Inflammatory response, growth, and thyroid hormone concentrations are affected by long-term boron supplementation in gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1549-1556

  Armstrong, T A ^a,b   Spears, J W ^a   Lloyd, K E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Growth; Inflammation; Pigs; Thyroid Hormones

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BORATE SODIUM; BORIC ACID; BORON; CHOLESTEROL; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLAMMATION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BORATES; BORON; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEANING;

EID: 0035377976     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7961549x     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. AOAC. 1990. Official Methods of Analysis. 15th ed. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Arlington, VA.
2. Akira, S., T. Hirano, T. Taga, and T. Kishimoto. 1990. Biology of multifunctional cytokines: IL 6 and related molecules (IL 1 and TNF). FASEB J. 4:2860-2867.
3. Allain, C. C., L. S. Poon, C. S. Chan, W. Richmond, and C. F. Paul. 1974. Enzymatic determination of total cholesterol. Clin. Chem. 20:470-475.
4. Armstrong, T. A., J. W. Spears, T. D. Crenshaw, and F. H. Nielsen. 2000. Boron supplementation of a semipurified diet for weanling pigs improves feed efficiency and bone strength characteristics and alters plasma lipid metabolites. J. Nutr. 130:2575-2581.
5. Bai, Y., and C. D. Hunt. 1995. Dietary boron alleviates adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) in rats. FASEB J. 9:A576 (Abstr.).
6. Bai, Y., C. D. Hunt, and S. M. Newman, Jr. 1997. Dietary boron increases serum antibody (IgG and IgM) concentrations in rats immunized with human typhoid vaccine. Proc. N. D. Acad. Sci. 51:181.
7. Berne, R. M., M. N. Levy, B. M. Koeppen, and B. A. Stanton. 1998. Physiology. 4th ed. Mosby, St. Louis, MO.
8. Brown, T. F., M. E. McCormick, D. R. Morris, and L. K. Zeringue. 1989. Effects of dietary boron on mineral balance in sheep. Nutr. Res. 9:503-512.
9. Dinarello, C. A. 1988. Biology of interleukin 1. FASEB J. 2:108-115.
10. Droke, E. A., J. W. Spears, T. T. Brown, Jr., and M. A. Qureshi. 1993. Influence of dietary zinc and dexamethasone on immune responses and resistance to Pasteurella hemolytica in growing lambs. Nutr. Res. 13:1213-1226.
11. Eckhert, C. D. 1998. Boron stimulates embryonic trout growth. J. Nutr. 128:2488-2493.
12. Eder, K., and G. I. Stangl. 2000. Plasma thyroxine and cholesterol concentrations of miniature pigs influenced by thermally oxidized dietary lipids. J. Nutr. 130:116-121.
13. Field, F. J., E. Albright, and S. N. Mathur. 1986. The effect of hypothyroidism and thyroxine replacement on hepatic and intestinal HMG-CoA reductase and ACAT activities and biliary lipids in the rat. Metabolism 35:1085-1089.
14. Fort, D. J., T. L. Propst, E. L. Stover, F. J. Murray, and P. L. Strong. 1999a. Adverse effects from low dietary and environmental boron exposure on reproduction, development, and maturation in Xenopus laevis. J. Trace Elem. Exp. Med. 12:175-185.
15. Fort, D. J., E. L. Stover, P. L. Strong, F. J. Murray, and C. L. Keen. 1999b. Chronic feeding of a low boron diet adversely affects reproduction and development in Xenopus laevis. J. Nutr. 129:2055-2060.
16. Fritz, F. S., R. Pabst, and R. M. Binns. 1990. Lymphocyte subsets and their proliferation, a model for delayed type hypersensitivity reaction in the skin. Immunology 71:508-514.
17. Gill, J. L., and H. D. Hafs. 1971. Analysis of repeated measurements of animals. J. Anim. Sci. 33:331-336.
18. Green, G. H., and H. J. Weeth. 1977. Responses of heifers ingesting boron in water. J. Anim. Sci. 46:812-818.
19. Griffith, O. W., R. J. Bridges, and A. Miester. 1978. Evidence that the gamma-glutamyl cycle functions in vivo using intracellular glutathione; Effects of amino acids and selective inhibition enzymes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75:5405-5408.
