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L-精氨酸对脂多糖刺激的断奶仔猪肠道损伤的缓解作用 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2
研究L-精氨酸(Arg)对脂多糖(LPS)刺激的断奶仔猪小肠黏膜蛋白质、DNA、RNA含量、二糖酶活性和血浆D-木糖含量的影响,旨在探讨L-Arg是否可以缓解LPS刺激所导致的肠道损伤.选取24头健康的(21±1)d断奶仔猪,分成4个处理,每个处理6个重复.采用单因子设计(1)基础日粮(非应激对照组);(2)基础日粮 LPS(应激对照组);(3)基础日粮 LPS 0.5%Arg(0.5%Arg组);(4)基础日粮 LPS 1.0%Arg(1.0%Arg组).在第16天,给应激对照组、0.5%和1.0%Arg组注射100 μg/kg BW的LPS,非应激对照组注射等量的生理盐水.注射LPS 2 h后,按1 mL/kg BW的剂量分别给仔猪灌服D-木糖溶液,注射LPS 3 h后,采血,分离血浆待测;注射LPS后48 h屠宰仔猪,刮取小肠黏膜待测.结果表明(1)和非应激对照组相比,应激对照组的十二指肠黏膜蛋白质含量,空肠、回肠黏膜DNA含量,空肠黏膜蔗糖酶活性,回肠黏膜乳糖酶、蔗糖酶、麦芽糖酶活性,血浆D-木糖含量均显著降低(P＜0.05),这表明LPS刺激导致断奶仔猪肠道损伤;(2)0.5%Arg组十二指肠黏膜蛋白质含量,空肠黏膜DNA含量,回肠黏膜乳糖酶、蔗糖酶、麦芽糖酶活性,血浆D-木糖含量以及1.0%Arg组空肠DNA含量,空肠黏膜蔗糖酶活性,回肠黏膜乳糖酶、蔗糖酶、麦芽糖酶活性,血浆D-木糖含量均高于应激对照组,且与非应激对照组无显著差异(P＞0.05).这表明L-Arg在一定程度上缓解了LPS刺激所造成的肠道损伤. 相似文献
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α-酮戊二酸对LPS慢性应激仔猪小肠黏膜形态与功能的影响 总被引：5，自引：3，他引：2
为了探讨α-酮戊二酸(AKG)能否缓解LPS慢性应激导致的仔猪小肠黏膜损伤及其机理,本试验研究了AKG对LPS慢性应激仔猪的小肠黏膜形态、血浆D-木糖的含量、血浆和小肠黏膜二胺氧化酶(DAO)活性及小肠黏膜mTOR及磷酸化的mTOR表达量的影响.18头(24±1)日龄健康断奶仔猪随机分成3个处理组(空白对照组、应激对照组、AKG组),每个处理6个重复.各组基础日粮一致,空白对照组和应激对照组饲喂基础日粮+1%淀粉,AKG组饲喂基础日粮+1%AKG.试验期为16 d.应激对照组和AKG组仔猪分别于第10、12、14和16天腹膜注射80μg·kg~(-1)BW的LPS,空白对照组注射相应剂量的灭菌生理盐水.第16天注射LPS 2 h后,按0.1g·kg~(-1)BW的剂量给仔猪灌服D-木糖溶液,注射LPS 3 h后,前腔静脉采血.第17天屠宰取小肠组织样,刮取肠黏膜及制作组织切片.结果表明:(1)与空白对照组相比,应激对照组十二指肠、空肠和回肠黏膜绒毛高度/隐窝深度、空肠和回肠磷酸化mTOR/mTOR(P-mTOR/mTOR)显著降低(P<0.05),血浆DAO活性显著升高(P<0.05).(2)与应激对照组相比,AKG组十二指肠、空肠和回肠黏膜绒毛高度/隐窝深度、空肠黏膜DAO活性、血浆D-木糖及十二指肠、空肠和回肠黏膜P-mTOR/mTOR显著升高(P<0.05).结果显示,日粮中添加1%AKG可在一定程度上改善仔猪的小肠组织学形态和吸收功能,缓解LPS慢性应激导致的仔猪小肠黏膜损伤,这与mTOR信号通路有关. 相似文献
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本试验旨在研究地衣芽孢杆菌对脂多糖(LPS)应激仔猪肠道形态、肠黏膜抗氧化能力和免疫力的影响。试验选用35日龄、平均体重为(10.0±0.5)kg的苏山猪90头,随机分成3组(对照组、LPS组和BL+LPS组),每组3个重复,每个重复10头仔猪。其中,对照组和LPS组仔猪均饲喂基础饲粮;BL+LPS组仔猪饲喂添加500 mg/kg地衣芽孢杆菌的基础饲粮。预试期3 d,正试期21 d,于正试期第21天从每个重复中选2头仔猪腹腔注射LPS(LPS组和BL+LPS组)或等量的灭菌生理盐水(对照组),注射24 h后屠宰取样。结果显示:1)与对照组相比,LPS应激显著降低了仔猪十二指肠二胺氧化酶(DAO)、空肠一氧化氮合成酶(NOS)活性及空肠一氧化氮(NO)含量(P<0.05),显著提高了血浆中NO含量和NOS活性(P<0.05);显著降低了空肠绒毛高度和绒隐比、回肠绒隐比(P<0.05);显著降低了十二指肠、空肠和回肠谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH⁃Px)、十二指肠和回肠超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性(P<0.05);显著降低了空肠上皮细胞中淋巴细胞、空肠和回肠上皮细胞中杯状细胞数量(P<0.05);显著降低了血清免疫球蛋白G(IgG)含量,提高了回肠黏膜白细胞介素-6(IL⁃6)和白细胞介素-1β(IL⁃1β)含量(P<0.05)。