Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks

It is important to quantify and estimate stressful stimulation because stress appears to limit productivity and welfare in poultry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acute isolation stress (5, 10 or 30min) on the levels of blood parameters (glucose, free fatty acid (FFA) and...

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Main Authors: Kouichi Yanagita, Jun-ichi Shiraishi, Shin-Ichi Kawakami, Takashi Bungo
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Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2011-04-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/48/2/48_010120/_pdf/-char/en
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author Kouichi Yanagita
Jun-ichi Shiraishi
Shin-Ichi Kawakami
Takashi Bungo
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Jun-ichi Shiraishi
Shin-Ichi Kawakami
Takashi Bungo
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description It is important to quantify and estimate stressful stimulation because stress appears to limit productivity and welfare in poultry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acute isolation stress (5, 10 or 30min) on the levels of blood parameters (glucose, free fatty acid (FFA) and corticosterone (CORT)) and diencephalic stress related peptide gene expressions (corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and arginine vasotocin (AVT)) in neonatal chicks. Although the isolation treatment did not affect concentration of plasma glucose (P>0.05), plasma FFA at 30min after treatment was higher than control (P<0.01). The level of CORT increased significantly after 5 and 10min of treatment (P<0.01), but that significant increase had disappeared in the chicks isolated for 30min. The expression level of CRH in the chicks treated for 10min, but not in the chicks treated for 5 and 30min, was higher than in control (P<0.01), whereas there was no change in AVT mRNA for any of the isolation treatments (P>0.05). These findings demonstrate that high levels of CORT, through negative feedback, decrease CRH synthesis until 30min after isolation, and further suggest that AVT expression in the diencephalons may not be applicable as an indicator of acute isolation stress in neonatal chicks.
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spelling doaj.art-e9501af49e4c49fcbcef38467b0100752023-05-31T01:03:05ZengJapan Poultry Science AssociationThe Journal of Poultry Science1346-73951349-04862011-04-0148212512910.2141/jpsa.010120jpsaTime Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in ChicksKouichi Yanagita0Jun-ichi Shiraishi1Shin-Ichi Kawakami2Takashi Bungo3Laboratory of Animal Behavior and Physiology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, JapanLaboratory of Animal Behavior and Physiology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, JapanLaboratory of Animal Behavior and Physiology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, JapanLaboratory of Animal Behavior and Physiology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, JapanIt is important to quantify and estimate stressful stimulation because stress appears to limit productivity and welfare in poultry. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acute isolation stress (5, 10 or 30min) on the levels of blood parameters (glucose, free fatty acid (FFA) and corticosterone (CORT)) and diencephalic stress related peptide gene expressions (corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and arginine vasotocin (AVT)) in neonatal chicks. Although the isolation treatment did not affect concentration of plasma glucose (P>0.05), plasma FFA at 30min after treatment was higher than control (P<0.01). The level of CORT increased significantly after 5 and 10min of treatment (P<0.01), but that significant increase had disappeared in the chicks isolated for 30min. The expression level of CRH in the chicks treated for 10min, but not in the chicks treated for 5 and 30min, was higher than in control (P<0.01), whereas there was no change in AVT mRNA for any of the isolation treatments (P>0.05). These findings demonstrate that high levels of CORT, through negative feedback, decrease CRH synthesis until 30min after isolation, and further suggest that AVT expression in the diencephalons may not be applicable as an indicator of acute isolation stress in neonatal chicks.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/48/2/48_010120/_pdf/-char/enavtchickcorticosteronecrhisolation stress
spellingShingle Kouichi Yanagita
Jun-ichi Shiraishi
Shin-Ichi Kawakami
Takashi Bungo
Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
The Journal of Poultry Science
avt
chick
corticosterone
crh
isolation stress
title Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
title_full Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
title_fullStr Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
title_full_unstemmed Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
title_short Time Course Changes in the Blood Parameters and the Expression of Diencephalic CRH and AVT mRNA Due to Acute Isolation Stress in Chicks
title_sort time course changes in the blood parameters and the expression of diencephalic crh and avt mrna due to acute isolation stress in chicks
topic avt
chick
corticosterone
crh
isolation stress
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/48/2/48_010120/_pdf/-char/en
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