期刊
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE
卷 132, 期 3-4, 页码 187-192出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.05.002
关键词
Arginine; N-carbamyl-L-glutamate; Placenta; Placenta growth factor 1; Endothelial growth factor; Pigs
资金
- NSFC [31101730, 31110103909, 30901040, 30901041, 30928018]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2012CB124704, 2009CB118806]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences and Knowledge Innovation Project [Kscx2-Yw-N-051]
- Open Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University [SKLF-KF-201005]
- Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [11JJ4018]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project [20110491493]
The objectives of this study were to investigate the potential mechanisms of dietary arginine (Arg) and N-carbamoylglutamate (NCG) supplementation on reproductive performance of sows. Twenty-seven crossbred (Landrace x large White) sows with similar body weight and parity at day (90 +/- 1) of gestation were assigned randomly into 3 groups (n = 9) control group. Arg group, NCG group, and fed with the following diets: a control diet, and the control diet supplemented with 1.0% Arg or 0.1% NCG. Litter size was recorded. Blood samples were obtained for biochemical analyses. Placenta chorioallantoic membrane tissue collected immediately after birth to preserve in RNA stabilizer for mRNA analysis of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), endothelial growth factor a (VEGFA) and placenta growth factor 1 (PIGF1) by real time-PCR. The results showed that compared with the control group, the average birth weight of all piglets born alive were 16.2% and 14.3% higher in the Arg and NCG groups (P < 0.05), respectively; plasma VEGFA was higher in the Arg group (P< 0.05). The expression of VEGFA in the allantochorion tissue of the NCG-supplemented group was higher (P <0.01). and tended to be higher in the Arg-supplemented group (0.05 < P< 0.1). NCG significantly increased protein concentration of PIGF1 in plasma (P <0.05), and enhanced PIGF1mRNA expression in allantochorion tissue of placenta (P< 0.01). The results suggested that dietary Arg and NCG supplementation play important roles in meliorating placental vascular function and promoting the nutrients supply to fetus. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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