PMID- 38003194 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231128 IS - 2076-2615 (Print) IS - 2076-2615 (Electronic) IS - 2076-2615 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 22 DP - 2023 Nov 19 TI - Mild Intermittent Cold Stimulation Affects Cardiac Substance Metabolism via the Neuroendocrine Pathway in Broilers. LID - 10.3390/ani13223577 [doi] LID - 3577 AB - This study aimed to investigate the impact of cold adaptation on the neuroendocrine and cardiac substance metabolism pathways in broilers. The broilers were divided into the control group (CC), cold adaptation group (C3), and cold-stressed group (C9), and experimental period was divided into the training period (d 1-35), recovery period (d 36-43), and cold stress period (d 43-44). During the training period, the CC group was reared at ambient temperature, while C3 and C9 groups were reared at 3 degrees C and 9 degrees C lower than the ambient temperature, respectively, for 5 h/d at 1 d intervals. During the recovery period, all the groups were maintained at 20 degrees C. Lastly, during the cold stress period, the groups were divided into two sub-groups, and each sub-group was placed at 10 degrees C for 12 h (Y12) or 24 h (Y24) for acute cold stimulation. The blood, hypothalamic, and cardiac tissues samples were obtained from all the groups during the training, recovery, and acute stress periods. The results revealed that the transcription of calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha 1 C (CACNAIC) was increased in the hypothalamic tissues of the C3 group (p < 0.05). Moreover, compared to the CC group, the serum norepinephrine (NE) was increased in the C9 group (p < 0.05), but insulin (INS) was decreased in the C9 group (p < 0.05). In addition, the transcription of the phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), SREBP1c, FASN, ACC1, and SCD genes was down-regulated in the C3 and C9 groups (p < 0.05); however, their expression increased in the C3 and C9 groups after acute cold stimulation (p < 0.05). Compared to the CC group, the transcription of forkhead box O1 (FoxO1), PEPCK, G6Pase, GLUT1, HK1, PFK, and LDHB genes was up-regulated in the C3 and C9 groups (p < 0.05. Furthermore, compared to the CC and C9 groups, the protein and mRNA expressions of heat shock protein (HSP) 70 and HSP90 were significantly increased in the C3 group (p < 0.05). These results indicate that intermittent cold training can enhance cold stress tolerance in broilers by regulating their neuroendocrine and cardiac substance metabolism pathways. FAU - Liu, Yuanyuan AU - Liu Y AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Xing, Lu AU - Xing L AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Zhang, Yong AU - Zhang Y AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Liu, Xiaotao AU - Liu X AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Li, Tingting AU - Li T AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Zhang, Shijie AU - Zhang S AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Wei, Haidong AU - Wei H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6623-5502 AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. FAU - Li, Jianhong AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7736-0333 AD - College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin 150030, China. LA - eng GR - 32172785/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231119 PL - Switzerland TA - Animals (Basel) JT - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI JID - 101635614 PMC - PMC10668735 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cold adaptation OT - cold stress OT - glucose metabolism OT - lipid metabolism OT - neuroendocrine COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/11/25 12:47 MHDA- 2023/11/25 12:48 PMCR- 2023/11/19 CRDT- 2023/11/25 01:14 PHST- 2023/09/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/25 12:48 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/25 12:47 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/25 01:14 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ani13223577 [pii] AID - animals-13-03577 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ani13223577 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Animals (Basel). 2023 Nov 19;13(22):3577. doi: 10.3390/ani13223577.