2)与LPS组相比,饲粮添加地衣芽孢杆菌显著提高了LPS应激仔猪回肠DAO和NOS活性(P<0.05);显著提高了空肠黏膜GSH⁃Px活性显著提高(P<0.05),显著降低了十二指肠黏膜丙二醛(MDA)含量(P<0.05);显著提高了血清IgG含量(P<0.05)。由此可见,LPS应激导致仔猪肠黏膜损伤,在饲粮中添加地衣芽孢杆菌可提高LPS应激仔猪的肠黏膜抗氧化能力和免疫力,一定程度上促进肠道形态的修复,减缓LPS应激导致的肠道损伤。 相似文献
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L-精氨酸对脂多糖刺激断奶仔猪肠黏膜免疫屏障的影响 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
本试验旨在研究L-精氨酸(L-Arg)对脂多糖(LPS)刺激仔猪肠黏膜免疫的影响。选用24头21日龄断奶仔猪,随机分为4个处理,即对照组(基础日粮)、LPS组(基础日粮+LPS)、0.5%Arg组(基础日粮添加0.5%Arg+LPS)、1.0%Arg组(基础日粮添加1.0%Arg+LPS)。结果表明:LPS刺激损伤小肠黏膜结构;Arg则有效阻止LPS应激导致的肠道损伤,维持肠黏膜结构的完整性;LPS刺激显著增加仔猪小肠肥大细胞数(P<0.01);1.0%Arg则减少肥大细胞数(P<0.05);LPS刺激降低回肠IgA分泌细胞、CD4+、CD8+阳性细胞数(P<0.05),而0.5%Arg则增加IgA分泌细胞、CD4+、CD8+阳性细胞数(P<0.05)。这表明LPS刺激可导致仔猪小肠黏膜结构受损,免疫屏障功能降低,而日粮添加精氨酸可有效阻止LPS对肠黏膜屏障的损伤,促进及改善肠黏膜结构及免疫屏障功能。 相似文献
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L-精氨酸对脂多糖刺激断奶仔猪生产性能、血液生化指标和内脏器官重量的影响 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
试验研究L-精氨酸(Arg)对脂多糖(LPS)刺激断奶仔猪[(21±1)d,平均体重(5.78±0.26)kg]生产性能、血液生化指标和内脏器官重量的影响。试验采用单因子设计,分为以下4个处理组:(1)基础日粮(非应激对照组);(2)基础日粮 LPS(应激对照组);(3)基础日粮 LPS 0.5%Arg(0.5%Arg组);(4)基础日粮 LPS 1.0%Arg(1.0%Arg组)。在试验第16天,给处理2、处理3和处理4组仔猪按每千克体重注射100μgLPS,处理1组注射等量的生理盐水,3h后采血。试验第18天屠宰仔猪测定内脏器官的重量。结果表明:(1)LPS刺激导致断奶仔猪日增重和日采食量显著下降(P<0.001),而0.5%Arg可缓解LPS刺激所导致的日增重下降(P<0.001);(2)LPS刺激导致断奶仔猪血浆葡萄糖、总蛋白、白蛋白和球蛋白含量显著降低(P<0.05),而0.5%或1.0%Arg可在一定程度上缓解LPS刺激导致的血浆总蛋白、白蛋白和球蛋白含量降低;(3)LPS刺激导致胃绝对重量显著降低(P<0.05)和肝脏相对重量增加(P<0.05),0.5%或1.0%Arg可在一定程度上缓解LPS刺激导致的胃绝对重量的减轻和肝脏相对重量的增加。这表明Arg在一定程度上缓解了LPS刺激所导致生长抑制和应激反应。 相似文献
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《中国畜牧杂志》2016,(15)
本试验旨在研究L-精氨酸(Arg)和α-酮戊二酸(AKG)对热应激肉鸡肠道功能的影响。选用200只1日龄Cobb肉鸡,随机分为4个处理组:对照组(基础日粮)、热应激组(基础日粮)、Arg组(基础日粮+0.5%Arg)、AKG组(基础日粮+0.5%AKG),每个组5个重复,每个重复10只鸡。试验为期5周,第1周各组室温控制在32~34℃,第2~5周热应激组、Arg组和AKG组控制在(36±2)℃,而对照组第2周开始慢慢降至(22±2)℃,并从第3周开始维持在(22±2)℃,湿度为50%~60%。