Discovery of the Enrichment
Pathways and Biomarkers using Metabolomics Techniques in Unilateral
and Bilateral Castration in Yellow Cattle
Ali Mujtaba Shah1,2, Zhisheng Wang1*,
Rui Hu1, Quanhui Peng1, Huwai Zou, Lizhi Wang1
and Bai Xue1
1Low
Carbon Breeding Cattle and Safety Production University Key
Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan
Agricultural University, Chengdu, PR China; 2Key
Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi
Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling 712100, China
*Corresponding author:wangzs67@163.com
Abstract
In the present study, the effect of unilateral (ULC) and bilateral castration
(BLC) on metabolomics in yellow cattle was conducted. The current trial was
comprised of 120 days of feeding following castration, after completion of the
trial the blood samples were collected from all groups for metabolomics
analysis. The results displayed 46 important metabolites were found when BLC
compared to the CON group (VIP >1P < 0.05), such as GPCho (22:6/18:2),
7,8-Dihydrobiopterin, phosphocholine, phosphatidylcholine (PC), Butyryl-L-carnitine
and 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid etc. The KEGG pathway analysis showed that BLC
affects the 9 metabolic pathways in the yellow cattle serum when compared with
the CON group. Biomarker analysis showed that the metabolites
PC(22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)/18:2(9Z,12Z)),PC(20:4(8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)/P-18:0),PC(18:0/22:5(4E,7E,10E,13E,16E))[U],PC(17:0/22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z))and
butyryl-L-carnitine etc. were the serum biomarkers between BLC and CON groups.
In addition, when we compared the differential metabolites between ULC and BLC
groups, 58 differential metabolites were found. KEGG pathway analysis showed
that the metabolome pathway between ULC and BLC cattle affects 12 pathways in
the serum of the yellow cattle. The BLC group cattle had a higher serum
concentration of phosphatidylcholine and LysoPC enriched in the
Glycerophospholipid metabolism pathway and a higher serum concentration of
PC(16:0/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) enriched in the Arachidonic acid and Linoleic acid
metabolisms pathway, respectively. The Phospholipid Metabolites were the
biomarkers in the serum of BLC cattle. Therefore, Castration enhanced the
synthesis metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids and increased concentrations of
unsaturated fatty acids, including linoleic acid (C18:2n6c), linolenic acid
(C18:3n3), arachidonic acid (C20:2), docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3), in the fat
tissue of cattle.
To Cite This Article:
Shah AM, Zhisheng W, Rui H, Peng Q, Zou H, Wang L
and Xue B, 2024. Discovery of the enrichment pathways and biomarkers
using metabolomics techniques in unilateral and bilateral castration in yellow
cattle. Pak Vet J, 44(2): 252-259.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.166