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A comparative analysis of GIT barrier function and immune markers in gilt vs sow progeny at birth and weaning.
Journal of Animal Science 2024 March 7
Progeny born to primiparous sows (gilt progeny; GP) have lower birth, weaning and slaughter weights than sow progeny (SP). GP also have reduced gastrointestinal tract (GIT) development, as evidenced by lower organ weights. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to quantify changes in GIT barrier function that occur birth and weaning, representing two major challenges to the young piglet. The effects of parity (GP vs SP) in GIT barrier integrity function was quantified at four timepoints: birth (~0 h), 24 hours after birth (24 h), 1-day pre-weaning (PrW) and 1-day post-weaning (PoW) in commercially reared piglets. Due to inherent differences between newborn and weanling pigs the results were analyzed in two cohorts, birth (0 vs. 24 h, n = 31) and weaning (PrW vs. PoW, n = 40). Samples of the stomach, jejunum, ileum and colon were excised after euthanasia and barrier integrity was quantified by measuring transepithelial resistance (TER), macromolecular permeability, the abundance of inflammatory proteins (IL-8, IL-1β, TNF-α) and tight junction proteins (claudin-2 and -3). Papp was characterised using a dual tracer approach comprising 4 KDa fluorescein isothiocyanate (FD4) and 150 kDa tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate (T150)-labelled dextrans. Characteristic effects of the initiation of feeding and weaning were observed on the GIT with the initiation of feeding, such as increasing TER and reducing Papp at 24 h, consistent with mucosal growth (p = 0.058) This was accompanied by increased cytokine abundance as evidenced by elevations in TNF-α and IL-1β. However, GP had increased IL-8 abundance (p = 0.011 and 0.063 for jejunum and ileum respectively) at birth than 24 h overall. In the weaning cohort, jejunal and ileal permeability to FD4 was higher in GP (p = 0.05 and 0.022, respectively) while only higher ileal T150 was observed in GP (p = 0.032). Ileal claudin-2 abundance tended to be higher in SP overall (p = 0.063), but GP ileal claudin-2 expression was upregulated weaning while no change was observed in SP (p = 0.043). Finally, other than a higher jejunal TNF-α abundance observed in SP (p = 0.016), no other effect of parity was observed on inflammatory markers in the weaning cohort. The results from this study indicate that the GIT of GP have poorer adaptation to early life events, with the response to weaning, being more challenging which is likely to contribute to poorer post-weaning growth.
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