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Effects of In Ovo Taurine Injection on Embryo Development, Antioxidant Status, and Bioactive Peptide Content in Chicken Embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus)

by
Monika Łukasiewicz Mierzejewska
1,*,
Marta Kotuszewska
2,
Kamila Puppel
1 and
Beata Madras Majewska
1
1
Institute of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8 Street, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
2
Scientific Circle “Aves”, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8 Street, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(21), 11783; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111783
Submission received: 20 September 2024 / Revised: 29 October 2024 / Accepted: 30 October 2024 / Published: 2 November 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Abstract

Stress in birds disrupts the homeostasis of the organism, leading to an inability to neutralize reactive oxygen species. Taurine, an effective antioxidant, affects various cellular mechanisms, including cation modulation, protein phosphorylation, and cell proliferation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of colloid with taurine applied in ovo to Albumin on embryonic development, oxidative stress indicators and the content of bioactive peptides—carnosine and anserine—in the pectoral muscle. The research materials were eggs of the parent flock (Ross 308) divided into four groups (K (without injection), T50-concentration of taurine hydrocolloid 50 ppm (mg/L); T100-colloid concentration 100 ppm (mg/L) taurine; T500-colloid concentration of 500 ppm (mg/L) taurine). The experimental solutions were injected in an amount of 0.3 mL into egg white. Eggs were incubated under standard incubation conditions. The addition of 100 and 500 ppm taurine had a highly significant (p = 0.001) effect on the plasma antioxidant potential in chicks. The level of anserine increased with increasing concentrations of taurine. These changes were highly significant (p = 0.007). The level of anserine in the T2 and T3 groups was determined to be 2.5 times higher than in the pectoral muscles of embryos not treated with taurine colloid. An analysis of the results showed that the administration of an increased dose of hydrocolloid with taurine increased the content of carnosine and anserine in the pectoral muscle. Colloid with taurine applied in ovo to chicken white egg reduces oxidative stress and increases homeostasis of the organism.
Keywords: in ovo; taurine; embryo development; antioxidant status; peptides in ovo; taurine; embryo development; antioxidant status; peptides

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Łukasiewicz Mierzejewska, M.; Kotuszewska, M.; Puppel, K.; Madras Majewska, B. Effects of In Ovo Taurine Injection on Embryo Development, Antioxidant Status, and Bioactive Peptide Content in Chicken Embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 11783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111783

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Łukasiewicz Mierzejewska M, Kotuszewska M, Puppel K, Madras Majewska B. Effects of In Ovo Taurine Injection on Embryo Development, Antioxidant Status, and Bioactive Peptide Content in Chicken Embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(21):11783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111783

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Łukasiewicz Mierzejewska, Monika, Marta Kotuszewska, Kamila Puppel, and Beata Madras Majewska. 2024. "Effects of In Ovo Taurine Injection on Embryo Development, Antioxidant Status, and Bioactive Peptide Content in Chicken Embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 21: 11783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111783

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Łukasiewicz Mierzejewska, M., Kotuszewska, M., Puppel, K., & Madras Majewska, B. (2024). Effects of In Ovo Taurine Injection on Embryo Development, Antioxidant Status, and Bioactive Peptide Content in Chicken Embryos (Gallus gallus domesticus). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(21), 11783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252111783

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