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Ileum terminal antibiotic infusion affects jejunal and colonic specific microbial population and immune status in growing pigs

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, July 2018
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Title
Ileum terminal antibiotic infusion affects jejunal and colonic specific microbial population and immune status in growing pigs
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s40104-018-0265-x
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Chuanjian Zhang, Yu Peng, Chunlong Mu, Weiyun Zhu

Abstract

Compared with oral antibiotics (primarily disrupt foregut microbiota), the present study used antibiotics with ileum terminal infusion to disrupt the hindgut microbiota, and investigated the changes in specific bacterial composition and immune indexes in the jejunum and colon, and serum of growing pigs. Twelve barrows (45 d of age, 12.08 ± 0.28 kg) fitted with a T-cannula at the terminal ileum, were randomly assigned to two groups and infused either saline without antibiotics (Control) or with antibiotics (Antibiotic) at the terminal ileum. After 25 d experiment, all pigs were euthanized for analyzing bacterial composition and immune status. Ileum terminal antibiotic infusion (ITAI) altered dominant bacteria counts, with a decrease in Bifidobacterium, Clostridium cluster IV and Clostridium cluster IV in the colon (P < 0.05), and an increase in Escherichia coli in the jejunum (P < 0.05). ITAI decreased (P < 0.05) short-chain fatty acids concentrations in the colon. ITAI decreased interleukin-8 (IL-8), IL-10 and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) concentrations, and down-regulated IL-10, Mucin-1 (MUC1), Mucin-2 (MUC2) and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) mRNA expression in the colonic mucosa (P < 0.05). In the jejunal mucosa, ITAI decreased interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), sIgA and IgG levels together with down-regulation of IFN-γ, TNF-α, MUC2 and ZO-1 mRNA expression (P < 0.05). Furthermore, ITAI decreased IL-10, INF-γ, TNF-α, IgA and IgG concentrations in serum (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis revealed that the change in intestinal microbiota was correlated with alterations of Ig and cytokines. ITAI affected jejunal and colonic specific bacteria counts, and altered some immune markers levels in the jejunal and colonic mucosa and serum. These findings implicate the potential contribution of hindgut bacteria to immune response in the intestinal mucosa and serum of growing pigs.

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Unknown 29 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 17%
Student > Bachelor 4 14%
Researcher 3 10%
Student > Postgraduate 3 10%
Student > Master 3 10%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 8 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 21%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 14%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Other 2 7%
Unknown 9 31%
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#16,053,755
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
#4
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