20. Hegsted, M., M. J. Keenan, F. Siver, and P. Wozniak. 1991. Effect of boron on vitamin D deficient rats. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 28:243-255.
21. Hunt, C. D. 1997a. Dietary boron deficiency and supplementation. In: R. R. Watson (ed.) Trace Elements in Laboratory Rodents, vol. 1. pp 229-253. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
22. Hunt, C. D. 1997b. Measurements of boron in rodent diets and tissues. In: R. R. Watson (ed.) Trace Elements in Laboratory Rodents. vol. 1. pp 255-267. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
23. Hunt, C. D., and J. P. Idso. 1999. Dietary boron as a physiological regulator of the normal inflammatory response: A review and current research progress. J. Trace Elem. Exp. Med. 12:221-233.
24. Hunt, C. D., and F. H. Nielsen. 1981. Interaction between boron and cholecalciferol in the chick. In: J. McHowell, J. H. Gawthorne, and C. L. White (ed.) Trace Elements in Man and Animals-4 (TEMA-4). pp 597-600. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, Australia.
25. Kornegay, E. T., P. H. G. van Heugten, M. D. Lindemann, and D. J. Blodgett. 1989. Effects of biotin and high copper levels on performance and immune response of weanling pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 67:1471-1477.
26. Lanoue, L., M. W. Taubeneck, J. Muniz, L. A. Hanna, P. L. Strong, F. J. Murray, F. H. Nielsen, C. D. Hunt, and C. L. Keen. 1998. Assessing the effects of low boron diets on embryonic and fetal development in rodents using in vitro and in vivo model systems. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 66:271-298.
27. McCorkle, F., Jr., I. Olah, and B. Glick. 1980. The morphology of the phytohemagglutinin-induced cell response in the chicken's wattle. Poult. Sci. 59:616-623.
28. Murtaugh, M. P. 1994. Porcine cytokines. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 43:37-44.
29. Nielsen, F. H. 1994. Biochemical and physiologic consequences of boron deprivation in humans. Environ. Health Perspect. 102 (Suppl. 7):59-63.
30. Nielsen, F. H. 1997. Boron in human and animal nutrition. Plant Soil 193:199-208.
31. Nielsen, F. H., L. M. Mullen, and E. J. Nielsen. 1991. Dietary boron affects blood cell counts and hemoglobin concentrations in humans. J. Trace Elem. Exp. Med. 4:211-223.
32. Nielsen, F. H., and J. G. Penland. 1999. Boron supplementation of peri-menopausal women affects boron metabolism and indices associated with macromineral metabolism, hormonal status and immune function. J. Trace Elem. Exp. Med. 12:251-261.
33. NRC. 1998. Nutrient Requirements of Swine. 10th ed. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
34. Rossi, A. F., R. D. Miles, B. L. Damron, and L. K. Flunker. 1993. Effects of dietary boron supplementation on broilers. Poult. Sci. 72:2124-2130.
35. Rowe, R. I., and C. D. Eckhert. 1999. Boron is required for zebrafish embryogenesis. J. Exp. Biol. 202:1649-1654.
36. Sigma Chemical Co. 1990a. Quantitative, colorimetric determination of blood urea nitrogen in serum or plasma at 515-540 nm. Procedure No. 535. St. Louis, MO.
37. Sigma Chemical Co. 1990b. The quantitative enzymatic determination of triglycerides in serum or plasma at 500 nm. Procedure No. 336. St. Louis, MO.
38. Sigma Chemical Co. 1995a. Quantitative, enzymatic determination of total cholesterol concentration in serum or plasma at 500 nm. Procedure No. 352. St. Louis, MO.
39. Sigma Chemical Co. 1995b. Quantitative, kinetic determination of ALP activity in serum or plasma at 405 nm. Procedure No. 245. St. Louis, MO.
40. van Heugten, E., and J. W. Spears. 1997. Immune response and growth of stressed weanling pigs fed diets supplemented with organic or inorganic forms of chromium. J. Anim. Sci. 75:409-416.
41. Warrington, K. 1923. The effect of boric acid and borax on the broad bean and certain other plants. Ann. Bot. (Lond.) 37:629-672.