Na(+)-dependent transport of D-xylose by bovine intestinal brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) is inhibited by various pentoses and hexoses

To detect whether pentoses and hexoses occurring in rumen bacteria or in hemicellulose ingested with feed and partly released in the small intestine have an affinity for the Na(+)-dependent glucose transporter of the bovine intestinal brush border membrane (BBM), we investigated whether these monosaccharides inhibit Na(+)-dependent transport of 14C-labelled D-xylose across the BBM using brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) isolated from the mid-jejunum of cows. We used D-xylose as the transport substrate, because it has a low affinity for the Na(+)-dependent glucose transporter and thus its uptake into BBMV is more efficiently competitively inhibited by other sugars than that of D-glucose. D-Ribose, D-mannose and L-rhamnose occurring in rumen bacteria significantly inhibited Na(+)-dependent uptake of D-xylose into BBMV, but their inhibitory effect was less than that of D-glucose, D-xylose and phlorizin. This also applied to L-arabinose (and D-arabinose), which is, like D-xylose and D-galactose, a constituent of hemicellulose, and to 2-deoxy-D-glucose. Of all monosaccharides tested, only D-fructose did not affect Na(+)-dependent D-xylose transport. It is concluded that some pentoses and hexoses occurring in rumen bacteria (D-ribose, D-mannose and L-rhamnose) or hemicellulose (L-arabinose and D-xylose) have a low affinity for the Na(+)-dependent glucose transporter of the bovine BBM and may therefore be absorbed from the jejunum when released in the small intestine.     

Urinary purine derivates excretion as an indicator of in vivo microbial N flow in cattle: A review

Microbial protein flow to the duodenum may be regarded as the most important and sensitive indicator to optimise rumen metabolism in high-yielding dairy cows. In this review, the methodology and the sources of variation to estimate the duodenal microbial N flow with urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD) as a non-invasive method is discussed. The urinary PD excretion was linearly related with the amount of purine bases (PB) infused in the abomasum or duodenum, but the recovery of PB in urine differed between experiments. The main sources of variation in the relationship between microbial N flow and urinary PD excretion are dietary contribution of nucleic acids to duodenal flow, varying N:purine ratio in duodenal digesta, differences in intestinal digestibility of nucleic acids and infused PB, and endogenous contribution of PD to urinary excretion. The recycling of PD to the rumen is negligible, and does not explain the incomplete urinary recovery of PD. A large proportion of the total PD is excreted as allantoin in urine. In some experiments this proportion was constant, whereas in others it varied with diet or physiological state of the animal. The excretion of PD in milk is not a suitable indicator of microbial N flow, due to mammary purine catabolism to uric acid and due to the strong positive correlation between milk allantoin excretion and milk yield. Instead of total urine collection, the molar ratio between urinary PD and creatinine can be used to estimate microbial N flow. However, a substantial between-animal variation in this ratio was found, and effects of changes in energy balance of dairy cows on urinary creatinine excretion should be determined. The urinary excretion of total PD and of allantoin provided lower estimates of duodenal microbial N flow than with measurements in the omasum or duodenum, but they closely reflected the changes observed with these measurements.     

内流质子梯度对Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠跨膜转运中的驱动作用

为研究内流质子梯度对仔猪小肠中Gly-Pro跨膜转运的影响,采用放射性同位素示踪及体外孵育技术,观察在不同H＋浓度条件下,Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊（Brush border membrane vesicles,BBMV）的跨膜转运量。结果表明：膜囊内液pH为7.5时,Gly-Pro的转运显著地受到膜囊外液pH值的影响,pH为4.5～5.5时,转运最快;其中pH为5.0时的Gly-Pro跨膜转运速度在1-20 min一直高于pH为7.5时的转运速度;内流质子梯度的存在可以显著促进Gly-Pro的转运,无内流质子梯度时,Gly-Pro的转运不受膜囊外液pH变化的影响。研究结果提示,跨膜内流质子梯度是仔猪小肠中Gly-Pro的跨膜转运的一种驱动力。     

