ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (9): 1761-1768.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.09.023

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Effects of Recombinant Escherichia coli Expressing Heat-stable Enterotoxin on Intestinal Immune and Barrier Function and Antioxidant Capacity of Seven Days Old Piglets

LÜ Yang1, ZHANG Lin2, LI Xue-ni1, ZHAO Di1, YI Dan1, CHEN Hong-bo1, WU Tao1*   

  1. 1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China;
    2. Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China
  • Received:2017-03-22 Online:2017-09-23 Published:2017-09-23
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Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of recombinant escherichia coli expressing heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) on intestinal immune and barrier function and antioxidant capacity of 7 days old piglets. Twenty-four 7 days old piglets were allotted to four treatments:control group, STa group (2×109 CFU E. coli LMG194-STa), LMG194 group (2×109 CFU E. coli LMG194), and K88 group (2×109 CFU E. coli K88). The pigs were fed with artificial milk and slaughtered 7 days later. The result showed that, compared with the control group, STa group significantly reduced IFN-γ and IL-4 gene transcription levels (P<0.05), and increased VNN1 transcription level in ileum (P<0.05). STa group also significantly reduced gene transcription levels of Villin and MMP3 in ileum (P<0.05) and protein expression levels of Occludin and Claudin-1 in jejunum (P<0.05). STa group significantly reduced activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in duodenum and ileum (P<0.05), and significantly reduced activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in ileum (P<0.05), and had a higher production of malondialdehyde (MDA) in duodenum (P<0.05). These results suggest that recombinant Escherichia coli expressing STa can reduce intestinal immune and barrier function and antioxidant capacity of 7 days old piglets.

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