Li Shu, Wang Xiaosong, Liu Gongyan, Liu Lei, Li Fuchang
Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Efficient Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271017, China.
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinan 250100, China.
Animals (Basel). 2025 Apr 16;15(8):1148. doi: 10.3390/ani15081148.
Heat stress triggers systemic oxidative stress that compromises physiological homeostasis. This study evaluated methionine's effects on hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity in heat-stressed Rex rabbits. Rabbits were divided into five groups (30 replicates/group): control (20-25 °C, basal diet), heat stress (HS, 30-34 °C, basal diet), and HS +0.15%, 0.3%, or 0.45% methionine-supplemented groups. After 21 days, serum, skin, liver, and kidney samples were analyzed for biochemical parameters, oxidative stress markers, and gene expression. Results showed that 0.15-0.3% methionine supplementation under heat stress increased methionine apparent digestibility and suppressed amino acid catabolism; decreased serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels; reduced skin malondialdehyde (MDA) and elevated (MSRA) activity; attenuated hepatic central venous congestion and renal tubular vacuolization; enhanced hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities (0.3% group); and modulated antioxidant gene expression via Nrf2/HO-1 and Nrf2/NQO1 pathways. Pathological analysis confirmed reduced fibrosis and cellular damage in liver/kidney tissues. Optimal methionine supplementation (0.3%) effectively mitigated heat-induced oxidative organ damage by enhancing endogenous antioxidant defenses and regulating redox-sensitive signaling pathways. These findings provide a nutritional strategy for alleviating heat stress-related metabolic disorders in rabbits.
热应激会引发全身性氧化应激,从而破坏生理稳态。本研究评估了蛋氨酸对热应激条件下獭兔肝脏和肾脏抗氧化能力的影响。将兔子分为五组(每组30个重复):对照组(20 - 25°C,基础日粮)、热应激组(HS,30 - 34°C,基础日粮)以及添加0.15%、0.3%或0.45%蛋氨酸的热应激组。21天后,对血清、皮肤、肝脏和肾脏样本进行生化参数、氧化应激标志物及基因表达分析。结果显示,热应激条件下添加0.15 - 0.3%的蛋氨酸可提高蛋氨酸表观消化率并抑制氨基酸分解代谢;降低血清丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)和天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)水平;减少皮肤丙二醛(MDA)含量并提高甲硫氨酸亚砜还原酶A(MSRA)活性;减轻肝脏中央静脉淤血和肾小管空泡化;增强肝脏超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)活性(0.3%组);并通过Nrf2/HO - 1和Nrf2/NQO1途径调节抗氧化基因表达。病理分析证实肝脏/肾脏组织中的纤维化和细胞损伤减少。最佳蛋氨酸添加量(0.3%)通过增强内源性抗氧化防御和调节氧化还原敏感信号通路,有效减轻了热诱导的氧化器官损伤。这些发现为缓解兔子热应激相关代谢紊乱提供了一种营养策略。