Effect of Fennel (<i>Foeniculum Vulgare</i>) Seed Powder Consumption on Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Gene Expression in the Liver Tissue of Growing Lambs
Mojtaba Shahsavari, Mohammadreza Mohammadabadi, A. Khezri, Oleksandr Borshch, Olena Babenko, Oleksandr Kalashnyk, Volodymyr Аfanasenko, V. М. Kondratiuk
Abstract
Today, medicinal plants and phytobiotics that contain flavonoids, alkaloids, and essential oils are widely used in animal feed. These additives have many benefits, including increasing liver function and preventing certain diseases. The liver is one of the organs that plays a key role in insulin-mediated regulation of metabolism as well as in glucose, whole-body, and lipid homeostasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder consumption on insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene expression in the liver tissue of growing lambs.
Topics & Concepts
FoeniculumInsulinBiologyGene expressionFood scienceChemistryBiotechnologyGeneBotanyBiochemistryDiet, Metabolism, and Disease