Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Perturbations in Wooden Breast Disorder in Chickens

Author(s)Abasht,Behnam
Author(s)Mutryn,Marie F.
Author(s)Michalek,Ryan D.
Author(s)Lee,William R.
Ordered AuthorBehnam Abasht, Marie F. Mutryn, Ryan D. Michalek, William R. Lee
UD AuthorAbasht, Behnam
Date Accessioned2017-07-24T18:41:02Z
Date Available2017-07-24T18:41:02Z
Copyright Date2016 Abasht et al.
Publication Date4/20/16
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AbstractThis study was conducted to characterize metabolic features of the breast muscle (pectoralis major) in chickens affected with the Wooden Breast myopathy. Live birds from two purebred chicken lines and one crossbred commercial broiler population were clinically examined by manual palpation of the breast muscle (pectoralis major) at 47-48 days of age. Metabolite abundance was determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) using breast muscle tissue samples from 16 affected and 16 unaffected chickens. Muscle glycogen content was also quantified in breast muscle tissue samples from affected and unaffected chickens. In total, levels of 140 biochemicals were significantly different (FDR 1.3 or < 0.77) between affected and unaffected chickens. Glycogen content measurements were considerably lower (1.7-fold) in samples taken from Wooden Breast affected birds when compared with samples from unaffected birds. Affected tissues exhibited biomarkers related to increased oxidative stress, elevated protein levels, muscle degradation, and altered glucose utilization. Affected muscle also showed elevated levels of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and urate molecules, the generation of which can contribute to altered redox homeostasis. In conclusion, our findings show that Wooden Breast affected tissues possess a unique metabolic signature. This unique profile may identify candidate biomarkers for diagnostic utilization and provide mechanistic insight into altered biochemical processes contributing to tissue hardening associated with the Wooden Breast myopathy in commercial chickens.
DepartmentUniversity of Delaware, Department of Animal and Food Sciences
CitationAbasht, B., Mutryn, M. F., Michalek, R. D., & Lee, W. R. (2016). Oxidative stress and metabolic perturbations in wooden breast disorder in chickens. Plos One, 11(4), e0153750. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153750
DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0153750
ISSN1932-6203
URLhttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/21582
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPublic Library Science
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.sourcePLoS One
dc.source.urihttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/
TitleOxidative Stress and Metabolic Perturbations in Wooden Breast Disorder in Chickens
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