结果表明:与对照组相比,热应激处理降低了肉鸡生长性能和血液三碘甲腺原氨酸(T3)含量(P0.05),同时也显著降低了空肠和回肠脂肪酶、回肠胰蛋白酶、空肠过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、回肠超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和CAT的活力、十二指肠和回肠三磷酸腺苷(ATP)含量、空肠小肽转运载体(Pep T1)、紧密连接蛋白(Claudin-5)m RNA表达量(P0.05),显著提高了死亡率、血液皮质酮、十二指肠和回肠丙二醛(MDA)含量、空肠低氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)、AMP依赖的蛋白激酶α1(AMPK-α1)m RNA表达量(P0.05);与热应激组相比,日粮中添加0.5%Arg可显著提高热应激肉鸡饲料转化率、十二指肠脂肪酶和回肠胰蛋白酶活力、十二指肠和空肠DNA含量、空肠CAT活力和HMOX-1 m RNA表达量(P0.05),降低死亡率、十二指肠和空肠RNA/DNA比值、空肠TP/DNA比值、HIF-1α和AMPK-α1 m RNA表达量(P0.05),而日粮中添加0.5%AKG可显著提高热应激肉鸡血液T3、十二指肠和空肠DNA含量、十二指肠CAT和GSH-Px的活力、十二指肠和空肠及回肠ATP含量(P0.05),并显著降低死亡率、血液皮质酮含量、空肠RNA/DNA及TP/DNA比值、十二指肠MDA和回肠过氧化氢(H2O2)含量(P0.05)。因此,日粮中添加0.5%Arg可提高热应激肉鸡肠道消化能力和抗氧化功能,而添加0.5%AKG可促进热应激肉鸡肠道黏膜细胞生长,提高肠道抗氧化能力,并改善肠道能量代谢状况。 相似文献
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试验旨在研究黑沙蒿水提物(AOE)对肉仔鸡小肠黏膜形态及免疫指标的影响。试验分为3组,空白组和对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组在基础饲粮中添加1 000 mg/kg AOE。第14、16、18 d时,对照组及试验组肉仔鸡腹腔注射脂多糖LPS(500μg/kg),空白组注射等量生理盐水。结果表明:21 d时,与空白组相比,LPS刺激显著降低了十二指肠绒毛高度(P0.05);试验组饲粮中添加AOE缓解了因LPS刺激导致的十二指肠绒毛高度的下降,其他指标各组间差异不显著(P0.05)。28 d时,试验组十二指肠绒毛高度及绒毛高度和隐窝深度的比值(绒隐比)显著高于对照组(P0.05),试验组空肠隐窝深度显著低于对照组(P0.05),其他指标各组间差异不显著(P0.05)。与空白组相比,LPS刺激导致十二指肠IL-2含量显著下降(P0.05),且IgM和IL-4含量也呈下降趋势(0.05P0.10);试验组饲粮中添加AOE降低了因LPS刺激引起的IL-2、IL-4和IgM含量下降的幅度;与空白组相比,对照组空肠IgG、回肠IgM(0.05P0.10)和IL-4(P0.05)的含量下降;试验组饲粮中添加AOE缓解了由LPS刺激导致的空肠IgG、回肠IgM和IL-4含量的下降,其他指标各组间差异不显著(P0.05)。综上所述,饲喂AOE对LPS刺激的肉仔鸡小肠黏膜形态有改善作用,可缓解因LPS刺激造成的肠黏膜损伤,增强肉仔鸡小肠的免疫能力。 相似文献
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α-酮戊二酸对脂多糖应激仔猪肠黏膜能量代谢的影响 总被引：6，自引：3，他引：3
试验研究13粮添加1%α-酮戊二酸(AKG)对多次脂多糖(LPS)刺激仔猪肠黏膜能量代谢的影响.选用24头体重(7.25±0.23)kg健康杜洛克×长白×大白断奶仔猪,随机分成3个组(对照组、LPS组、AKG组),每组8个重复,每个重复1头猪.对照组和LPS组饲喂基础日粮+1%淀粉,AKG组饲喂基础日粮+1%AKG,在试验第10天、第12天、第14天和第16天分别在LPS组和AKG组仔猪的腹膜注射80 μg/kg LPS,对照组注射相应剂量的灭菌生理盐水.第17天仔猪麻醉后进行屠宰,刮取肠黏膜检测腺苷酸水平变化.试验结果显示,日粮中添加AKG可显著提高十二指肠黏膜二磷酸腺苷水平(P<0.05),并有效缓解LPS刺激导致的十二指肠和空肠黏膜的三磷酸腺苷和腺苷酸池水平的降低,提高空肠和回肠黏膜能荷水平.结果表明,仔猪日粮中添加1%AKG可以缓解LPS应激引起的肠黏膜能量代谢障碍,有利于肠黏膜屏障保护. 相似文献
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本试验旨在研究日粮中添加甘氨酸（Gly）对脂多糖（LPS）应激断奶仔猪肠黏膜屏障损伤的保护作用。选用24头21日龄断奶仔猪，随机分为4组，即对照组（基础日粮）、LPS组（基础日粮+LPS）、1.0%Gly组（基础日粮+1.0%Gly+LPS）、2.0%Gly组（基础日粮+2.0%Gly+LPS）。预饲期7 d，正试期28 d，在试验第28天，LPS组、1.0%Gly组和2.0%Gly组仔猪腹腔注射LPS(100μg/kg BW)，对照组注射无菌生理盐水。注射4 h后，仔猪屠宰，取脾脏、肝脏、肠系膜淋巴结及空肠、回肠样品待测。结果表明：(1)各处理组的平均日增重、平均日采食量及耗料增重比无显著差异。(2)与对照组相比，LPS应激升高了回肠丙二醛（MDA）水平（P<0.05），降低空肠、回肠谷胱甘肽（GSH）水平（P<0.05）；与LPS组相比，日粮中添加Gly降低回肠MDA水平、升高GSH水平（P<0.05）。(3)与对照组相比，LPS应激增加肝脏移位细菌数（P<0.05）；与LPS组相比，日粮中添加Gly降低肝脏移位细菌数（P<0.05）。(4)与对照组相... 相似文献
