Optimum Doses and Forms of Selenium Maintaining Reproductive Health via Regulating Homeostasis of Gut Microbiota and Testicular Redox, Inflammation, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis in Roosters

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BACKGROUND: There is a U-shaped relationship between dietary selenium (Se) ingestion and optimal sperm quality.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the optimal dietary dose and forms of Se for sperm quality of breeder roosters and the relevant mechanisms.

METHODS: In experiment 1, 18-wk-old Jingbai laying breeder roosters were fed a Se-deficient base diet (BD, 0.06 mg Se/kg), or the BD + 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, or 1.0 mg Se/kg for 9 wk. In experiment 2, the roosters were fed the BD or the BD + sodium selenite (SeNa), seleno-yeast (SeY), or Se-nanoparticles (SeNPs) at 0.2 mg Se/kg for 9 wk.

RESULTS: In experiment 1, added dietary 0.2 and 0.3 mg Se/kg led to higher sperm motility and lower sperm mortality than the other groups at weeks 5, 7, and/or 9. Furthermore, added dietary 0.2-0.4 mg Se/kg produced better testicular histology and/or lower testicular 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine than the other groups. Moreover, integrated testicular transcriptomic and cecal microbiomic analysis revealed that inflammation, cell proliferation, and apoptosis-related genes and bacteria were dysregulated by Se deficiency or excess. In experiment 2, compared with SeNa, SeNPs slightly increased sperm motility throughout the experiment, whereas SeNPs slightly reduced sperm mortality compared with SeY at week 9. Both SeY and SeNPs decreased malondialdehyde in the serum than those of SeNa, and SeNPs led to higher glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and thioredoxin reductase activities and GPX1 and B-cell lymphoma 2 protein concentrations in the testis compared with SeY and SeNa.

CONCLUSIONS: The optimal dietary Se dose for reproductive health of breeder roosters is 0.25-0.35 mg Se/kg, and SeNPs displayed better effects on reproductive health than SeNa and SeY in laying breeder roosters. The optimal doses and forms of Se maintain reproductive health of roosters associated with regulation intestinal microbiota homeostasis and/or testicular redox balance, inflammation, cell proliferation, and apoptosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:154

Enthalten in:

The Journal of nutrition - 154(2024), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 369-380

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Yi-Qin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Ze-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zi-Jian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yu-Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiao-Min [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chao-Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Zuo, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jia-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Xin Gen [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Lv-Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

H6241UJ22B
Journal Article
Microbiome
Reproductive health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Roosters
Selenium
Transcriptome

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.12.021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366135082