Expression and distribution of heat shock proteins in the heart of transported pigs

Bao, Endong; Sultan, Karim R.; Nowak, Barbara; Hartung, J.

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“…Our results agree with those obtained in a previous study that investigated the expression and localization of four HSPs (HSP70, HSP86, HSP90 and HSP27) in the heart tissue of pigs transported for 6 h (Bao et al, 2008). Immunostaining detected the consistent presence of all HSPs in pig myocardial cells both during transport and under normal housing conditions.…”

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“…Immunostaining detected the consistent presence of all HSPs in pig myocardial cells both during transport and under normal housing conditions. IHC analysis revealed predominance of HSP70 (significantly the highest levels) and HSP27 in the cytoplasm of myocardial cells (Bao et al, 2008).…”

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“…Expression of HSPs in the heart of transported pigs was investigated by Bao et al (2008). In swine myocardium, HSP70 levels decreased in response to a 6-h journey (Bao et al, 2008), whereas in swine stomach HSP70 levels increased significantly after 1, 2 and 4 h of transportation. Moreover, Marruchella et al (2004) observed that expression of HSP70 was higher in pre-ulcerative mucosa of the swine gastric pars oesophagea than in normal mucosa.…”

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Expression of heat shock protein 70 in the liver of extensively and intensively kept heavy pigs

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Martino

Vascellari

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The objective of this work was to investigate the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) by Western blot (WB) in swine liver. Subsequently, the study aimed to apply this method to two experimental groups of heavy pigs raised in different confinement systems: intensive/indoor (Group A) and extensive/outdoor (Group B). Thirty-six crossbred commercial heavy pigs were divided as follows: Group A (eight castrated males and eight females) was equally distributed into two single-sex indoor pens (1.02 m 2 /pig); Group B (11 castrated males and nine females) was kept in one single (partially grassy and partially wooded) open area of about 6000 m 2 . Group A was slaughtered at 41 weeks of age (170 6 9 kg) and Group B at 48 weeks of age (172 6 13 kg). At the abattoir the livers of all the animals were collected and analyzed by WB assay in order to quantify the levels of HSP70. Moreover, a further liver sample was taken from the same animals in order to investigate the cellular localization of HSP70 by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The interaction between sex and group resulted statistically significant ( P 5 0.001). When stratified by sex, Group A showed significantly higher HSP70 values compared with Group B for both male and female subjects ( P , 0.001). Stratifying by group, males showed significantly higher HSP70 values than females in Group A ( P , 0.001), whereas no statistical differences were observed between sexes for Group B ( P 5 0.653). The IHC results evidenced cytoplasmic immunoreactivity in a granular pattern in both groups. The different expression pattern observed by WB could prove to be a useful tool in the assessment of pig health and welfare.Keywords: HSP70, Western blot, liver, IHC, heavy pig ImplicationsThe need to investigate more sensitive and reliable indicators of animal health and welfare is of primary importance, not only to research, but also with a view to possible applications in the field. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) have become increasingly important because of their correlation to some pathological and poor welfare conditions. HSP70 expression has never been investigated in pig liver, and this study proposes a quantification analysis by Western blot. Moreover, this method detected significant differences between pigs belonging to the same original group and reared in intensive/indoor v. extensive/outdoor conditions. IntroductionSeveral factors in modern pig production, such as limited freedom of movement, the lack of stimuli, aggressive temperament, noise, low lighting levels, atmospheric ammonia, and the rapid growth rate, may be stressful for pigs (D'Eath et al., 2010;O'Connor et al., 2010;Parker et al., 2010). As part of the multidisciplinary approach of scientific research on Animal Welfare, major efforts have been made in the investigation of new, reliable and sensitive physiological parameters: acute phase proteins (Murata et al., 2004), serum antioxidants (Brambilla et al., 2002) and stress hormones (Kaneko, 2008) are well-known examples. These variables respond to stressful situa...

