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Kai Zhang1, Meijuan Meng1, Lipeng Gao1
1Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; Key Laboratory of Crop and Livestock Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, China.
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) released in the rumen on epithelium barrier function of goats fed a HC diet. Twelve Boer goats were randomly divided into two groups: low-concentrate(LC) diet and high-concentrate(HC) diet treatment. We found that the pH of rumen fluid in the HC group was lower than in the LC group (P < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expression levels of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in the rumen epithelium were lower in the LC group than the HC group (P < 0.05). Gene expression and protein levels of the tight junction proteins claudin-1, claudin-4, occludin, and Zona occludin-1 were all greater in the LC group than the HC group (P < 0.05). Staining of claudin-1, occludin and ZO-1 was became irregular. In conclusion, high concentrate diet feeding can impair rumen epithelium function and decrease tight junction protein expression through MAPK signaling pathway.
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