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ArticleCell stress & chaperones2019

Betaine protects against heat exposure-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in bovine mammary epithelial cells via regulation of ROS production.

Chengmin Li, Yiru Wang, Lian Li, Zhaoyu Han, Shengyong Mao, Genlin Wang

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Article in Cell stress & chaperones, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Chengmin LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Yiru WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Lian LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China. lilian@njau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-947X
Zhaoyu HanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Shengyong MaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.
Genlin WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat stress is one of the wide varieties of factors which cause oxidative stress in vivo; elevated temperature can lead to oxidative stress of dairy cows that affects milk production. The aim of this study was to determine the capacity of the betaine to act as an antioxidant against oxidative stress induced by heat exposure and apoptosis in mammary epithelial cells (mammary alveolar cells, MAC-T). The MAC-T were divided into four treatment groups: control (37 °C), heat stress (HS, 42 °C), betaine (37 °C), and HS + betaine. MAC-T under heat stress (HS) showed increased ROS accumulation, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) concentration, and catalase (CAT) activity. During heat stress, betaine decreased the mRNA expression level of HSP70 and HSP27 in MAC-T. Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-3, the markers of apoptosis, were also elevated in MAC-T under heat stress. The markers of oxidative stress Nrf-2/HO-1 genes were also elevated in MAC-T under heat stress. Pretreatment of betaine reversed the heat-induced depletion in total antioxidant status, ROS accumulation, and SOD and CAT contents in MAC-T. Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and Nrf-2/HO-1 expression of heat-exposed MAC-T were also reduced with betaine supplementation. In conclusion, betaine alleviated oxidative stress and apoptosis of MAC-T by inhibiting ROS accumulation.

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AnimalsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBetaineCaspase 3CatalaseCattleEpithelial CellsFemaleHeat-Shock ResponseHeme Oxygenase-1HSP72 Heat-Shock ProteinsMalondialdehydeMammary Glands, AnimalOxidative StressProtective Agentsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBetaineCaspase 3CatalaseHeme Oxygenase-1HSP72 Heat-Shock ProteinsMalondialdehydeProtective AgentsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseApoptosisBetaineHeat stressMammary epithelial cellsReactive oxygen species (ROS)

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PMID30805833
PMCPMC6439124

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