Beneficial effects of dietary silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate on broiler nutrition

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
Ahmed A Saleh, Mohammed A El-Magd

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the growth modulatory effects of dietary supplementation with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and Ag nitrate on broiler chickens. Thirty 15-day-old chicks were equally divided into the control group (fed basal diets), the Ag-nano group (fed basal diets supplemented with 50 ppm/kg of Ag NPs for 12 d), and the Ag nitrate group (fed basal diets supplemented with 100 ppm/kg Ag nitrate for 12 days). Chicks fed Ag NPs showed increased body weight gain and muscle weight, improved feed efficiency, and increased ash digestibility, while Ag digestibility tend to increase but not significant. Plasma triiodothyronine contents, and muscle Ag and nitrogen contents as well as a significant increase in the following mRNA levels in muscle tissue: insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), glucose transporters (Glut1, Glut3), citrate synthase (CS), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), whereas the atrogin-1, fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A (CPT1A) mRNA levels were unchanged. However, these chicks exhibited decreased levels of plasma cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose. Dietary supplementation with Ag NPs improved the growth...Continue Reading

References

Jul 15, 2000·Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology·A C CarrB Frei
Nov 13, 2004·The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·Franck FurnoHelen J Reid
Dec 2, 2006·Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries·Bishara S AtiyehSaad A Dibo
Feb 23, 2010·Journal of Inflammation·Patricia L NadwornyRobert E Burrell
May 2, 2012·Environmental Science & Technology·Helen C PoyntonShekar Govindasmawy
Aug 15, 2012·Archives of Animal Nutrition·Lane PinedaHeshmat Sepehri Moghaddam
Feb 18, 2014·Yonsei Medical Journal·Tianlu ZhangChunying Chen
Apr 30, 2015·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Subrat K BhanjaAndré Chwalibog

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 8, 2019·Biological Trace Element Research·Hamza RehmanSyed Ali Imran Bokhari
Jul 13, 2019·Current Pharmaceutical Design·Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, Heiner K Berthold
Oct 6, 2018·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Mohammed El-AdawyMohammed Abu El-Magd
May 4, 2021·Veterinary World·Nurzhan Biltebaevna SarsembayevaAray Berkimbekovna Aidarbekova
Aug 1, 2021·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·Moustafa M G FoudaAsmaa F Khafaga

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.