Profiling of differential gene expression in the hypothalamus of broiler-type Taiwan country chickens in response to acute heat stress

• Published in: Theriogenology Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 483 - 494.e8
• Main Authors: Tu, Wei-Lin, Cheng, Chuen-Yu, Wang, Shih-Han, Tang, Pin-Chi, Chen, Chih-Feng, Chen, Hsin-Hsin, Lee, Yen-Pai, Chen, Shuen-Ei, Huang, San-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Acute heat stress; Animals; autonomic nervous system; body temperature; Chickens - metabolism; Down-Regulation - physiology; Female; Gene expression; Gene Expression Profiling - veterinary; gene expression regulation; gene regulatory networks; genes; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - genetics; heat; heat shock proteins; heat shock response; heat stress; Heat-Shock Response - genetics; hens; Hot Temperature; HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins - genetics; Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus - chemistry; Hypothalamus - metabolism; Microarray analysis; neuropeptide Y; Neuropeptide Y - genetics; poultry production; RNA, Messenger - analysis; Taiwan; Taiwan country chicken; Tryptophan Hydroxylase - genetics; Up-Regulation - physiology; Taiwan; Taiwan country chicken; Hypothalamus; Acute heat stress; Gene expression; Microarray analysis

Acute heat stress severely impacts poultry production. The hypothalamus acts as a crucial center to regulate body temperature, detect temperature changes, and modulate the autonomic nervous system and endocrine loop for heat retention and dissipation. The purpose of this study was to investigate glo...