Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i>
Parental nutrient reserves are directly related to reproductive performance in sea cucumbers. This study focused on the lipid requirements of male and female sea cucumbers <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> during the reproductive stage and analyzed their physiological responses to a high-fat...
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| author | Shuangyan Zhang Xiaoshang Ru Libin Zhang David Gonçalves Hongsheng Yang Jialei Xu |
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| description | Parental nutrient reserves are directly related to reproductive performance in sea cucumbers. This study focused on the lipid requirements of male and female sea cucumbers <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> during the reproductive stage and analyzed their physiological responses to a high-fat diet (HFD). The intestinal lipid metabolites and microbiome profile changed significantly in animals fed with the HFD, as given by an upregulation of metabolites related to lipid metabolism and an increase in the predominance of Proteobacteria in the microbiome, respectively. The metabolic responses of male and female sea cucumbers to the HFD differed, which in turn could have triggered sex-related differences in the intestinal microbiome. These results suggest that the lipid content in diets can be differentially adjusted for male and female sea cucumbers to improve nutrition and promote reproduction. This data contributes to a better understanding of the reproductive biology and sex differences of sea cucumbers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-668416cb167146d7980cd2c5e0840cea2023-11-16T19:13:08ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372023-01-0112221210.3390/biology12020212Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i>Shuangyan Zhang0Xiaoshang Ru1Libin Zhang2David Gonçalves3Hongsheng Yang4Jialei Xu5CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaInstitute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR 999078, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, ChinaZhongke Tonghe (Shandong) Ocean Technology Co., Ltd., Dongying 257200, ChinaParental nutrient reserves are directly related to reproductive performance in sea cucumbers. This study focused on the lipid requirements of male and female sea cucumbers <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> during the reproductive stage and analyzed their physiological responses to a high-fat diet (HFD). The intestinal lipid metabolites and microbiome profile changed significantly in animals fed with the HFD, as given by an upregulation of metabolites related to lipid metabolism and an increase in the predominance of Proteobacteria in the microbiome, respectively. The metabolic responses of male and female sea cucumbers to the HFD differed, which in turn could have triggered sex-related differences in the intestinal microbiome. These results suggest that the lipid content in diets can be differentially adjusted for male and female sea cucumbers to improve nutrition and promote reproduction. This data contributes to a better understanding of the reproductive biology and sex differences of sea cucumbers.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/2/212sex differenceshigh-fat dietintestinal microbesphysiological metabolic responsessea cucumber |
| spellingShingle | Shuangyan Zhang Xiaoshang Ru Libin Zhang David Gonçalves Hongsheng Yang Jialei Xu Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> Biology sex differences high-fat diet intestinal microbes physiological metabolic responses sea cucumber |
| title | Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> |
| title_full | Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> |
| title_short | Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal and Gonadal Metabolism in Female and Male Sea Cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> |
| title_sort | effects of a high fat diet on intestinal and gonadal metabolism in female and male sea cucumber i apostichopus japonicus i |
| topic | sex differences high-fat diet intestinal microbes physiological metabolic responses sea cucumber |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/2/212 |
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