Marie-France Palin, Ph.D.

Image Marie-France Palin
Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/research-centre/sherbrooke-research-and-development-centre

Current research and/or projects

I am studying interactions between genes and nutrients (e.g. polyunsaturated fatty acids, amino acids) in growing pigs with the aim of developing new nutrigenomic tools to improve carcass and meat quality and the mammary gland development.

I am also working on genomics and nutritional strategies to increase pork carnosine content. Carnosine is a naturally occurring dipeptide with recognized health attributes. Increasing muscle carnosine content in pigs would be associated with better meat quality and improved meat attributes.

Research and/or project statements

 Active research projects:

  • Enhancement of carnosine content and its nutritional advantages in pork.

  • New technologies to identify pigs with higher muscle carnosine, a new value-added attribute, and advantages of carnosine-enhanced pork in improving meat quality traits and nutritional value of the meat. 

  • Role of prolactin in the regulation of mammary development in late-gestating sows.

  • New feeding and management strategies for replacement gilts that will maximize future milk yield.

Professional activities / interests

  • Animal genomics and nutrigenomics.
  • Identification of marker genes associated with meat quality and mammary development.
  • Role of adipokines in mammary development and function.
  • In vitro cell and tissue culture models (adipose and muscle cells, liver tissue) to characterize different cellular mechanisms (e.g. lipogenesis, oxidative stress, cell growth and differentiation).

Education and awards

 

  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Sherbrooke University

  • B.Sc. in Microbiology, Sherbrooke University

  • Received the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society of Animal Science.

Additional links

SCOPUS profile:

https://www.scopus.com/results/results.uri?sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Palin&st2=m.f.&nlo=1&nlr=20&nls=count-f&sid=49936eb3c42dc0089ca0b2a0ec859312&sot=anl&sdt=aut&sl=39&s=AU-ID%28%22Palin%2c+Marie+France%22+7004375137%29&txGid=b3a9a5bcc78d17a0f782ab14d797fb61

 

Key publications

  1. Fortin, É., Blouin, R., Lapointe, J., Petit, H.V., Palin, M.F. (2017). Linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid and enterolactone affect lipid oxidation and expression of lipid metabolism and antioxidant-related genes in hepatic tissue of dairy cows. British Journal of Nutrition, [online] 117(9), 1199-1211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000976

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  2. Agri-Réseau : Étude sur la teneur en carnosine du muscle long dorsal du porc et sur son lien avec les caractéristiques qualitatives de la viande et l’expression des gènes associés à la carnosine. https://www.agrireseau.net/porc/documents/95392?utm_source=secteur_porcin2017-06-09&utm_medium=courriel&utm_campaign=ABO

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  3. D'Astous-Pagé, J., Gariépy, C., Blouin, R., Cliche, S., Sullivan, B., Fortin, F., Palin, M.F. (2017). Carnosine content in the porcine longissimus thoracis muscle and its association with meat quality attributes and carnosine-related gene expression. Meat Science, [online] 124 84-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.11.004

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  4. Gariépy, C., Palin, M.F., Pomar, C. Goddard, E., Fortin, F., Sullivan, B., Binnie, M.A. Young, M. and Lahaie, L. (2017). Higher concentrations of the anti-aging carnosine in pork increase its nutritional value and quality. Banff Pork Seminars, January 10-12. Banff, Alberta. Poster presentation and abstract.

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  5. Schogor, A.L.B., Palin, M.F., Santos, G.T., Benchaar, C., Petit, H.V. (2017). β-glucuronidase activity and enterolactone concentration in ruminal fluid, plasma, urine, and milk of Holstein cows fed increased levels of flax (Linum usitatissimum) meal. Animal Feed Science and Technology, [online] 223 23-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.11.004

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  6. do Prado, R.M., Palin, M.F., do Prado, I.N., dos Santos, G.T., Benchaar, C., Petit, H.V. (2016). Milk yield, milk composition, and hepatic lipid metabolism in transition dairy cows fed flaxseed or linola. Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), [online] 99(11), 8831-8846. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-11003

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  7. De Marchi, F.E., Palin, M.F., Santos, G.T., Benchaar, C., Petit, H.V. (2016). Effects of duodenal infusion of sunflower oil on β-glucuronidase activity and enterolactone concentration in dairy cows fed flax meal. Animal Feed Science and Technology, [online] 220 143-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.08.002

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  8. Palin, M.F., D’Astous-Pagé, J., Blouin, R., Cliche, S., Fortin, F., Sullivan, B. and Gariépy, C. (2016). Muscle anserine content is associated with pork meat quality and carnosine synthase gene expression. In Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition (EAAP publication No. 137). Book of the 5th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP). p. 241-242. Editors: J. Skomial and H. Lapierre. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN: 978-90-8686-286-3 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-832-2

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  9. Farmer, C., Comi, M., Duarte, C.R.A., Vignola, M., Charagu, P., Palin, M.F. (2016). Differences in body condition of gilts that are maintained from mating to the end of gestation affect mammary development. Journal of Animal Science, [online] 94(8), 3206-3214. http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016-0531

