Effects of lipoic acid on immune function, the antioxidant defense system, and inflammation-related genes expression of broiler chickens fed aflatoxin contaminated diets

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 5649-5662

  Li, Yan ^a   Ma, Qiu Gang ^a   Zhao, Li Hong ^a   Wei, Hua ^b   Duan, Guo Xiang ^a   Zhang, Jian Yun ^a   Ji, Cheng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Alleviate; Chickens; Inflammation; Lipoic acid

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 6; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TOXICITY;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEME OXYGENASE-1; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RELA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84898764125     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15045649     Document Type: Article

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