Dietary administration of botanicals to modulate gene expression in peripheral blood cells of sheep under ACTH challenge

ABSTRACT: The aim of the research was to investigate the regulation of gene expression in ovine blood leukocytes during ACTH challenge and the effect of effects of dietary administration of botanicals to modulate the stress related response. Six homogeneous groups of Sarda sheep were used, one negative control (CT) and five injected with ACTH to mimic biological stress. Afterwards four of the five ACTH treated groups were separately and fed with extract from Echinacea angustifolia roots (PO), with extract from Echinacea angustifolia flowers (EA), with extracts from Andrographis paniculata (AP) and with Larix decidua sawdust (LB). Control groups (CT and ACTH) were fed with a basal diet. RNA was extracted from blood samples collected before (T0) and after 3 (T3) and 51 (T51) hours from the first ACTH

ORGANISM(S): Ovis aries

SUBMITTER: alberto Pallavicini 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28667 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress