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

Authors : Farzad ASADI, Malihe POURKABIR, Robin MACLAREN, Ali SHAHRIARI

Pages : 315-318

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(fig tree leaf extract insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FTE););, can be used to decrease hepatic triglyceride insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TG); content and secretion of TG and cholesterol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TC); from the liver. Livers from 8-week-old roosters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.190 ± 0.013 mmol/l);, TG content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.523 ± 0.093 mmol/l); and TC secretion insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.727 ± 0.412 mmol/l); above the basal levels insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.001);, when FTE was added these effects were drastically reduced to the basal levels in a concentration-dependent manner insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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.
Keywords : Fig tree leaf, chicken, lipid, liver