Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs

Circulating non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) can reflect the composition of dietary fat or adipose tissues depending on the fasting conditions. Therefore, circulating NEFA may be valuable as biomarkers for meat quality traits, such as intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition in finishin...

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Autores: Tor, Marc, Vilaró, Francesca, Ros Freixedes, Roger, Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier, Bosch Puig, Lluís, Gol, Sofia, Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha, Reixach, Josep, Estany, Joan
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Carn de porc Duroc -- Qualitat
Duroc Pork -- Quality
Àcids grassos
Fatty acids
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spelling Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in PigsTor, MarcVilaró, FrancescaRos Freixedes, RogerÁlvarez Rodríguez, JavierBosch Puig, LluísGol, SofiaPena i Subirà, Ramona NatachaReixach, JosepEstany, JoanCarn de porc Duroc -- QualitatDuroc Pork -- QualityÀcids grassosFatty acidsCirculating non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) can reflect the composition of dietary fat or adipose tissues depending on the fasting conditions. Therefore, circulating NEFA may be valuable as biomarkers for meat quality traits, such as intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition in finishing pigs. Genetic variants that regulate lipid metabolism can also modulate the circulating NEFA. We conducted an experiment with 150 heavy Duroc pigs to evaluate fluctuations in the circulating NEFA composition due to age, fasting duration and two genetic polymorphisms, one in the leptin receptor (LEPR; rs709596309) and one in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD; rs80912566) gene. Circulating NEFA were more saturated and less monounsaturated than the subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissues. Absolute circulating NEFA content was more influenced by fasting duration than age. The SCD polymorphism did not impact NEFA content or composition. The LEPR polymorphism affected the content but not the fatty acid composition. Circulating oleic acid NEFA content after a short fasting was positively correlated with intramuscular fat content and, after a long fasting, with intramuscular oleic acid content. We conclude that circulating NEFA reflect environmental and genetic metabolic changes but are of limited value as biomarkers for intramuscular fat content and fatty acid compositionThis Research was founded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Union Regional Development Funds (grants AGL2012-33529, AGL2015-65846-R, and RTI2018-101346-B-I00)MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/20170http://hdl.handle.net/10256/20170Animals, 2021, vol. 11, núm. 2, p. 386Articles publicats (D-EQATA)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/ani11020386info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/2076-2615Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/201702026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
title Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
spellingShingle Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
Tor, Marc
Carn de porc Duroc -- Qualitat
Duroc Pork -- Quality
Àcids grassos
Fatty acids
title_short Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
title_full Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
title_fullStr Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
title_full_unstemmed Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
title_sort Circulating Non-Esterified Fatty Acids as Biomarkers for Fat Content and Composition in Pigs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tor, Marc
Vilaró, Francesca
Ros Freixedes, Roger
Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier
Bosch Puig, Lluís
Gol, Sofia
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha
Reixach, Josep
Estany, Joan
author Tor, Marc
author_facet Tor, Marc
Vilaró, Francesca
Ros Freixedes, Roger
Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier
Bosch Puig, Lluís
Gol, Sofia
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha
Reixach, Josep
Estany, Joan
author_role author
author2 Vilaró, Francesca
Ros Freixedes, Roger
Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier
Bosch Puig, Lluís
Gol, Sofia
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha
Reixach, Josep
Estany, Joan
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Carn de porc Duroc -- Qualitat
Duroc Pork -- Quality
Àcids grassos
Fatty acids
topic Carn de porc Duroc -- Qualitat
Duroc Pork -- Quality
Àcids grassos
Fatty acids
description Circulating non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) can reflect the composition of dietary fat or adipose tissues depending on the fasting conditions. Therefore, circulating NEFA may be valuable as biomarkers for meat quality traits, such as intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition in finishing pigs. Genetic variants that regulate lipid metabolism can also modulate the circulating NEFA. We conducted an experiment with 150 heavy Duroc pigs to evaluate fluctuations in the circulating NEFA composition due to age, fasting duration and two genetic polymorphisms, one in the leptin receptor (LEPR; rs709596309) and one in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD; rs80912566) gene. Circulating NEFA were more saturated and less monounsaturated than the subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissues. Absolute circulating NEFA content was more influenced by fasting duration than age. The SCD polymorphism did not impact NEFA content or composition. The LEPR polymorphism affected the content but not the fatty acid composition. Circulating oleic acid NEFA content after a short fasting was positively correlated with intramuscular fat content and, after a long fasting, with intramuscular oleic acid content. We conclude that circulating NEFA reflect environmental and genetic metabolic changes but are of limited value as biomarkers for intramuscular fat content and fatty acid composition
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Animals, 2021, vol. 11, núm. 2, p. 386
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