The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary energy level on expression of lipid anabolism related genes in adipose tissue of Wujin pigs. Fifty-four Wujin pigs with the body weight of 15 kg were randomly assigned into 3 groups with 3 replicates per group and 6 heads in each replicate. Pigs in low digestive energy group (group LDE), middle digestive energy group (group MDE) and high digestive energy group (group HDE) were fed diets with three digestive energy levels, which were 11.74, 12.89 and 14.22 MJ/kg, respectively. At the body weight of 30, 60 and 100 kg, pigs were slaughtered to determine the fat percentage. The subcutaneous adipose tissue was collected for the analysis of expression levels of lipid anabolism related genes [acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthetase (FAS) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c)] and fatty acid transport factor [adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP)] by real-time PCR. The results showed as follows: 1) fat percentage of Wujin pigs was significantly increased with the increasing of dietary digestive energy level at the body weight of 60 and 100 kg (P<0.01); 2) compared with those in group MDE, the expression levels of ACC, FAS and SREBP-1c of pigs in group HDE were significantly decreased at the body weight of 30 and 100 kg (P<0.05), but significantly increased at the body weight of 60 kg (P<0.05); 3) the expression level of A-FABP was increased significantly with the increasing of dietary digestive energy level at the body weight of 30 and 100 kg (P<0.05), but decreased significantly at the body weight of 60 kg (P<0.05). The results indicate that high dietary energy level can significantly promote the expression of lipid anabolism related genes (ACC, FAS and SREBP-1c) but significantly inhibit the expression of fatty acid transport factor (A-FABP) and the transportation of free fatty acids. As a result, the de nove synthesis of free fatty acids is increased and the intake of exogenous fatty acids is decreased in the adipose tissue.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2011, 23(5):781 -788]
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