Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (6): 1616-1624.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2021.06.016

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Effect of Piceatannol on the Antioxidant Capacity, Mucosal Morphology and Barrier Function of the Jejunum of Weaned Piglets under Oxidative Stress

JIA Peilu, ZHANG Hao, CHEN Ya'nan, JI Shuli, WANG Tian*   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2020-09-29 Online:2021-06-23 Published:2021-06-22

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the effect of piceatannol (PIC) on the oxidative damage, mucosal morphology, and barrier function in the jejunum of weaned piglets challenged with diquat (DQ). Fifty-four male piglets (Duroc×[Landrace×Yorkshire]) in good health with an average body weight (BW) of (8.13±0.41)kg were selected and randomly divided into 3 groups (each treatment group contained 6 replicates with 3 piglets per replicate). Piglets in the CON and DQ-CON groups were orally administered with a vehicle solution contained 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose sodium, while piglets in the DQ-PIC group were orally administered with 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose sodium solution supplemented with PIC at a dosage of 80 mg·kg-1. Piglets in DQ-CON and DQ-PIC groups were challenged with DQ at a dosage of 10 mg·kg-124 h before slaughter, while the piglets in CON group were treated with an equal sterile saline. This treatment protocol trial lasted for 8 days. The damage of jejunum, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and the expression of genes were determined after slaughter at 36-day-old. The results showed that:1) Compared with the CON group, plasma diamine oxidase (DAO) contents of piglets in the DQ-CON group significantly increased (P<0.05), and the expression of jejunal tight junction (OCLN) gene significantly decreased (P<0.05); Compared with the DQ-CON group, plasma DAO contents of piglets in the DQ-PIC group significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the expression of OCLN gene significantly increased (P<0.05). 2) Compared with the CON group, the total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity and the relative expression of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with the DQ-CON group, the jejunal mucosal T-SOD activity, CAT activity, SOD1 gene and HO1 gene relative expression levels of piglets in the DQ-PIC group significantly increased (P<0.05), while the MDA content significantly decreased (P<0.05). Therefore, piceatannol can alleviate the oxidative stress damage of the piglet's jejunum induced by diquat and improve the antioxidant capacity of the jejunum and promote the restoration of intestinal morphology and barrier function.

Key words: piceatannol, oxidative stress, diquat, weaned piglets, jejunum

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