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丁酸梭菌抑制脂多糖致急性应激大鼠肠道损伤的效果研究 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
本试验旨在研究丁酸梭菌(Clostridium butyricum)对健康大鼠生长性能及脂多糖(LPS)致急性应激大鼠肠道结构、肠道二糖酶活性及肠道炎症的影响。选取36只雄性SD大鼠,按体重分为对照组、LPS组和LPS+丁酸梭菌组,每4只大鼠1笼,每组3笼。对照组和LPS组饲喂基础饲粮,LPS+丁酸梭菌组在基础饲粮的基础上添加0.05%丁酸梭菌。试验第40天,LPS组、LPS+丁酸梭菌组大鼠称重后按照4 mg/kg BW的剂量腹腔注射LPS(LPS浓度为1.5 mg/m L,注射量在1.0 m L左右),对照组大鼠腹腔注射1 m L生理盐水,3 h后处死采样。结果表明:1)丁酸梭菌对健康大鼠末重、平均日增重、平均日采食量、料重比未产生显著影响(P0.05)。2)与对照组相比,注射LPS显著增加了十二指肠隐窝深度(P0.05),显著降低了十二指肠绒隐比、空肠黏膜厚度以及空肠、回肠上皮淋巴细胞数(P0.05)。与LPS组相比,预防性饲喂丁酸梭菌能显著降低十二指肠隐窝深度(P0.05),显著提高空肠黏膜厚度及上皮淋巴细胞数(P0.05)。3)与对照组相比,注射LPS显著降低了十二指肠蔗糖酶和空肠麦芽糖酶活性(P0.05)。与LPS组相比,预防性饲喂丁酸梭菌能抑制LPS对十二指肠蔗糖酶活性的降低,LPS+丁酸梭菌组十二指肠蔗糖酶活性与对照组相比差异不显著(P0.05)。4)与对照组相比,注射LPS显著增加了空肠及回肠髓过氧化物酶(MPO)活性及白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)含量(P0.05)。与LPS组相比,预防性饲喂丁酸梭菌显著降低了空肠与回肠MPO活性及空肠IL-6、TNF-α含量(P0.05),LPS+丁酸梭菌组回肠IL-6、TNF-α含量虽无显著降低(P0.05),但较对照组也未见显著增加(P0.05)。由此得出,丁酸梭菌对健康大鼠生长的无负面影响,给大鼠预防性饲喂丁酸梭菌可抑制LPS急性应激下LPS对肠道蔗糖酶活性的降低,缓解对肠道黏膜结构的破坏,提高肠道免疫功能,降低肠道炎症。 相似文献
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魏静 《四川畜牧兽医学院学报》2009,(4):28-32
在现代法律秩序中,商会自治规范是制定法的基础和必要的补充,甚至在某些方面替代了制定法;商会自治规范主要包括商会组织规范、行为规范、惩罚规范以及争端解决规范等;其效力仅及于其内部成员;商会自治规范和制定法之间存在冲突,但也存在整合的基础。 相似文献
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本文概述了猪的毛色类型、猪的毛色遗传模式,着重综述了猪毛色基因分子基础的研究进展,指出存在问题并就未来发展方向做了思考。 相似文献
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Centesis of the bicipital bursa using an 8.9 cm long spinal needle has been reported but the alternative of employing a 3.8 cm long hypodermic needle requires validation. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of 2 different methods of centesis of the bicipital bursa and to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonographic imaging to determine the location of solution administered when centesis of the bursa is attempted. METHODS: For Trial 1, 6 clinicians, who had no previous experience of centesis of the bicipital