Does acclimation reduce the negative effects of acorn tannins in the wood mouse Apodemus speciosus?

• Autorzy: Shimada T. , Saitoh T. , Matsui T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Acclimation as a mechanism of mitigating the damaging effects of acorn tannins was examined in the Japanese wood mouse Apodemus speciosus Temminck, 1844. Mice were fed the two types of diet: a control diet laboratory chow for mice), and acorns of Quercus serrata (QS), which differ in tannin contents (control = 0%, QS = 2.7% tannic acid equivalent). Body weight changes and digestive abilities were compared between the first stage (Days 1 to 5; Day 0 was defined as the first day of acorn feeding) and the second stage (Days 6 to 10). The amount of salivary proline-rich proteins (PRPs), which are thought to be defensive products to tannins, was measured before and after the experiment. The responses of the wood mice to QS acorns differed between stages: decreases in body weight during the second stage were less than half those that occurred during the first stage; digestive abilities tended to improve; and the relative amount of PRPs after the experiment increased by a factor of five compared with the value recorded before the experiment in the QS-feeding mice. These results suggest that the negative effects of ingesting acorn tannins may be reduced by acclimation, which may result primarily from the induction of PRP production.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

diet; animal-plant interaction; wood mouse; mouse; digestion; mice; red oak group; tannin; Quercus; acorn tannin; proline-rich protein; Apodemus speciosus

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 49
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.203-214,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Shimada T.

• Kansai Research Center, Momoyama, Kyoto, 612-0855, Japan

autor

Saitoh T.

autor

Matsui T.

