China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 1360-1369.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2025.03.037

• Basic Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Protective Effect of Catechu Extract on the Colon of Young Piglets Infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

LI Huanhuan, YU Chenmin, TIAN Xiaorong, LI Rui, LI Zongyun, ZHANG Yanyan, ZHAO Di, WANG Lei, HOU Yongqing, WU Tao   

  1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
  • Received:2024-05-28 Published:2025-02-22

Abstract: 【Objective】 A pilot study was conducted to investigate the protective effect and mechanism of catechu extract (TCE) on the colon of young piglets infected with Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) using 7-day-old piglets.【Method】 Eighteen young piglets of similar body weight were randomly divided into three groups:Control group,PEDV group and TCE+PEDV group,with six pigs in each group.The experimental period lasted for 11 days,with the initial adaptation period spanning from 0 to 3 days and the subsequent formal experimental period extending from 4 to 11 days.In the formal experimental period,piglets in control and PEDV groups were fed with artificial milk,and piglets in TCE+PEDV group were fed with artificial milk and TCE (0.01 g/kg BW).The study involved the feeding of 3 mL of 106 TCID50/0.1 mL PEDV to piglets in both the PEDV and TCE+PEDV groups on the 8th day.The same volume of DMEM was administered to piglets in control group.On the 11th day,all piglets were anesthetized and slaughtered,and colon tissues were collected to determine the effects of TCE on the colonic morphology and structure,antioxidant capacity,inflammatory factors,and ion channel related gene expression of piglets infected with PEDV.【Result】 Compared with control group,the colon tissue morphology of piglets in PEDV group was damaged,and the crypt depth was significantly increased (P<0.05).Oral administration of TCE could effectively alleviate colonic damage in piglets caused by PEDV infection.Compared with PEDV group,the colon crypt depth of piglets in TCE+PEDV group was significantly shallower (P<0.05).Compared with control group,the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in colon of piglets infected with PEDV was significantly increased (P<0.05).Compared with PEDV group,the activities of GSH-Px,total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD),catalase (CAT) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in colon of piglets in TCE+PEDV group showed no significant changes (P>0.05).After PEDV infection,PEDV M,N and S genes expression could be detected in colon tissues of piglets,and the expression of interferon (IFN) signaling pathway related genes ISG15 and IRF7,inflammatory factor genes IL-1β,IL-8,REG3G,and ion channel related genes AQP10,APOB and MMP13 were significantly upregulated (P<0.05),while the expression of IFN-β gene was significantly downregulated (P<0.05).Compared with PEDV group,the expression of PEDV M,N,S genes,and ISG15, IL-1β, IL-8,REG3G,IRF7,APOB and MMP9 genes in colon of piglets in TCE+PEDV group were significantly downregulated (P<0.05),while the expression level of IFN-β gene was significantly up-regulated (P<0.05).【Conclusion】 PEDV infection caused mucosal damage in colon tissue of young piglets,which could be alleviated by feeding 0.01 g/kg BW of TCE.

Key words: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); catechu extract; colon; inflammatory response

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