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Exploration of the Relationship between Intestinal Colostrum or Milk, and Serum Metabolites in Neonatal Calves by Metabolomics Analysis Yunxia Qi, Xiaowei Zhao, dongwei huang, xiaocheng pan, huiling zhao, Han Hu, Guanglong Cheng, and yongxin yang J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01621 • Publication Date (Web): 19 Jun 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on June 25, 2018

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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Exploration of the Relationship between Intestinal Colostrum or Milk, and Serum

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Metabolites in Neonatal Calves by Metabolomics Analysis

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Yunxia Qi a †, Xiaowei Zhao a†, Dongwei Huang a, Xiaocheng Pan a, Yongxin Yang a*,

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Huiling Zhao a, Han Hu b, Guanglong Cheng a

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Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

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Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China

Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agricultural

Institute of Apicultural Research/Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of

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* Corresponding author: Yongxin Yang

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E-mail: [email protected]

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Tel.: +86 551 65146065.

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Fax: +86 551 62160275.

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Abstract

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In contrast to colostral immunoglobulins, changes in metabolite composition of ingested

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colostrum in the gut have received little attention. Here, we characterized the metabolite

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profiles of colostrum and milk, ingested colostrum and milk, and serum of neonatal calves by

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LC–MS and GC–MS metabolomics approaches. Colostrum and milk underwent similar

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changes in metabolite profiles in the gut after being ingested. These changes were

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characterized by increase in methionine, glutamate, thymine and phosphorylcholine. After

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ingestion, colostrum concentrations of several metabolites, such as γ-aminobutryic acid,

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glutamate, cinnamic acid, and thymine increased, whereas concentrations of D-ribose, and

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arginine decreased. These increases and decreases occurred in a time-dependent manner, and

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were associated with alanine, aspartate, glutamate, and pyrimidine metabolism, and valine,

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leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, respectively. Meanwhile, similar changes in serum

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metabolites were also observed in neonatal calves fed colostrum, which implies that

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colostrum metabolites are transported across the small intestine and into the bloodstream. In

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addition, several metabolites of ingested milk were detected in the gut, and were also

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transferred to the bloodstream. These metabolites were related to phenylalanine, tyrosine,

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tryptophan, valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis, the citrate cycle, and histidine

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metabolism. These findings reveal that the serum metabolome of neonatal calves’ changes as

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a result of ingesting colostrum, which can provide health-related benefits in early life.

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Keywords: Colostrum, Intestine, Metabolomics, Neonatal calves, Serum


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INTRODUCTION

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Colostral immunoglobulins (Igs) are important for the passive transfer of immunity in the

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first 24 h of life in ruminant neonates. 1, 2 In addition to Igs, colostrum also contains potential

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immune components that enhance host defense against infection and promote intestinal

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maturation.

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instead of milk or formula. 5, 6 In calves fed colostrum, insulin-like growth factor-I and -II and

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insulin are present in colostrum and blood and their receptors are expressed in the intestine. 7,

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after colostrum intake, contributing to their metabolic and immune functions.

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concentrations of total free essential amino acids, and several individual amino acids, such as

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lysine, methionine, threonine, and glutamate, increased in serum within 12 h after calves

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received colostrum.

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components were associated with changes in blood parameters of neonatal calves. To reveal

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the relationship between colostrum and serum metabolites, it is necessary to explore the

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changes in metabolite composition of colostrum ingested in the gastrointestinal tract of

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neonatal calves. However, little is known about the changes in composition of small

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molecules in ingested colostrum. A previous proteomics study of protein components of

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colostrum and intestinal colostrum in piglets showed that their levels were altered by uptake

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in the gut.

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components and of digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract of the neonatal calves.

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These results provide clues for a better understanding of the colostrum components

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metabolized and absorbed in the small intestine of neonatal calves.

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This has been demonstrated by studies in which calves were fed colostrum

Fat-soluble vitamin concentrations were found to be higher in the blood of neonatal calves

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In addition,

Taken together, these results demonstrated that several colostral

Colostrum intake has also been shown to affect the transport of other colostral


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Metabolomics is the global assessment of the complement of small molecules in biological 14

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samples

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platforms have been developed. These are: nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, liquid

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chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and gas chromatography-mass

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spectrometry (GC–MS).

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methods, as well as having a good dynamic range. In addition, the LC–MS procedure is

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largely applied to the characterization of non-volatile, and high-molecular-weight metabolites,

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whereas the GC–MS procedure provides complementary data to LC–MS analysis, and can be

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applied to small volatile metabolites.

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approaches have been widely used to detect metabolites in milk, blood, and other biofluids. 17,

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while colostrum contains more metabolites than milk.

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biofluids (milk, serum, rumen fluid, and urine) from lactating cows fed alfalfa hay and corn

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stover using GC–MS based metabolomics, and found differential metabolites involved in

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tyrosine, phenylalanine, glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism pathways. The authors

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suggested that differential metabolites and their related pathways may serve as biomarkers for

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higher milk yield and better milk protein quality.

