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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 polyphenol against oxidative stress and inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of PCA on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, and gut microbiota in a weaned piglet model challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Methods:Thirty-six piglets (Pig Improvement Company line 337?×?C48, 28 d of age, 8.87?kg?±?0.11?kg BW) were randomly allocated into 3 treatments and fed with a basal diet (CTL), a diet added 50?mg/kg of aureomycin (AUR), or a diet supplemented with 4000?mg/kg of PCA, respectively. The piglets were challenged with LPS (10??g/kg BW) on d 14 and d 21 by intraperitoneal injection during the 21-d experiment. Animals (n?=?6 from each group) were sacrificed after being anesthetized by sodium pentobarbital at 2?h after the last injection of LPS. The serum was collected for antioxidant indices and inflammatory cytokines analysis, the ileum was harvested for detecting mRNA and protein levels of tight junction proteins by PCR and immunohistochemical staining, and the cecum chyme was collected for intestinal flora analysis using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results:Dietary supplementation of PCA or AUR significantly increased the expression of tight junction proteins including ZO-1 and claudin-1 in intestinal mucosa, and decreased the serum levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and IL-6, as compared with CTL group. In addition, PCA also decreased the serum levels of IL-2 and TNF-? (P?

SUBMITTER: Hu R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487840 | biostudies-literature | 2020

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

Hu Ruizhi R He Ziyu Z Liu Ming M Tan Jijun J Zhang Hongfu H Hou De-Xing DX He Jianhua J Wu Shusong S

Journal of animal science and biotechnology 20200909

<h4>Background</h4>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 (<i>Eucommia ulmoides</i> Oliver), and is also considered as the main bioactive metabolite of polyphenol against oxidative stress and inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of PCA on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, and gut microbiota in a weaned piglet model c ...[more]

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