School of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, P. R. China.
School of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, P. R. China; Engineering Research Center of the Chinenese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, P. R. China; Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Changchun, Jilin, 130118, P. R. China.
Poult Sci. 2023 Jan;102(1):102261. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102261. Epub 2022 Oct 19.
Egg production levels in late laying hens are negatively correlated with increasing age. Decreased liver and ovarian function in aging laying hens is accompanied by decreased antioxidant capacity, reproductive hormone levels, and follicular development, resulting in decreased synthesis of yolk precursors. The golden needle mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hypolipidemic properties. We aimed to reveal the therapeutic effects of F. velutipes stem (FVS) on liver-blood-ovary axis and investigate the underlying mechanisms. A total of 360 sixty-seven-wk-old laying hens were randomized into 4 treatment groups: 1) basal maize-soybean meal diet (CON); 2) basal maize + 20 g/kg FVS (2% FVS); 3) basal maize + 40 g/kg FVS (4% FVS); and 4) basal maize + 60 g/kg FVS (6% FVS). FVS groups demonstrated significantly increased egg production and ovarian development compared with the CON group. The addition of FVS increased the levels of antioxidant enzymes (GSH-Px, T-SOD, and T-AOC) in the liver, serum, and ovaries and decreased malondialdehyde levels by regulating the expression of proteins related to the Keap1-Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway. Additionally, FVS significantly decreased ovarian apoptosis by regulating Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase3 mRNA and protein expression levels. FVS significantly increased the expression levels of estradiol, progesterone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone and their respective receptors. With increased levels of estradiol transported to the liver through the bloodstream, targeted binding to estrogen receptor (ER)-α and ER-β led to significant increases in ApoVLDL II, ApoB, and VTG II mRNA expression associated with yolk precursor synthesis. FVS decreased the levels of triglyceride and total cholesterol and significantly increased the expression of lipid metabolism, and transport-related mRNAs (FAS, PPAR-a/γ, and MTTP) in the liver. Therefore, the dietary supplementation of FVS can maintain the productive performance of aging laying hens by alleviating the degree of oxidative stress and regulating the transport of functional substances along the liver-blood-ovary axis, thereby improving the synthesis of yolk precursors.
产蛋后期母鸡的产蛋水平与日龄呈负相关。随着老龄母鸡肝脏和卵巢功能的下降,抗氧化能力、生殖激素水平和卵泡发育下降,导致蛋黄前体的合成减少。金针菇(Flammulina velutipes)已被报道具有抗炎、抗氧化和降血脂作用。我们旨在揭示金针菇茎(FVS)对肝-血-卵巢轴的治疗作用,并探讨其潜在机制。共将 360 只 67 周龄产蛋母鸡随机分为 4 个处理组:1)基础玉米-豆粕日粮(CON);2)基础玉米+20 g/kg FVS(2% FVS);3)基础玉米+40 g/kg FVS(4% FVS);和 4)基础玉米+60 g/kg FVS(6% FVS)。与 CON 组相比,FVS 组产蛋量和卵巢发育显著增加。添加 FVS 通过调节 Keap1-Nrf2/ARE 信号通路相关蛋白的表达,增加了肝脏、血清和卵巢中抗氧化酶(GSH-Px、T-SOD 和 T-AOC)的水平,并降低了丙二醛水平。此外,FVS 通过调节 Bax、Bcl-2 和 caspase3 mRNA 和蛋白表达水平,显著降低了卵巢细胞凋亡。FVS 显著增加了雌二醇、孕酮、促黄体生成素和卵泡刺激素及其各自受体的表达水平。随着更多的雌二醇通过血液循环运送到肝脏,与雌激素受体(ER)-α和 ER-β的靶向结合导致与蛋黄前体合成相关的 ApoVLDL II、ApoB 和 VTG II mRNA 表达显著增加。FVS 降低了甘油三酯和总胆固醇水平,并显著增加了肝脏中脂质代谢和运输相关 mRNAs(FAS、PPAR-a/γ 和 MTTP)的表达。因此,FVS 的日粮添加可以通过缓解氧化应激程度和调节肝-血-卵巢轴上功能性物质的运输,维持老龄母鸡的产蛋性能,从而提高蛋黄前体的合成。