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Evaluation of L-Selenomethionine on Ameliorating Cardiac Injury Induced by Environmental Ammonia

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L-Selenomethionine is one of the important organic selenium sources. The supplementation of L-selenomethionine in diets is significant to improve the health of pigs. Ammonia is a major pollutant in the atmosphere and piggery, posing a threat to human and animal health. Although ammonia exposure can damage the heart, the mechanism of cardiac toxicity by ammonia is still unknown. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of cardiac injury induced by ammonia exposure in pigs and the protective effect of L-selenomethionine on its cardiotoxicity. The results showed that the blood ammonia content of pig increased significantly in ammonia group, the expressions of energy metabolism-related genes (LDHA, PDK4, HK2, and CPTIB) and the oxidative stress indexes were significantly changed (P < 0.05), the AMPK/PPAR-γ/NF-κB signaling pathways were activated, the chromatin edge aggregation and nuclear pyknosis were observed in ultrastructure, the apoptotic cells were significantly increased (P < 0.05), and the mRNA and protein expressions of apoptosis-related genes (Bcl-2, Bax, Cyt-c, caspase-3, and caspase-9) were significantly affected (P < 0.05). The above changes were significantly alleviated in ammonia + L-selenomethionine group, but there were still significant differences compared with the C group (P < 0.05). Our results indicated that ammonia exposure could cause energy metabolism disorder and oxidative stress and induce apoptosis of cardiomyocytes through AMPK/PPAR-γ/NF-κB pathways, which could lead to cardiac injury and affect cardiac function. L-Selenomethionine could effectively alleviate the cardiac damage caused by ammonia and antagonize the cardiotoxicity of ammonia.

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The study was supported by the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System (Project No. CARS-35) and the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (LC2018009). Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System,CARS-35,Houjuan Xing

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Zhang, X., Wang, A., Wang, X. et al. Evaluation of L-Selenomethionine on Ameliorating Cardiac Injury Induced by Environmental Ammonia. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 4712–4725 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-03071-9

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