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sensitive metabolomics methods could provide useful information for understanding the

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metabolites of colostrum and their corresponding metabolites in the serum of neonatal calves.

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Based on previous studies, we hypothesized that changes in colostrum metabolized in the

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gastrointestinal tract and serum metabolites could be revealed by metabolomics approaches.

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To address this issue, LC–MS and GC–MS based metabolomics techniques and multivariate

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high-throughput

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techniques,

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analytical

Of these, LC–MS and GC–MS are highly sensitive and specific

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Recently, LC–MS and GC–MS based metabolomics

Milk metabolites include amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and nucleotides,

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Recently, Sun et al. analyzed four

These results indicated that highly


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statistical analysis were used to investigate changes in serum and intestinal colostrum

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metabolite profiles of neonatal calves. Our results could provide insights into colostrum

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components ingested in the gastrointestinal tract and transported into the bloodstream of

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neonatal calves, which in turn can improve knowledge on current calf rearing practices.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Chemicals

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Standard

DL-o-chlorophenylalanine

was purchased from GL Biochem Ltd. (Shanghai,

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China). HPLC-grade acetonitrile, formic acid, and methanol were purchased from Merck

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(Darmstadt, Germany). Methoxyamine hydrochloride, bis-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide,

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and pyridine were supplied by CNW (Shanghai, China). Ultrapure water used in LC– and

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GC–MS was obtained from Milli-Q Ultrapure Water Systems (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany).

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Animals and experimental procedures

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Twenty-seven male Holstein calves with birth weight 40 ± 2 kg were used in this study.

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Animal care and use procedures were approved by the Animal Care Advisory Committee of

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the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences (number A11-CS16). After birth, calves were

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separated from their mothers to prevent ingestion of colostrum. Colostrum from the first and

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second milking were pooled, and bulk milk from a herd was collected. Samples were pooled

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in large tubs, and the aliquoted into plastic bottles and stored at -20 °C. We used pooled

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colostrum from the first and second milking because previous studies demonstrated that

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colostrum from the first and second secretion from the mammary gland after birth was

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appropriate for IgG absorption in calves.

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Before being given to the calves, colostrum or



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milk was incubated in a water bath at 40 °C and fed at approximately 8.0% body weight via a

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stomach tube, as described in previous studies. 21 It is widely accepted that gut closure occurs

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approximately 24 h after birth in neonatal calves, and passive immunity transfer may take

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place within 24 h after birth.

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calves started to decrease from 6 to 12 h, and remarkably declined at 12 h after birth.

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Thus, to investigate serum changes corresponding to colostrum ingestion and absorption in

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the gut of the neonatal calves around the time of immunity transfer, calves were classified

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into different experimental groups. Six calves were not fed colostrum or milk and were

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defined as the control group (Ct group). Six calves received one colostrum meal at 1–2 h after

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birth and were defined as the CI group. Six calves received two colostrum meals at 1–2 and

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10–12 h after birth and were defined as the CII group. Six calves received three colostrum

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meals at 1–2, 10–12 and 22–24 h after birth and were defined as the CIII group. Three calves

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received two milk meals at 1–2 h and 10–12 h after birth, and were defined as milk group (M

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group, for a diagram of the workflow, see Figure S1).

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Previous studies have found that colostral IgG absorption in 1, 23

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Blood samples without anticoagulant were collected from the jugular vein approximately 2

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h after birth for control calves, 8 h after birth for the CI group, 24 h after birth for the CII

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group, 36 h after birth for the CIII group and 24 h after birth for the milk group. Samples

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were stored overnight at 20 °C and centrifuged at 3000 g for 15 min. Serum was collected,

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and aliquoted into 1.5 mL tubes, and then frozen at -20 °C. After the blood samples were

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collected, the calves were slaughtered. Mid-duodenum, -jejunum and -ileum segments were

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separated within 30 min after opening the abdominal cavity.

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milk samples were collected from the mid-jejunum segment, frozen in liquid nitrogen, and


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then stored at -80 °C until analysis. As such, blood and colostrum samples were collected

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approximately 2, 8, 24 and 36 h after birth, and used to characterize developmental changes

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in serum and colostral components ingested in the gut of neonatal calves. Calves not fed at all

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and slaughtered approximately 2 h after birth were used as controls. In addition, calves in the

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milk group were considered a positive control group for calves in the CII group, and this

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group was used as a positive control group to characterize the differences in colostrum and

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milk ingested in the gut.

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Sample preparation

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Three pooled colostrum samples, three bulk tank milk samples, and ingested colostrum or

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milk samples from individual calves were thawed at room temperature, and centrifuged at

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4000 g for 30 min at 4 °C. Skim milk was collected. Serum samples from individual calf

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were thawed at room temperature. Of these samples, one ingested colostrum sample from the

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CI, CII, and CIII groups each and one serum sample from a calf in the control group were too

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small in volume for metabolomics analysis, and were excluded from the study. Samples of

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serum or skim milk (100 µL) were mixed with 300 µL methanol and 10 µL of 2.9 mg/mL

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DL-o-chlorophenylalanine

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and the supernatant was collected. For quality control (QC) samples, we pooled equal

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volumes of skim milk from the colostrum and milk and their ingested products, and equal

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volumes of serum from all samples. Prior to GC–MS analysis, the supernatant was first

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derivatized with 30 µL of 20 mg/mL methoxyamine hydrochloride in pyridine for 90 min at

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37 °C, and then with trimethylsilylated with 30 µL of bis-(trimethylsilyl) trifluoroacetamide

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for 1 h at 70 °C. Pooled samples were injected every several samples to evaluate

by vortexing. The mixture was centrifuged at 12000 g for 15 min



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experimental reproducibility.

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LC–MS analysis

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Supernatants were subjected to LC–MS (Ultimate 3000LC Orbitrap Elite; Thermo Fisher

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Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), which was performed in both positive and negative ion

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modes. For the former, spray voltage was set to 3.0 kV, heater temperature was 300 °C, and

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capillary temperature was 350 °C. For the latter, spray voltage was set to 3.2 kV, heater

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temperature was 300 °C, and capillary temperature was 350 °C. The scanning range of the

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full scan was set to 50–1000 m/z, with a scan time of 0.2 s and an inter-scan time of 0.02 s.

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After equilibrating the column with 95% (v/v) buffer A (0.1% formic acid in water), sample

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separation was performed with buffer B (0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile) using a Hypergod

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C18 column (100 × 4.6 mm, 3 µm; Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) at 40°C.

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The gradient was 5%–95% buffer B at a flow rate of 300 nL/min for 15 min. The data were

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subjected to feature extraction and processed with SIEVE software (Thermo Fisher

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Scientific). For each sample, duplicate technical repeats were performed. For colostrum and

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milk, 3783 and 2485 features were obtained in positive and negative ion modes, respectively.

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For serum, 1845 and 2309 features were obtained, respectively.

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GC–MS analysis

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The derivatized samples were subjected to GC–MS (6890A/5975C; Agilent Technologies)

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with a HP-5MS capillary column (30 m × 0.25 mm × 0.25 µm). The column temperature was

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held at 80 °C for 2 min, and then increased at 10 °C/min to 320 °C. The temperatures of the

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injector, ion source, and quadrupole rod were set to 280 °C, 230 °C, and 150 °C, respectively.

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Highly pure helium (99.999%) was used as the carrier gas. The injection mode was set to


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splitless, and the injected volume was 1.0 µL. The column effluent was scanned in the mass

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range from 50 to 550 m/z. Data were subjected to feature extraction with the XCMS

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procedure in R statistical software (R version 3.3.3; www.r-project.org). For each sample,

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duplicate technical repeats were performed. A total of 911 features were obtained for

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colostrum and milk, and 1669 for serum.

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Data analysis

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Mass spectrometry data were normalized with respect to the total ion intensity to generate

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a two-dimensional matrix that included retention time, compound molecular weight,

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observations (samples), and peak intensity for all tested samples. These matrix data were

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imported into the SIMCA-P 13.0 software (Umetrics AB, Umeå, Sweden) for multivariate

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statistical analysis. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to visualize global

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clustering and trends in the samples from the studied groups. A supervised orthogonal partial

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least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) model was performed to check potential

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differential metabolites between the studied groups. In this model, parameters of R2X and Q2

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were used to evaluate model quality and predictive ability, respectively. Values > 0.5

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indicated that models were robust and had good predictive reliability.

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OPLS-DA were applied to visualize the separation between the studied groups, and loading

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plots were used to find candidate biomarkers responsible for the separation. These

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biomarkers were therefore considered as differentiating metabolites that were selected on the

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basis of the variable influence on projection (VIP) value > 1.0 as a threshold. In addition, an

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independent t-test was applied to examine the differences in relative intensity of candidate

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biomarkers obtained from OPLS-DA model using R software. Metabolites with VIP value >


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Score plots of the


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1.0 and P value < 0.05 were defined as significantly different. Signals derived from

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differentially represented metabolites were searched against the Metabolite and Tandem MS

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database (www.metlin.scripps.edu) and the Human Metabolome Database (www.hmdb.ca).

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Pathways related to the differentially represented metabolites were predicted using

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MetaboAnalyst v.3.0 software (www.metaboanalyst.ca).

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RESULTS

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LC–MS analysis for identifying differential metabolites

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To evaluate the quality of LC–MS data, total ion chromatograms of QC colostrum and

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milk samples were overlapped in positive and negative ion modes, respectively (Figure S2).

