Journal: Poultry Science
Article Title: Hepatoprotective effects of epigallocatechin gallate and glutathione on aflatoxin B1-induced subacute liver injury in ducklings
doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106678
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of EGCG and GSH on hepatocyte apoptosis and mitochondrial function-related genes in ducklings with subacute AFB 1 exposure (week 2). (A) TUNEL staining, scale bar: 100 μm. Green fluorescence represents apoptotic cells, and blue fluorescence represents the total number of cells. (B) Hepatocyte apoptosis rate (%). (C) Relative mRNA expression of genes associated with mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in duckling livers. (D) Relative mRNA expression of genes related to mitochondrial function in duckling livers. CON = control group. Results are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6). Different letters among groups within the same variable indicate significant differences ( P < 0.05).
Article Snippet: After adaptive rearing for three days, 180 healthy ducklings of similar weight were randomly selected and equally divided into five treatment groups, with six replicates per group: 1) the CON group received the basic diet; 2) the AFB 1 group received the basic diet with 80 μg/kg of AFB 1 ( ; ); 3) the AFB 1 + EGCG group received the basic diet with 80 μg/kg of AFB 1 and 400 mg/kg of EGCG (98%, Shanghai Yuanye Biotech Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China); 4) the AFB 1 + GSH group received the basic diet with 80 μg/kg of AFB 1 and 120 mg/kg of GSH (Reduced, 98%, Aladdin, Shanghai, China); and 5) the AFB 1 + EGCG + GSH group received the basic diet with the same concentrations of AFB 1 , EGCG, and GSH.
Techniques: TUNEL Assay, Staining, Fluorescence, Expressing, Control