State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
College of Animal Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Jan 22;2022:1098892. doi: 10.1155/2022/1098892. eCollection 2022.
Excessive lipid accumulation and high oxidative stress have become a serious health and economic problem in the pig industry. Fatness characteristics are crucial in pig production since they are closely related to meat quality. The gut microbiome is well acknowledged as a key element in fat deposition. But the link between gut microbiota and fat accumulation in pigs remains elusive. To examine whether there is a link between pigs' gut microbiome, lipogenic properties, and oxidative stress, we selected 5 high-fat pigs and 5 low-fat pigs from 60 250-day-old Jinhua pigs in the present study and collected the colon content, serum sample, and liver and abdominal fat segments from each pig for metagenomic analysis, the oxidative stress assay, and RT-qPCR analysis, respectively. The backfat thickness and fat content of the longissimus dorsi muscle were considerably higher in the high-fat pigs than in the low-fat pigs ( < 0.05). An obvious difference in GSH-Px and MDA in the serum between the high- and low-fat pigs was observed. After RT-qPCR analysis, we found the gene expression of and in the liver and , , and in the abdominal fat were significantly higher in high-fat pigs than in low-fat pigs ( < 0.05). Additionally, metagenomic sequencing revealed that high-fat pigs had a higher abundance of Archaeal species with methanogenesis functions, leading to more-efficient fat deposition, while low-fat pigs had higher abundances of butyrate-producing bacteria species that improved the formation of SCFAs, especially butyrate, thus alleviating fat deposition in pigs. Furthermore, a total of 17 CAZyme families were identified to give significant enrichments in different fat phenotypes of pigs. This study would provide a detailed understanding of how the gut microbiome influences fat deposition in pigs, as well as a hint for improving growth performance and fatness traits by manipulating the gut microbiome.
过度的脂质积累和高氧化应激已成为养猪业的一个严重的健康和经济问题。脂肪特性在猪生产中至关重要,因为它们与肉质密切相关。肠道微生物组被认为是脂肪沉积的关键因素。但是,肠道微生物群与猪脂肪积累之间的联系仍然难以捉摸。为了研究猪的肠道微生物群、生脂特性和氧化应激之间是否存在联系,我们从 60 头 250 日龄金华猪中选择了 5 头高脂肪猪和 5 头低脂肪猪,分别从每头猪收集结肠内容物、血清样本和肝脏和腹部脂肪段,用于宏基因组分析、氧化应激测定和 RT-qPCR 分析。高脂肪猪的背膘厚度和长肌脂肪含量明显高于低脂肪猪(<0.05)。高脂肪和低脂肪猪的血清中 GSH-Px 和 MDA 有明显差异。经过 RT-qPCR 分析,我们发现肝脏和腹部脂肪中基因的表达显著高于低脂肪猪(<0.05)。此外,宏基因组测序显示,高脂肪猪具有更多具有甲烷生成功能的古菌物种,从而更有效地沉积脂肪,而低脂肪猪具有更多产生丁酸的细菌物种,从而改善 SCFAs 的形成,特别是丁酸,从而减轻猪的脂肪沉积。此外,总共鉴定出 17 个 CAZyme 家族,在不同脂肪表型的猪中存在显著富集。本研究将提供对肠道微生物群如何影响猪脂肪沉积的详细了解,并为通过操纵肠道微生物群改善生长性能和脂肪特性提供线索。