Project description:Early-weaning-induced stress causes diarrhea, thereby reduces growth performance of piglets. Gut bacterial dysbiosis emerges as a leading cause of post-weaning diarrhea. The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of capsulized fecal microbiota transportation (FMT) on gut bacterial community, immune response and gut barrier function of weaned piglets. Thirty-two were randomly divided into two groups fed with basal diet for 21 days. Recipient group was inoculated orally with capsulized fecal microbiota of health Tibetan pig daily morning during whole period of trial, while control group was given orally empty capsule. The results showed that the F/G ratio, diarrhea ratio, diarrhea index, and histological damage score of recipient piglets were significantly decreased. FMT treatment also significantly increased the colon length of piglets. Furthermore, the relative abundances of Firmicutes, Euryarchaeota, Tenericutes, Lactobacillus, Methanobrevibacter and Sarcina in colon of recipient piglets were increased, and the relative abundances of Campylobacter, Proteobacteria, and Melainabacteria were significantly decreased compared with control group.
Project description:Purpose: Although dietary cellulose is considered health promoting, there is still a lack of understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms. The aim of this study was to shed light on possible effects of the fiber on key players in intestinal homeostasis, including intestinal epithelial cells. Method: Mice were fed a diet containing cellulose as the only source of fiber (CD, control diet) or a fiber free diet (FFD, fiber-free diet) for four weeks and then treated with dextran sulphate sodium in the drinking water for five days. To ensure that gene signatures were derived from colonic epithelial cells and not from contaminating lymphocytes, RAG1 KO mice deficient in intraepithelial lymphocytes were used. Results: The analysis of differential expressed genes of colonic epithelial cells revealed multiple effects of dietary cellulose on the transcriptional profiles. In addition, cellulose caused a distinct clustering when comparing signature genes of different epithelial cell types. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that dietary cellulose impacts transcriptional programs in colonic epithelial cells during inflammation.
Project description:Feeding Lactobacillus plantarum JL01 influence on Acinetobacter johnsonii in ileum and further promoting the health of weaned piglets Raw sequence reads
Project description:Enhancing gut health and performance in grower-finisher pigs: assessing the efficacy of the mixture of microencapsulated essential oils and saponins.
