Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms

The complex etiology, higher morbidity and mortality, poor prognosis, and expensive cost of calf diarrhea have made it a catastrophic disease in the dairy industry. This study aims to assess the biomarkers in calves with diarrhea and to predict the biomarkers related to the pathway. As subjects, nin...

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Main Authors: Mei-Zhou Huang, Dong-An Cui, Xiao-Hu Wu, Wang Hui, Zuo-Ting Yan, Xue-Zhi Ding, Sheng-Yi Wang
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/769
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author Mei-Zhou Huang
Dong-An Cui
Xiao-Hu Wu
Wang Hui
Zuo-Ting Yan
Xue-Zhi Ding
Sheng-Yi Wang
author_facet Mei-Zhou Huang
Dong-An Cui
Xiao-Hu Wu
Wang Hui
Zuo-Ting Yan
Xue-Zhi Ding
Sheng-Yi Wang
author_sort Mei-Zhou Huang
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description The complex etiology, higher morbidity and mortality, poor prognosis, and expensive cost of calf diarrhea have made it a catastrophic disease in the dairy industry. This study aims to assess the biomarkers in calves with diarrhea and to predict the biomarkers related to the pathway. As subjects, nine calves with diarrhea and nine healthy calves were enrolled, according to strict enrollment criteria. The serum metabolites were detected by a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and then analyzed by online multivariate statistical analysis software to further screen the biomarkers. In addition, the biomarkers involved in the metabolic pathways of calves with diarrhea and healthy calves were analyzed. In the serum of calves with diarrhea, nine biomarkers were found to which several biomarkers exhibited a certain relation. Moreover, these biomarkers were involved in important metabolic pathways, including protein digestion and absorption, ABC transporters, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, mineral absorption, and fatty acid biosynthesis. All these findings suggested that the imbalance of these markers was closely related to the occurrence and development of calf diarrhea. The targeted regulation of metabolic pathways involved in these biomarkers may facilitate the diagnosis, treatment, and discussion of the mechanism of calf diarrhea.
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spelling doaj.art-17038fba532c40a6985b3dad5d4419252023-11-19T22:57:59ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-04-0110576910.3390/ani10050769Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea SymptomsMei-Zhou Huang0Dong-An Cui1Xiao-Hu Wu2Wang Hui3Zuo-Ting Yan4Xue-Zhi Ding5Sheng-Yi Wang6Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaLanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Lanzhou 730050, ChinaThe complex etiology, higher morbidity and mortality, poor prognosis, and expensive cost of calf diarrhea have made it a catastrophic disease in the dairy industry. This study aims to assess the biomarkers in calves with diarrhea and to predict the biomarkers related to the pathway. As subjects, nine calves with diarrhea and nine healthy calves were enrolled, according to strict enrollment criteria. The serum metabolites were detected by a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and then analyzed by online multivariate statistical analysis software to further screen the biomarkers. In addition, the biomarkers involved in the metabolic pathways of calves with diarrhea and healthy calves were analyzed. In the serum of calves with diarrhea, nine biomarkers were found to which several biomarkers exhibited a certain relation. Moreover, these biomarkers were involved in important metabolic pathways, including protein digestion and absorption, ABC transporters, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, mineral absorption, and fatty acid biosynthesis. All these findings suggested that the imbalance of these markers was closely related to the occurrence and development of calf diarrhea. The targeted regulation of metabolic pathways involved in these biomarkers may facilitate the diagnosis, treatment, and discussion of the mechanism of calf diarrhea.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/769diarrheacalfmetabolomicsliquid chromatography–mass spectrometryserum
spellingShingle Mei-Zhou Huang
Dong-An Cui
Xiao-Hu Wu
Wang Hui
Zuo-Ting Yan
Xue-Zhi Ding
Sheng-Yi Wang
Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
Animals
diarrhea
calf
metabolomics
liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
serum
title Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
title_full Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
title_fullStr Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
title_full_unstemmed Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
title_short Serum Metabolomics Revealed the Differential Metabolic Pathway in Calves with Severe Clinical Diarrhea Symptoms
title_sort serum metabolomics revealed the differential metabolic pathway in calves with severe clinical diarrhea symptoms
topic diarrhea
calf
metabolomics
liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
serum
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/769
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