The comparison of the collagen fiber contents and hepatic stellate cell distribution in male and female chicken livers

The difference in collagen fiber content, morphological properties and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) distribution was investigated in the liver of both sexes in chicken. Collagen fiber specimens were obtained by maceration treatment with NaOH solution. HSCs were detected using desmin‐specific immunohistochemistry. The ratio of liver weight to body weight was larger in the female than the male chickens. Collagen fiber content, the numerical density of HSCs and the percentage area displaying desmin immunopositivity were not different between the right and left lobes of the liver, in both male and female chickens. However, all of these parameters were larger in the males than the females. In the light microscopic observation, many HSCs in the male had large and elongated cytoplasmic processes. Conversely, HSCs with poorly developed cytoplasmic processes were frequently observed in females. Liver tissue is structurally stronger in male chickens than females and the activity and density of HSCs may be related to the collagen fiber content in chicken liver.     

Estradiol inhibits hepatic stellate cell area and collagen synthesis in the chicken liver

Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are the main collagen‐producing cells in the liver. The HSC area and amount of collagen fibers are different between male and female chickens. This study was performed to confirm the effect of estradiol on collagen synthesis in the growing chicken liver. Blood estradiol levels in chicks were compared at 4 and 8 weeks of age, and the collagen fibril network in liver tissue was observed at 8 weeks by scanning electron microscopy. Intraperitoneal administrations of estradiol and tamoxifen to male and female chicks, respectively, were performed daily from 5 to 8 weeks of age. The areas of HSCs and collagen contents were measured in the liver tissue. The blood estradiol level was higher in females than in males, and the collagen fibril network was denser in males than in females at 8 weeks of age. Estradiol administration in males induced decreases in the HSC area and collagen content of the liver. Conversely, tamoxifen administration in females induced an increase in the HSC area but did not facilitate collagen synthesis. Based on these results, estradiol inhibits the area and collagen synthesis of HSCs in the growing chicken liver under normal physiological conditions.     

Immunophenotypic analysis of the distribution of hepatic macrophages,lymphocytes and hepatic stellate cells in the adult rat liver

The liver consists of parenchymal hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells. Non-parenchymal cells, Kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells and cholangiocytes have crucial roles in liver homeostasis and liver pathology. To establish baseline data, this study investigated immunohistochemically the distribution of non-parenchymal cells in perivenular areas (PV), periportal areas (PP) and Glisson's sheath (GS) of adult rat liver. Liver tissues were collected from the left lateral lobe of rats. CD163-positive macrophages were seen along the sinusoid of PV and PP areas, indicating Kupffer cells. Double immunofluorescence showed, Kupffer cells partly co-expressed CD68 and MHC class II antigens in the liver. The numbers of Kupffer cells were significantly high in PP areas as compared with PV or GS areas. CD68-positive exudative macrophages were highly localized in PP and GS areas and a comparatively low PV area. MHC class II-positive dendritic cells (activated macrophages) were localized mainly in GS. Granzyme B-positive NK cells were mainly localized in the Glisson's sheath. CD3-positive T cells and CD20-positive B cells were distributed along the sinusoids of the PP and PV areas of hepatic lobules. Vimentin and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive hepatic stellate cells were localized along sinusoids in the hepatic lobules of the liver. Cholangiocytes reacting to cytokeratin 19 were seen on interlobular bile ducts in Glisson's sheath of the liver. This study shows that heterogeneous macrophage populations, liver-resident lymphocytes and hepatic stellate cells localized in PP and PV areas or GS areas of the liver with cells specific patterns.     

鸡脂肪肝出血综合征发生过程中脂质代谢与血清甲状腺激素水平变化

探讨血清甲状腺激素水平与鸡脂肪肝出血综合征（FLHs）发生之间的关系。选用14日龄青脚麻鸡160只,按体质量随机分为对照组和FLHS组。对照组饲喂基础日粮,FLHs组饲喂高脂日粮（基础日粮＋10％牛油）的同时肌肉注射苯甲酸雌二醇（剂量为2．4mg／kg,每周3次,共3周）,试验期为28d。结果显示,试验期间,FLHS组鸡的体温明显降低;28和42日龄时,FLHS组鸡的平均体质量与平均采食量均显著高于对照组（P〈0．05或P〈10．01）;皮下脂肪厚度、肌间脂肪宽度、肝指数、肝脂率、皮脂率、腹脂率升高;血清TG、TC和LDL—C浓度均显著高于对照组（P〈0．05或P％0．01）,而血清HDL—C浓度均显著低于对照组（P〈0．01）;血清T3、T4和FT3水平降低,特别在试验后期降低更明显,而血清FT4水平变化不显著;同时FLHS组血清TP、ALB和PA浓度均比对照组有所提高。结果提示,FLHS可引起血清甲状腺激素水平的下降,而甲状腺激素水平的下降进一步造成脂质代谢紊乱,参与了鸡FLHS的发生。     