Bibliografia

• Beeley J. A., Sweeney D., Lindsay J. C. B., Buchanan M. L., Sarna L. and Khoo K. S. 1991. Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of human parotid salivary proteins. Electrophoresis 12: 1032–1041.
• Bernays E. A., Driver G. C. and Bilgener M. 1989. Herbivores and plant tannins. Advances in Ecological Research 19: 263–302.
• Bradford M. M. 1976. A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Analytical Biochemistry 72: 248–254.
• Eggum B. E. and Christensen K. D. 1975. Influence of tannin on protein utilization in feedstuffs with special reference to barley. [In: Breeding for seed protein improvement using nuclear techniques]. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna: 135–143.
• Elkinton J. S., Healy W. M., Buonaccorsi J. P., Boettner G. H., Hazzard A. M., Smith H. R. and Liebhold A. M. 1996. Interactions among gypsy moths, white-footed mice, and acorns. Ecology 77: 2332–2342.
• Fickel J., Göritz F., Joest B. A., Hildebrandt T., Hofmann R. R. and Breves G. 1998. Analysis of parotid and mixed saliva in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 168: 257–264.
• Fowler M. E. and Richards W. P. C. 1965. Acorn poisoning in a cow and a sheep. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 147: 1215–1220.
• Freeland W. J., Calcott P. H. and Geiss D. P. 1985. Allelochemicals, minerals and herbivore population size. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 13: 195–206.
• Hagerman A. E. 1987. Radial diffusion method for determining tannin in plant extracts. Journal of Chemical Ecology 13: 437–449.
• Hagerman A. E. and Robbins C. T. 1993. Specificity of tannin-binding salivary proteins relative to diet selection by mammals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: 628–633.
• Hansen L. and Batzli G. O. 1978. The influence of food availability on the white-footed mouse: populations in isolated woodlots. Canadian Journal of Zoology 56: 2530–2541.
• Hansen L. P. and Batzli G. O. 1979. Influence of supplemental food on local populations ofPeromyscus leucopus. Journal of Mammalogy 60: 335–342.
• Iwabuchi Y., Aoki C. and Masuhara T. 1988. A comparative study of the effects of four choline esters on the secretion of fluid and glycoprotein from rat submandibular glands. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology 48: 175–184.
• Jensen T. S. 1982. Seed production and outbreaks of non-cyclic rodent populations in deciduous forests. Oecologia 54: 184–192.
• Laemmli U. K. 1970. Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4. Nature 227: 680–685.
• McShea W. J. 2000. The influence of acorn crops on annual variation in rodent and bird populations. Ecology 81: 228–238.
• Mehansho H., Butler L. G. and Carlson D. M. 1987. Dietary tannins and salivary proline-rich proteins: interactions, induction, and defense mechanisms. Annual Review of Nutrition 7: 423–440.
• Mehansho H., Clements S., Sheares B. T., Smith S. and Carlson D. M. 1985. Induction of proline-rich glycoprotein synthesis in mouse salivary glands by isoproterenol and by tannin. Journal of Biological Chemistry 260: 4418–4423.
• Mehansho H., Hagerman A., Clements S., Butler L., Rogler J. and Carlson D. M. 1983. Modulation of proline-rich protein biosynthesis in rat parotid glands by sorghums with high tannin levels. Proceedings of National Academy of Science, USA 80: 3948–3952.
• Miguchi H. 1994. Role of wood mice on the regeneration of cool temperate forest. [In: Proceedings of NAFRO seminar on sustainable forestry and its biological environment. S. Kobayashi, ed]. Japan Society of Forest Planning Press, Tokyo: 115–121.
• Mitaru B. N., Reichert R. D. and Blair R. 1984. The binding of dietary protein by sorghum tannins in the digestive tract of pigs. Journal of Nutrition 114: 1787–1796.
• Muenzer J., Bildstein C., Gleason M. and Carlson D. M. 1979. Purification of proline-rich proteins from parotid glands of isoproterenol-treated rats. Journal of Biological Chemistry 254: 5623–5628.
• Ofcarcik R. P. and Burns E. E. 1971. Chemical and physical properties of selected acorns. Journal of Food Science 36: 576–578.
• Ohta K., Abe H., Kobayashi T., Fujimaki Y., Higuchi S., Igarashi B., Kuwahata T., Maeda M., Ueda M. and Takayasu T. 1976. A synecological study of murid rodents. Research Bulletins of the College Experiment Forests of the University of Hokkaido 34: 119–159. [In Japanese with English summary]
• Osawa R. 1991. An investigation of streptococcal flora in feces of koalas. The Journal of Wildlife Management 55: 623–627.
• Osawa R., Blanshard W. H. and O’Callaghan P. G. 1993. Microbiological studies of the intestinal microflora of the koala,Phascolarctos cinereus. II. Pap, a special maternal faeces consumed by juvenile koalas. Australian Journal of Zoology 41: 611–620.
• Osawa R. and Sly L. I. 1992. Occurrence of tannin-protein complex degradingStreptococcus sp. in feces of various animals. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 15: 144–147.
• Robbins C. T., Hagerman A. E., Austin P. J., McArthur C. and Hanley T. A. 1991. Variation in mammalian physiological responses to a condensed tannin and its ecological implications. Journal of Mammalogy 72: 480–486.
• Robbins C. T., Hanley T. A., Hagerman A. E., Hjeljord O., Baker D. L., Schwartz C. C. and Mautz W. W. 1987a. Role of tannins in defending plants against ruminants: reduction in protein availability. Ecology 68: 98–107.
• Robbins C. T., Mole S., Hagerman A. E. and Hanley T. A. 1987b. Role of tannins in defending plants against ruminants: reduction in dry matter digestion? Ecology 68: 1606–1615.
• Shimada T. 2001. Nutrient compositions of acorns and horse chestnuts in relation to seed-hoarding. Ecological Research 16: 803–808.
• Shimada T. and Saitoh T. 2003. Negative effects of acorns on the wood mouseApodemus speciosus. Population Ecology 45: 7–17.
• Sone K., Sekijima T. and Okumura H. 1986. Stomach contents of the wood mouse,Apodemus speciosus Temminck. Transactions of the Japanese Forestry Society 97: 467–468. [In Japanese]
• Tatsukawa K. and Murakami O. 1976. On the food utilization of the Japanese wood mouseApodemus speciosus (Mammalia: Muridae). Physiological Ecology Japan 17: 133–144. [In Japanese with English summary]
• Wada N. 1993. Dwarf bamboos affect the regeneration of zoochorous trees by providing habitats to acorn-feeding rodents. Oecologia 94: 403–407.
• Waterman P. G. and Mole S. 1994. Analysis of phenolic plant metabolites. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford: 1–238.
• Wolff J. O. 1996. Population fluctuations of mast-eating rodents are correlated with production of acorns. Journal of Mammalogy 77: 850–856.