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The retention time and peak intensity of metabolites from QC samples were stable and

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reproducible. Additionally, eight QC samples clustered within a small area of the PCA score

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plot in positive and negative ion modes (Figure S3). Similarly, total ion chromatograms and

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the PCA score plot of QC serum samples (Figures S4 and S5) indicated that the LC–MS data

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had good reproducibility.

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The unsupervised PCA revealed the clustering of colostrum and milk samples and their

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ingested products. Differences in metabolites between the studied groups were investigated in

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greater detail by supervised PLS-DA and OPLS-DA. Score plots generated with the

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OPLS-DA method in positive ion and negative ion modes are shown in Figure S6 and S7,

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respectively. The Q2 value, an index of the predictive ability of a model, was at least 0.90 in

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both modes. The differential metabolites in colostrum and milk and/or the other groups with

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VIP values > 1.0 and P values < 0.05 are listed in Tables S1 (positive ion mode) and S2


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(negative ion mode).

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Serum metabolite patterns in control calves and those fed colostrum or milk were

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completely separated by PCA. The OPLS-DA method was used to investigate metabolites

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that were differentially represented between studied groups; their score plots are shown in

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Figures S8 and S9. These models had robust predictive reliability, with a Q2 value of at least

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0.90 in both positive and negative ion models. Differential metabolites with a VIP value > 1.0

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and P value < 0.05 are listed in Tables S3 (positive ion mode) and S4 (negative ion mode).

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GC–MS analysis for identifying differential metabolites

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To evaluate the quality of GC–MS data, total ion chromatograms of QC samples from the

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colostrum/milk and serum groups were overlapped (Figure S10). Additionally, QC samples

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categorized within a small area of the score plot were subjected to PCA analysis (Figure S11).

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The results indicated that the GC–MS data were robust and reproducible.

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The OPLS-DA method was used to evaluate the differential metabolites in the

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colostrum/milk groups; their score plots are shown in Figure S12. Groups that showed high

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predictive reliability had Q2 values of at least 0.97. Differentially represented metabolites

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were selected according to a VIP value > 1.0 and P value < 0.05; these are listed in Table S5.

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OPLS-DA score plots for the serum group are shown in Figure S13. These models showed

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robust predictive reliability, with a Q2 value of at least 0.89. Differential metabolites were

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identified based on a VIP value > 1.0 and P value < 0.05 (Table S6).

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Differential metabolites and their metabolic pathways between colostrum and milk before

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and after ingestion

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The results of the metabolomics analysis revealed that the concentrations of several



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metabolites including glutamate, ornithine, uric acid, stearidonic acid, and citric acid were

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higher in milk than in colostrum, whereas concentrations of leucine, taurine, glycocholic acid,

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acetoacetic acid, and uridine were higher in colostrum than in milk. These differential

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metabolites were related to aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, alanine, aspartate, glutamate, and

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butanoate metabolism, the citrate cycle; and histidine metabolism pathways that were

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analyzed with MetaboAnalyst v.3.0 software (Figure 1). The concentrations of some

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metabolites differed significantly between colostrum and ingested colostrum collected from

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the gastrointestinal tract over the course of digestion. In ingested colostrum, concentrations of

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glutamate, leucine, glutamine, proline, γ-aminobutryic acid, cinnamic acid, thymine, and

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phosphorylcholine were higher than in un-ingested colostrum, whereas those of

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glycine, arginine, sphingosine, nicotinic acid, D-galactose, 5-methylcytidine, and citric acid

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were lower in ingested colostrum than in un-ingested colostrum, and concentrations increased

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or decreased in a time-dependent manner since ingestion (Table S7). Metabolites that differed

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between colostrum and ingested colostrum (CI, CII, and CIII groups) were related to the

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aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, alanine, aspartate, glutamate, pyrimidine, histidine, and

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nitrogen metabolism, and phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, valine, leucine, and isoleucine

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biosynthesis pathways (Figure 2). Compared to un-ingested milk, glutamate, taurine,

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methionine, lysine, γ-aminobutryic acid, taurocholic acid, and uridine concentrations were

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higher in ingested milk, whereas citric acid, glycine, sphingosine, and acetylcarnitine

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concentrations were lower in milk collected from the gastrointestinal tract than in un-ingested

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milk. The metabolic pathways associated with metabolites of milk and ingested milk are

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shown in Figure 3, and were found to be similar to those of ingested colostrum. Colostrum


D-ribose,

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and milk underwent similar changes in metabolite profiles after ingestion by neonatal calves.

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In addition, changes in metabolites of ingested milk from calves in the milk group, relative to

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ingested colostrum from CII group were observed. That is, concentrations of thymine,

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stearidonic acid, nicotinamide, adenosine, guanine, and acetoacetic acid increased, whereas

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concentrations of nicotinic acid, glucose 6-phosphate, threonine, and arachidonic acid

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decreased in ingested milk. Differential metabolites were associated with aminoacyl-tRNA

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biosynthesis, alanine, aspartate, glutamate, proline and arginine metabolism, the citrate cycle,

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and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids pathways (Figure S14). These pathways with a P

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value no greater than 0.5 are shown in Supplementary Table S9.