钠离子对仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊二肽跨膜转运的影响

为研究Na 在仔猪小肠Gly-Pro跨膜转运中的作用,采用同位素示踪及体外孵育技术,观察在不同Na 浓度梯度条件下Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊(brush border membrane vesicles,BBMV)的跨膜转运量。结果表明:(1)用K 替代Na ,并没有降低Gly-Pro在BBMV中的转运量,在孵育前20min时间内,Gly-Pro的转运量稍稍提高;(2)Na 可使BBMV对L-丙氨酸的转运量提高到4.6倍,但不影响Gly-Pro的转运;二氢骆驼蓬碱显著地降低L-丙氨酸的转运,但对Gly-Pro的转运无影响。研究提示,Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠BBMV体系中的转运与Na 不存在依赖性的关系。     

奶牛小肠蛋白质体系的局限性与氨基酸平衡

现在国内外已将奶牛的可消化粗蛋白体系改进为小肠可消化蛋白质体系,但由于小肠蛋白质的氨基酸组成变异性很大,其CV高达5.6%~19.2%,因而导致可代谢蛋白质的转化效率不稳定,表观效率便会掩盖实际需要。奶牛的第一和第二限制性氨基酸分别为赖氨酸和蛋氨酸,较多研究认为组氨酸为第三限制性氨基酸,但当肝后部提供的组氨酸不能满足产奶需要时,组氨酸可来自体储存的分解,因此尚不能完全确定。据对87个试验结果的统计分析表明,在瘤胃后供给额外的赖氨酸和蛋氨酸,则奶牛的产奶量、乳蛋白量、乳蛋白率均明显增加;对48个试验结果的统计分析结果表明,在可代谢蛋白质被满足供应的基础上,当赖氨酸和蛋氨酸分别达到7.08%和2.35%时,乳蛋白质产量达到最高点。法国INRA在其试验的基础上,确定小肠可消化真蛋白质中的赖氨酸和蛋氨酸的适宜含量为7.3%和2.5%,由于我国现行的是小肠可消化粗蛋白质体系,故建议其赖氨酸和蛋氨酸的含量为6.0%和1.9%,但须评定瘤胃微生物蛋白质和饲料非降解蛋白质的赖氨酸和蛋氨酸含量,并调整日粮使其达到平衡。     

Small intestinal digestibility of microbial and endogenous amino acids in dairy cows

The small intestinal digestibility of microbial amino acids and the apparent re-absorption of endogenous amino acids were estimated in three ruminal, duodenal and ileal fistulated lactating dairy cows. The cows were assigned to a 3 × 3 Latin square and fed diets low in amino acids, composed of straw, starch, molasses and urea. The treatments were three straw to concentrate ratios. The digestibilities and re-absorptions were estimated from duodenal and ileal flows of amino acids from feed, microbial and endogenous sources. The duodenal distribution of amino acids between different origins was determined by the difference method and by the amino acid profile method. The ileal distribution was estimated by a simple method where the feed fraction was estimated by the mobile bag method, the endogenous fraction as the water soluble fraction and the microbial fraction as the rest. In ileal samples, 8.0 ± 1.1, 52.2 ± 2.9 and 39.8 ± 2.6% of total amino acid nitrogen (AAN) were of feed, microbial and endogenous origin, respectively, compared with 5.1 ± 0.9, 61.6 ± 6.6 and 32.7 ± 6.9% in duodenal samples. The small intestinal digestibility of microbial AAN was estimated to be 75.1 ± 1.8% and the apparent re-absorption of endogenous AAN to be 62.3 ± 11.1%.     

Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome in dairy cattle: 22 cases (1997-2000)

OBJECTIVE: To determine signalment, history, and clinical, necropsy, and microbiologic findings in dairy cows with hemorrhagic bowel syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective study. ANIMALS: 22 adult dairy cows from a single farm in Colorado. PROCEDURE: Medical records were reviewed for information on signalment, medical and reproductive history, the owner's chief complaints, results of physical examinations and ancillary diagnostic tests, treatment and response to treatment, results of microbiologic testing, and, if applicable, postmortem findings. RESULTS: Common clinical signs were acute signs of profound depression, decreased milk production, tachycardia, ruminal stasis, abdominal distention, and dark clotted blood in the feces. Rectal examination revealed distended loops of small intestine in 7 of 14 cows. Transabdominal ultrasonography revealed small intestinal ileus and distention in 12 of 12 cows and homogeneous echogenic intraluminal material compatible with intraluminal hemorrhage and clot formation in 4. Seven of 8 cows treated medically died; 9 of 13 cows that underwent surgery died or were euthanatized. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from fecal samples from 17 of 20 cows. The most common morphologic diagnosis at necropsy was severe necrohemorrhagic enteritis or jejunitis with intraluminal hemorrhage or blood clots. The most prominent histologic finding was severe, segmental submucosal hemorrhage and edema of the small intestine. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results confirm that in adult cattle, hemorrhagic bowel syndrome is a sporadic acute intestinal disorder characterized by intraluminal hemorrhage and obstruction of the small intestine. Clostridium perfringens was consistently isolated from the feces of affected cows. The prognosis for affected cows was grave.     

