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Sci Rep. 2018; 8: 2451.
Published online 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20689-3
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Effects of dietary lysine restriction on inflammatory responses in piglets

Hui Han,#1,3 Jie Yin,#1,3 Bin Wang,4 Xingguo Huang,5,7 Jiming Yao,6 Jie Zheng,5 Wenjun Fan,6 Tiejun Li,corresponding author1,2,7 and Yulong Yincorresponding author1,2
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of lysine restriction on inflammatory responses in piglets. 38 male piglets with similar body weight of 9.62 kg were randomly divided into control group (basal diet) and lysine-restricted group (diet containing 70% lysine of the control diet). The results showed that lysine restriction increased the serum concentration of IgG an IgM. Piglets fed the lysine-restricted diet exhibited overexpression of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the kidney (P < 0.05) and IL-6 and IL-4 in the spleen (P < 0.05). The mRNA abundances of IL-4 in the kidney (P < 0.05) and IL-10 in the liver (P < 0.05) were significantly lower in the lysine-restricted group compared with the control group. Meanwhile, lysine restriction increased the mRNA level of Tlr8 in the kidney (P < 0.05) but decreased the mRNA level of Tlr8 in the liver (P < 0.05). Finally, lysine restriction markedly enhanced extracellular signal regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation in the kidney and liver and nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-κB) was activated in the liver and spleen in response to dietary lysine restriction. In conclusion, lysine restriction affected inflammatory responses in the kidney, liver, and spleen via mediating serum antibody volume, inflammatory cytokines, Tlrs system, and ERK1/2 and NF-κB signals in piglets.

Introduction

Amino acids are critically important for the growth, health, and disease in piglets1. Lysine is one of the building blocks for synthesis of proteins, peptides and non-peptide molecules2, which are involved in various biochemical and physiological process. In our previous reports, we found that dietary different dosages of lysine influence intestinal morphology and expressions of amino acid transporters, which further mediate intestinal absorption and metabolism of amino acids3,4. More recently, lysine deficiency in vivo and in vitro was investigated in our lab and the results showed that lysine deficiency affects cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and amino acid metabolism, which may be associated with the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal5.

Dietary lysine deficiency also impairs both antibody responses and cell-mediated immune responses1,6,7. However, the effect of lysine restriction on inflammatory response is still obscure. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the inflammatory status of the kidney, liver, and spleen in piglets after exposure to a lysine-restricted diet.

Results

Lysine restriction increased serum concentration of IgG and IgM

The serum concentration of IgG and IgM were significantly higher (P < 0.01) in piglets from the lysine-restricted group when compared with the control group (Table 1).

Table 1

Serum concentration of IgG and IgM in piglets.

Item100%Lysine70%LysineP
IgG, mg/mL0.69±0.100.97±0.17a<0.01
IgM, mg/mL0.22±0.030.47±0.05a<0.01

Lysine restriction upregulated pro-inflammatory cytokines

Expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)) were determined in the kidney, liver, and spleen (Fig. 1). The results showed that lysine restriction markedly increased mRNA abundances of IL-8 in the kidney and IL-6 in the spleen (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, IL-12 and IFN-γ expressions in the kidney tended to decrease in lysine-restricted group, while the difference was insignificant (P > 0.05).

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Pro-inflammatory cytokines mRNA levels in piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. Values are means ± SEMs, n = 7. *Different from control, P < 0.05.

Lysine restriction influenced anti-inflammatory cytokines

Dietary lysine restriction decreased the mRNA level of IL-4 in the kidney (P < 0.05) and mRNA level of IL-10 in the liver (P < 0.05). While the IL-4 mRNA level in the spleen were markedly higher in the lysine-restricted group compared to the control group (P < 0.05) (Fig. 2).

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Anti-inflammatory cytokines mRNA levels in piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. Values are means ± SEMs, n = 7. *Different from control, P < 0.05.

