Alterations to Lipid Parameters in Response to Fig Tree (Ficus carica) Leaf Extract in Chicken Liver Slices

Farzad ASADI; Malihe POURKABIR; Robin MACLAREN; Ali SHAHRIARI

Makale detayları

Alterations to Lipid Parameters in Response to Fig Tree (Ficus carica) Leaf Extract in Chicken Liver Slices

Yazarlar:

Farzad ASADI | Malihe POURKABIR | Robin MACLAREN | Ali SHAHRIARI

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2006 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.315-318

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2006

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000768434

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128

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Özet:

 

Lipid storage, particularly in the abdominal cavity, is a major concern in poultry breeding because it affects the net meat yield. The major contributors to lipid storage in the abdominal cavity are hepatic fatty acid synthesis and VLDL secretion. These factors are strongly correlated with the body fatness in the chicken. The aim of our study was to determine if a traditional food supplement, the extract from fig tree leaves (fig tree leaf extract (FTE)), can be used to decrease hepatic triglyceride (TG) content and secretion of TG and cholesterol (TC) from the liver. Livers from 8-week-old roosters (n = 24) with high abdominal fat pad ratios were extracted, sliced, and cultured with increasing concentrations of FTE, insulin and both of them. While insulin significantly increased TG secretion (0.190 ± 0.013 mmol/l), TG content (0.523 ± 0.093 mmol/l) and TC secretion (1.727 ± 0.412 mmol/l) above the basal levels (P < 0.001), when FTE was added these effects were drastically reduced to the basal levels in a concentration-dependent manner (P < 0.001). Furthermore, we showed that in response to 1.7, 2.5 and 3.3 µl of FTE/ml of media hepatic TG content and TG secretion values from the liver significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner when compared to the control (P < 0.001). Our results suggest that Ficus carica leaf extract could be a beneficial supplement to modulate TG and TC secretion from the poultry liver.

 

Lipid storage, particularly in the abdominal cavity, is a major concern in poultry breeding because it affects the net meat yield. The major contributors to lipid storage in the abdominal cavity are hepatic fatty acid synthesis and VLDL secretion. These factors are strongly correlated with the body fatness in the chicken. The aim of our study was to determine if a traditional food supplement, the extract from fig tree leaves (fig tree leaf extract (FTE)), can be used to decrease hepatic triglyceride (TG) content and secretion of TG and cholesterol (TC) from the liver. Livers from 8-week-old roosters (n = 24) with high abdominal fat pad ratios were extracted, sliced, and cultured with increasing concentrations of FTE, insulin and both of them. While insulin significantly increased TG secretion (0.190 ± 0.013 mmol/l), TG content (0.523 ± 0.093 mmol/l) and TC secretion (1.727 ± 0.412 mmol/l) above the basal levels (P < 0.001), when FTE was added these effects were drastically reduced to the basal levels in a concentration-dependent manner (P < 0.001). Furthermore, we showed that in response to 1.7, 2.5 and 3.3 µl of FTE/ml of media hepatic TG content and TG secretion values from the liver significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner when compared to the control (P < 0.001). Our results suggest that Ficus carica leaf extract could be a beneficial supplement to modulate TG and TC secretion from the poultry liver.

Makale detayları

Alterations to Lipid Parameters in Response to Fig Tree (Ficus carica) Leaf Extract in Chicken Liver Slices

Yazarlar:

Farzad ASADI | Malihe POURKABIR | Robin MACLAREN | Ali SHAHRIARI

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2006 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.315-318

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2006

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000768434

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128

Fig tree leaf

chicken

lipid

liver

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Makale detayları

Alterations to Lipid Parameters in Response to Fig Tree (Ficus carica) Leaf Extract in Chicken Liver Slices

Yazarlar: Farzad ASADI | Malihe POURKABIR | Robin MACLAREN | Ali SHAHRIARI

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2006 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.315-318

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2006

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000768434

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6181

pISSN: 1300-0128

Fig tree leaf

chicken

lipid

liver

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Farzad ASADI | Malihe POURKABIR | Robin MACLAREN | Ali SHAHRIARI

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2006 Vol.30 Issue 3, pp.315-318

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2006

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000768434

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128