2, ZHAO Di1,2, HOU Yongqing1,2   

  1. 1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China;
    2. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center of Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
  • Received:2020-03-07 Online:2020-08-20 Published:2020-08-15

Abstract: In order to further explore the application effects and mechanism of an amino acid blend (AAB),this study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with AAB on liver energy state,free amino acids and relative expression of related genes in weaned piglets following our previous studies.Sixteen (21±3) days old weaned piglets with similar body weight were randomly assigned to control group and AAB group,with 8 replicates per group.The diet of the control group was basal diet supplemented with 0.99% alanine (isonitrogenous control),the diet of AAB group was basal diet supplemented with 1.00% AAB (glutamate:glutamine:glycine:arginine:N-acetylcysteine=5:2:2:1:0.5).On day 21 of the trial,the blood and liver samples were obtained from all piglets.The results indicated that:Compared to the control group,AAB group decreased plasma ALT and AST activity in piglets (P<0.05),increased the total protein content,RNA/DNA and total protein/DNA in the liver of piglets(P<0.05),reduced the MDA and H2O2 contents in the liver of piglets (P<0.05),increased the liver arginine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) levels (P<0.05),increased mRNA levels of amino acid transporter b0,+ AT and y+ LAT2 genes,glutathione S-transferase ω2 gene (GSTO2),interferon-γ gene (IFN-γ),lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL) (P<0.05),decreased mRNA levels of fatty acid synthase gene (FASN) (P<0.05).The above results showed that the addition of 1.00% AAB could improve the liver function,improve the antioxidant capacity,regulate the energy state and free amino acid metabolism of piglet liver,and might affect the fat metabolism and immune function of liver.

Key words: amino acid blend; weaned piglets; liver; energy state; free amino acids; gene

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