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Differential serum metabolites and their metabolic pathways between control calves and

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calves fed colostrum or milk

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Compared to control calves, calves fed colostrum (CI, CII, and CIII groups) had lower

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serum concentrations of cytosine,

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glutamine, and higher serum concentrations of thymidine, asparagine, methionine, glutamate,

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histidine, pentanedioic acid, palmitic acid, and linoleic acid. Serum concentrations of

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glutamate, methionine, histidine, thymidine, palmitic acid, and linoleic acid increased in a

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time-dependent manner in calves that were fed colostrum (CI, CII, and CIII groups) (Table

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S8). Metabolic pathway analyses indicated that these metabolites were associated with the

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biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and nitrogen and

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galactose metabolism (Figure 4). We also found that serum linoleic acid, tyrosine, carnitine,

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and cholic acid concentrations were higher, whereas serum concentration of tryptophan,

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nicotinamide, D-fructose, D-sorbitol, and citric acid were lower in calves fed milk than in

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control calves. The serum metabolites that differed between calves fed milk and controls

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were assigned to the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, phenylalanine metabolism,

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phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis, the citrate

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cycle, and histidine metabolism (Figure 5). Additionally, serum concentrations of glutamate,

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glycocholic acid, lysine, and D-ribose were higher, whereas serum concentrations of linoleic

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acid, thymine, and octadecanedioic acid were lower in calves fed colostrum in the CII group

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as compared to the calves fed milk. These metabolites were categorized as pantothenate and

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coenzyme A biosynthesis, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and biosynthesis of unsaturated

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fatty acids, and arginine and proline metabolism pathways (Figure S15). These pathways had

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a P value no greater than 0.5 (Supplementary Table S10).

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DISCUSSION

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Changes in metabolites from colostrum and ingested colostrum

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In the present study, differences in metabolite concentrations between colostrum and

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ingested colostrum, and the corresponding serum metabolites in neonatal calves were

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characterized by GC–MS and LC–MS based metabolomics approaches. In the ingested

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colostrum samples collected from the gastrointestinal tract, changes in several metabolites

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related to amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleosides were observed in a

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time-dependent manner. Regarding amino acids, increased glutamate and leucine

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concentrations were possibly associated with the ingested colostral proteins, in which

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glutamine and glutamate were the most abundant, and leucine was the second most abundant

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protein-bound amino acid.

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Major milk proteins, including caseins and beta-lactoglobulin,


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are likely to be digested as colostrum passes through the gastrointestinal tract of piglets,

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according to proteomics analysis.

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gastrointestinal tract of neonatal calves were induced by feeding calves colostrum.

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Importantly, glutamate and glutamine function as primary contributors of intestinal energy

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generation.

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glutaminase, and it may serve as a specific precursor for the biosynthesis of bioactive

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molecules, including glutathione, proline, and arginine. Glutathione, in particular, acts as a

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major intracellular antioxidant in all tissues.

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contributes to the production of γ-aminobutryic acid via glutamate decarboxylase, which is

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the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in mammalian central nervous systems.

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Furthermore, γ-aminobutryic acid was found to be widely involved in the modulation of

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immune cell activity and inflammatory responses associated with enteric inflammatory

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conditions.

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for protein synthesis, but also a nutrient signal to stimulate protein synthesis through the

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mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways in various tissues or cells.

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piglets, leucine was involved in enhancing protein synthesis in skeletal muscle via mTORC1

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activation,

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whole-body growth. 34 Furthermore, concentrations of cinnamic acid and 2-hydroxycinnamic

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acid, a derivative of cinnamic acid, were also higher in the ingested colostrum. Cinnamic acid

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and its derivatives have been found to play a role in multiple biological functions including

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anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and anti-microbial activities.

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information is available concerning the biosynthesis of cinnamic acid as colostrum is digested

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Furthermore, digestive enzyme activities in the 5, 27

Glutamate is also the immediate product of glutamine metabolism by

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It is worth mentioning that glutamate also

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Leucine, a member of the branched-chain amino acids, is not only a substrate

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In neonatal

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However, little


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in the gastrointestinal tract. In contrast, we found that concentrations of

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D-ribose-5-phosphate,

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It is well known that D-ribose is the structural backbone of purines and pyrimidines of genetic

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material, and is a constituent of numerous cofactors, especially, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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of the ingested colostrum may contribute to meeting the energy requirement for intestinal

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ATP-dependent metabolic processes, and help to improve the intestinal maturation and

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immune function as a compensatory mechanism to provide multiple protection for neonatal

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calves against challenges in the extrauterine environment. In this regard, further

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investigations on the impact of colostral metabolites on the immune function of neonatal

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intestine are necessary.

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Changes in serum metabolites between control calves and calves fed colostrum

D-ribose

and

a metabolic product of D-ribose, were lower in the ingested colostrum.

