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18. PRRSV Elimination in a Farrow-to-Finish Pig Herd Using Herd Closure and Rollover Approach

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Hu, Ruiming, primary, Zhang, Tiansheng, additional, Lai, Rongbin, additional, Ding, Zhen, additional, Zhuang, Yu, additional, Liu, Hao, additional, Cao, Huabin, additional, Gao, Xiaona, additional, Luo, Junrong, additional, Chen, Zheng, additional, Zhang, Caiying, additional, Liu, Ping, additional, Guo, Xiaoquan, additional, Hu, Guoliang, additional, Ding, Nengshui, additional, and Deng, Shunzhou, additional

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2023
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24. Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Induces Intestinal Barrier Damage via Activation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway and NLRP3 Inflammasome in Ducks

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Xing, Chenghong, Yang, Fan, Lin, Yiqun, Shan, Jiyi, Yi, Xin, Ali, Farah, Zhu, Yibo, Wang, Chang, Zhang, Caiying, Zhuang, Yu, Cao, Huabin, and Hu, Guoliang

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Immunology, Immunology and Allergy
Abstract

Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a dangerous heavy metal which can impair the gastrointestinal system in various species; however, the processes behind Cr(VI)-induced intestinal barrier damage are unknown. Forty-eight healthy 1-day-old ducks were stochastically assigned to four groups and fed a basal ration containing various Cr(VI) dosages for 49 days. Results of the study suggested that Cr(VI) exposure could significantly increase the content of Cr(VI) in the jejunum, increase the level of diamine oxidase (DAO) in serum, affect the production performance, cause histological abnormalities (shortening of the intestinal villi, deepening of the crypt depth, reduction and fragmentation of microvilli) and significantly reduced the mRNA levels of intestinal barrier-related genes (ZO-1, occludin, claudin-1, and MUC2) and protein levels of ZO-1, occludin, cand laudin-1, resulting in intestinal barrier damage. Furthermore, Cr(VI) intake could increase the contents of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and interleukin-18 (IL-18) but decrease the activities of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione reductase (GR), as well as up-regulate the mRNA levels of TLR4, MyD88, NF-κB, TNFα, IL-6, NLRP3, caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-18 and protein levels of TLR4, MyD88, NF-κB, NLRP3, caspase-1, ASC, IL-1β, and IL-18 in the jejunum. In conclusion, Cr(VI) could cause intestinal oxidative damage and inflammation in duck jejunum by activating the NF-κB signaling pathway and the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Published
2022

26. Baicalin Attenuates H 2 O 2 -Induced Oxidative Stress by Regulating the AMPK/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in IPEC-J2 Cells.

Author

Liang, Jiahua, Zhou, Ying, Cheng, Xinyi, Chen, Jiaqi, Cao, Huabin, Guo, Xiaoquan, Zhang, Caiying, Zhuang, Yu, and Hu, Guoliang

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OXIDATIVE stress, CELLULAR signal transduction, AMP-activated protein kinases, GENE expression, OXIDANT status
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Oxidative stress can adversely affect the health status of the body, more specifically by causing intestinal damage by disrupting the permeability of the intestinal barrier. This is closely related to intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis caused by the mass production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Baicalin (Bai) is a major active ingredient in Chinese traditional herbal medicine that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying mechanisms by which Bai protects against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced intestinal injury in vitro. Our results indicated that H2O2 treatment caused injury to IPEC-J2 cells, resulting in their apoptosis. However, Bai treatment attenuated H2O2-induced IPEC-J2 cell damage by up-regulating the mRNA and protein expression of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin1. Besides, Bai treatment prevented H2O2-induced ROS and MDA production and increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, and GSH-PX). Moreover, Bai treatment also attenuated H2O2-induced apoptosis in IPEC-J2 cells by down-regulating the mRNA expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 and up-regulating the mRNA expression of FAS and Bax, which are involved in the inhibition of mitochondrial pathways. The expression of Nrf2 increased after treatment with H2O2, and Bai can alleviate this phenomenon. Meanwhile, Bai down-regulated the ratio of phosphorylated AMPK to unphosphorylated AMPK, which is indicative of the mRNA abundance of antioxidant-related genes. In addition, knockdown of AMPK by short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) significantly reduced the protein levels of AMPK and Nrf2, increased the percentage of apoptotic cells, and abrogated Bai-mediated protection against oxidative stress. Collectively, our results indicated that Bai attenuated H2O2-induced cell injury and apoptosis in IPEC-J2 cells through improving the antioxidant capacity through the inhibition of the oxidative stress-mediated AMPK/Nrf2 signaling pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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46. A small heat shock protein, GmHSP17.9, from nodule confers symbiotic nitrogen fixation and seed yield in soybean.

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Yang, Zhanwu, Du, Hui, Xing, Xinzhu, Li, Wenlong, Kong, Youbin, Li, Xihuan, and Zhang, Caiying

Subjects
HEAT shock proteins, NITROGEN fixation, SEED yield, LEGUMES, SOYBEAN, ROOT-tubercles, SUCCINATE dehydrogenase
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Summary: Legume–rhizobia symbiosis enables biological nitrogen fixation to improve crop production for sustainable agriculture. Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are involved in multiple environmental stresses and plant development processes. However, the role of sHSPs in nodule development in soybean remains largely unknown. In the present study, we identified a nodule‐localized sHSP, called GmHSP17.9, in soybean, which was markedly up‐regulated during nodule development. GmHSP17.9 was specifically expressed in the infected regions of the nodules. GmHSP17.9 overexpression and RNAi in transgenic composite plants and loss of function in CRISPR‐Cas9 gene‐editing mutant plants in soybean resulted in remarkable alterations in nodule number, nodule fresh weight, nitrogenase activity, contents of poly β‐hydroxybutyrate bodies (PHBs), ureide and total nitrogen content, which caused significant changes in plant growth and seed yield. GmHSP17.9 was also found to act as a chaperone for its interacting partner, GmNOD100, a sucrose synthase in soybean nodules which was also preferentially expressed in the infected zone of nodules, similar to GmHSP17.9. Functional analysis of GmNOD100 in composite transgenic plants revealed that GmNOD100 played an essential role in soybean nodulation. The hsp17.9 lines showed markedly more reduced sucrose synthase activity, lower contents of UDP‐glucose and acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl‐CoA), and decreased activity of succinic dehydrogenase (SDH) in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in nodules due to the missing interaction with GmNOD100. Our findings reveal an important role and an unprecedented molecular mechanism of sHSPs in nodule development and nitrogen fixation in soybean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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