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ArticlePeerJ2019

Effects of a blend of green tea and curcuma extract supplementation on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in horses and ponies.

Janine Starzonek, Katja Roscher, Matthias Blüher, Dominique Blaue, Carola Schedlbauer, Manuela Hirz, Jens Raila, Ingrid Vervuert

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Article in PeerJ, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Janine StarzonekInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Nutrition Diseases and Dietetics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Katja RoscherEquine Clinic, Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Germany.
Matthias BlüherDivision of Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Dominique BlaueInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Nutrition Diseases and Dietetics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Carola SchedlbauerInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Nutrition Diseases and Dietetics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Manuela HirzInstitute of Veterinary Pathology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Germany.
Jens RailaInstitute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Nuthetal Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Brandenburg, Germany.
Ingrid VervuertInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Nutrition Diseases and Dietetics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Leipzig University · DEUniversity of Giessen · DEGerman Institute of Human Nutrition · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn horses and ponies numerous medical conditions are known to be linked with inflammation in different tissues, especially in the liver. Besides affecting other metabolic pathways such as the expression of certain interleukins (IL), inflammation is associated with stress of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In particular, ER stress leads to adaptive stress response and can be measured by several markers of inflammatory and stress signalling pathways, like nuclear factor κB (NF-kB).

objectivesTo investigate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory reactions and their modulation in horses and ponies by feeding a polyphenol-rich supplement consisting of green tea and curcuma.

methodsIn a cross-over study, 11 animals were allocated to either a placebo or a supplement group and supplemented with 10 g of a blend of green tea and curcuma extract (GCE) or a placebo (calcium carbonate) once daily. After 21 days of supplementation, all animals underwent a LPS challenge to induce moderate systemic inflammation. Blood samples and liver biopsies were taken at standardized time points: 24 hours before and 12 hours after LPS challenge. Inflammatory blood parameters such as serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin and retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) were measured in serum. Hepatic mRNA levels of selected markers of inflammation such as

resultsBlood markers of acute inflammatory response increased after LPS challenge. In the liver, the proinflammatory cytokine

conclusionLPS was able to induce inflammation but seemed less suitable to induce ER stress in the horses and ponies. The polyphenol-rich supplement showed some potential to reduce inflammatory responses. Nevertheless, the supplementation did not exert an overall anti-inflammatory effect in horses and ponies.

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