Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis

This study examined how dietary apigenin supplementation influences growth performance, intestinal barrier integrity, and immune response in broilers affected by necrotic enteritis. A total of 144 one-day-old white-feathered broilers were divided into six groups. The NE model groups were inoculated...

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Main Authors: Yiming. Li, Qiyuan. Zhao, Qi. Zhang, Nihar. Ali, Xiaofang. Wei, Wenwen. Yang, Jia. Cao, Ting. Xu, Shiqi. Luo, Hongbin. Si
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Published: Elsevier 2025-11-01
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author Yiming. Li
Qiyuan. Zhao
Qi. Zhang
Nihar. Ali
Xiaofang. Wei
Wenwen. Yang
Jia. Cao
Ting. Xu
Shiqi. Luo
Hongbin. Si
author_facet Yiming. Li
Qiyuan. Zhao
Qi. Zhang
Nihar. Ali
Xiaofang. Wei
Wenwen. Yang
Jia. Cao
Ting. Xu
Shiqi. Luo
Hongbin. Si
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description This study examined how dietary apigenin supplementation influences growth performance, intestinal barrier integrity, and immune response in broilers affected by necrotic enteritis. A total of 144 one-day-old white-feathered broilers were divided into six groups. The NE model groups were inoculated with Eimeria maxima on day 14 and Clostridium perfringens (CP) on days 17-23. With the exception of the NE and NC groups, all other groups received dietary intervention with apigenin from day 24 to day 28. The results demonstrated that NE significantly reduced average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR), impaired antioxidant capacity, increased intestinal permeability, elevated anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), and suppressed intestinal barrier-related gene expression (P < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with 500 mg/kg apigenin effectively mitigated NE-induced damage by enhancing antioxidant activity, modulating immune responses, restoring intestinal morphology, and alleviating inflammatory reactions.
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spelling doaj-art-e038864ec9524010b31a6194e1f06f022025-08-23T04:47:21ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912025-11-011041110563310.1016/j.psj.2025.105633Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritisYiming. Li0Qiyuan. Zhao1Qi. Zhang2Nihar. Ali3Xiaofang. Wei4Wenwen. Yang5Jia. Cao6Ting. Xu7Shiqi. Luo8Hongbin. Si9College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaCorresponding author.; College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi grass station, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, ChinaThis study examined how dietary apigenin supplementation influences growth performance, intestinal barrier integrity, and immune response in broilers affected by necrotic enteritis. A total of 144 one-day-old white-feathered broilers were divided into six groups. The NE model groups were inoculated with Eimeria maxima on day 14 and Clostridium perfringens (CP) on days 17-23. With the exception of the NE and NC groups, all other groups received dietary intervention with apigenin from day 24 to day 28. The results demonstrated that NE significantly reduced average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR), impaired antioxidant capacity, increased intestinal permeability, elevated anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), and suppressed intestinal barrier-related gene expression (P < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with 500 mg/kg apigenin effectively mitigated NE-induced damage by enhancing antioxidant activity, modulating immune responses, restoring intestinal morphology, and alleviating inflammatory reactions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125008740ApigeninBroilersNecrotic enteritisGrowth performanceIntestinal health
spellingShingle Yiming. Li
Qiyuan. Zhao
Qi. Zhang
Nihar. Ali
Xiaofang. Wei
Wenwen. Yang
Jia. Cao
Ting. Xu
Shiqi. Luo
Hongbin. Si
Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
Poultry Science
Apigenin
Broilers
Necrotic enteritis
Growth performance
Intestinal health
title Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
title_full Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
title_fullStr Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
title_full_unstemmed Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
title_short Dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
title_sort dietary supplementation with apigenin ameliorates intestinal injury in broilers suffering from necrotic enteritis
topic Apigenin
Broilers
Necrotic enteritis
Growth performance
Intestinal health
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125008740
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