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. 2018 Sep 11;96(12):5064–5074. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky355

Table 5.

Relative abundance of gene transcripts of antioxidation and pro-oxidase enzymes in hypothalamus of laying ducks during the periods of high temperature and recovery1

Transcript2 Treatment
Control Pair-fed Constant high temperature Intermittent high temperature SEM P value
Day 1
NOX-1 1.15a 0.92b 0.83b 0.80b 0.08 0.02
NOX-4 1.01 0.90 1.02 1.00 0.06 0.40
COX-1 1.11 0.94 0.99 0.98 0.11 0.75
COX-2 1.01 0.88 0.94 0.81 0.08 0.32
5-LOX 1.12 0.87 1.12 0.91 0.09 0.11
CYP7A1 1.05a 0.74ab 1.06a 0.46b 0.14 0.02
Complex Ι 1.01ab 1.16a 0.77bc 0.73c 0.08 <0.01
CoQ10 1.10 0.98 1.10 0.82 0.08 0.07
GR 1.05a 1.05a 0.68b 0.59b 0.12 0.02
MnSOD 1.02 1.15 1.03 0.97 0.09 0.84
CAT 1.01a 0.74b 1.15a 1.05a 0.07 <0.01
Day 21
NOX-1 1.06 1.21 1.04 0.97 0.12 0.56
NOX-4 1.01 1.19 1.30 1.29 0.10 0.14
COX-1 1.42b 3.40a 2.67a 1.29c 0.50 <0.01
COX-2 1.03a 0.96ab 0.78b 0.75b 0.08 0.05
5-LOX 1.27a 0.47b 0.57b 0.43b 0.21 0.02
CYP7A1 1.12b 1.87a 0.56c 0.55c 0.16 <0.01
Complex Ι 1.01 1.37 1.07 1.04 0.14 0.27
CoQ10 1.65 2.40 2.00 2.15 0.34 0.53
GR 1.48 1.92 1.58 1.82 0.27 0.64
MnSOD 1.01 1.25 1.27 1.32 0.10 0.13
CAT 1.01 1.15 1.16 1.10 0.09 0.66
Day 55
NOX-1 0.89b 0.86b 1.12ab 1.26a 0.09 0.02
NOX-4 1.01 0.94 0.98 1.02 0.05 0.85
COX-1 1.06 0.84 1.25 1.22 0.12 0.09
COX-2 1.09 1.13 1.27 1.26 0.11 0.59
5-LOX 1.01 1.14 0.90 1.19 0.21 0.08
CYP7A1 1.04 0.86 0.82 0.91 0.11 0.52
Complex Ι 1.02 0.91 1.23 1.09 0.09 0.14
CoQ10 1.07 1.07 1.00 1.04 0.22 0.98
GR 1.06 1.14 1.00 0.91 0.12 0.59
MnSOD 1.01 1.13 1.21 1.13 0.21 0.36
CAT 1.01 0.95 1.03 1.10 0.07 0.48

a, bValues within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05.

1 n = 6 for each treatment.

2 COX-1, cyclooxygenase-1; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; NOX-1, NADPH oxidase-1; NOX-4, NADPH oxidase-4; 5-LOX, 5-lipoxygenase; CYP7A1, cytochrome P450 7A1; GR, glutathione reductase; Complex I, NADH dehydrogenase subunit Ι; CoQ10, Coenzyme Q10.