scholarly journals Erratum to “Effect of High Dietary Tryptophan on Intestinal Morphology and Tight Junction Protein of Weaned Pig”

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Myrlene Carine B. Tossou ◽  
Hongnan Liu ◽  
Miaomiao Bai ◽  
Shuai Chen ◽  
Yinghua Cai ◽  
...  
Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Zhang ◽  
Huizi Chen ◽  
Weiyun Zhu ◽  
Kaifan Yu

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by microbial fermentation facilitate the differentiation and proliferation of intestinal epithelium. However, the role of individual SCFAs, such as propionate, on intestinal development is still unclear. In the present study, sixteen barrows fitted with a cecal fistula were randomly divided into two groups for cecal infusion of either saline (control group) or sodium propionate (propionate group). After 28 days, the length and the relative weight of intestinal segments were calculated, the intestinal morphology was assessed, and the expression of tight junction protein was measured using qPCR and Western blotting. Compared to the saline group, the length of the colon was significantly increased in the propionate group (p < 0.05). The jejunal villi length and villi/crypt ratio in the propionate group were significantly higher than in the saline group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, propionate infusion significantly upregulated the mRNA levels of Claudin-4 and the expression of Claudin-1, Claudin-4, and Occludin protein in the jejunal mucosa (p < 0.05). Collectively, these findings revealed that the short-chain fatty acid propionate in the hindgut contributed to intestinal development, and selectively enhanced jejunal tight junction protein expression.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myrlene Carine B. Tossou ◽  
Hongnan Liu ◽  
Miaomiao Bai ◽  
Shuai Chen ◽  
Yinghua Cai ◽  
...  

Tryptophan (Trp) plays an essential role in pig behavior and growth performances. However, little is known about Trp’s effects on tight junction barrier and intestinal health in weaned pigs. In the present study, twenty-four (24) weaned pigs were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments with 8 piglets/treatments. The piglets were fed different amounts of L-tryptophan (L-Trp) as follows: 0.0%, 0.15, and 0.75%, respectively, named zero Trp (ZTS), low Trp (LTS), and high Trp (HTS), respectively. No significant differences were observed in average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and gain: feed (G/F) ratio between the groups. After 21 days of the feeding trial, results showed that dietary Trp significantly increased (P<0.05) crypt depth and significantly decreased (P<0.05) villus height to crypt depth ratio (VH/CD) in the jejunum of pig fed HTS. In addition, pig fed HTS had higher (P<0.05) serum diamine oxidase (DAO) and D-lactate. Furthermore, pig fed HTS significantly decreased mRNA expression of tight junction proteins occludin and ZO-1 but not claudin-1 in the jejunum. The number of intraepithelial lymphocytes and goblet cells were not significantly different (P>0.05) between the groups. Collectively, these data suggest that dietary Trp supplementation at a certain level (0.75%) may negatively affect the small intestinal structure in weaned pig.


2010 ◽  
Vol 285 (44) ◽  
pp. 33584-33588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Duning ◽  
Deike Rosenbusch ◽  
Marc A. Schlüter ◽  
Yuemin Tian ◽  
Karl Kunzelmann ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Fang Tu ◽  
Si-Tse Jiang ◽  
Chi-Wu Chiang ◽  
Li-Ching Chen ◽  
Chao-Ching Huang

AbstractHypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy is the major cause of mortality and disability in newborns. The neurovascular unit is a major target of acute and chronic brain injury, and therapies that protect simultaneously both neurons and vascular endothelial cells from neonatal HI injury are in demand. Insulin receptors and its key downstream molecule-insulin receptor substrate −1 (IRS-1) are potential neuroprotective targets and expressed both in neuron and endothelial cells. To investigate whether IRS-1 can act similarly in neurons and vascular endothelial cells in protecting neurovascular units and brain form HI injury, we found that neuron-specific IRS-1 transgenic rats showed reduced neurovascular injury and infarct volumes, whereas endothelial-specific IRS-1 transgenic rats showed increased blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and exaggerated neurovascular injury after neonatal HI brain injury. Endothelial-specific IRS-1 overexpression increased vascular permeability and disassembled the tight junction protein (zonula occludens-1) complex. Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) by rapamycin preserved tight junction proteins and attenuated BBB leakage and neuronal apoptosis after HI in the endothelial-specific IRS-1 transgenic pups. Together, our findings suggested that neuronal and endothelial IRS-1 had opposite effects on the neurovascular integrity and damage after neonatal HI brain injury and that endothelial IRS-1 worsens neurovascular integrity after HI via mTOR-mediated tight junction protein disassembly.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1165 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Citi ◽  
Serge Paschoud ◽  
Pamela Pulimeno ◽  
Francesco Timolati ◽  
Fabrizio De Robertis ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seon-Pil Jin ◽  
Sang Bum Han ◽  
Yeon Kyung Kim ◽  
Elizabeth Eunkyung Park ◽  
Eun Jin Doh ◽  
...  

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