title: Tanshinone IIA protects against pulmonary arterial hypertension in broilers.
abstract: This investigation was conducted to study the effects of tanshinone IIA (TIIA) on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in broilers. Two-hundred newly hatched Arbor Acre commercial broilers were randomly divided into 3 groups. All groups, with the exception of the control group (tap water), were given NaCl water (0.3%) starting on the d 15, and broilers in the protected group were fed a diet supplemented with TIIA (2.5 g/kg) starting on the d 15. On d 28, 35, 42, and 49, the ratio of the right ventricular weight to the total ventricular weight (RV: TV) and the values of other biochemical indicators for each group chickens were determined. The concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), nuclear factor kappa (NF-κB), and P38 (a mitogen-activated protein kinase) were measured using enzyme-linked immune sorbent assays (ELISA). The results showed that the proportion of chickens in the diseased group with an RV:TV ratio in the range of 0.250 to 0.299 (10%) was significantly higher (25 to 30%) compared to that of the other groups (P < 0.05), and the proportion in all chickens was 28%. In addition, the IL-6, IL-1β, NF-κB, and P38 protein concentrations were higher in the diseased group, whereas there were no differences between the control group and the protected group. Moreover, the measurements of body weight, liver function, kidney function and electrolytes showed significant differences between the diseased group and the other groups. These findings suggest that tanshinone IIA may protect broilers from PAH, which is an important piece of information for the poultry industry.
authors.forename: Guoliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yalu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Shanlin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Huabin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Caiying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guangfu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sihui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaoquan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002645:Chickens; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000097:blood; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000097:blood; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D060766:Drinking Water; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016328:NF-kappa B; C021751:tanshinone; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
keywords: ELISA; Tanshinone IIA; broiler; cytokines; pulmonary arterial hypertension