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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Effect of dietary changes during weaning on gut gene expression in animal models

BOMBA, LORENZO 23 February 2012 (has links)
Una dieta scorretta incrementa il rischio di malattie come l’insulino resistenza e l’obesità. Questa tesi ha l’obiettivo di valutare l’effetto di diete sbilanciate sulla fisiologia ed espressione genica in topi e suini allo svezzamento. Topi C57BL/6 sono stati sacrificati dopo 2 settimane, dopo essere stati alimentati con dieta iper-lipidica e dieta controllo. L’espressione genica è stata stimata usando la tecnologia microarray. Quattro dei sette geni identificati differenzialmente espressi tra il controllo e l’iper-lipidico sono coinvolti nella regolazione della via metabolica del sistema circadiano, che recentemente è stato mostrato avere effetti sul metabolismo lipidico e processo infiammatorio. Il secondo studio ha avuto lo scopo di capire gli effetti dello svezzamento con o senza l’aggiunta di acidificante nella dieta. I suinetti allo svezzamento (T0) sono stati comparati con i suinetti dopo una settimana (T1). Il gruppo post-svezzamento è stato alimentato con una dieta convenzionale, e metà di questi hanno ricevuto un supplemento di acido sorbico. L’aggiunta di acido sorbico nella dieta non ha causato nessuna differenza a livello fisiologico e di espressione genica. 205 geni sono stati identificati come differenzialmente espressi in T1 comparato con T0, evidenziando una forte risposta all’adattamento metabolico e agli stress subiti durante lo svezzamento. / An incorrect diet increases the risk of diseases as insulin resistance and obesity. This thesis aims at assessing the effects of unbalanced diets on gut physiology and gene expression in pig and mouse during weaning. The first research explored the impact of a high fat diet in C57BL/6 mice. High-fat-fed mice and control-fed mice were sacrificed after two weeks of treatment. Gene expression level was assessed by 90K Combimatrix microarray technology. Four of seven genes found differentially expressed between control and high fat diet mice are involved in the regulatory pathway of the circadian clock system, which was recently shown to affect lipid metabolism and inflammatory processes. Those genes were successfully validated by real time PCR. The second study aimed at understanding the weaning effect with or without acidifier addition in the diet. Piglets at weaning (T0) were compared to piglets after one week (T1). The post-weaning group was fed a conventional diet, half of which received in addition sorbic acid. The sorbic acid supplementation evidenced no effects in terms of physiology and gene expression. 205 genes were significantly differentially expressed in T1 when compared with T0, evidencing a response to the metabolic adaptation and the stress suffered during weaning.

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