Background In poultry, the smooth transition of follicles from the preovulatory-to-postovulatory phase impacts egg production in hens and can benefit the poultry industry. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying ...Background In poultry, the smooth transition of follicles from the preovulatory-to-postovulatory phase impacts egg production in hens and can benefit the poultry industry. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying follicular ovulation in avians is a complex biological process that remains unclear.Results Critical biochemical events involved in ovulation in domestic chickens(Gallus gallus) were evaluated by transcriptomics, proteomics, and in vitro assays. Comparative transcriptome analyses of the largest preovulatory follicle(F1) and postovulatory follicle(POF1) in continuous laying(CL) and intermittent laying(IL) chickens indicated the greatest difference between CL_F1 and IL_F1, with 950 differentially expressed genes(DEGs), and the smallest difference between CL_POF1 and IL_POF1, with 14 DEGs. Additionally, data-independent acquisition proteomics revealed 252 differentially abundant proteins between CL_F1 and IL_F1. Perivitelline membrane synthesis, steroid biosynthesis, lysosomes, and oxidative phosphorylation were identified as pivotal pathways contributing to ovulation regulation. In particular, the regulation of zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3, plasminogen activator, cathepsin A, and lactate dehydrogenase A(LDHA) was shown to be essential for ovulation. Furthermore, the inhibition of LDHA decreased cell viability and promoted apoptosis of ovarian follicles in vitro.Conclusions This study reveals several important biochemical events involved in the process of ovulation, as well as crucial role of LDHA. These findings improve our understanding of ovulation and its regulatory mechanisms in avian species.展开更多
文摘目的探究宏基因组二代测序(metagenomic second-generation sequencing,mNGS)技术在早期检测腹膜透析相关腹膜炎(peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis,PDAP)患者细菌感染的病原学价值,了解不同细菌感染类型中细胞因子分布差异,构建相关风险预测模型。方法收集2020年4月─2023年4月就诊于安徽医科大学第一附属医院,符合国际腹膜透透协会(international society for peritoneal dialysis,ISPD)诊断标准的腹膜透析(peritoneal dialysis,PD)患者的临床资料,同时将其入院4小时内PD流出液送检mNGS检查及普通培养,并测定上清液中细胞因子水平,比较mNGS检测与实验室微生物培养病原学诊断结果,综合临床意义分为革兰氏阳性菌(G+菌)组、革兰氏阴性菌(G-菌)组和培养阴性(G0)组,比较2组细胞因子水平差异,确认危险因素并构建风险预测模型,同时进行效能检测。结果共50例PD相关腹膜炎患者纳入本研究,mNGS检测中41例患者检出病原体,检测阳性率高于微生物培养(χ^(2)=0.059,P=0.440),mNGS检测时间低于微生物培养(t=5.180,P<0.001)。多因素Logistics回归分析提示PD液中高白细胞介素(IL)10(OR=1.010,95%CI:1.000~1.020,P=0.024)、低IL-6(OR=0.620,95%CI:0.360~0.890,P=0.038)及高血清降钙素原(OR=1.200,95%CI:1.050~1.530,P=0.016)、低C反应蛋白水平(OR=1.014,95%CI:1.010~1.050,P=0.035)为PDAP预测G-菌感染的独立危险因素。ROC曲线及列线图结果显示上述炎症因子联合较单一因子对预测G-菌感染价值更大。结论mNGS在早期快速检测PDAP病原体方面显示了极大的诊断潜力,PD流出液中细胞因子IL-6、IL-10及血清降钙素原、C反应蛋白水平的整合提高了mNGS结果解释的精确度,依据细胞因子构建的风险预测模型可以较好区分不同种类细菌相关PDAP腹膜炎的患者。
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFD1600902)Key Research and Development Program of Shandong (2022LZGC013)China Agriculture Research System (CARS-40)。
文摘Background In poultry, the smooth transition of follicles from the preovulatory-to-postovulatory phase impacts egg production in hens and can benefit the poultry industry. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying follicular ovulation in avians is a complex biological process that remains unclear.Results Critical biochemical events involved in ovulation in domestic chickens(Gallus gallus) were evaluated by transcriptomics, proteomics, and in vitro assays. Comparative transcriptome analyses of the largest preovulatory follicle(F1) and postovulatory follicle(POF1) in continuous laying(CL) and intermittent laying(IL) chickens indicated the greatest difference between CL_F1 and IL_F1, with 950 differentially expressed genes(DEGs), and the smallest difference between CL_POF1 and IL_POF1, with 14 DEGs. Additionally, data-independent acquisition proteomics revealed 252 differentially abundant proteins between CL_F1 and IL_F1. Perivitelline membrane synthesis, steroid biosynthesis, lysosomes, and oxidative phosphorylation were identified as pivotal pathways contributing to ovulation regulation. In particular, the regulation of zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3, plasminogen activator, cathepsin A, and lactate dehydrogenase A(LDHA) was shown to be essential for ovulation. Furthermore, the inhibition of LDHA decreased cell viability and promoted apoptosis of ovarian follicles in vitro.Conclusions This study reveals several important biochemical events involved in the process of ovulation, as well as crucial role of LDHA. These findings improve our understanding of ovulation and its regulatory mechanisms in avian species.