Effects of an abrupt increase of starch-rich concentrates in the diet of dairy cows on concentrations of volatile fatty acids in the rumen and large intestine and on myoelectric activity of the spiral colon

OBJECTIVES: To describe the effects of an abrupt increase of concentrates in the diet of dairy cows on myoelectric activity of the spiral colon and on fermentation patterns in the rumen and large intestine. ANIMALS: 6 healthy lactating Simmental x Red-Holstein cows. PROCEDURES: The diet of 6 cows implanted with bipolar electrodes in the spiral colon was changed from hay only to a ration of 50% hay:50% starch-rich concentrates during a period of 60 hours. Myoelectric activity of the spiral colon, concentrations of absolute and undissociated volatile fatty acids (VFA), and pH of ruminal and large intestinal contents were monitored before, during, and after the dietary change. RESULTS: Significant changes in patterns of myoelectric activity of the spiral colon were restricted to phases III and IV of the bovine migrating myoelectric complex and to propagation velocity. Significant alterations were not observed in pH or VFA concentrations in ruminal fluid, but pH decreased and VFA concentrations increased significantly in fecal specimens after the change of diet. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Although rumen fluid is of limited value for measurement of certain indicators of fermentation, fecal samples can be used for measurement of pH and VFA concentrations, which serve as indicators of fermentation patterns in the large intestine. Increased concentrations of VFA and low pH in large intestinal digesta have a minimal influence on myoelectric activity of the spiral colon. Increased luminal VFA concentrations are unlikely to play an important role in the etiopathogenesis of motility disorders of the large intestine in cattle.     

Persorption of bovine lactoferrin from the intestinal lumen into the systemic circulation via the portal vein and the mesenteric lymphatics in growing pigs

The absorption and the transportation of intestinally administrated bovine lactoferrin (LF) were immunohistochemically and physiochemically investigated in the small intestine of growing pigs. At the apical halves of the small intestinal villi, bovine LF was absorbed by transcytosis as small vesicles through villous columnar epithelial cells. The presence of bovine LF-positive membranes of transcytotic vesicles suggests that the absorption was mediated by LF-binding factors on the epithelial cell membranes. Almost all of the absorbed bovine LF was demonstrated to be transported via the lymphatics and the portal vein into the systemic circulation. The LF-concentration in systemic circulation was significantly higher at 1 hr following intestinal administration of bovine LF. Bovine LF-positive lymphocytes also were transferred into the systemic circulation from intestine via the lymphatics and the portal vein.     

仔猪小肠上皮细胞刷状缘膜囊制备方法的研究

采用CaCl2 和MgCl2 两种沉淀法制备了断奶仔猪小肠上皮细胞刷状缘膜囊 (BBMV) ,并通过测定BBMV制备过程中的细胞膜或细胞器标志酶酶活、核糖核酸和脱氧核糖核酸含量等指标对所制备的BBMV的纯度进行了评价。结果表明采用MgCl2 沉淀方法制备的断奶仔猪小肠BBMV纯度优于CaCl2 沉淀法。     

奶牛副结核病的诊断方法研究

副结核是一种慢性传染性细菌疾病,病原为禽分支杆菌副结核亚种,主要感染牛、羊,造成病畜小肠和其他器官损伤,引发腹泻、体重降低、营养不良、贫血甚至死亡。奶牛副结核病可导致奶牛死淘率增加、产奶量下降、饲料转化率降低、繁殖能力下降、屠宰率降低以及增加其他病原的感染率,从而对奶牛养殖业造成重大的经济损失。副结核分支杆菌主要通过粪口途径进行传播,也可通过子宫进行垂直传播。副结核分支杆菌通过在小肠黏膜下层中的巨噬细胞中持续感染来逃避免疫系统,在大多数情况下,这种隐性感染至少会持续两年,然后细菌开始脱落并出现临床症状。副结核分支杆菌感染进程缓慢,管理不当会使易感犊牛发病率更高,这使得牛副结核病的防控具有很大挑战性,尤其是在季节性产犊牛群中。本文对奶牛副结核病的概念、可造成的经济危害以及诊断方法进行阐述,旨在为奶牛副结核病的临床诊断与新型诊断方法的研制提供参考。     

