Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle

Cold exposure promotes glucose oxidation and modulates the lipid metabolism in adipose tissue, but it is still not fully clear whether cold exposure could affect meat quality and fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle of pig in vivo. Here, we kept finishing pigs under cold or room temperature over...

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Main Authors: Ziye Xu, Wentao Chen, Liyi Wang, Yanbing Zhou, Qiuyun Nong, Teresa G. Valencak, Yizhen Wang, Jintang Xie, Tizhong Shan
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.748801/full
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author Ziye Xu
Ziye Xu
Ziye Xu
Wentao Chen
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Wentao Chen
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Yanbing Zhou
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Yanbing Zhou
Qiuyun Nong
Qiuyun Nong
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Teresa G. Valencak
Yizhen Wang
Yizhen Wang
Yizhen Wang
Jintang Xie
Tizhong Shan
Tizhong Shan
Tizhong Shan
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Ziye Xu
Ziye Xu
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Wentao Chen
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Yanbing Zhou
Yanbing Zhou
Yanbing Zhou
Qiuyun Nong
Qiuyun Nong
Qiuyun Nong
Teresa G. Valencak
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Yizhen Wang
Jintang Xie
Tizhong Shan
Tizhong Shan
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description Cold exposure promotes glucose oxidation and modulates the lipid metabolism in adipose tissue, but it is still not fully clear whether cold exposure could affect meat quality and fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle of pig in vivo. Here, we kept finishing pigs under cold or room temperature overnight and determined the effects of cold exposure on meat quality, fatty acids composition and transcriptional changes in skeletal muscle of pigs. We found that cold exposure significantly reduced the meat colour24 h and pH24 h, without affecting carcass characteristics and other meat quality traits. Considerable changes were found in the proportions of individual fatty acids and the total content of saturated fatty acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acid and n3-fatty acids. RNA-seq results showed upregulated fatty acid biosynthesis genes and downregulated mitochondrial beta-oxidation genes. The lipid metabolism in cold-treated longissimus dorsi muscle might be regulated by functions of the lipoprotein particle, the extracellular matrix, and the PPAR signaling pathways. Our study revealed the potential of cold exposure to regulate the lipid metabolism and fatty acid composition in skeletal muscle of farmed animals.
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spelling doaj.art-1e61c28e1d4a4641be2a6e845a341c402022-12-21T19:56:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2021-10-011210.3389/fphys.2021.748801748801Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal MuscleZiye Xu0Ziye Xu1Ziye Xu2Wentao Chen3Wentao Chen4Wentao Chen5Liyi Wang6Liyi Wang7Liyi Wang8Yanbing Zhou9Yanbing Zhou10Yanbing Zhou11Qiuyun Nong12Qiuyun Nong13Qiuyun Nong14Teresa G. Valencak15Yizhen Wang16Yizhen Wang17Yizhen Wang18Jintang Xie19Tizhong Shan20Tizhong Shan21Tizhong Shan22College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaShandong Chunteng Food Co., Ltd., Zaozhuang, ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, ChinaCold exposure promotes glucose oxidation and modulates the lipid metabolism in adipose tissue, but it is still not fully clear whether cold exposure could affect meat quality and fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle of pig in vivo. Here, we kept finishing pigs under cold or room temperature overnight and determined the effects of cold exposure on meat quality, fatty acids composition and transcriptional changes in skeletal muscle of pigs. We found that cold exposure significantly reduced the meat colour24 h and pH24 h, without affecting carcass characteristics and other meat quality traits. Considerable changes were found in the proportions of individual fatty acids and the total content of saturated fatty acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acid and n3-fatty acids. RNA-seq results showed upregulated fatty acid biosynthesis genes and downregulated mitochondrial beta-oxidation genes. The lipid metabolism in cold-treated longissimus dorsi muscle might be regulated by functions of the lipoprotein particle, the extracellular matrix, and the PPAR signaling pathways. Our study revealed the potential of cold exposure to regulate the lipid metabolism and fatty acid composition in skeletal muscle of farmed animals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.748801/fullcold exposuremeat qualityfatty acidtranscriptomepigskeletal muscle
spellingShingle Ziye Xu
Ziye Xu
Ziye Xu
Wentao Chen
Wentao Chen
Wentao Chen
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Liyi Wang
Yanbing Zhou
Yanbing Zhou
Yanbing Zhou
Qiuyun Nong
Qiuyun Nong
Qiuyun Nong
Teresa G. Valencak
Yizhen Wang
Yizhen Wang
Yizhen Wang
Jintang Xie
Tizhong Shan
Tizhong Shan
Tizhong Shan
Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
Frontiers in Physiology
cold exposure
meat quality
fatty acid
transcriptome
pig
skeletal muscle
title Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
title_full Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
title_fullStr Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
title_full_unstemmed Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
title_short Cold Exposure Affects Lipid Metabolism, Fatty Acids Composition and Transcription in Pig Skeletal Muscle
title_sort cold exposure affects lipid metabolism fatty acids composition and transcription in pig skeletal muscle
topic cold exposure
meat quality
fatty acid
transcriptome
pig
skeletal muscle
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.748801/full
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