Effects of lysine restriction on toll-like receptors (Tlrs) system

Tlrs are widely demonstrated to involve in the activation of inflammatory response. Thus, expressions of Tlr3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and Myd88 were determined in the kidney, liver, and spleen (Fig. 3). Lysine restriction increased the mRNA level of Tlr8 in the kidney (P < 0.05) but decreased the mRNA level of Tlr8 in the liver (P < 0.05). Furthermore, lysine restriction exhibited little effect on expression of other Tlrs and myeloid differentiation 88 (Myd88) in the kidney, liver, and spleen.

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Tlrs mRNA levels in piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. Values are means ± SEMs, n = 7. *Different from control, P < 0.05.

Lysine restriction induced the abundance of extracellular signal regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) and nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-κB) proteins

ERK1/2 signal was markedly activated in the kidney and liver and NF-κB signal was upregulated in the liver and spleen of lysine restricted piglets evidenced by the enhanced phosphorylation ratio of ERK1/2 and NF-κB (P < 0.01) (Fig. 4).

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The ration of phosphorylated JNK abundance to total JNK in the kidney (A), liver (D), and spleen (G) of piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. The ration of phosphorylated ERK1/2 abundance to total ERK1/2 in the kidney (B), liver (E), and spleen (H) of piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. The ration of phosphorylated NF-κB abundance to NF-κB in the kidney (C), liver (F), and spleen (I) of piglets fed a basal diet (100% lysine) or a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the basal diet. Each image shows three samples from 100% Lysine group and three samples from 70% Lysine group. *Different from control, P < 0.01.

Discussion

Lysine is the first limiting amino acid for piglets and is one of the building blocks for the synthesis of proteins8. For this reason, inadequate lysine intake can limit the synthesis of inflammatory-related proteins (including cytokines)9. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the intake of amino acid affect the inflammatory responses of animals7,10. What’s more, it was reported that the deficiency of dietary lysine also impaired animal immune responses9,11.

The serum antibody volume has been widely used to evaluated the humoral immunity12. IgG and IgM, two major serum immunoglobulins, are key components humoral immunity in all mammals13 and protect the extravascular compartment against pathogenic virus and microorganisms9. In this study, dietary lysine restriction decreased the serum concentration of IgG and IgM. Pro-inflammatory cytokines (including IL-6 and IL-8) serve as an important role in mediating inflammatory and immune responses14–17. IL-4 is involved in all major aspects of inflammatory responses18. IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, down-regulates macrophage activity in swine19,20. In this study, the mRNA abundance of IL-8 in the kidney and IL-6 in the spleen were significantly higher in the lysine-restricted group compared with the control group. We also found that lysine restriction markedly decreased the abundance of IL-4 in the kidney and IL-10 in the liver, but significantly increased the abundance of IL-4 in the spleen. Tlrs are a family of pathogen recognition receptors which promote innate immunity14. Tlrs activate the expression of pro-inflammatory, such as IL-6 and TNF-α21. Myd88 plays an important role in the Tlr signaling pathway22. Dietary arginine supplementation has effects on the activation of Tlrs23. In the present study, lysine restriction influenced the expression of Tlr8 in the kidney and liver of piglets. These results showed that lysine restriction affect inflammatory response via mediating serum antibody volume, inflammatory cytokines, and Tlrs. Notably, the current results showed a tissue-dependent of gene expressions, which might be caused by different functions of these tissues. For example, liver mainly contributes to metabolism and kidney involves in excretion and re-absorption. Similarly, we also noticed that expressions of Tlr system varied from different sections of intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum)24.

