Gagniuc Elvira, Pîrvu Adina-Mihaela, Nastac Dumitru-Iulian, Gagniuc Paul A, Gherghiceanu Mihaela, Militaru Manuella
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 13;15(1):29705. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-12910-x.
Understanding the dynamics of metabolic regulation in the body requires an in-depth examination of the distribution and characteristics of mitochondrial populations within adipose tissue. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between mitochondrial size and the expansion of white adipocytes across different Body Condition Scores (BCS) in dairy cows. BCS was used to categorize cows into three groups: cachectic, normal weight, and overweight. Adipose tissue samples were collected from two anatomical regions: the subcutaneous depot of the flank and the perirenal area. A total of 678 mitochondria from these samples were analyzed using electron microscopy to determine their lengths, thicknesses, and volumes. The average mitochondrial length in cow adipocytes was 0.64 μm (± 0.414), with an average thickness of 0.25 μm (± 0.089). The maximum observed mitochondrial length and thickness were 3.79 μm and 1.13 μm, respectively, while the minimum values were 0.11 μm for length and 0.10 μm for thickness. Notably, a size constraint was observed, with most mitochondria falling within the length range of 0.7-1.2 μm and thickness range of 0.4-0.6 μm, suggesting potential structural or functional limitations. Mitochondrial volumes were calculated to assess expansion or contraction across different BCS categories. The subcutaneous flank region exhibited similar mitochondrial volumes in both cachectic and overweight groups (0.028 μm), while the perirenal adipose tissue exhibited the highest mitochondrial volume in the normal weight group, suggesting a non-linear relationship between mitochondrial size and body condition. These findings provide new insights into the role of mitochondrial size dynamics in adipocyte metabolism and their potential impact on metabolic regulation in dairy cows with varying body conditions.
了解身体代谢调节的动态过程需要深入研究脂肪组织中线粒体群体的分布和特征。本研究旨在调查奶牛不同体况评分(BCS)下线粒体大小与白色脂肪细胞扩张之间的相关性。BCS用于将奶牛分为三组:恶病质、正常体重和超重。从两个解剖区域采集脂肪组织样本:胁腹皮下脂肪库和肾周区域。使用电子显微镜分析这些样本中的678个线粒体,以确定它们的长度、厚度和体积。奶牛脂肪细胞中线粒体的平均长度为0.64μm(±0.414),平均厚度为0.25μm(±0.089)。观察到的线粒体最大长度和厚度分别为3.79μm和1.13μm,而最小长度值为0.11μm,最小厚度值为0.10μm。值得注意的是,观察到一个大小限制,大多数线粒体的长度范围在0.7 - 1.2μm之间,厚度范围在0.4 - 0.6μm之间,这表明存在潜在的结构或功能限制。计算线粒体体积以评估不同BCS类别之间的扩张或收缩情况。恶病质组和超重组的胁腹皮下区域线粒体体积相似(0.028μm),而肾周脂肪组织在正常体重组中线粒体体积最高,这表明线粒体大小与体况之间存在非线性关系。这些发现为线粒体大小动态在脂肪细胞代谢中的作用及其对不同体况奶牛代谢调节的潜在影响提供了新的见解。
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