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Effect of cold stress on expression of AMPKalpha-PPARalpha pathway and inflammation genes.

Abstract
Animals are exposed to various environmental stresses every day, including the stress associated with living in cold temperatures. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible mechanisms of interaction between lipid metabolism and inflammation induced by cold stress in the livers of chickens. Fifteen-day-old male chicks were randomly allocated into 12 groups (10 chickens per group). After exposure of the chickens to the cold stress, cholesterol fractionation was used to examine high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations. Aminotransferase activities were examined with the use of the aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) assay. The AMP-activated protein kinase alpha-proliferator-activated receptor alpha (AMPKalpha-PPARalpha) pathway genes (AMPKalpha1, AMPKalpha2, PPARalpha, carnitine palmitoyltransferaseI [CPTI], acetyl-CoA carboxylase [ACC]) and inflammatory cytokines (prostaglandin E synthase [PGEs], inducible nitric oxide synthase [iNOS], heme oxygenase-1 [HO-1], nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells [NF-kappaB], cyclooxygenase-2 [COX-2], and TNF-alpha-like factor [LITAF]) were also measured. The results showed that during the response to cold stress, serum LDL and HDL cholesterol concentrations increased. Histopathologic analyses provided evidence that liver tissues were seriously injured in the chickens exposed to the cold stress. Serum aminotransferase activities were also increased in the group of animals exposed to the cold stress. Additionally, the expressions of AMPKalpha-PPARalpha pathway genes and inflammatory cytokine genes were significantly increased in the animals exposed to cold temperatures. These results suggested that increased inflammation was a feature associated with a lipid-metabolism disorder in the livers of chickens exposed to cold stress.
AuthorsZi-wei Zhang, Ming-yu Bi, Hai-dong Yao, Jing Fu, Shu Li, Shi-wen Xu
JournalAvian diseases (Avian Dis) Vol. 58 Issue 3 Pg. 415-26 (Sep 2014) ISSN: 0005-2086 [Print] United States
PMID25518437 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Avian Proteins
  • Cytokines
  • PPAR alpha
  • Protein Kinases
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases
Topics
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases
  • Animals
  • Avian Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Chickens (genetics, growth & development, immunology, physiology)
  • Cold Temperature
  • Cytokines (genetics, metabolism)
  • Inflammation (genetics, metabolism)
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Male
  • PPAR alpha (genetics, metabolism)
  • Protein Kinases (genetics, metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Up-Regulation

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