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  10. Farmer, C., Comi, M., Vignola, M., Charagu, P., Duarte, C.R.A. and Palin, M.F. (2016) Differences in body condition of gilts that are maintained from mating to the end of gestation affect their mammary development. Journal of Animal Science Vol. 94, E-Suppl. 5/Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 99, E-Suppl. 1. p. 405. (Abstract 859). doi: 10.2527/jam2016-0859

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  11. Lapointe, J., Roy, C., Beaudry, D., Bergeron, N., Blanchet, I., Petit, H.V., and Palin, M.F. (2016) Effect of flax meal supplementation on oxidative stress and metabolic status of early lactation dairy cows infused with flax oil in the abomasum. Journal of Animal Science Vol. 94, E-Suppl. 5/Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 99, E-Suppl. 1. p. 684. (Abstract 1410) doi:10.2527/jam2016-1410

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  12. Farmer, C., Duarte, C.R.A., Vignola, M., Palin, M.F. (2016). Body condition of gilts at the end of gestation affects their mammary development. Journal of Animal Science, [online] 94(5), 1897-1905. http://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2016-0336

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  13. Lima, L.S., Palin, M.F., Santos, G.T., Benchaar, C., Petit, H.V. (2016). Dietary flax meal and abomasal infusion of flax oil on microbial β-glucuronidase activity and concentration of enterolactone in ruminal fluid, plasma, urine and milk of dairy cows. Animal Feed Science and Technology, [online] 215 85-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.03.006

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  14. de Lima, L. S., Martineau, E., De Marchi, F.E., Palin, M.F., dos Santos, G.T. and Petit, H.V. (2016) A new technique for repeated biopsies of the mammary gland in dairy cows allotted to Latin-square design studies. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 80(3): 225-229. PMCID: PMC4924557

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  15. Gonzalo, E., Palin, M.F., Létourneau-Montminy, M.P., Narcy, A. et Pomar, C. (2016) Effet d’une déplétion-réplétion en phosphore et calcium sur l’expression des gènes et des protéines associés au métabolisme phosphocalcique. 48èmes Journées de la Recherche Porcine en France. 48 : 161-162. Éditeur IFIP - Institut du Porc, Paris (France). ISNN : 0767-9874. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/347995

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  16. D'Astous-Pagé, J., Gariépy, C., Blouin, R., Cliché, S., Sullivan, B., and Palin, M.-F. (2015). "Carnosine levels in the porcine longissimus muscle and its association with meat quality traits and carnosine-related genes expression.", Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) and Canadian Meat Council Annual Joint Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, May 6-7, 2015, Abstract P22-GS. (Abstract)

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  17. Gonzalo, E., Letourneau-Montminy, M.P., Crenshaw, J.D., Palin, M.-F., Narcy, A., and Pomar, C. (2015). "Dietary phosphorus and calcium deficiency (depletion) and recovery (repletion) sequences can allow to optimize mineral utilization in growing pigs.", Eastern Nutrition Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 13-14, 2015.

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  18. Gonzalo, E., Palin, M.-F., Letourneau-Montminy, M.P., Narcy, A., and Pomar, C. (2015). "Effects of phosphorus and calcium depletion-repletion periods on intestinal and renal expression of genes associated with Ca, P and vitamin D metabolism in pigs.", 13th Digestive Physiology of Pigs (DPP) Symposium, Kliczkow, Poland, May 19-21, 2015, Abstract #338. (Abstract)

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  19. Lapointe, J., Roy, C.S., Bergeron, N., Lavoie, M., Beaudry, D., Blanchet, I., Petit, H.V., and Palin, M.-F. (2015). "Negative energy balance is associated with inflammatory and oxidative stress conditions in early lactation dairy cows.", Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine’s (SFRBM) Annual Meeting, Boston, MS, USA, November 18-21, 2015.

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  20. Farmer, C., Palin, M.-F., and Vignola, M. (2015). "Body condition of gilts at the end of gestation affects their mammary development.", ADSA-ASAS 2015 JAM (Joint Annual Meeting), Orlando, Florida, USA, July 12-16, 2-15, Invited Conference, pp. 101. (Abstract)

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Contact

Research facility

Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre
2000 College Street
Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z3
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Biochemistry›Antioxidant
Agriculture›Biochemistry›Food
Agriculture›Biology›Molecular
Agriculture›Genomics›Animal
Agriculture›Genomics›Functional
Agriculture›Oxidative stress
Agriculture›Pork
Animals›Production
Food›Nutrition›Health Benefits
Sciences›Biology
Sciences›Physiology

Affiliations

  • Adjunct professor at the biology department, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC.

  • Member of the Genetic Committee of the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement (CCSI).

  • Member of the Research and Development Genetic Forum, “Centre de Développement du Porc du Québec (CDPQ)”.

Language

English
French