Abstract
Glyphosate (Gly) is a globally spread herbicide that can cause toxic injuries to hepatocytes. Dietary trehalose (Tre) exerts cytoprotective effect in numerous liver diseases through anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, it is yet to be investigated whether Tre affords protection against Gly-induced hepatotoxicity. To evaluate the negative effect of Gly in liver and assess the possible protective role of Tre, sixty Hy-line Brown roosters were allocated into three groups: the first group presented the control with a normal diet, the second group fed normal feed containing 200mg/kg Gly, and the third group fed normal feed containing 200 mg/kg Gly and 5 g/kg Tre. Plasma and liver tissues were collected and analyzed after 120 days. Firstly, Gly-elevated serum levels of hepatic injury markers and liver histopathological damages were evidently alleviated by Tre administration. Also, Tre normalized Gly-altered serum and hepatic lipid profiles and Oil Red O-stained lipid levels, suggesting the improvement of hepatic steatosis. The severely accumulated malondialdehyde levels and impaired antioxidant status in Gly-exposed roosters were markedly improved by administration with Tre. Simultaneously, Gly-inhibited nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) level and consequent reduced levels of Nrf2-downstream targets in liver were markedly normalized by Tre treatment. Additionally, Tre treatment evidently mitigated Gly-induced inflammasome response via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Overall, these observations provide novel insights that the protective action of Tre against Gly-induced hepatic steatosis is attributed to activation of Nrf2 pathway and inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
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Abbreviations
- Gly:
-
Glyphosate
- Tre:
-
Trehalose
- EFSA:
-
European Food Safety Authority
- NOAEL:
-
No Adverse Effects Level
- SDS-PAGE:
-
Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- PVDF:
-
Polyvinylidene fluoride
- NLRP3:
-
NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3
- IL-1β:
-
Interleukin-1β;
- Nrf2:
-
Nuclear factor erythriod2-related factor2
- Keap1:
-
Kelch-like ECH associated protein-1
- NQO1, NADPH:
-
quinone oxidoreductase
- HO-1:
-
Hemoxygenase 1
- TC:
-
Total cholesterol
- TG:
-
Triacylglycerol
- LDL-C:
-
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- HDL-C:
-
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- AST:
-
Aspartate aminotransferase
- ALT:
-
Alanine aminotransferase
- γ-GT:
-
γ-glutamyltransferase
- ALP:
-
Alkaline phosphatase
- MDA:
-
Malondialdehyde
- T-AOC:
-
Total antioxidant capacity
- GSH-Px:
-
Glutathione peroxidase
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- CAT:
-
Catalase
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
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Lian, CY., Wang, RZ., Wang, J. et al. Trehalose prevents glyphosate-induced hepatic steatosis in roosters by activating the Nrf2 pathway and inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Vet Res Commun 47, 651–661 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-022-10021-w
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