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Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract

The potential of herbal extracts containing bioactive compounds to strengthen immunity could contribute to reducing antimicrobial use in poultry. This study aimed at developing a reliable and robust methodological pipeline to assess the ability of herbal extracts to strengthen chicken innate defense...

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Autores principales: Travel, Angélique, Petit, Angélique, Barat, Perrine, Collin, Anne, Bourrier-Clairat, Camille, Pertusa, Marion, Skiba, Fabien, Crochet, Sabine, Cailleau-Audouin, Estelle, Chartrin, Pascal, Guillory, Vanaïque, Bellenot, Denis, Guabiraba, Rodrigo, Guilloteau, Laurence A.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8569472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746291
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.759456
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author Travel, Angélique
Petit, Angélique
Barat, Perrine
Collin, Anne
Bourrier-Clairat, Camille
Pertusa, Marion
Skiba, Fabien
Crochet, Sabine
Cailleau-Audouin, Estelle
Chartrin, Pascal
Guillory, Vanaïque
Bellenot, Denis
Guabiraba, Rodrigo
Guilloteau, Laurence A.
author_facet Travel, Angélique
Petit, Angélique
Barat, Perrine
Collin, Anne
Bourrier-Clairat, Camille
Pertusa, Marion
Skiba, Fabien
Crochet, Sabine
Cailleau-Audouin, Estelle
Chartrin, Pascal
Guillory, Vanaïque
Bellenot, Denis
Guabiraba, Rodrigo
Guilloteau, Laurence A.
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description The potential of herbal extracts containing bioactive compounds to strengthen immunity could contribute to reducing antimicrobial use in poultry. This study aimed at developing a reliable and robust methodological pipeline to assess the ability of herbal extracts to strengthen chicken innate defenses, especially concerning inflammation and oxidative stress. This methodology was applied to Melissa officinalis L. (MEL) extract, recognized for its biological activities including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Different methods were used to (1). guarantee the quality of MEL extract and its capacity to stimulate the innate immune system; (2). evaluate the relevance of an ex vivo model to mimic inflammatory and oxidative stress challenges to replace LPS injection in chickens; (3). analyse the effects of feed supplemented with MEL extract on inflammation and oxidative stress induced ex vivo; (4). assess the effects of MEL extract on the redox balance, health, welfare and performance in broilers exposed to suboptimal starting conditions through a large-scale approach. The quality of MEL extract preparations, through phytochemical quantification of rosmarinic acid (RA), revealed varying concentrations of RA in the different MEL extracts. RA concentrations remained stable for at least 9 months and in feed three months after incorporating MEL extract. When incubated with chicken cell lines MEL extract showed potential metabolic activation and ability to stimulate immune functions but induced cytotoxicity at high concentrations. The original ex vivo model of inflammation developed on chicken blood cells enabled inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers to be expressed and revealed antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of blood cells from chickens fed MEL extract. The experimental model of chicken suboptimal starting conditions validated beneficial effects of MEL extract on the redox balance and also evidenced improved performance during the growth phase, a tendency for fewer muscle defects but a higher severity of pododermatitis lesions without affecting other welfare indicators. This study grouped methods and tools that could be combined according to the plant extract, the needs of professionals working in poultry production systems and staff responsible for animal health, welfare and feeding.
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spelling pubmed-85694722021-11-06 Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract Travel, Angélique Petit, Angélique Barat, Perrine Collin, Anne Bourrier-Clairat, Camille Pertusa, Marion Skiba, Fabien Crochet, Sabine Cailleau-Audouin, Estelle Chartrin, Pascal Guillory, Vanaïque Bellenot, Denis Guabiraba, Rodrigo Guilloteau, Laurence A. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science The potential of herbal extracts containing bioactive compounds to strengthen immunity could contribute to reducing antimicrobial use in poultry. This study aimed at developing a reliable and robust methodological pipeline to assess the ability of herbal extracts to strengthen chicken innate defenses, especially concerning inflammation and oxidative stress. This methodology was applied to Melissa officinalis L. (MEL) extract, recognized for its biological activities including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Different methods were used to (1). guarantee the quality of MEL extract and its capacity to stimulate the innate immune system; (2). evaluate the relevance of an ex vivo model to mimic inflammatory and oxidative stress challenges to replace LPS injection in chickens; (3). analyse the effects of feed supplemented with MEL extract on inflammation and oxidative stress induced ex vivo; (4). assess the effects of MEL extract on the redox balance, health, welfare and performance in broilers exposed to suboptimal starting conditions through a large-scale approach. The quality of MEL extract preparations, through phytochemical quantification of rosmarinic acid (RA), revealed varying concentrations of RA in the different MEL extracts. RA concentrations remained stable for at least 9 months and in feed three months after incorporating MEL extract. When incubated with chicken cell lines MEL extract showed potential metabolic activation and ability to stimulate immune functions but induced cytotoxicity at high concentrations. The original ex vivo model of inflammation developed on chicken blood cells enabled inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers to be expressed and revealed antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of blood cells from chickens fed MEL extract. The experimental model of chicken suboptimal starting conditions validated beneficial effects of MEL extract on the redox balance and also evidenced improved performance during the growth phase, a tendency for fewer muscle defects but a higher severity of pododermatitis lesions without affecting other welfare indicators. This study grouped methods and tools that could be combined according to the plant extract, the needs of professionals working in poultry production systems and staff responsible for animal health, welfare and feeding. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8569472/ /pubmed/34746291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.759456 Text en Copyright © 2021 Travel, Petit, Barat, Collin, Bourrier-Clairat, Pertusa, Skiba, Crochet, Cailleau-Audouin, Chartrin, Guillory, Bellenot, Guabiraba and Guilloteau. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Veterinary Science
Travel, Angélique
Petit, Angélique
Barat, Perrine
Collin, Anne
Bourrier-Clairat, Camille
Pertusa, Marion
Skiba, Fabien
Crochet, Sabine
Cailleau-Audouin, Estelle
Chartrin, Pascal
Guillory, Vanaïque
Bellenot, Denis
Guabiraba, Rodrigo
Guilloteau, Laurence A.
Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title_full Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title_fullStr Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title_full_unstemmed Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title_short Methodologies to Assess the Bioactivity of an Herbal Extract on Immunity, Health, Welfare and Production Performance in the Chicken: The Case of Melissa officinalis L. Extract
title_sort methodologies to assess the bioactivity of an herbal extract on immunity, health, welfare and production performance in the chicken: the case of melissa officinalis l. extract
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8569472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746291
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.759456
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