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Effects of In Ovo Administration of DHEA on Lipid Metabolism and Hepatic Lipogenetic Genes Expression in Broiler Chickens During Embryonic Development

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In order to study the mechanism of DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) in reducing fat in broiler chickens during embryonic development, fertilized eggs were administrated with DHEA before incubation and its effect on lipid metabolism and expression of hepatic lipogenetic genes was investigated. The mRNA levels of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS), malic enzyme (ME), apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100) and sterol regulator element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) were determined using real time quantitative PCR. Samples of livers were collected from the chickens on days 9, 14, and 19 of embryonic development as well as at hatching. Blood samples were extracted on days 14, 19 of incubation and at hatching. The results showed that DHEA decreased the concentration of triacyglycerol in the blood and the content in liver, and the mRNA levels of ACC, FAS, ME, SREBP-1c and apoB. This suggested that DHEA decreased the expression of hepatic lipogenetic genes and suppressed triglycerols transport, by which it reduced the deposition of fat in adipose tissue in broiler chickens during embryonic development and hatching.

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This work was supported by National Basic Research Program (Project No. 2004CB117505). We are grateful to Ms. Pasha Apontes for editing the manuscript.

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    Sumei Zhao, Haitian Ma, Sixiang Zou & Weihua Chen

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Zhao, S., Ma, H., Zou, S. et al. Effects of In Ovo Administration of DHEA on Lipid Metabolism and Hepatic Lipogenetic Genes Expression in Broiler Chickens During Embryonic Development. Lipids 42, 749–757 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-007-3068-y

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