Metabolomic and transcriptomic study to understand changes in metabolic and immune responses in steers under heat stress

Heat stress (HS) damages livestock by adversely affecting physiological and immunological functions. However, fundamental understanding of the metabolic and immunological mechanisms in animals under HS remains elusive, particularly in steers. To understand the changes on metabolic and immune respons...

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Published in:Animal Nutrition 2022-12, Vol.11, p.87-101
Main Authors: Eom, Jun Sik, Park, Da Som, Lee, Sang Jin, Gu, Bon-Hee, Lee, Shin Ja, Lee, Sang-Suk, Kim, Seon-Ho, Kim, Byeong-Woo, Lee, Sung Sill, Kim, Myunghoo
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Language:English
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Heat stress
Immunity
Jersey steer
Metabolism
Metabolome
Transcriptome
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Summary:Heat stress (HS) damages livestock by adversely affecting physiological and immunological functions. However, fundamental understanding of the metabolic and immunological mechanisms in animals under HS remains elusive, particularly in steers. To understand the changes on metabolic and immune responses in steers under HS condition, we performed RNA-sequencing and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based metabolomics on HS-free (temperature humidity index [THI] value: 64.92 ± 0.56) and HS-exposed (THI value: 79.13 ± 0.56) Jersey steer (n = 8, body weight: 559.67 ± 32.72 kg). This study clarifies the metabolic changes in 3 biofluids (rumen fluid, serum, and urine) and the immune responses observed in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HS-exposed steers. This integrated approach allowed the discovery of HS-sensitive metabolic and immunological pathways. The metabolomic analysis indicated that HS-exposed steers showed potential HS biomarkers such as isocitrate, formate, creatine, and riboflavin (P 
ISSN:2405-6545
2405-6383
DOI:10.1016/j.aninu.2022.06.012