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“…A similar peradventure comes from studies in transported piglets, which are susceptible to acute heart failure and sudden death syndrome. Bao et al (2008) reported an attenuation of four cardiac Hsp members, in response to 6 h road transportation. In accordance with this study, Zhu et al (2009) found more than 60% reduction in cardiac Hsp60 of piglets, following 2 h transportation.…”

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Differential stress responses among newly received calves: variations in reductant capacity and Hsp gene expression

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Vaya

Brosh

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Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRD), a major economic concern to the beef cattle industry all over the world, is triggered by physical, biological and psychological stresses. It is becoming noticeable that the key to reducing BRD appears to be centered at reducing the response to stress. The aims of the present study were to detect individual variations in the stress response of newly received young calves through their leukocyte heat shock protein (Hsp) response, selected neutrophil-related gene expression and oxidative stress, and relate them to pulmonary adhesions at slaughter, an indicative sign of clinical and subclinical episodes of BRD at an early age. Differential expression patterns of Hsp60 and Hsp70A1A were revealed in newly received calves 1 h, 5 h and 1 day after arrival, distinguishing between stress-responsive and non-stress-responsive individuals. Plasma cortisol was also indicative of stress-responsive and non-stress-responsive individuals, 1 h and 5 h after arrival. At the longer term, β-glycan levels were highest 7 days after arrival and significantly correlated with an adhesion-free phenotype at slaughter. Oxidative stress responses, measured through the oxidation products of the exogenous linoleoyl tyrosine (LT) marker, revealed that hydroperoxidation and epoxidation of membranes may readily occur. Based on the LT oxidation products and levels of β-glycan, we present a discriminant analysis model, according to which vulnerable individuals may be predicted at near 100% probability 7 days after arrival. Since clinical signs of BRD may often go undetected in feedlot calves, such a model, after its examination in largescale experiments, may be a reliable tool for an early prediction of subclinical signs of BRD.

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Detection of heat shock protein 27, 70, 90 expressions in primary parenchymatous organs of goats after transport stress by real‐time PCR and ELISA

Fang

Yang

et al. 2020

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Transport stress causes a series of problems to goat production, such as tissue injury and immunity damage. As a pro‐survival pathway, the heat shock response protects healthy cells of goat from stressors. To evaluate the effects of transport stress on heat shock protein (HSPs) expression on goat primary parenchymatous organs, a total of three batches of goats were treated in this study. For each batch, 12 healthy adult male goats were randomly and averagely divided into three groups: Control group (non‐transported group), 2 hr transported group and 6 hr transported group. Real‐time PCR results indicated that the mRNA expression level of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in all examined organs of 2 hr transport‐treated goats were upregulated (p < .05) except lung, and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70; except spleen) and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90; except liver and lung) were also increased (p < .05). In 6 hr transported group, the transcription levels of HSP27 (except heart and kidney), HSP70 (except heart, liver and lymph nodes) and HSP90 (except heart and spleen) were all backed to the original levels or even reduced (p < .05). Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results showed that the protein levels of HSP27 (except lymph nodes), HSP70 (except spleen) and HSP90 (except liver and lung) were all increased after 2 hr transport (p < .05). After 6 hr transport, HSP27 only in kidney and HSP70 only in heart and liver were upregulated (p < .05), while HSP90 in all the examined organs except liver and lung were also maintained in relatively high levels (p < .05). Taken together, these results suggested that the expression of HSPs in goat primary parenchymatous organs may be regulated by transport stress time. Moreover, this study also provides some new data to advocate reducing transport stress of goats and improving animal welfare.

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Expression and distribution of heat shock proteins in the heart of transported pigs

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Expression of heat shock protein 70 in the liver of extensively and intensively kept heavy pigs

Expression of heat shock protein 70 in the liver of extensively and intensively kept heavy pigs

Differential stress responses among newly received calves: variations in reductant capacity and Hsp gene expression

Detection of heat shock protein 27, 70, 90 expressions in primary parenchymatous organs of goats after transport stress by real‐time PCR and ELISA

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