NF-κB pathway plays an important role in inflammation by mediating synthesis of pro-inflammatory (i.e. IL-6 and IL-8)25. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway involves in nuclear translocation of NF-κB and contributes to the production of inflammatory cytokines26,27. ERKs and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) are members of MAPK family, which is associated with inflammation28. Amino acids have been demonstrated to activate NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways to regulate expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammation23. Similarly, in this study, lysine restriction activated ERK1/2 and NF-κB signals, which might further involve in immune and inflammatory responses. Our previous study has revealed that lysine deficiency induced apoptosis5, which is highly associated with inflammatory response29. Thus, it is not surprising to uncover that lysine restriction induces inflammatory response.

Taken together, this study indicated that lysine restriction can induce inflammatory via mediating serum concentration of IgG and IgM, the expression of inflammatory cytokines, Tlrs, and ERK1/2 and NF-κB signals in the kidney, liver, and spleen of piglets.

Materials and Methods

Animals and Experimental Design

This study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. All experimental protocols were approved by animal ethical committee of the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 38 male piglets (about 35-day old, 9.62 ± 0.30 kg) were randomly divided into 2 groups: a control group and a lysine-restricted group. Piglets in the control group were received the basal diet according to the NRC (2012) (Table 2), whereas piglets in the lysine-restricted group were fed a lysine-restricted diet containing 70% lysine of the control group. Piglets were individually housed in cages and had ad libitum access to drinking water and feed for 21 days. Then 7 animals were sampled randomly from each group. Blood samples from the overnight fasting piglets were collected in plastic uncoated tubes. Sera were obtained by centrifugation at 3000 rpm for 20 min and stored at −20 °C until analysis for IgG and IgM. After blood sampling, the piglets were sacrificed for kidney, liver, and spleen collection.

Table 2

Ingredient and nutrient composition of the experimental diets.

Lysine concentration (%)
10070
Ingredients, %
Corn67.0067.00
Soybean meal17.9017.90
Whey powder4.304.30
Fish meal3.903.90
Soybean oil2.602.60
Lysine0.650.18
Methionine0.190.19
Threonine0.210.21
Tryptophane0.040.04
Alanine0.470.95
CaHCO30.740.74
Limestone0.700.70
Salt0.300.30
Premix*1.001.00
Nutrient concent
Digestive energy, MJ/kg diet14.5214.52
Crude protein, %17.1817.18
Lysine, %1.230.86
Methionine+Cysteine0.670.67
Threonine0.720.72
Tryptophan0.190.19
Calcium, %0.700.70
Total phosphorus, %0.550.55

*Premix provided the following per kilogram of the diet: Sepiolite, 6.043 g; pig vitamin, 750 mg; Fe, 150 mg; Cu, 150 mg; Mn, 80 mg; Zn, 120 mg; Se, 0.3 mg; Co, 1 mg; I, 0.3 mg; VB4 1000 mg.

Real-Time Quantitative RT-PCR

Total RNA was isolated from liquid nitrogen–frozen kidney, liver, and spleen using TRIZOL reagent (Invitrogen, USA) and then treated with DNase I (Invitrogen, USA) according to the instructions of the manufacturer. Synthesis of the first strand (cDNA) was performed with PrimeScript Enzyme Mix 1, RT Primer Mix, and 5 × PrimerScript Buffer 2. The reverse transcription was conducted at 37 °C for 15 m, 85 °C for 5 s. Primers (Table 3) used in this study were presented in the previous study23–25. β-actin was used as a housekeeping gene to normalize target gene transcript levels. Real-time PCR was performed according to our previous study3. Briefly, 1 μl cDNA template was added to a total volume of 10 μl containing 5 μl SYBR Green mix, 0.2 μl Rox, 3 μl ddH2O, and 0.4 μl each of forward and reverse primers. We used the following protocol: (i) pre-denaturation programma (30 s at 95 °C); (ii) an amplification and quantification program consisting of repeated 40 cycles (5 s at 95 °C and 30 s at 60 °C); (iii) a melting curve program (extention at 72 °C). Relative expression was expressed as a ratio of the target gene to the control gene using the formula 2−(ΔΔCt), where ΔΔCt = (CtTarget − Ctβ-actin) treatment − (CtTarget − Ctβ-actin) control26. Relative expression was normalized and expressed relative to the expression in the control group.

