Effect of vitamin B2 supplementation on plasma metabonome in the mice exposed to acute hypoxia

Abstract

Objective To observe the effects of vitamin B2 supplementation on plasma metabonome of the mice which exposed to acute hypoxia. Methods Thirty-five male Kunming mice were randomly and averagely divided into 5 groups, among which the control and hypoxia control groups were fed the fodder containing 6, 12, 24, 48 mg/kg vitamin B2 respectively. All groups were exposed to simulated hypoxia environment (equivalent to 6000 meters above sea level) for 8 hours except control group. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer was used to test the change of metabonome from collected plasma. Results After acute hypoxia exposure, the metabonome pattern in all groups showed clustering distribution in scores plot and the metabonome changes were along the trail from segregation to regression. These indicated a gradual recover tendency on plasma metabonome when different doses of vitamin B2 supplemented. The changes of lipids, lactic acid,alanine, N-acetyl-glycoprotein (NAC), glutamate, choline, taurine, glucose, carnitine, glycine and creatinine were among the factors contributing significantly to the difference of metabonome pattern and indicated the changes of related metabolic pathway. Conclusions The metabonomes of carbohydrate, lipid and protein of acute hypoxia mice are improved by vitamin B2 supplementation.Vitamin B2 is helpful to improve carbohydrate metabolism and indirectly accommodate lipid metabolism through carnitine. Vitamin B2 supplementation also results in the significant change of amino acid metabonome. Key words: Riboflavin ; Plasma ; Anoxia ; Metabolism ; Mice ; Metabonomics ;