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. 2023 Oct 20;103(1):103218. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103218

Table 2.

The main consequences of using some mitochondria enhancers on stressed broiler.

Mitochondria enhancers HS condition and doses Main findings References
L-citrulline Acute HS (34°C ± 1°C, 24 h); broiler-given basal diets enriched with 1% L-citrulline
  • Downregulated the mRNA, cytochrome C oxidase subunit 3, mitochondrial transcription factor A, and ATP synthase F1 subunit beta (ATP5β) in the breast muscle as response to acute HS.

  • Promote the immune dysfunction of broilers exposed to HS.

  • Promote muscle ATP generation and mitochondria function.

Uyanga et al. (2022)
Curcumin Broiler given 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg diet under HS conditions
  • Significantly increased the expression of antioxidant related genes such as Nrf2, GSH-Px, GST, HO-1, and γ-GCLc after dietary inclusion of curcumin.

  • A significant improvement in the expression of SOD and CAT genes after dietary inclusion.

  • Decreased the ROS production was also observed in treated groups.

  • Curcumin supplemented with stressed broiler diets significantly increased the MMP, mtDNA copy number, and ATP amounts.

Zhang et al. (2018a), Zhang et al. (2018b)
Resveratrol Stressed broiler given 400 mg/kg diet/ 35°C ± 2°C for 7 d
  • Enhance the hepatic antioxidant function by activating the Nrf2-Keap1 signaling pathway to promote growth performance in the broiler.

  • Activating the gene and protein levels of Nrf2 and HO-1.

  • Enhancing NQO1 and SOD1 gene levels,

  • Decreasing protein levels of HSP70, p62, and Keap1,

  • Alleviated liver injury in heat-stressed broilers.

Chen et al. (2023a), Ding et al. (2023)
Tryptophan Stressed broiler received 0.18%
  • Changeable antioxidant states as response to tryptophan dietary inclusion.

  • Increasing mitochondrial function-related gene expressions in broilers.

Ouyang et al. (2022)