Oxidative stress and innate immunity status in chickens exposed to high dose of ascorbic acid |
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| Authors: | Nadezhda Berzina Jurijs Markovs Tatiana Dizhbite Mirdza Apsite Svetlana Vasilyeva Nataliya Basova Galina Smirnova Sergejs Isajevs |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Biochemistry and Physiology of Animals, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, , Riga, Latvia;2. Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, , Riga, Latvia;3. Laboratory of Lignin Chemistry, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, , Riga, Latvia;4. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, , Riga, Latvia |
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| Abstract: | The effects of high dose ascorbic acid (10 000 mg· kg–1 in the diet) and the transition metal on the presence of oxidative stress in the internal organs of growing chicks, as well as on the innate immune system status, were investigated. Supplementation with a high dose of ascorbic acid had pro‐inflammatory effects on the intestinal mucosa, and lysozyme levels were decreased significantly in all organs studied. High‐dose ascorbic acid caused an imbalance between prooxidative and antioxidative activities and was associated with the generation of semiquinone radicals. We observed that ascorbic acid increased iron and cadmium absorption. When a high dose of ascorbic acid was applied, elevated kidney and intestinal mucosa iron concentrations were observed. The amount of free malondialdehyde in the above organs has increased as well. These data have important implications for the mechanism of the oxidative stress development under the influence of high dose of ascorbic acid, indicating the importance of the side reactions of the mitochondrial electron transport chain with the formation of semiquinone radicals and the role of transition metals in this process. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | ascorbic acid oxidative stress iron cadmium chicken immune system |
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