PMID- 38539969 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240330 IS - 2076-2615 (Print) IS - 2076-2615 (Electronic) IS - 2076-2615 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 6 DP - 2024 Mar 12 TI - Dietary Hydroxytyrosol Supplementation on Growth Performance, Gut Morphometry, and Oxidative and Inflammatory Status in LPS-Challenged Broilers. LID - 10.3390/ani14060871 [doi] LID - 871 AB - This study assessed the effects of hydroxytyrosol (HT) on 8- to 20-day-old broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS); 180 Cobb500 male chicks were randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups, each comprising 10 replicates with 6 birds per replicate. Treatments included a control diet (CON), CON with LPS administration, and CON + LPS supplemented with 10 mg of HT/kg of feed. LPS was administered intraperitoneally on days 14, 16, 18, and 20. Body weight (BW), body weight gain (BWG), and the feed conversion ratio (FCR) were measured. On day 20, ten birds per treatment were slaughtered for analysis. Bursa, spleen, and liver were collected, and their respective relative weight was determined. The jejunum was destined for morphological analyses of villus height (VH), crypt depth (CD), and their ratio (VH:CD), and for mRNA expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and interleukins 10 (IL-10), 1 beta (IL-1beta), and 8 (IL-8). HT improved BW, BWG, and FCR, and reduced crypt depth (CD) while increasing the VH:CD ratio in the jejunum. Moreover, HT downregulated mRNA expression of CAT, GPx, IL-10, and IL-1beta. In conclusion, HT enhances broiler growth performance, mitigates jejunal mucosa damage from LPS, and modulates antioxidant and immune responses. FAU - Dias, Kelly M M AU - Dias KMM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1757-3011 AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. FAU - Oliveira, Carlos H AU - Oliveira CH AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. FAU - Calderano, Arele A AU - Calderano AA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2282-3580 AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. FAU - Rostagno, Horacio S AU - Rostagno HS AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. FAU - Gomes, Kaique M AU - Gomes KM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2180-5209 AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. FAU - O'Connor, Kevin E AU - O'Connor KE AD - Nova Mentis Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 F438 Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Davis, Reeta AU - Davis R AD - Nova Mentis Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 F438 Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Walsh, Meg AU - Walsh M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5186-2821 AD - Nova Mentis Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 F438 Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Britton, James AU - Britton J AD - Nova Mentis Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 F438 Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Altieri, Enrico A AU - Altieri EA AD - Nova Mentis Limited, Nova UCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 F438 Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Albino, Luiz F T AU - Albino LFT AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240312 PL - Switzerland TA - Animals (Basel) JT - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI JID - 101635614 PMC - PMC10967364 OTO - NOTNLM OT - antioxidant OT - feed additives OT - gene expression OT - jejunum OT - lipopolysaccharide COIS- Kevin O. Connor and Enrico Altieri are founders of Nova Mentis, Ltd. Reeta Davis, Meg Walsh, and James Britton are employees of Nova Mentis, Ltd. Nova Mentis does not have any patents related to the use of hydroxytyrosol in animals. Nova Mentis produced hydroxytyrosol for this study, co-designed the animal feed experiments, and analyzed the data generated in the study. The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/28 06:46 MHDA- 2024/03/28 06:47 PMCR- 2024/03/12 CRDT- 2024/03/28 01:05 PHST- 2024/01/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/03/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/03/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/28 06:47 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/28 06:46 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/28 01:05 [entrez] PHST- 2024/03/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ani14060871 [pii] AID - animals-14-00871 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ani14060871 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Animals (Basel). 2024 Mar 12;14(6):871. doi: 10.3390/ani14060871.