Myoelectric activity in the intestine of cows with strangulating obstruction of the distal small intestine

Myoelectric activity in 2 cows instrumented with permanent electrodes in the ileum, cecum, proximal loop of the ascending colon (PLAC), and spiral colon was analyzed after an obstruction developed in the distal small intestine. Results were compared with patterns from a group of 7 normal cows. Myoelectric activity in the ileum immediately orad to the occlusion was characterized by abolition of the migrating myoelectric complex (MMC) and a constant pattern of strong spike bursts of long duration. Cyclic activity was present in all parts of the large intestine, and propagation of phase III activity was evident from proximal to distal. A slight degree of disorganization in phase III propagation was restricted to the spiral colon. Activity cycles tended to be shorter in the cecum and PLAC of both cows with colic than in normal cows, and the intensity of spiking activity was generally lower. Changes in duration of the MMC in the spiral colon (bovine colonic MMC, bcMMC) were inconsistent, but the intensity of spiking activity tended to be lower in phases I and II of both cows compared to controls. The organization of phase III in several spindles typical of the bovine spiral colon was not disrupted, but phase IV of the bcMMC occurred only infrequently. Organized cyclic activity occurred in the large intestine of both cows despite complete disruption of the small intestinal MMC, indicating the presence of mechanisms able to initiate and regulate coordinated myoelectric patterns in the large intestine independent of the small intestine.     

Molecular characterisation of carbohydrate digestion and absorption in equine small intestine

Dietary carbohydrates, when digested and absorbed in the small intestine of the horse, provide a substantial fraction of metabolisable energy. However, if levels in diets exceed the capacity of the equine small intestine to digest and absorb them, they reach the hindgut, cause alterations in microbial populations and the metabolite products and predispose the horse to gastrointestinal diseases. We set out to determine, at the molecular level, the mechanisms, properties and the site of expression of carbohydrate digestive and absorptive functions of the equine small intestinal brush-border membrane. We have demonstrated that the disaccharidases sucrase, lactase and maltase are expressed diversely along the length of the intestine and D-glucose is transported across the equine intestinal brush-border membrane by a high affinity, low capacity, Na+/glucose cotransporter type 1 isoform (SGLT1). The highest rate of transport is in duodenum > jejunum > ileum. We have cloned and sequenced the cDNA encoding equine SGLT1 and alignment with SGLT1 of other species indicates 85-89% homology at the nucleotide and 84-87% identity at the amino acid levels. We have shown that there is a good correlation between levels of functional SGLT1 protein and SGLT1 mRNA abundance along the length of the small intestine. This indicates that the major site of glucose absorption in horses maintained on conventional grass-based diets is in the proximal intestine, and the expression of equine intestinal SGLT1 along the proximal to distal axis of the intestine is regulated at the level of mRNA abundance. The data presented in this paper are the first to provide information on the capacity of the equine intestine to digest and absorb soluble carbohydrates and has implications for a better feed management, pharmaceutical intervention and for dietary supplementation in horses following intestinal resection.     

Neospora caninum and bovine virus diarrhoea virus infections in Swedish dairy cows in relation to abortion

The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum and bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV) are recognized as important causes of bovine abortion and congenital disease worldwide. In this study, serological investigations were performed to estimate the prevalence of N. caninum infection in Swedish dairy cattle, to assess to what extent it may affect abortion rates, and to determine possible effects of coinfection with BVDV. The overall N. caninum seroprevalence in Swedish dairy cows was estimated at 2% (16/780), and the BVDV seroprevalence was 32% (249/780). Among aborting cows from herds with abortion problems, 7% (26/378) had antibodies to N. caninum and 42% (153/378) to BVDV. Seventeen of the N. caninum positive animals also had antibodies to BVDV. There was a statistically significant (P = 0.013) association between presence of antibodies to N. caninum and BVDV. In a case-control study comprising sera from cows in herds without recognized abortion problems, 6% (5/89) and 1% (1/89) of sera from aborting and non-aborting cows, respectively, had antibodies to N. caninum. Two of the N. caninum seropositive aborting cows also had antibodies to BVDV. These results confirm that N. caninum infection is associated with bovine abortion in Sweden and also indicate that there might be concurrent effects of N. caninum and BVDV. It is concluded that Swedish dairy cows have a low prevalence of N. caninum infection which is favourable in relation to possible future control programmes.     

