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Effects of Lycopene on the Expression of Lipid Metabolism, Glucose Transport and Pro-Inflammatory Related Genes in Chickens
- Source :
- Korean Journal of Poultry Science. 42:231-238
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- The Korean Society of Poultry Science, 2015.
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Abstract
- Dept. of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 52725, KoreaABSTRACT The present study aimed to investigate the effects of lycopene on hepatic metabolic- and immune-related gene expression in laying hens. A total of 48 25-week-old White Leghorn hens were randomly allocated into four groups consisting of four replicates of three birds: control (basal diet), T1 (basal diet + 10 mg/kg of tomato powder-containing lycopene), T2 (basal diet + 10 mg/kg of micelles of tomato powder-containing lycopene), and T3 (basal diet + 10 mg/kg of purified lycopene). Chickens were fed ad libitum for 5 weeks, and then total RNA was extracted from the livers for quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ɣ (PPARɣ) expression was decreased in the liver of chickens after lycopene supplementation (P
Details
- ISSN :
- 12256625
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Korean Journal of Poultry Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b5c27dc36c1ca7b98c7685c5a30f505d