Efeitos de concentrações sistêmicas elevadas de ureia no transcriptoma do endométrio e embriões de éguas
Boakari, Yatta LinharesBall, BarryEl-Sheikh Ali, HossamDini, PouyaLoux, ShavahnFernandes, Claudia BarbosaEsteller-Vico, AlejandroScoggin, KirstenLawrence, Laurie
It has been shown in ruminants that increased dietary protein leading to elevated blood urea nitrogen concentrations (BUN) can be a factor in decreased survival of early embryos. This work is a review of the effects of elevated BUN on endometrium and embryos from mares. An experimental model was used to elevate BUN with intravenous urea infusion, acute treatment, or oral urea, chronic treatment. After the acute urea treatment there was a decrease in uterine pH and changes in genes related to cell pH and ion homeostasis. After the chronic urea treatment there was no difference in uterine pH but genes related to necrosis and cellular movement had a different expression. The effect of high BUN was also evaluated on equine embryo transcriptome, with a positive correlation between plasma BUN and blastocoele fluid urea nitrogen concentration. Additionally, the expression of genes related to survival of organism and adhesion were different. Lastly, using mares from private farms, lower pregnancy rate was seen when embryos were collected from mares with higher BUN concentrations. In conclusion, these novel results show that high BUN results in endometrial and embryonic alterations, suggesting that it might lead to decreased fertility.(AU)
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