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ArticleScientific reports2021

Pro-and anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoid Fluticasone on ovarian and immune functions in commercial-aged laying hens.

Ali Hatefi, Ahmad Zare Shahneh, Zarbakht Ansari Pirsaraie, Ali Mohammad Alizadeh, Mohammad Pouya Atashnak, Reza Masoudi, Frederic Pio

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Redox Homeostasis in Poultry/Animal Production.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  2. Feed Supplemented withAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Ali HatefiDepartment of Animal Science, University of Tehran, 77871-31587, Karaj, Iran. hatefi.ali@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2173-9862
Ahmad Zare ShahnehDepartment of Animal Science, University of Tehran, 77871-31587, Karaj, Iran.
Zarbakht Ansari PirsaraieDepartment of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural and Natural Resources University, 48181-66996, Sari, Iran.
Ali Mohammad AlizadehCancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1419733141, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Pouya AtashnakMolecular Biology and Biochemistry Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A1S6, Canada.
Reza MasoudiAnimal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), 3146618361, Karaj, Iran.
Frederic PioMolecular Biology and Biochemistry Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A1S6, Canada.
Simon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Tehran · IRAgricultural Research & Education Organization · IRSari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

College of Agriculture Natural Resources, University of Tehran 5803837
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian chronic inflammation has been created and extended in the laying hen mainly via increasing laying frequency and microbial infection, especially during the late stage of production period. This study was aimed to evaluate glucocorticoid (GC) Fluticasone as an anti-inflammatory agent on the gene expression of the ovarian pro-and anti-inflammatory mediators (follicular cyclooxygenases COX 1, 2, and cytokines), inflammatory responses of the immune system, ovarian functions (ovulation rate and follicular growths), and hormones in the commercial-aged laying hens. White Leghorn hens aged 92-weeks were used for four weeks to be supplemented by 2 ppm Fluticasone as an optimum dose obtained in a pre-trial base on ovulation rate. As compared to control, Fluticasone resulted in a significant decrease in the mRNA expression of COX-1 and pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and increase in COX-2 mRNA expression and heterophil to lymphocyte ratio (P < 0.001). A significant reduction was observed in the ovulation rate, follicular size (P < 0.001), ovarian hormones, immunoglobulins, body weight, and food consummation (P ≤ 0.05) by administering GC Fluticasone. Although a relative anti-inflammatory improvement was created by Fluticasone in the ovarian condition, the administration of this glucocorticoid resulted in a considerable reduction in ovarian hormones and functions of commercial aged laying hens.

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Immune SystemAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChickensFemaleFluticasoneHormonesInflammationOvaryOvulationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFluticasoneHormones

Identifiers

PMID34732778
PMCPMC8566555
OpenAlexW3211307984

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