Table 3

Primers used for quantitative reverse transcription PCR.

GeneAccession no.Sequence(5′-3′)
β-actinXM_0031242803F: CTGCGGCATCCACGAAACT
R: AGGGCCGTGATCTCCTTCTG
TLR3NM_001097444.1F: GCAAGAACTCACAGGACAGGAA
R: GGCGAAAGAGTCGGTAGTCAA
TLR4NM_001113039.1F: CCGTCATTAGTGCGTCAGTTCT
R: TTGCAGCCCACAAAAAGCA
TLR7NM_001097434.1F: TTGTTCCATGTATGGGCAGA
R: TTCCAGGTTGCGTAGCTCTT
TLR8NM_214187.1F: TTCCCACATCCCAGACTTTC
R: TTGCTTTGGTTGATGCTCTG
TLR9NM_213958.1F:AGCCTCAACCTGTCCTTCAATTACC
R: CTGAGCGAGCGGAAGAAGATGC
IL-1βNM_214055.1F:GCTAACTACGGTGACAACAA
R:TCTTCATCGGCTTCTCCACT
IL-4NM_214340.1F:CCCGAGTGTCAAGTGGCTTA
R:TGATGATGCCGAAATAGCAG
IL-6NM_214403.1F:TCCAGCATCATTGCATCATC
R:GGCTCCACTCACTCCACAAG
IL-8NM_213867.1F:TGAGAAGCAACAACAACAGCA
R:CAGCACAGGAATGAGGCATA
IL-10NM_214041.1F:GGGCTATTTGTCCTGACTGC
R:GGGCTCCCTAGTTTCTCTTCC
IL-12NM_214097.2F:ATCTCGGTTGGTGTTGTTCC
R:GGGTATCTCGTCCTCTGTCC
IFN-γNM_2139481F:TTCAGCTTTGCGTGACTTTG
R:GGTCCACCATTAGGTACATATG
TNF-αNM_214022.1F:ACAGGCCAGCTCCCTCTTAT
R:CCTCGCCCTCCTGAATAAAT
TGF-β1NM_214015.1F:AAGCGGCAACCAAATCTATG
R:CCCGAGAGAGCAATACAGGT
Myd88NM_001099923F:GTGCCGTCGGATGGTAGTG
R:TCTGGAAGTCACATTCCTTGCTT

Western blot analysis

The expression of protein in the kidney, liver and spleen was determined by Western blot analysis as described previously. Briefly, about 50 µg of total protein obtained from samples were extracted by a reducing SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. The proteins were transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes and blocked with 5% nonfat milk in tris-Tween-buffered saline buffer (20 mM tris, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, and 0.1% Tween 20) for 1.5 hour. Then the primary antibodies were incubated overnight at 4°C and the horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies were subsequently incubated for 1.5 hour at room temperature before development of the blot using the Alpha Imager 2200 software (Alpha Innotech Corporation, CA, USA). We quantified the resultant signals and normalize the data to the abundance of β-actin according to our previous reports.

Statistical analysis

All data were analyzed between two groups using the student’s T test (SPSS 16.0 software). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEN. Differences of p < 0.05 are considered significant.

Acknowledgements

We are thankful for the support of Public Service Technology Center, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973) (2013CB127301), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31472106), and Key Projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program (2013BAD21B04). We would like to thank the Public Service Technology Center, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences and members of the laboratory of Yin Y.L. for helpful discussions.

Author Contributions

H.H. and J.Y. contributed equally to this study. H.H. and J.Y. conducted the study; J.Z., B.W., X.H., J.Y., and W.F. helped to perform the experiment and write the paper; J.Y., T.L., and Y.Y. designed the experiment and revised the manuscript.

Notes

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Footnotes

Hui Han and Jie Yin contributed equally to this work.

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