Combined Analysis of the Effects of Exposure to Blue Light in Ducks Reveals a Reduction in Cholesterol Accumulation Through Changes in Methionine Metabolism and the Intestinal Microbiota
Daiyang Xia, Lin Yang, Jiajie Cui, Yu Li, Xianzhi Jiang, Giuseppe Meca, Shunxiang Wang, Yan Feng, Yujie Zhao, Jiangfan Qin, Yongwen Zhu, Hui Ye, Wence Wang
Abstract
. These changes promote the synthesis of secondary bile acids to further enhance lipid metabolism in the host, thereby reducing cholesterol accumulation in ducks. These results should help us better understand the effects of exposure to blue light on metabolite levels and the intestinal microbiota, and suggest that it may be possible to use colored light to control the development of livestock and poultry.
Topics & Concepts
MetabolismLipid metabolismMethionineGut floraBlue lightMicrobial metabolismBiochemistryChemistryBiologyFood scienceBacteriaAmino acidGeneticsOpticsPhysicsPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsCircadian rhythm and melatoninPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research