Based on these previous studies, and our results, we believe that changes in the metabolites

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Changes in metabolites were observed in the serum of the calves that were fed colostrum.

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Interestingly, some of the changes in serum amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, and

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nucleosides were similar to changes in these metabolites in ingested colostrum sampled from

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gastrointestinal tract. Regarding amino acids, serum concentrations of glutamate, histidine,

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methionine, proline, and asparagine were higher in calves fed colostrum, with increases

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occurring in a time-dependent manner. Our results were partly in agreement with the results

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of a previous study, in which serum concentrations of threonine, tryptophan, and methionine

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increased in a time-dependent manner in calves after colostrum intake.

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shown that serum methionine, threonine, histidine, and glutamate concentrations increased in

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calves within 0–2 h of colostrum administration, while leucine, isoleucine, valine, and


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It was recently

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histidine concentrations increased within 24–25 h relative to control calves.

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noteworthy that most of the colostral components were digested and absorbed by the neonatal

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intestine

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several amino acids from ingested colostrum may be transported into the bloodstream, and

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have health benefits for neonatal calves. For example, methionine is an oxidation-susceptible

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amino acid, involved in mediating oxidative stress through inhibiting nitric oxide synthase, 40

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and enhancing immune responses through its metabolic products.

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antioxidant, and may play a role in activating the intracellular redox environment, and the

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protection of mammalian cells against reactive oxygen species. 42 However, concentrations of

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glutamine, Nα-acetyl-L-glutamine, and valine were lower in serum of calves fed colostrum

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than in serum from control calves. Several previous studies found that serum glutamine

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concentrations were lower in neonatal calves fed colostrum. 10, 11 Previous results suggest that

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glutamine derived from blood acts as an important fuel substrate for the intestinal epithelium

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in rats, and the intestine serves as a major site for glutamine metabolism.

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amino acids and their derivatives, we observed differences in vitamin, lipid, and nucleoside

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concentrations in the serum of neonatal calves that were fed colostrum. Colostrum contains

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higher concentrations of vitamins A and E than milk, and concentrations of these vitamins

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increased in the serum of neonatal calves following colostrum intake, and the serum vitamins

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A and E concentrations were higher in calves fed colostrum within 8h after birth than in

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calves in which colostrum intake was delayed one day after birth. 43, 44 In our study, the serum

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vitamin E concentration increased, whereas vitamin E concentration decreased in ingested

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colostrum in a time-dependent manner in calves fed colostrum. This phenomenon may be

It is

39

. Based on our results and the previous studies discussed above, we believe that


41

Proline served as an

28

In addition to


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related to the incorporation of colostral vitamin E into chylomicrons within enterocytes that

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traverse the intestine through the lymphatic pathway to reach the bloodstream. 45 It is widely

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accepted that vitamin E is involved in the development of the newborn immune system, and

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plays a role in the protection against oxidative stress.

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concentrations showed that several fatty acids (including palmitic, oleic, and linolenic acids)

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were increased in neonatal calves that received colostrum.

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concentrations of pentanedioic acid was found to be positively correlated with IgG

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concentration in the serum of neonatal calves by GC–MS. 38 Consistent with previous reports,

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we found here that the concentrations of several fatty acids, such as pentanedioic, palmitic,

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linolenic, and oleic acids were increased in the serum of neonatal calves. In contrast, these

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fatty acids decreased in ingested colostrum in a time-dependent manner after calves were fed

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colostrum. Furthermore, we found that the serum concentration of thymidine was increased,

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whereas that of cytosine was decreased in neonatal calves that were fed colostrum, compared

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to control calves. Based on previous studies and our results, we believe that some of the

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metabolites in the ingested colostrum may be transported into the blood, and contribute to

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improving the immune function of neonatal calves. However, the transport of colostrum

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components across the small intestine and into the bloodstream, as well as their physiological

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functions, need further investigation.

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Changes in metabolites from milk and ingested milk

44, 45

An analysis of plasma fatty acid

43

More recently, a change in

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We also observed changes in milk metabolites following ingestion. Unexpectedly, similar

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changes in milk and colostrum metabolite profiles after ingestion were observed, according to

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PCA analysis. These results were unexpected for two reasons: first, previous studies have


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shown that colostrum is a unique diet for neonatal calves, and feeding calves milk instead of

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colostrum resulted in calves experiencing severe diarrhea, and even death. 6 Second, previous

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studies have shown that digestive enzyme activities of the neonatal intestine are induced by

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feeding calves colostrum.

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colostrum and milk, several differential metabolites, such as adenosine, thymine, linolenic

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acid, and linoleic acid, were higher in the ingested milk. It is well known that adenosine is

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implicated in a wide variety of biological functions, including nucleotide biosynthesis and

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cellular energy metabolism. Adenosine is produced in response to metabolic stress and cell

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damage,

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response in the intestine.

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improving epithelial integrity following mucosal injury.

