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Modification of abomasum contractility by flavonoids present in ruminants diet: in vitro study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2016

M. Mendel ,
M. Chłopecka ,
N. Dziekan  and
W. Karlik
M. Mendel*
Affiliation:
Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 8, Ciszewskiego St., 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
M. Chłopecka
Affiliation:
Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 8, Ciszewskiego St., 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
N. Dziekan
Affiliation:
Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 8, Ciszewskiego St., 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
W. Karlik
Affiliation:
Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 8, Ciszewskiego St., 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
*
† E-mail: marta_mendel@sggw.pl
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Abstract

Flavonoid supplementation is likely to be beneficial in improving rumen fermentation and in reducing the incidence of rumen acidosis and bloat. Flavonoids are also said to increase the metabolic performance during the peripartum period. Ruminants are constantly exposed to flavonoids present in feed. However, it is not clear if these phytochemicals can affect the activity of the gut smooth muscle. Therefore, the aim of the study was to verify the effect of three flavonoids on bovine isolated abomasum smooth muscle. The study was carried out on bovine isolated circular and longitudinal abomasal smooth muscle specimens. All experiments were conducted under isometric conditions. The effect of apigenin, luteolin and quercetin (0.001 to 100 µM) was evaluated on acetylcholine-precontracted preparations. The effect of multiple, but not cumulative, treatment and single treatment with each flavonoid on abomasum strips was compared. Apigenin (0.1 to 100 µM) dose-dependently showed myorelaxation effects. Luteolin and quercetin applied in low doses increased the force of the ACh-evoked reaction. However, if used in high doses in experiments testing a wide range of concentrations, their contractile effect either declined (luteolin) or was replaced by an antispasmodic effect (quercetin). Surprisingly, the reaction induced by flavonoids after repeated exposure to the same phytochemical was not reproducible in experiments testing only single exposure of abomasum strips to the same flavonoid used in a high concentration. Taking into account the physicochemical properties of flavonoids, this data suggests the ability of flavonoids to interfere with cell membranes and, subsequently, to modify their responsiveness. Assuming ruminant supplementation with luteolin or quercetin or their presence in daily pasture, a reduction of the likelihood of abomasum dysmotility should be expected.

Keywords

flavonoidsabomasumsmooth muscle contractilitybovine
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animal , Volume 10 , Issue 9 , September 2016 , pp. 1431 - 1438
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© The Animal Consortium 2016 

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