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The Oxidative Damage and Disbalance of Calcium Homeostasis in Brain of Chicken Induced by Selenium Deficiency
Authors:Shi-Wen Xu  Hai-Dong Yao  Jian Zhang  Zi-Wei Zhang  Jin-Tao Wang  Jiu-Li Zhang  Zhi-Hui Jiang
Institution:1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People’s Republic of China
Abstract:Dietary selenium (Se) deficiency can influence the function of the brain. Our objective was to investigate the effects of Se deficiency on oxidative damage and calcium (Ca) homeostasis in brain of chicken. In the present study, 1-day-old chickens were fed either a commercial diet (as control group) with 0.15 mg/kg Se or a Se-deficient diet (as L group) with 0.033 mg/kg Se for 75 days. Then, brain injury biomarkers were examined, including histological analysis, ultrastructure assay, and apoptosis assay. We also examined the effect of Se deficiency on the Se-containing antioxidative enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), the level of glutathione (GSH), and the Ca homeostasis in brain of chicken. The results showed that the levels of Se and GSH and activity of GSH-Px are seriously reduced by 33.8–96 % (P?<?0.001), 24.51–27.84 % (P?<?0.001), and 20.70–64.24 % (P?<?0.01), respectively. In the present study, we also perform histological analysis and ultrastructure assay and find that Se deficiency caused disorganized histological structure, damage to the mitochondria, fusion of nuclear membrane and nucleus shrinkage, higher apoptosis rate (P?<?0.001), and increase of Ca homeostasis (P?<?0.05 or P?<?0.01 or P?<?0.001) in the brain of chicken. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that Se deficiency induced oxidative damage and disbalance of Ca homeostasis in the brain of chicken. Similar to mammals, chickens brain is also extremely susceptible to oxidative damage and selenium deficiency.
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