PMID- 23232037 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130114 LR - 20211021 IS - 2049-1891 (Electronic) IS - 1674-9782 (Print) IS - 1674-9782 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 1 DP - 2012 Dec 11 TI - Changes of hepatic biochemical parameters and proteomics in broilers with cold-induced ascites. PG - 41 LID - 10.1186/2049-1891-3-41 [doi] AB - Ascites syndrome is still a problem for chicken industry in various parts of the world. Despite the intensive investigations of this syndrome for many years, its pathogenesis remains unclear. The objective of this study was to analyze the difference in hepatic proteomics between ascites and healthy broilers by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Changes of biochemical parameters of liver and blood were also determined. The results indicated that red blood cell counts (RBC), hematocrit (HCT) and haemoglobin (HGB) of ascites broilers were significantly greater than healthy broilers. Hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) level of ascites broilers was significantly increased, and the activity of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) was significantly decreased. Hepatic lactic acid (LD) level of ascitic broilers were significantly lower than healthy ones. Serum glucose and cholesterol level of ascites broilers were significantly increased, and serum globulin level was significantly decreased in ascites broilers. There was no significant difference in triglyceride (TG) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level. The activity of liver hexokinase (HK) and succinodehydrogenase (SDH) in ascites broilers was significantly decreased, and there was no significant difference in the activity of liver pyruvate kinase (PK) and Na+-K+-ATPase. The hepatic proteomics analysis showed that 18 proteins expression difference were identified between ascites and healthy broilers. These proteins were mainly involved in: 1) cytoskeleton; 2) glucose, lipids and amino acid metabolism; 3) cell secretion; 4) cell apoptosis; 5) signal transduction; 6) immune and inflammatory response; and 7) cellular redox homeostasis. Mitochondrial isoform phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (M-PEPCK) mainly participates in gluconeogenesis of chicken liver. In conclusion, liver oxidative damage was significantly aggravated, but antioxidant capacity was decreased in cold-induced ascites broilers. Serum glucose level was significantly increased, with liver M-PEPCK expression higher in ascites broilers, which implied that some potential regulatory reagents may reduce ascites susceptibility and mortality under cold temperature by increasing liver gluconeogenesis level. FAU - Wang, Yongwei AU - Wang Y AD - State Key Lab of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China. guoyum@cau.edu.cn. FAU - Guo, Yuming AU - Guo Y FAU - Ning, Dong AU - Ning D FAU - Peng, Yunzhi AU - Peng Y FAU - Cai, Hong AU - Cai H FAU - Tan, Jianzhuang AU - Tan J FAU - Yang, Ying AU - Yang Y FAU - Liu, Dan AU - Liu D LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20121211 PL - England TA - J Anim Sci Biotechnol JT - Journal of animal science and biotechnology JID - 101581293 PMC - PMC3542246 EDAT- 2012/12/13 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/13 06:01 PMCR- 2012/12/11 CRDT- 2012/12/13 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/12/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2049-1891-3-41 [pii] AID - 10.1186/2049-1891-3-41 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2012 Dec 11;3(1):41. doi: 10.1186/2049-1891-3-41.