ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 515-520.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2016.03.013

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Effects of Exogenous dsRNA on CART Gene Expression and Secretion of Estrodiol and Progestin in Layer Follicles

LI Peng-fei1,MENG Jin-zhu2,YU Xue-jing2,PANG Yu-ying2,DU Hai-yan2,LI Xiao-ming2,YAO Xiao-lei2,ZHAO Miao-miao2,LÜ Li-hua2*   

  1. (1.College of Life Science,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China ;2.College of Animal Science and Technology,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China)
  • Received:2015-08-26 Online:2016-03-23 Published:2016-03-23

Abstract:

To investigate the effect of double-stranded RNA(dsRNA) on cocaine-and amphetamine-regulated transcript(CART) gene expression and estrodiol(E2) and progestin(P) secretion in follicles of Highland Brown Laying hen.A total of 60 healthy layers at 20-week-old were selected and randomly divided into 3 experimental groups(A group:control group;B group:with treatment of dsRNA intravenous injection every 5 d;and C group:with treatment of dsRNA one initial injection).After 30 d of feeding,the different size of 3-5,6-8,9-12 mm follicles of 10 layers from each group were collected for analyzing mRNA expression of CART and determining the concentration of E2 and P.The results showed that mRNA expression of CART was decreased in group B and C,compared with the control group.Especially,mRNA expression of CART in 6-8 mm follicle was lower than that in the control group with significant difference(P<0.05);The levels of E2 was increased in the follicles with the size of 6-8 and 9-12 mm in group B with significant difference(P<0.05);However,there was no significant difference in the level of P among different treatment groups.The results suggested that intravenous injection of dsRNA could affect the follicular development through inhibiting the mRNA expression of CART and promoting the E2 production in layer.

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