Renal Sugar Metabolites and mRNA Expression of Glucose Transporters in Meat-Type Chickens with Differing Residual Water Intake

Autor: Marie C. Milfort, Ahmed F. A. Ghareeb, Oluwatomide W. Ariyo, Josephine Kwakye, Evan Hartono, Selorm Sovi, Bikash Aryal, Alberta L. Fuller, Mohamed I. El Sabry, Farid Stino, Romdhane Rekaya, Samuel E. Aggrey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Animals, Vol 14, Iss 19, p 2912 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani14192912
Popis: Molecular differences exist between birds with high residual water intake (HRWI) compared to those with low residual water intake (LRWI). Residual water intake (RWI) is defined as the difference between the water intake of a bird and the expected water intake corrected for metabolic body weight, feed intake, and body weight gain. Tissue metabolomic analysis revealed significantly increased kidney glucose, fructose, and arabitol in the LRWI group compared to the HRWI group. mRNA expression analysis of apical sodium glucose cotransporters SGLT1, SGLT4, SGLT5, and SGLT6 showed decreased expression of SGLTs 1, 5, and 6 in LRWI birds (p < 0.05), whereas SGLT4 expression was increased compared with HRWI birds (p < 0.01). An analysis of basal glucose transporters GLUT1, GLUT2, GLUT5, and GLUT9 showed significantly increased GLUT2 expression in LRWI birds compared with HRWI birds (p < 0.01). We postulate that SGLT4 is the main apical transporter in chicken kidneys and that its increased expression reduces these birds’ need for water, resulting in less drinking. This is balanced by the increased expression of the basal transporter GLUT2, indicating better glucose retention, which may partly explain the physiological mechanism behind why these birds drink less water. Innately driven broiler water intake could therefore be influenced by the expression of kidney solute transporters.
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