性别和添加卵磷脂对育肥猪生长性能、肉质和肌肉胶原含量的影响

本文旨在探讨性别和日粮添加卵磷脂对肥育猪生长性能、肉质、肌肉胶原蛋白含量及胶原合成关键基因表达的影响。试验选择272头二元杂交猪(阉割公猪和后备母猪各半),将其随机分到2×2因子组别中,包括2个性别(后备母猪和阉割公猪)和2个日粮(基础日粮和0.4%卵磷脂)。饲养5周后对猪只进行屠宰,取背长肌进行肉质和胶原蛋白含量的测定。分析骨骼肌参与胶原蛋白合成的关键基因(I型胶原COL1A1,III型胶原COL3A1,α-subunit prolyl4-hydroxylase(P4H)、赖氨酰化氧化酶(Lysyloxidase)和metalloproteinase-1(金属蛋白酶-1,MMP-1)的mRNA相对表达水平。结果显示:卵磷脂提高了阉割公猪和后备母猪的饲料转化率(P <0.05),但对采食量、平均日增重和屠宰率无显著影响(P> 0.05)。卵磷脂对肌肉剪切力、胶原蛋白含量及相关基因表达均无显著影响(P> 0.05)。阉割公猪生长速度和COL1A1基因mRNA相对表达水平均显著高于后备母猪(P <0.05)。但育肥猪性别对最长肌背膘厚度、胶原蛋白含量和相关基因表达水平无显著影响(P> 0.05)。综上所述,卵磷脂在不影响猪肉品质的前提下提高了育肥猪的饲料转化率。因此,在夏季高脂育肥猪日粮中添加卵磷脂有益于生产。     

日粮纤维对鹅生长发育的影响

本文就日粮纤维对鹅的生产性能、屠宰性能、消化道发育、肠道微生物的影响及其在日粮中的适宜添加水平作一综述。     

Total lipid and triacylglycerol contents in the liver of broiler and layer chickens at embryonic stages and hatching

To compare the hepatic function of broiler and layer chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) at various embryonic stages and hatching, the total lipid and triacylglycerol (TG) content were determined. The chicken embryos accumulated a large amount of lipids in the liver and the total lipid content gradually increased toward hatching, though no significant difference was observed between broilers and layers. The TG contents in the liver increased considerably with developmental stage. At embryonic day 14 the TG content in the liver was similar between broilers and layers; thereafter, it was 1.3 and 2.2 times higher in broilers than in layers at embryonic day 18 and for newly hatched chicks, respectively. Chick embryos accumulate an excessive amount of cholesterol ester in the liver, but cholesterol ester is replaced by TG after hatching. The results of hepatic TG contents in the present study suggest that the development of the hepatic function between broilers and layers may already differ at embryonic stages.     

茶多酚对固始鸡心脏、肝脏、肌胃中胆固醇和甘油三脂含量的影响

选择1日龄健康固始鸡90只,随机分为3组,即对照组,试验Ⅰ组,试验Ⅱ组(n=30),对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验组在基础日粮中分别添加0.25%、0.50%的茶多酚,试验期为42d。分别于2、4、6周称重,每组屠宰10只,取其内脏并测定鸡心脏、肝脏、肌胃中胆固醇和甘油三脂的含量,以研究茶多酚对固始鸡心脏、肝脏、肌胃中胆固醇和甘油三脂含量的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比较,茶多酚能显著降低肝脏中胆固醇含量(P0.05);添加0.5%茶多酚4、6周龄可显著降低肌胃中胆固醇含量;基础日粮中添加0.5%的茶多酚在4周龄时可显著降低肝脏中甘油三酯水平(P0.05),6周龄可极显著降低肝脏中甘油三酯水平(P0.01)。     

Comparison of collagen content, distribution and architecture among the pectoralis, iliotibialis lateralis and puboischiofemoralis muscles with different myofiber composition in Silky cocks