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gastrointestinal tract to digest milk may presumably be related to the intestinal development,

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and may contribute to immune function through protected mucosal integrity.

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Changes in serum metabolites between calves fed milk, and not fed or fed colostrum

46

5, 27

Although metabolite profiles were similar in ingested

and also serves as an important regulator of the immune and inflammatory 47

Linolenic and linoleic acids are thought to play a role in 48

Thus, the ability of the

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The concentrations of some metabolites were altered in the serum of calves fed milk, and

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the changes were like those observed in calves fed colostrum. For example, concentrations of

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tyrosine, histidine, and linoleic acid were higher in the serum of calves fed milk. However,

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serum IgG concentrations in calves fed milk were very low, and did not differ from the

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concentrations in control calves (data not shown), which is in agreement with a previous

408

study.

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metabolites into the bloodstream. We also found that the concentrations of citric, oxoglutaric,

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and aconitic acids (which are associated with the citric acid cycle) were lower in calves fed

6

These results imply that IgG absorption is not coupled to the release of milk



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milk, implying that energy-associated metabolism was attenuated relative to control calves.

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In addition, serum concentrations of amino acids such as glutamate, histidine, leucine, and

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asparagine; lipids such as glycocholic acid; and nucleosides such as D-ribose and thymidine

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were higher in calves fed colostrum than in calves fed milk. These amino acids are precursors

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for protein synthesis mediated by the aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis pathway.

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an essential amino acid that is used by histidine decarboxylase to form histamine, which is

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necessary for inflammation.

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then enters the citric acid cycle. 51 Thus, milk ingested in the gut led to calves being unable to

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take up adequate nutritional and bioactive substrates for defense and development.

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However, the functional significance of the observed changes in metabolite profiles from

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ingested colostrum in the gastrointestinal tract to the bloodstream requires further

422

investigation.

50

49

Histidine is

Asparagine is degraded into oxaloacetate by asparaginase and

6, 10

423 424

In summary, metabolite profiles of serum and ingested colostrum or milk in the

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gastrointestinal tract of calves were mapped using LC–MS and GC–MS based metabolomics

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approaches (Figure 6). Concentrations of several differential metabolites, such as

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γ-aminobutryic acid, glutamate, leucine, glutamine, proline, cinnamic acid, and thymine

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increased, whereas concentrations of D-ribose, glycine, and arginine decreased in colostrum

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ingested in the gastrointestinal tract. These changes occurred in a time dependent manner, and

430

were associated with alanine, aspartate, glutamate, and pyrimidine metabolism, and valine,

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leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis. Meanwhile, concentrations of several serum metabolites,

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such as glutamate, histidine, methionine, proline, oleic acid, vitamin E, and thymidine


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increased, whereas concentrations of glutamine and cytosine decreased in neonatal calves fed

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colostrum, and these changes occurred in a time-dependent manner. Based on the changes in

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serum and colostrum metabolites, several metabolites of ingested colostrum are likely to be

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transported into the bloodstream of calves fed colostrum. We also found that several

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metabolites of ingested milk could be transported from the gut into the bloodstream,

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independent of IgG absorption. These differential metabolites were related to the

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phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis, the citrate

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cycle, and histidine metabolism. These findings provide new insights into the digestion of

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colostrum components in the gastrointestinal tract of calves, and the corresponding serum

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metabolites, which in turn may provide clues to explore the absorption of nutritional and

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bioactive substrates of colostrum by neonatal intestines, and the associated health benefits for

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neonates.



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Funding

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The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31572434),

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the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201403071), and the

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Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences Project (14C0403).

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Conflicts of Interest

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Supporting information

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The supplemental materials are available free of charge via the website http://pubs.acs.org:

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Table S1. The differential metabolites in colostrum and milk, and ingested colostrum and

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milk in positive ion mode of LC–MS data.

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milk in negative ion mode of LC–MS data.

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Table S3. The differential metabolites in serum from studied groups in positive ion mode of

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LC–MS data.

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Table S4. The differential metabolites in serum from studied groups in negative ion mode of

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LC–MS data.

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milk of GC–MS data.

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Table S6. The differential metabolites in serum from studied groups of GC–MS data.

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Table S7. The differential metabolites between un-ingested colostrum and ingested colostrum

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(groups CI, CII, and CIII) collected from the gastrointestinal tract.

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Table S8. The differential metabolites in serum between control calves and calves fed

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colostrum (groups CI, CII, and CIII).

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Table S9. The metabolic pathways of differential metabolites from colostrum and milk, and

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ingested colostrum and milk with P values no greater than 0.5.

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Table S10. The metabolic pathways of differential metabolites from serum between studied

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groups with P values no greater than 0.5.

