Effect of high-concentrate corn grain diet-induced elevated ruminal lipopolysaccharide levels on dairy cow liver function

A high-concentrate diet destroys gram-negative bacteria in the cattle rumen, leading to elevated ruminal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels. LPS causes liver inflammation through the hepatic portal vein but little is known about the effects of rumen-derived LPS on liver function and the reproductive organs. In this study, we determined the effect of increasing rumen fluid LPS levels on liver function and genital LPS levels. Cows were assigned to control (CON; n=5) and high-concentrate diet (HC; n=7) groups. We observed that the ruminal LPS and haptoglobin (Hp) levels were significantly higher and albumin levels were lower in the HC group than in the CON group. In the HC group, The Hp levels and aspartate transaminase (AST) activity were significantly higher and the total cholesterol levels were significantly lower after high-concentrate diet feeding than before feeding. No differences were observed in LPS levels in the peripheral veins, hepatic veins, hepatic portal vein, uterine perfusate, and follicular fluids between the groups. In all samples, the LPS level in the hepatic portal vein blood positively correlated with the AST activity and serum amyloid A level. In conclusion, our results indicate that high-concentrate diets do not have a direct effect on the reproductive organs upon a moderate ruminal LPS level increase. However, an increased ruminal LPS influx into the liver might affect negatively liver function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

Enthalten in:

The Journal of veterinary medical science - 82(2020), 7 vom: 31. Juli, Seite 971-977

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ohtaki, Tadatoshi [VerfasserIn]
Ogata, Kanae [VerfasserIn]
Kajikawa, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Sumiyoshi, Toshiaki [VerfasserIn]
Asano, Sanae [VerfasserIn]
Tsumagari, Shigehisa [VerfasserIn]
Horikita, Tetsuya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aspartate Aminotransferases
EC 2.6.1.1
Haptoglobins
High-concentrate diet
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharide
Lipopolysaccharides
Liver
Reproductive organ
Rumen

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Date Completed 01.04.2021

Date Revised 01.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1292/jvms.20-0117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310434696