Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obesity are nutritional metabolic diseases that are prevalent in the poultry industry, and have a negative impact on its functioning. Veratric acid (VA) is a phenolic acid compound extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Trollius chinensis Bunge, known...
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| author | Tingli Pan Siqi Liu Qichao Liao Yu Li Yang Xiao Yu Sun Lei Zhou Yixing Li |
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| description | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obesity are nutritional metabolic diseases that are prevalent in the poultry industry, and have a negative impact on its functioning. Veratric acid (VA) is a phenolic acid compound extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Trollius chinensis Bunge, known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this study, we used chicken hepatocytes (Leghorn male hepatoma cells) and treated with a mixture of oleic acid and palmitic acid as well as Yellow-feathered broilers fed a high-fat diet to examine the impact of VA on liver-lipid metabolism and deposition of abdominal fat. The results showed that VA (1μM) reduced the triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in the chicken hepatocytes (p < 0.05). In the broiler NAFLD model, VA significantly reduced liver TG levels (p < 0.05) without affecting growth performance. Dietary supplementation with 0.05% or 0.1% VA supplementation also significantly reduced the mRNA expression levels of key genes involved in the synthesis of fatty acids such as sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c, fatty acid synthase, and acetyl-CoA carboxylase in broiler livers. In addition, 0.1% VA reduced abdominal fat accumulation and improved blood biochemical indexes in broilers. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that VA may participate in regulating fat metabolism in broilers via the proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway. Taken together, the study results support VA as a candidate feed additive to provide a novel strategy for preventing NAFLD and excessive fat deposition in chickens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14b5c8c13e404e1ea8c97133c140a5fc2025-08-20T02:37:45ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912024-12-011031210440610.1016/j.psj.2024.104406Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilersTingli Pan0Siqi Liu1Qichao Liao2Yu Li3Yang Xiao4Yu Sun5Lei Zhou6Yixing Li7Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, ChinaInstitute of Digestive Disease, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, ChinaInstitute of Digestive Disease, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, ChinaInstitute of Digestive Disease, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, ChinaInstitute of Digestive Disease, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530021, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Corresponding author:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obesity are nutritional metabolic diseases that are prevalent in the poultry industry, and have a negative impact on its functioning. Veratric acid (VA) is a phenolic acid compound extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Trollius chinensis Bunge, known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this study, we used chicken hepatocytes (Leghorn male hepatoma cells) and treated with a mixture of oleic acid and palmitic acid as well as Yellow-feathered broilers fed a high-fat diet to examine the impact of VA on liver-lipid metabolism and deposition of abdominal fat. The results showed that VA (1μM) reduced the triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in the chicken hepatocytes (p < 0.05). In the broiler NAFLD model, VA significantly reduced liver TG levels (p < 0.05) without affecting growth performance. Dietary supplementation with 0.05% or 0.1% VA supplementation also significantly reduced the mRNA expression levels of key genes involved in the synthesis of fatty acids such as sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c, fatty acid synthase, and acetyl-CoA carboxylase in broiler livers. In addition, 0.1% VA reduced abdominal fat accumulation and improved blood biochemical indexes in broilers. Network pharmacology analysis suggested that VA may participate in regulating fat metabolism in broilers via the proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway. Taken together, the study results support VA as a candidate feed additive to provide a novel strategy for preventing NAFLD and excessive fat deposition in chickens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124009854BroilerFat depositionNAFLDVeratric acid |
| spellingShingle | Tingli Pan Siqi Liu Qichao Liao Yu Li Yang Xiao Yu Sun Lei Zhou Yixing Li Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers Poultry Science Broiler Fat deposition NAFLD Veratric acid |
| title | Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| title_full | Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| title_fullStr | Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| title_short | Dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| title_sort | dietary supplement of veratric acid alleviates liver steatosis and reduces abdominal fat deposition in broilers |
| topic | Broiler Fat deposition NAFLD Veratric acid |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124009854 |
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