Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (7): 11-14.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2019.07.003

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Effects of Pomegranate Juice on Body Weight and Content of Ellagic Acid and Urolithin A in Feces and Cecum Contents in Rats

CHEN Hui,LI Jia-hao,LI Chao,Subinuer•Aini,ZHAO Mei-yu,Yilimire•Paizireheman,Aikeliya•Tuheti,FANG Mei-yan   

  1. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Meat and Milk Production Herbivore Nutrition,College of Animal Science,Xinjiang Agricultural University,Urumqi 830052,China
  • Received:2019-05-08 Online:2019-07-30 Published:2019-12-19

Abstract: [Objective] To determine whether feeding pomegranate juice would have effect on body weight and content of ellagic acid and urolithin A in feces and cecum contents in SD rats, and to provide data support for the in-depth study on biological effects of ellagic acid and urolithin A. [Method] A total of 24 male SD rats with an average body weight of (169.08±7.88) g were randomly divided into 3 groups (control group, test groupⅠand test groupⅡ) with 8 rats in each group. All of the excremental rats fed the same basal diet. The rats in test groupⅠand Ⅱ were fed with 1.5 mL and 3.0 mL of pomegranate juice per day, respectively. The rats were weighted and their feces and cecum contents were sampled. [Result] The daily weight gain of the rats in test group Ⅱ was increased by 36.32% (P<0.05) compared to the control group. Feeding pomegranate juice significantly (P<0.05) increased the content of ellagic acid and urolithin A in feces of rats, and extremely significantly (P<0.01) increased the content of ellagic acid and urolithin A in cecum contents of rats. [Conclusion] Feeding pomegranate juice for rats has significant or extremely significant effects on increasing the body weight and content of ellagic acid and urolithin A in feces and cecum contents, and the best effect was observed in the feeding volume of 3 mL per day per rat.

Key words: pomegranate juice weight urolithin A ellagic acid rats

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