The total amount of collagen, the relative distributions of types I and III collagens in perimysium and endomysium, and the collagen fiber architecture were compared among the pectoralis (PT), iliotibialis lateralis (ITL) and puboischiofemoralis (PIF) muscles in Silky cocks. All of the myofibers in the PT muscle were type IIB, the myofibers in the ITL muscle were divided into type IIA, 41.7% and IIB, 58.3%, and the PIF muscle was composed of type I, 24.6%; IIA, 64.6%; and transitional, 10.8%. The total amount of collagen differed significantly among the PT (2.92 mg/g), PIF (4.20 mg/g) and ITL (8.06 mg/g) material, where only the PIF was a whole muscle with epimysium. On the image analysis of the immunohistochemical preparations, the percentage area of perimysial collagen to the total area in each type differed significantly among the PIF, PT and ITL muscles, where it was 26.8, 50.0 and 74.4% for the type I collagen and 27.4, 32.9 and 61.7% for the type III collagen, respectively. In the scanning electron micrography of the perimysium in macerated preparations, thick bundles of collagen fibers were observed in the ITL muscle, thinner but broad platelets in the PT muscle, and a coarse tissue of thinner collagen fibers in the PIF muscle. However, the endomysial fabric of collagen fibrils was similar among the muscles. Small, transverse collagen fibers, which branched off from the thicker perimysia, occupied narrow interendomysial spaces and separated the primary myofiber fasciculi. The results indicate that the ITL muscle, localized in the distorted and overextended part of the leg and subject to strong external forces, had highly developed perimysial collagen fiber bundles, but the ITL endomysial collagen architecture was similar to that of the PT and PIF muscles.     

硼对铜中毒肉用乌骨鸡肝铜含量及肝功能的影响

选用560只1日龄肉用乌骨鸡,采用二因子多水平随机化试验设计研究日粮硼对铜中毒肉鸡肝铜及肝功能的影响。分别在玉米-豆粕型基础日粮中(Cu50.9 mg/kg,B10.1 mg/kg)添加549.1、749.1 mg/kg的铜和49.1、109.1 mg/kg的硼。结果表明,硼可在一定程度上抵御高铜对肝细胞的毒害,并减少肉鸡肝铜的蓄积量,说明硼对肉用乌骨鸡铜中毒具保护效应。     

甘肃黄鸡早期生长发育规律的分析

为探讨甘肃黄鸡的育效果及其利用价值，对甘肃黄鸡早期生长发育规律进行了系统测定。结果表明，甘肃黄鸡体重达２．０kg的日龄平均为８７．５d（公鸡７７d，母鸡９８d)，全期饲料转化比为２．９３，成活率较高达９４．０％，甘肃黄鸡９周龄时体重接近１．５kg,有一定的市场意义，可以考虑及早上市；对甘肃黄鸡体重进行选择时，应同时注意对胫长的适当控制。     

藏鸡与白羽肉鸡垂体转录组差异表达研究

试验旨在通过对藏鸡和白羽肉鸡垂体转录组测序和生物信息学分析,筛选出与鸡生长发育相关的差异表达基因（differentially expression genes,DEGs）及信号通路。本研究选用42日龄健康藏鸡和白羽肉鸡各3只,分别采集垂体组织利用Illumina HiSeq 2000平台进行转录组mRNA测序,对筛选到的DEGs筛选DEGs,GO和KEGG数据库功能注释和富集分析,实时荧光定量PCR验证随机挑选的DEGs表达水平。结果显示,藏鸡和白羽肉鸡分别获得126 094 302和125 666 442条clean reads。与白羽肉鸡相比,藏鸡垂体组织中共有DEGs 392个,其中196个为上调基因,196个为下调基因（P<0.05）,其中包括生长激素（GH）基因、生长激素释放激素受体（GHRHR）基因和胰岛素样生长因子2 mRNA结合蛋白1（IGF2BP1）基因。GO和KEGG富集分析发现,DEGs显著富集于细胞黏附分子信号通路和神经活性配体-受体相互作用信号通路等细胞通讯相关的信号通路,GH、GHRHR和IGF2BP1基因也显著富集于神经活性配体-受体相互作用信号通路。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,转录组测序结果准确可靠。综上研究,本研究初步揭示了影响藏鸡和白羽肉鸡生长发育速度差异的关键候选基因和信号通路,为了解鸡垂体组织调节生长发育的分子机制提供了理论依据。     

鸡贫血病-法氏囊病联合免疫母鸡后子代雏鸡外周血液T细胞数量及免疫球蛋白含量变化

应用免疫SRA菌体花环法和间接ELISE法对鸡传染性贫血病 (CIA) -传染性法氏囊病 (IBD)联合免疫母鸡后 ,其子代雏鸡外周血液T细胞数量和免疫球蛋白IgG、IgM、IgA含量变化进行了动态研究。结果发现 ,CM -IBD联合免疫母鸡后 ,其子代雏鸡外周血液T细胞数量和IgG、IgM、IgA含量均不同程度地高于未免疫的相应对照雏鸡 ,表明CIA-IBD联合免疫母鸡后 ,其子代雏鸡外周血液体液免疫和细胞免疫功能明显增强。而CIAV、IBDY强毒攻击后 ,未免疫的子代雏鸡 ,其外周血液的上述指标均明显低于疫苗免疫的子代雏鸡 ,表明未免疫的子代雏鸡外周血液的免疫机能降低 ,这与未免疫雏鸡缺乏特异性抗体 ,强毒攻击后 ,雏鸡免疫器官组织广泛损害 ,淋巴细胞变性坏死等有关