Fatty acid profiles in relation to triglyceride level in the liver of dairy cows

To elucidate possible relationships between triglyceride (TG) levels and fatty acid composition in bovine liver, hepatic TG and seven individual fatty acids were measured in 23 Holstein dairy cows, of them 6 are healthy. Liver TG level was greater than 3 % in 12 cows which were ruled fatty liver. Palmitic and oleic acid proportions were significantly higher in fatty liver cows than in the healthy cows, while stearic acid was lower in fatty liver cows. With increased liver TG, stearic acid proportions decreased dramatically. Results indicate that hepatic lipidosis markedly alters the proportions of the various fatty acids in the liver of dairy cows.     

内蒙古地区部分奶牛场牛传染性鼻气管炎的血清学调查

为了解内蒙古地区牛传染性鼻气管炎在奶牛场的流行情况,对内蒙古地区的16个大、中、小型奶牛养殖场的2 321头奶牛,应用ELISA方法进行牛传染性鼻气管炎的血清流行病学调查。结果显示,5个大型奶牛场牛传染性鼻气管炎的阳性率在68.5%~100%之间,5个中型奶牛场的阳性率在34.0%~84.2%之间,6个小型奶牛场的阳性率在32.6%~89.3%之间,平均阳性率为75.7%。     

膜电位对仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊中二肽跨膜转运的影响

为研究膜电位与仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊(brush border membrane vesicles,BBMV)中二肽跨膜转运之间的关系,采用膜电位诱导、体外孵育及同位素示踪技术,分别观察由缬氨霉素和羰基氰化物三氟甲氧基苯腙(carbonylcyanide p-(Tri-fluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone,FCCP)诱导仔猪小肠BBMV产生的K 扩散电位(膜囊内负)和H 扩散电位(膜囊内正)对Gly-Pro二肽跨膜转运的影响。结果表明:在有Na 和无Na 的状况下,K 扩散电位均促进Gly-Pro二肽由膜囊外进入膜囊内部;H 扩散电位抑制Gly-Pro二肽由膜囊外进入膜囊内部。结果提示:在仔猪小肠BBMV转运体系中,Gly-Pro二肽的跨膜转运具有与非Na 的阳离子协同转运的特点。     

Intestinal absorption of protein hydrolysis products: a review

Many experimental techniques have allowed researchers to probe the fate of hydrolysis products from proteins in the small intestine. An overview of amino acid and peptide absorption from the small intestine is presented with attention given to historical perspectives that have led to current concepts. Speculation about nutritional significance of these processes is offered. Species differences exist in site of amino acid absorption. Numerous mechanisms are available for the transport of amino acids, including Na(+)-dependent carriers (energy-requiring), Na(+)-independent carriers and diffusion. The relative contribution each transport system makes to absorption is dependent on substrate concentration. Individual amino acids are not absorbed with equal efficiency; methionine usually is absorbed in the greatest proportion. There are interactions among amino acids for transports by specific transport systems. Small peptides (mostly di- and tripeptides) are absorbed from the small intestine more rapidly than are free amino acids; peptides are transported by systems independent of those responsible for transporting free amino acids. Evidence exists that the active transport of these peptides is via a proton gradient. Although the concept that peptides are absorbed intact into the circulation is not universally accepted, evidence supporting the possibility of tissue utilization of these small peptides is accumulating.     

Periparturient infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus type 1 causes hemorrhagic proctocolitis in a cow

After 3 cows of a dairy herd had died from severe hemorrhagic diarrhea, a 4th sick cow was transported to the clinic. Blood analyses revealed the complete absence of white blood cells, the presence of a type 1b strain of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), and seroconversion to BVDV.