PMID- 23398428 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130725 LR - 20190104 IS - 1466-1799 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1668 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 6 DP - 2012 TI - Chromium histidinate protects against heat stress by modulating the expression of hepatic nuclear transcription factors in quail. PG - 828-35 LID - 10.1080/00071668.2012.747084 [doi] AB - 1. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplemental chromium histidinate (CrHis) on performance and expressions of hepatic nuclear factors kappaB, an enhancer (NF-kappaB) and an inhibitor (IkappaBalpha) of activated B cells in heat-stressed Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). 2. A total of 180, 10-d-old Japanese quail were allocated randomly into 6 groups in a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement. Birds were reared either at 22 degrees C for 24 h/d (thermoneutral, TN) or 34 degrees C for 8 h/d (heat stress, HS) for 32 d and fed on one of three diets supplemented with 0, 400 or 800 microg of CrHis per kg of diet. Each group consisted of 10 cages, each containing three quail. Data (performance variables and hepatic NF-kappaB and IkappaBalpha) were analysed using 2-way ANOVA. 3. Heat stress caused reductions in cumulative feed intake (FI) by 5.7%, weight gain (WG) by 13.0%, final body weight (FBW) by 10.3%, carcase weight by 12.6% and carcase efficiency by 2.3% and an increase in feed conversion ratio (FCR, feed consumed, g:weight gained, g) by 8.4%. As supplemental CrHis level increased up to 800 microg/kg, there were linear increases in cumulative FI (from 602 to 609 g), WG (from 134 to 138 g), FBW (from 167 to 171 g), cold carcase weight (from 110 to 114 g) and cold carcase efficiency (from 65.5 to 66.4%) and a decrease in FE (from 4.51 to 4.42). The environmental temperature by CrHis level interaction effect on performance parameters was insignificant. Hepatic NF-kappaB p65 concentration was higher and hepatic IkappaBalpha concentration was lower in quail exposed to HS than in quail kept at TN temperature. Increasing supplemental CrHis level linearly inhibited hepatic NF-kappaB p65 expression from 134.4 to 105.3% and linearly enhanced hepatic IkappaBalpha expression from 73.4 to 99.6%. The decrease in hepatic NF-kappaB expression and the increase in hepatic IkappaB expression were more notable in the TN environment than in the HS environment. 4. In conclusion, heat stress depressed performance variables and augmented lipid peroxidation and supplemental CrHis alleviated oxidative stress through modulating expressions of stress-related hepatic nuclear transcription factors (NF-kappaB and IkappaBalpha). FAU - Orhan, C AU - Orhan C AD - Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey. FAU - Akdemir, F AU - Akdemir F FAU - Sahin, N AU - Sahin N FAU - Tuzcu, M AU - Tuzcu M FAU - Komorowski, J R AU - Komorowski JR FAU - Hayirli, A AU - Hayirli A FAU - Sahin, K AU - Sahin K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PL - England TA - Br Poult Sci JT - British poultry science JID - 15740290R RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Organometallic Compounds) RN - 139874-52-5 (NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha) RN - 1BY3EP7D99 (chromium histidinate) RN - 4QD397987E (Histidine) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Animals MH - B-Lymphocytes/metabolism MH - Coturnix/genetics/growth & development/*physiology MH - Dietary Supplements/*analysis MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel/veterinary MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Heat-Shock Response/*drug effects MH - Histidine/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives MH - Hot Temperature/adverse effects MH - I-kappa B Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Lipid Peroxidation/*drug effects MH - Liver/metabolism MH - NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/metabolism MH - Organometallic Compounds/*administration & dosage MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Weight Gain/drug effects EDAT- 2013/02/13 06:00 MHDA- 2013/07/26 06:00 CRDT- 2013/02/13 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/07/26 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/00071668.2012.747084 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br Poult Sci. 2012;53(6):828-35. doi: 10.1080/00071668.2012.747084.