Salvia miltiorrhiza polysaccharides alleviates florfenicol-induced liver metabolic disorder in chicks by regulating drug and amino acid metabolic signaling pathways.

Excessive and nonstandard use of florfenicol (FFC) can damage animal body, pollute ecological environment, and even harm human health. The toxic and side effects of FFC directly affect the production performance of poultry and the safe supply of chicken-related food. Salvia miltiorrhaza polysaccharides (SMPs) are natural macromolecular compounds, and were proved to have the effect of protecting animal liver. We used transcriptome and proteome sequencing technologies to study the effect of FFC on specific signal transduction pathways in chick livers and further explored the regulatory effect of SMPs on the above same signal pathways, and finally revealed the intervention effect and mechanism of SMPs on FFC-induced changes of liver function. The screened sequencing results were verified by qPCR and PRM methods. The results showed that FFC changed significantly 9 genes and 5 proteins in drug metabolism-cytochrome P450 signaling pathway, and the intervention of SMPs adjusted the expression levels of 5 genes and 4 proteins of the above factors. In glycine, serine and threonine metabolism signaling pathway, 8 genes and 8 proteins were significantly changed due to FFC exposure, and SMPs corrected the expression levels of 5 genes and 6 proteins to a certain extent. In conclusion, SMPs alleviated FFC-induced liver metabolic disorder in chicks by regulating the drug and amino acid metabolism pathway. This study is of great significance for promoting the healthy breeding of broilers and ensuring the safe supply of chicken-related products.