bursa, attempted to inject a solution composed of an aqueous radiopaque contrast medium and physiological saline solution (PSS) into the bicipital bursae of 2/12 horses using the previously described distal approach to inject one bursa and a proximal approach to inject the contralateral bursa. The bicipital tendon and bursa were examined ultrasonographically before and after injection; and both shoulders were examined radiographically to identify the location of the medium. In Trial 2, another 6 clinicians, also with no previous experience of centesis, repeated Trial 1, using 6 horses, but the radiopaque contrast medium was mixed with air instead of PSS. RESULTS: Accuracy of centesis using the proximal approach was 39% and that of the distal approach 28%. Ultrasonographic examination of the shoulder allowed the location of solution and air to be accurately predicted in all 12 shoulders examined. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians who have had no previous experience performing centesis of the bicipital bursa are unlikely to be successful in centesis using either approach. Radiographic examination after injecting a radiopaque contrast medium may be necessary to assess the success of centesis especially if bursal fluid is not obtained during centesis. Injecting air along with the radiopaque contrast medium provides more accurate ultrasonographic confirmation of centesis and better radiographic definition than does injection without air. 相似文献
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Effects of size of ingestively masticated fragments of plant tissues on kinetics of digestion of NDF
Ingestively masticated fragments were collected and sized via sieving. Different sizes of esophageal masticate and ruminal digesta fragments, and ground fragments of larger masticated pieces were incubated in vitro, and undigested NDF remaining at intervals of up to 168 h of incubation was determined. The ruminal age-dependent time delay (tau) for onset of digestion of NDF was positively correlated (P < 0.004) with the mean sieve aperture estimated to retain 50% of the fragments between successive sieve