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Impairments in pyridoxine-dependent sulphur amino acid metabolism are highly sensitive to the degree of vitamin B6 deficiency and repletion in the pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Z. Zhang ,
E. Kebreab ,
M. Jing ,
J. C. Rodriguez-Lecompte ,
R. Kuehn ,
M. Flintoft  and
J. D. House
Z. Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
E. Kebreab
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
M. Jing
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
J. C. Rodriguez-Lecompte
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
R. Kuehn
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
M. Flintoft
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
J. D. House*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2 Department of Human Nutritional Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3T 2N2
*
E-mail: j_house@umanitoba.ca
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Abstract

The objectives of the current study included the characterization of the temporal changes in indices of sulphur amino acid metabolism in piglets in response to vitamin B6 deficiency and repletion with graded levels of pyridoxine hydrochloride. In Experiment 1, 12 piglets (average initial weight = 5.3 kg; n = 6 per group) were fed a semi-purified diet containing either 0 (deficiency group) or 3 mg (control group) pyridoxine·HCl/kg diet, using a pair-feeding design, for 6 weeks. Piglets consuming vitamin B6-deficient diets exhibited decreased average daily gains on the 4th week and feed conversion efficiency from the 4th week until the end of the trial (P < 0.05). Plasma pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP), in pigs consuming vitamin B6-deficient diets, was significantly lower than controls throughout the experiment (P < 0.01), reaching a nadir of 14% of the control animals’ value by the end of the trial. Indices of sulphur amino acid metabolism, including activities of hepatic cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), cystathionine-γ-lyase (CGL) and serine hydroxymethyltransferase, as well as hepatic-free cysteine concentrations were markedly decreased after 6 weeks of B6 deficiency (P < 0.05). Total hepatic mRNA expressions for CBS and CGL were not affected. Concurrently, hepatic-free homocysteine concentrations increased by more than eight-fold (P < 0.01) at the end of the trial. An examination of plasma total homocysteine and cysteine concentrations revealed significant (P < 0.05) differences between treatments, with evidence of an abrupt shift in concentrations at 3 weeks post-initiation of dietary treatments (>25-fold increase in homocysteine; halving of cysteine values). At the end of Experiment 1, vitamin B6 deficiency significantly increased plasma methionine and serine levels, but decreased plasma glycine concentrations (P < 0.05). In Experiment 2, 20 pigs of 14 days old (initial BW = 5.0 kg) were subjected to a 4-week vitamin B6 depletion protocol, based on results obtained in Experiment 1. After the depletion period and assessment of baseline status (four pigs), remaining pigs were allocated to one of four dietary vitamin B6 repletion treatments: 0.75, 1.5, 2.25 and 3 mg/kg diet as pyridoxine·HCl (n = 4 per level) for 14 days. Significant dose-dependent increases in plasma PLP and cysteine, and decreases in homocysteine were observed, and these were sensitive to the duration of repletion. In conclusion, data from the current studies support the use of both plasma PLP and homocysteine as sensitive indices of vitamin B6 status in the pig. Additionally, the observed patterns of responses in vitamin B6-sensitive metabolites are supportive of an inclusion level of 2.25 mg/kg diet, as pyridoxine·HCl, in diets for young pigs.

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cysteinehomocysteinepigsulphur amino acidvitamin B6
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animal , Volume 3 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 826 - 837
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