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Photoperiod-dependent effect of inflammation on nocturnal gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines and their receptors in pars tuberalis of ewe
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The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
Publication date: 2016-02-25
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A. P. Herman
The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Polish Academy of Sciences, Instytucka 3, 05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2016;25(1):3-11
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ABSTRACT
The study was designed to determine the influence of photoperiod
on the nocturnal gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines such
as interleukin (IL)-1β (IL1B), IL-6 (IL6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) and
their receptors: IL-1 type I receptor (IL1R1), IL-6 receptor (IL6R), glycoprotein
130 (IL6ST), TNF type I and II receptors (TNFRSF1A and TNFRSF1B, respectively)
in the pars tuberalis (PT) of ewe with the endotoxin-induced acute
inflammation. The studies were performed on adult ewe (n = 24) in two photoperiods:
long night (LN; 16:8; October) and short night (SN; 8:16; June). The
animals from each photoperiod were divided into two groups: control (n = 6) and
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated (n = 6). All experiment steps were performed
in the darkness. Two hours after the sunset the ewe received the intravenous
injection of LPS or an appropriate volume of saline. Three hours after the injections
all animals were slaughtered. It was found that melatonin concentration in
control ovine serum was higher (P < 0.05) during LN than SN period. Endotoxin
decreased (P < 0.05) the melatonin release only in ewe kept under SN condition.
The transcripts encoding all examined proinflammatory cytokines and
their receptors were expressed in the PT. Moreover, the PT collected from
LPS-treated ewe during LN were characterized with higher (P < 0.05) expression
of IL6, TNF, IL6ST, TNFRSF1A and TNFRSF1B genes compared with
the tissues collected during SN. Similar influence of photoperiod was also observed
in the case of TNF gene expression in the control sheep. Obtained
results suggest that the PT may be one of the gateways for immune-endocrine
interactions and these interactions may be affected by the photoperiod.
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