Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota

Monochromatic light is widely used in industry, medical treatment, and animal husbandry. Green-blue light has been found to stimulate the proliferation of satellite cells and the results of studies on the effects of blue light on poultry vary widely. It would be worthwhile to study the effect of blu...

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Autores principales: Daiyang Xia, Lin Yang, Jiajie Cui, Yu Li, Xianzhi Jiang, Giuseppe Meca, Shunxiang Wang, Yan Feng, Yujie Zhao, Jiangfan Qin, Yongwen Zhu, Hui Ye, Wence Wang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7a3246a324de45c2b43f464f2696fa5f2021-12-01T02:42:52ZCombined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota2296-861X10.3389/fnut.2021.737059https://doaj.org/article/7a3246a324de45c2b43f464f2696fa5f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.737059/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-861XMonochromatic light is widely used in industry, medical treatment, and animal husbandry. Green-blue light has been found to stimulate the proliferation of satellite cells and the results of studies on the effects of blue light on poultry vary widely. It would be worthwhile to study the effect of blue light on poultry growth and how exposure to blue light affects metabolism and the intestinal microbiota. In this study, we irradiated Cherry Valley ducks with 460 nm wavelength light (blue light) for 3 weeks to explore the effects of blue light in comparison to those of white light (combined wavelength light) on animal growth and development. Our results showed that, under exposure to blue light, the body weight and average daily feed intake of ducks were decreased, but the leg muscle and relative length of the intestine were increased. Exposure to blue light chiefly enhanced the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacities of the animal and decreased lipid levels in serum and liver. Metabolomic analysis revealed that blue light heightened cysteine and methionine metabolism, and increased serum taurine and primary bile acid levels, as well as up-regulating the metabolites L-carnitine and glutamine. Treatment with blue light significantly increased the beta diversity of intestinal microbiota and the relative abundances of bile acid hydrolase-producing bacteria, especially Alistipes. These changes promote the synthesis of secondary bile acids to further enhance lipid metabolism in the host, thereby reducing cholesterol accumulation in ducks. These results should help us better understand the effects of exposure to blue light on metabolite levels and the intestinal microbiota, and suggest that it may be possible to use colored light to control the development of livestock and poultry.Daiyang XiaLin YangJiajie CuiYu LiXianzhi JiangGiuseppe MecaShunxiang WangYan FengYujie ZhaoJiangfan QinYongwen ZhuHui YeWence WangFrontiers Media S.A.articleblue lightmethionine metabolismintestinal microbiotacholesterolbile acidNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENFrontiers in Nutrition, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic blue light
methionine metabolism
intestinal microbiota
cholesterol
bile acid
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle blue light
methionine metabolism
intestinal microbiota
cholesterol
bile acid
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Daiyang Xia
Lin Yang
Jiajie Cui
Yu Li
Xianzhi Jiang
Giuseppe Meca
Shunxiang Wang
Yan Feng
Yujie Zhao
Jiangfan Qin
Yongwen Zhu
Hui Ye
Wence Wang
Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
description Monochromatic light is widely used in industry, medical treatment, and animal husbandry. Green-blue light has been found to stimulate the proliferation of satellite cells and the results of studies on the effects of blue light on poultry vary widely. It would be worthwhile to study the effect of blue light on poultry growth and how exposure to blue light affects metabolism and the intestinal microbiota. In this study, we irradiated Cherry Valley ducks with 460 nm wavelength light (blue light) for 3 weeks to explore the effects of blue light in comparison to those of white light (combined wavelength light) on animal growth and development. Our results showed that, under exposure to blue light, the body weight and average daily feed intake of ducks were decreased, but the leg muscle and relative length of the intestine were increased. Exposure to blue light chiefly enhanced the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacities of the animal and decreased lipid levels in serum and liver. Metabolomic analysis revealed that blue light heightened cysteine and methionine metabolism, and increased serum taurine and primary bile acid levels, as well as up-regulating the metabolites L-carnitine and glutamine. Treatment with blue light significantly increased the beta diversity of intestinal microbiota and the relative abundances of bile acid hydrolase-producing bacteria, especially Alistipes. These changes promote the synthesis of secondary bile acids to further enhance lipid metabolism in the host, thereby reducing cholesterol accumulation in ducks. These results should help us better understand the effects of exposure to blue light on metabolite levels and the intestinal microbiota, and suggest that it may be possible to use colored light to control the development of livestock and poultry.
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author Daiyang Xia
Lin Yang
Jiajie Cui
Yu Li
Xianzhi Jiang
Giuseppe Meca
Shunxiang Wang
Yan Feng
Yujie Zhao
Jiangfan Qin
Yongwen Zhu
Hui Ye
Wence Wang
author_facet Daiyang Xia
Lin Yang
Jiajie Cui
Yu Li
Xianzhi Jiang
Giuseppe Meca
Shunxiang Wang
Yan Feng
Yujie Zhao
Jiangfan Qin
Yongwen Zhu
Hui Ye
Wence Wang
author_sort Daiyang Xia
title Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
title_short Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
title_full Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
title_fullStr Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
title_full_unstemmed Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
title_sort combined analysis of the effects of exposure to blue light in ducks reveals a reduction in cholesterol accumulation through changes in methionine metabolism and the intestinal microbiota
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7a3246a324de45c2b43f464f2696fa5f
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