[ Objective] To find the rule of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) synthesis and metabolism in peripheral blood of suckling piglets with aging. [ Method ] All of 15 British Large White pigs at 0, 5 and 15 d of age were sel...[ Objective] To find the rule of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) synthesis and metabolism in peripheral blood of suckling piglets with aging. [ Method ] All of 15 British Large White pigs at 0, 5 and 15 d of age were selected as experimental animals, and their serumal concentrations of L- tryptophan (L-Trp), 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in peripheral circulatory system were determined synchronously by reversed- phase high-performance liquid chromatography method with UV. [ Result] The concentration of L-Trp was (16. 92 ± 1.74) iJmol/L at birth, (59.94 ±10.88) iJmol/L at 5 d of age and (70.42± 6.48) μmol/L at 15 d of age. The concentration of 5-HT was ( 12.85 ± 1.79) iJmol/L at birth, (4.81 ±2.05) ijmol/L at 5 d of age and (5.49±1.09) μmol/L at 15 d of age. While 5-HIAA, the metabolic product of 5-HT, was not detected at all the samples selected. [ Conclusion] The L-Trp concentration of suckling piglets increase significantly with aging ( P 〈0. 05). While the concentra- tion of 5-HT and the conversion ratio of L-Trp to 5-HT are both highest at birth (P〈0.05) and keep stable at 5 and 15 d of age.展开更多
基金funding from " Eleventh Five-Year" National Science and Technology Support Program of China (2007BAD86B-06)
文摘[ Objective] To find the rule of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) synthesis and metabolism in peripheral blood of suckling piglets with aging. [ Method ] All of 15 British Large White pigs at 0, 5 and 15 d of age were selected as experimental animals, and their serumal concentrations of L- tryptophan (L-Trp), 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in peripheral circulatory system were determined synchronously by reversed- phase high-performance liquid chromatography method with UV. [ Result] The concentration of L-Trp was (16. 92 ± 1.74) iJmol/L at birth, (59.94 ±10.88) iJmol/L at 5 d of age and (70.42± 6.48) μmol/L at 15 d of age. The concentration of 5-HT was ( 12.85 ± 1.79) iJmol/L at birth, (4.81 ±2.05) ijmol/L at 5 d of age and (5.49±1.09) μmol/L at 15 d of age. While 5-HIAA, the metabolic product of 5-HT, was not detected at all the samples selected. [ Conclusion] The L-Trp concentration of suckling piglets increase significantly with aging ( P 〈0. 05). While the concentra- tion of 5-HT and the conversion ratio of L-Trp to 5-HT are both highest at birth (P〈0.05) and keep stable at 5 and 15 d of age.