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Relationships between metabolic profiles and gene expression in liver and leukocytes of dairy cows in early lactation.
Wathes, D. C.; Cheng, Z.; Salavati, M. et al.
2021In Journal of Dairy Science, 104 (3), p. 3596-3616
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Keywords :
3-Hydroxybutyric Acid/metabolism; Animals; Cattle; Diet; Energy Metabolism; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/metabolism; Female; Gene Expression; Lactation; Leukocytes; Liver/metabolism; Metabolome; Milk/chemistry; Pregnancy; RNA sequencing; leukocyte; liver; metabolic clustering; negative energy balance
Abstract :
[en] Homeorhetic mechanisms assist dairy cows in the transition from pregnancy to lactation. Less successful cows develop severe negative energy balance (NEB), placing them at risk of metabolic and infectious diseases and reduced fertility. We have previously placed multiparous Holstein Friesian cows from 4 herds into metabolic clusters, using as biomarkers measurements of plasma nonesterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, glucose and IGF-1 collected at 14 and 35 d in milk (DIM). This study characterized the global transcriptomic profiles of liver and circulating leukocytes from the same animals to determine underlying mechanisms associated with their metabolic and immune function. Liver biopsy and whole-blood samples were collected around 14 DIM for RNA sequencing. All cows with available RNA sequencing data were placed into balanced (BAL, n = 44), intermediate (n = 44), or imbalanced (IMBAL, n = 19) metabolic cluster groups. Differential gene expression was compared between the 3 groups using ANOVA, but only the comparison between BAL and IMBAL cows is reported. Pathway analysis was undertaken using DAVID Bioinformatic Resources (https://david.ncifcrf.gov/). Milk yields did not differ between BAL and IMBAL cows but dry matter intake was less in IMBAL cows and they were in greater energy deficit at 14 DIM (-4.48 v -11.70 MJ/d for BAL and IMBAL cows). Significantly differentially expressed pathways in hepatic tissue included AMPK signaling, glucagon signaling, adipocytokine signaling, and insulin resistance. Genes involved in lipid metabolism and cholesterol transport were more highly expressed in IMBAL cows but IGF1 and IGFALS were downregulated. Leukocytes from BAL cows had greater expression of histones and genes involved in nucleosomes and cell division. Leukocyte expression of heat shock proteins increased in IMBAL cows, suggesting an unfolded protein response, and several key genes involved in immune responses to pathogens were upregulated (e.g., DEFB13, HP, OAS1Z, PTX3, and TLR4). Differentially expressed genes upregulated in IMBAL cows in both tissues included CD36, CPT1, KFL11, and PDK4, all central regulators of energy metabolism. The IMBAL cows therefore had greater difficulty maintaining glucose homeostasis and had dysregulated hepatic lipid metabolism. Their energy deficit was associated with a reduced capacity for cell division and greater evidence of stress responses in the leukocyte population, likely contributing to an increased risk of infectious disease.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Author, co-author :
Wathes, D. C.
Cheng, Z.
Salavati, M.
Buggiotti, L.
Takeda, Haruko ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA Medical Genomics - Unit of Animal Genomics
Tang, Lijing ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA Medical Genomics - Unit of Animal Genomics
Becker, F.
Ingvartsen, K. I.
Ferris, C.
Hostens, M.
Crowe, M. A.
Language :
English
Title :
Relationships between metabolic profiles and gene expression in liver and leukocytes of dairy cows in early lactation.
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Journal of Dairy Science
ISSN :
0022-0302
eISSN :
1525-3198
Publisher :
American Dairy Science Association, United States - Illinois
Volume :
104
Issue :
3
Pages :
3596-3616
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
European Projects :
FP7 - 613689 - GPLUSE - Genotype and Environment contributing to the sustainability of dairy cow production systems through the optimal integration of genomic selection and novel management protocols based on the development
Funders :
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
Commentary :
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. and Fass Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association®. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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