Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets

Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets

Abstract Background Weaning is one of the major factors that cause stress and intestinal disease in piglets. Protocatechuic acid (PCA) is an active plant phenolic acid which exists in Chinese herb, Duzhong (Eucommia ulmoides Oliver), and is also considered as the main bioactive metabolite of polyphe...

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Main Authors: Ruizhi Hu, Ziyu He, Ming Liu, Jijun Tan, Hongfu Zhang, De-Xing Hou, Jianhua He, Shusong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Gut microbiota
Inflammation
Piglets
Protocatechuic acid
Tight junction proteins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00492-9

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