Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China.
J Anim Sci. 2022 Oct 1;100(10). doi: 10.1093/jas/skac276.
This experiment was designed to examine the effects of a dietary supplementation of polysaccharides-rich noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) fruit extract (NFP) on the anti-oxidant enzyme activities, cytokines level, and expression of corresponding genes in blood of cashmere goats. Twelve castrated, 2-yr-old male cashmere goats (45.44 ± 3.30 kg of BW ± SD) were used in a 2 × 2 crossover design: the basal diet with or without (CON) supplementation of NFP at 4 g per kg DM (0.4%). Each period lasted for 29 d, including 1 wk for diet transition, 20 d for adaptation, and the last 2 d for sampling. The results showed that NFP supplementation increased (P < 0.05) the levels of nitric oxide, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and the activities of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) in serum. The expressions of CAT, GPx4, TrxR, SOD1, IL-6, and TNF-α genes were upregulated (P < 0.05), whereas the levels of malondialdehyde (P = 0.015) and reactive oxygen species (P = 0.051) in serum were reduced. The body weight gain of goats was increased (P = 0.006) with a nonsignificant increase of feed intake with NFP supplementation. In conclusion, dietary NFP supplementation enhanced the antioxidant status and immune function in blood of cashmere goats.
本实验旨在研究富含多糖的诺丽(Morinda citrifolia L.)果提取物(NFP)的膳食补充对绒山羊血液抗氧化酶活性、细胞因子水平和相应基因表达的影响。选用 12 只去势、2 岁雄性绒山羊(体重 45.44 ± 3.30 kg ± SD),采用 2×2 交叉试验设计:基础日粮添加或不添加(CON)NFP 4 g/kg DM(0.4%)。每个周期持续 29 天,包括 1 周的日粮过渡,20 天的适应期,最后 2 天采样。结果表明,NFP 补充增加(P<0.05)了血清中一氧化氮、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)的水平,以及血清中过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)、硫氧还蛋白还原酶(TrxR)和总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)的活性。CAT、GPx4、TrxR、SOD1、IL-6 和 TNF-α 基因的表达上调(P<0.05),而血清中丙二醛(P=0.015)和活性氧(P=0.051)的水平降低。NFP 补充增加了山羊的体重增加(P=0.006),而采食量无显著增加。综上所述,日粮 NFP 补充增强了绒山羊血液的抗氧化状态和免疫功能。