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The research on factors influencing on cholesterol synthesis in chickens and egg cholesterol contents

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04660305
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 畜産化学
Research InstitutionGifu University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Keiichi  Gifu University, Faculty of agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (30021710)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHTANI Shigeru  Gifu University, Faculty of agriculture, Associate professor, 農学部, 助教授 (90115395)
Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
KeywordsGrowing chick / Laying hen / Non-laying hen / Dietary fats / Intestinal mucosa / Liver / Cholestero synthesis / HMG-CoA reductase / 小腸粘膜上皮細胞 / 卵黄コレステロール / HMG-CoA reductase / 絨毛細胞 / 陰窩細胞 / 鶏ヒナ / 脂肪添加飼料 / 小腸粘膜細胞 / 血漿中コレステロール / 飽和脂肪酸
Research Abstract

Egg contains a relatively high cholesterol content. It would be economically advantageous for egg producer to be able to provide a low cholesterol egg and many research efforts have been directed toward this goal. The liver is the primary sites of cholesterol biosynthesis in laying hens. However, intestinal mucosa has been demonstrated to be second only to liver as a source of endogenously synthesized cholesterol. The present investigation was designed to study the effect of different type of dietary fats on cholesterol biosynthesis through HMG-CoA reductase activity in the intestinal mucosa, as well as the liver of growing chicks (Experiment 1 and 2). Furthermore, this enzyme activity was compared laying with non-laying hens (Experiment 3). In experment 1, the hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity showed the highest value in chicks fed the tallow-containing diet. Chicks fed diets containing safflower or coconut oil resulted in a significantly lower intestinal HMG-CoA reductase activity in comparison with those fed the olive oil-containing diet. In experiment 2, the hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity was significantly higher when fat-free and trilaurin were fed than when any other triglycerides were fed. This activity showed the lowest value in the chicks fed the diet containing tristearin. The HMG-CoA reductase activities in the jejunum and ileum were significantly or tended to be higher when trilaurin was fed than when any other triglycerides were fed. Except when trilaurin was fed, the presence of saturated fat in the diet did not have a significant effect on the intestinal HMG-CoA reductase activity, unlike the effect shown when a highly unsaturated fat was added to the diet. There was no significant correlation between the HMG-CoA reductase activities of the liver and intestine, and this enzyme activity and cholesterol content of intestinal epithelial cells. In Experiment 3, the hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity in laying hens was significantly higher than those

Report

(3 results)
  • 1993 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

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All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] B.S.Youn,K.TANAKA,S.OHTANI and U.SANTOSO: "The effect of Dietary fats on the hepatic and intestinal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activities in chicks." Asian-Australasian J.of Animal Science. 6. 281-290 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] B.S.Youn,K.TANAKA,S.OHTANI and U.SANTOSO: "Effect of dietary cholesterol on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activity of growing chicks." Animal Science and Technology. 64. 1156-1162 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] B.S.Youn, K.Tanaka, S.Ohtani and U.Santoso: "The effect of dietary fats on the hepatic and intestinal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activity in chicks." Asian - Australasian Journal of Animal Science. 6. 281-290 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] B.S.Youn, K.Tanaka, S.Ohtani and U.Santoso: "Effect of dietary cholesterol on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activity of growing chicks." Animal Science and Technology. 64. 1156-1162 (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] B.S.Youn,K.Tanaka,S.Ohtani and U.Santoso: "The effect of Dietary fats on the hepatic and intestinal 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase Activities in chicks." Asian-Australasian J.of Animal Science. 6. 281-290 (1993)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] B.S.Youn,K.Tanaka,S.Ohtani and U.Santoso: "Effect of dietary cholesterol on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase activity of growing chicks" Animal Science and Technology. 64. 1156-1162 (1933)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report

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