Department of Animal Sciences, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
Department of Veterinary Biomedicine, University of Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada.
Toxins (Basel). 2024 Jun 28;16(7):297. doi: 10.3390/toxins16070297.
Using alternative ingredients or low-quality grain grades to reduce feeding costs for pig diets can introduce mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) into feed, which is known to induce anorexia, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Adding vitamin 25(OH)D or vitamins E and C to the feed could increase piglets' immune system to alleviate the effects of DON. This study used 54 pigs (7.8 ± 0.14 kg) in 27 pens (2 pigs/pen) with a vitamin 25(OH)D or vitamin E-C supplementation, or their combination, in DON-contaminated (5.1 mg/kg) feed ingredients over 21 days followed by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge (20 µg/kg BW) 3 h prior to euthanasia for 1 piglet per pen. DON contamination induced anorexia, which reduced piglet growth. DON also induced immunomodulation, oxidative stress, and downregulated vitamin D status. The vitamin E and C supplementation and the combination of vitamins E, C, and 25(OH)D provided protection against DON contamination by not only decreasing blood and liver oxidative stress markers, but also by increasing antioxidant enzymes and tocopherol levels in blood, indicating improved antioxidant defense mechanisms. The combination of vitamins also restored the vitamin D status. After LPS challenge, DON contamination decreased intestinal and liver antioxidant statuses and increased inflammation markers. The addition of vitamins E and C to DON-contaminated feed reduced markers of inflammation and improved the antioxidant status after the LPS immune stimulation. The combination of all these vitamins also reduced the oxidative stress markers and the inflammation in the intestine and mesenteric lymph nodes, suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect.
使用替代成分或低质量谷物等级来降低猪饲料的饲养成本,可能会将黄曲霉毒素如脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇(DON)引入饲料中,已知其会引起厌食、炎症和氧化应激。在饲料中添加维生素 25(OH)D 或维生素 E 和 C 可以增强仔猪的免疫系统,从而减轻 DON 的影响。本研究使用了 54 头(7.8 ± 0.14 kg)猪,在 27 个围栏(每栏 2 头猪)中,在 DON 污染(5.1 mg/kg)的饲料成分中添加维生素 25(OH)D 或维生素 E-C 补充剂,或两者的组合,持续 21 天,然后在 LPS(20 µg/kg BW)挑战前 3 小时对每栏中的 1 头仔猪进行安乐死。DON 污染会引起厌食,从而降低仔猪的生长速度。DON 还会诱导免疫调节、氧化应激和下调维生素 D 状态。维生素 E 和 C 的补充以及维生素 E、C 和 25(OH)D 的组合,不仅通过降低血液和肝脏氧化应激标志物,而且通过增加血液中的抗氧化酶和生育酚水平,为 DON 污染提供了保护,表明改善了抗氧化防御机制。维生素的组合还恢复了维生素 D 状态。在 LPS 挑战后,DON 污染降低了肠道和肝脏的抗氧化状态,并增加了炎症标志物。在 DON 污染的饲料中添加维生素 E 和 C 可以减少炎症标志物,并在 LPS 免疫刺激后改善抗氧化状态。所有这些维生素的组合还减少了肠道和肠系膜淋巴结中的氧化应激标志物和炎症,表明具有抗炎作用。