UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice

Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) on alleviating the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on Kunming mouse growth performance and gut damage. In this study, a total of 60 3-week-old male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups a...

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Main Authors: Jiaxu Liu, Xue Ling, Zhaoquan Chen, Huajie Yang, Sitao Guo, Bingyang Zhou, Pengwei Zhu, Zheng Yang, Yongqiang Wang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02712-6
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description Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) on alleviating the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on Kunming mouse growth performance and gut damage. In this study, a total of 60 3-week-old male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed the following dietary and drug treatments for 7 weeks: CON, basal diet; CTX, basal diet with i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide (CTX); CTX + DON, basal diet with 12 mg/kg DON and i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide; and CTX + DON + UGTs, basal diet with 12 mg/kg DON and UGTs 1 mg/kg and i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide. Compared with those in the CON group, the growth performance, serum immunoglobulin contents (IgG), antioxidant defense enzyme activities(SOD), intestinal barrier integrity and permeability (the ratio of villi length to crypt depth), tight junction proteins (occludin and claudin 5) expression, intestinal cell apoptosis (Bcl-2), and histopathological lesions in the guts of the DON- and CTX-treated mice were significantly lower (p < 0.05). These negative effects on DON-exposed mice were significantly mitigated when the mice received a UGT-supplemented diet (1 mg/kg) (p < 0.05). We concluded that UGTs could serve as dietary supplements to treat intestinal disorders associated with DON-induced growth-retardation in animals.
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spelling doaj-art-25b1b5e3a00f4b5d8e8d2103bdaf67f42025-08-20T03:48:19ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-02712-6UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming miceJiaxu Liu0Xue Ling1Zhaoquan Chen2Huajie Yang3Sitao Guo4Bingyang Zhou5Pengwei Zhu6Zheng Yang7Yongqiang Wang8Key Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdKey Laboratory of Microecological Resources and Utilization in Breeding Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong HAID Group Co., LtdAbstract The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) on alleviating the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on Kunming mouse growth performance and gut damage. In this study, a total of 60 3-week-old male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and fed the following dietary and drug treatments for 7 weeks: CON, basal diet; CTX, basal diet with i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide (CTX); CTX + DON, basal diet with 12 mg/kg DON and i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide; and CTX + DON + UGTs, basal diet with 12 mg/kg DON and UGTs 1 mg/kg and i.p. injection of cyclophosphamide. Compared with those in the CON group, the growth performance, serum immunoglobulin contents (IgG), antioxidant defense enzyme activities(SOD), intestinal barrier integrity and permeability (the ratio of villi length to crypt depth), tight junction proteins (occludin and claudin 5) expression, intestinal cell apoptosis (Bcl-2), and histopathological lesions in the guts of the DON- and CTX-treated mice were significantly lower (p < 0.05). These negative effects on DON-exposed mice were significantly mitigated when the mice received a UGT-supplemented diet (1 mg/kg) (p < 0.05). We concluded that UGTs could serve as dietary supplements to treat intestinal disorders associated with DON-induced growth-retardation in animals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02712-6DeoxynivalenolUDP-glucosyltransferase (UGT)MiceDetoxification
spellingShingle Jiaxu Liu
Xue Ling
Zhaoquan Chen
Huajie Yang
Sitao Guo
Bingyang Zhou
Pengwei Zhu
Zheng Yang
Yongqiang Wang
UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
Scientific Reports
Deoxynivalenol
UDP-glucosyltransferase (UGT)
Mice
Detoxification
title UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
title_full UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
title_fullStr UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
title_full_unstemmed UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
title_short UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice
title_sort udp glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of kunming mice
topic Deoxynivalenol
UDP-glucosyltransferase (UGT)
Mice
Detoxification
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02712-6
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