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Figure captions:

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Figure 1. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites between colostrum and milk with

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MetaboAnalyst. (a) Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis; (b) Alanine, aspartate and glutamate

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metabolism; (c) Butanoate metabolism; (d) Citrate cycle; (e) Arginine and proline

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metabolism; (f) Beta-Alanine metabolism; (g) Pyrimidine metabolism; (h) Valine, leucine and

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isoleucine biosynthesis; (i) Histidine metabolism; (j) Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids;

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(k) Nitrogen metabolism; (l) Phenylalanine metabolism; (m) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and

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tryptophan biosynthesis. Pathway impact on the horizontal axis is the impact value calculated

607

from pathway topology analysis; -log(p) on the vertical axis is the negative logarithm

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transformation of p value that calculated from the pathway enrichment analysis.

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Figure 2. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites between colostrum and ingested

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colostrum with MetaboAnalyst. (a) Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis; (b) Pyrimidine

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metabolism; (c) Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; (d) Pantothenate and CoA

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biosynthesis; (e) Nitrogen metabolism; (f) Phenylalanine metabolism; (g) Beta-Alanine

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metabolism; (h) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; (i) Valine, leucine and

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isoleucine biosynthesis; (j) D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism; (k) Arginine and

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proline metabolism; (l) Histidine metabolism. Pathway impact on the horizontal axis is the

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impact value calculated from pathway topology analysis; -log(p) on the vertical axis is the

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negative logarithm transformation of p value that calculated from the pathway enrichment

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analysis.

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Figure 3. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites between milk and ingested milk with

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MetaboAnalyst. (a) Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis; (b) Beta-Alanine metabolism; (c) 31 ACS Paragon Plus Environment


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Pyrimidine metabolism; (d) Butanoate metabolism; (e) Arginine and proline metabolism; (f)

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Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis; (g) Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; (h)

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Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis; (i) Phenylalanine metabolism; (j) Alanine, aspartate and

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glutamate metabolism; (k) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis. Pathway

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impact on the horizontal axis is the impact value calculated from pathway topology analysis;

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-log(p) on the vertical axis is the negative logarithm transformation of p value that calculated

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from the pathway enrichment analysis.

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Figure 4. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites in serum from control calves and

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calves fed colostrum with MetaboAnalyst. (a) Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; (b)

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Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis; (c) Nitrogen metabolism; (d) Galactose metabolism. Pathway

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impact on the horizontal axis is the impact value calculated from pathway topology analysis;

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-log(p) on the vertical axis is the negative logarithm transformation of p value that calculated

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from the pathway enrichment analysis.

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Figure 5. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites in serum from control calves and

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calves fed milk with MetaboAnalyst. (a) Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; (b)

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Phenylalanine metabolism; (c) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; (d)

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Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis; (e) Citrate cycle; (f) Histidine metabolism.

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Pathway impact on the horizontal axis is the impact value calculated from pathway topology

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Figure 6. An overview of metabolomics analysis of colostrum or milk, and serum

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ingested colostrum collected from neonatal calves approximately at 8, 24 and 36 h after birth,

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respectively; IM shows ingested milk; Ct shows serum derived from control calves; S-CI,

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S-CII and S-CIII mean serum derived from the neonatal calves approximately at 8, 24 and 36

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Supplemental Figure S1. An overview of the strategy used to reveal colostrum metabolites

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metabolized in the small intestine and then transfer into the bloodstream of neonatal calves.

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Supplemental Figure S2. The total ion chromatogram of QC samples from colostrum and

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milk, and ingested colostrum and milk groups in positive-mode (a) and negative-ion mode (b)

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of LC–MS.

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Supplemental Figure S3. The PCA scores plot of all samples from colostrum and milk, and

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ingested colostrum and milk groups in positive-mode (a) and negative-ion mode (b) of LC–

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MS.

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Supplemental Figure S4. The total ion chromatogram of QC samples of serum from studied

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groups in positive-mode (a) and negative-ion mode (b) of LC–MS.

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Supplemental Figure S5. The PCA scores plot of serum from studied groups in positive-mode

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(a) and negative-ion mode (b) of LC–MS.

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Supplemental Figure S6. The score plots of orthogonal partial least square discriminant

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analysis of the colostrum and milk, and ingested colostrum and milk groups derived from

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LC–MS data in positive-ion mode.

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analysis of the colostrum and milk, and ingested colostrum and milk groups derived from

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LC–MS data in negative-ion mode.

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analysis of serum from the studied groups derived from LC–MS data in positive-ion mode.

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analysis of serum from the studied groups derived from LC–MS data in negative-ion mode.


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Supplemental Figure S10. The total ion chromatogram of QC samples of GC–MS data from

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the studied colostrum/milk groups (a) and serum groups (b).

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Supplemental Figure S11. The PCA score plot of the GC–MS data from the studied

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colostrum/milk groups (a) and serum groups (b).

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analysis of colostrum and milk, and ingested colostrum and milk groups derived from GC–

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MS data.

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analysis of serum the studied groups derived from GC–MS data.

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Supplemental Figure S14. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites between colostrum

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Supplemental Figure S15. Pathway analysis of differential metabolites in serum from calves

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