Hu Nan-Jun, Feng Guang-Li, Lai Xiao-Hong, Peng Mo, Song Yu-Feng
Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
Aquac Nutr. 2025 May 8;2025:1151656. doi: 10.1155/anu/1151656. eCollection 2025.
With the increasing prevalence of high-fat diets (HFD) in aquaculture practices, the detrimental effects of HFD on farmed fish have garnered significant attention. Creatine has emerged as a promising green feed additive for aquaculture species; however, its potential role in mitigating the negative impacts of HFD remains poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, the present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of dietary creatine supplementation on HFD-induced hepatic lipid metabolism disorders and muscle quality deterioration in juvenile grass carp (). Three experimental diets were formulated: a control diet (5.20% lipid, control), a HFD (8.11% lipid, HFD), and a HFD supplemented with 2% creatine (HFD + creatine). Juvenile grass carp (initial weight: 4.12 ± 0.02 g) were randomly allocated into nine 300-L indoor tanks and fed the experimental diets for 8 weeks. The key findings of this study revealed that (1) Dietary creatine supplementation significantly ameliorated the adverse effects of HFD on growth performance and feed utilization efficiency in juvenile grass carp. (2) Creatine supplementation improved muscle quality parameters in juvenile grass carp. (3) Dietary creatine attenuated HFD-induced hepatic lipid accumulation through enhanced fatty acid -oxidation, which was mediated by mfn2-dependent mitochondrial fusion. Notably, this study elucidates a novel molecular mechanism whereby creatine activates mitochondrial fusion through the binding of transcription factor to specific sites on the mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) gene promoter. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive investigation from a multi-organ/tissue perspective combined with mitochondrial dynamics analysis, providing valuable insights for developing effective nutritional strategies to counteract HFD-induced adverse effects in farmed fish through creatine supplementation.
随着高脂饮食(HFD)在水产养殖实践中的日益普遍,HFD对养殖鱼类的有害影响已引起广泛关注。肌酸已成为一种有前景的水产养殖绿色饲料添加剂;然而,其在减轻HFD负面影响方面的潜在作用仍知之甚少。为填补这一知识空白,本研究旨在探讨日粮补充肌酸对高脂饮食诱导的草鱼幼鱼肝脏脂质代谢紊乱和肌肉品质下降的保护作用。配制了三种实验饲料:对照饲料(脂质含量5.20%,对照)、高脂饲料(脂质含量8.11%,HFD)和添加2%肌酸的高脂饲料(HFD+肌酸)。将草鱼幼鱼(初始体重:4.12±0.02克)随机分配到九个300升的室内水箱中,并投喂实验饲料8周。本研究的主要发现表明:(1)日粮补充肌酸显著改善了高脂饮食对草鱼幼鱼生长性能和饲料利用效率的不利影响。(2)补充肌酸改善了草鱼幼鱼的肌肉品质参数。(3)日粮中的肌酸通过增强脂肪酸β-氧化减轻了高脂饮食诱导的肝脏脂质积累,这是由mfn2依赖性线粒体融合介导的。值得注意的是,本研究阐明了一种新的分子机制,即肌酸通过转录因子与线粒体融合蛋白2(Mfn2)基因启动子上的特定位点结合来激活线粒体融合。据我们所知,这是首次从多器官/组织角度结合线粒体动力学分析进行的全面研究,为制定有效的营养策略提供了有价值的见解,以通过补充肌酸来对抗养殖鱼类中高脂饮食诱导的不利影响。
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