apertures (MRA). Degradation rate of potentially degradable NDF (PDF) and level of indigestible NDF were not related (P > 0.10) to MRA of masticated and ground fragments. Estimates of tau were positively related to MRA, with slopes of bermudagrass < corn silage < ruminal fragments of corn silage. It was concluded that fragment size-, and consequently, ruminal age-dependent onset of PDF degradation of a mixture of different fragment sizes results in an age-dependent rate of degradation of the more rapidly degrading of two subentities of PDF. Models are proposed that assume a tau before onset of simultaneous degradation of PDF from two pools characterized as having gamma-modeled age-dependency and age-constant rates. The ruminal age-dependent pool seems to be associated with the faster-degrading pool, and its rate parameter increases with range in MRA in the population of fragments. Conceptually, the ruminal age-dependent rate parameter for PDF degradation seems to represent a composite of several effects: 1) effects of the size-dependent tau; 2) range in MRA of the population of ingestively masticated fragments; and 3) subentities of PDF that degrade via more rapid age-dependent rates compared with subentities of PDF that degrade via age-constant rates. The estimated fractional rates of ruminative comminution of ingestively masticated fragments (0.060 to 0.075/h) were of a magnitude similar to the mean fractional rates of PDF digestion (0.030 to 0.085/h), which implies that ruminative comminution may be first-limiting to fractional rate of PDF digestion. The in vivo roles of ingestive and ruminative mastication of fragments on PDF degradation must be considered in any kinetic system for estimating PDF digestion in the rumen. These results and others in the literature suggest that the rate of surface area exposure rather than intrinsic chemical attributes of PDF may be first-limiting to degradation rate of PDF in vivo. 相似文献
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乳酸杆菌作为益生菌广泛用于人和动物.本文综述了乳酸杆菌改善宿主健康的机制.乳酸杆菌可通过产生抗菌物质如乳酸、过氧化氢、细菌素,或者通过竞争营养或肠道黏附位点来抑制致病菌;通过诱导黏附素的分泌或阻止细胞凋亡而增强肠道的屏障功能,从而保护肠道.文章重点讨论了乳酸杆菌表面成分(表面蛋白、脂磷壁酸和肽聚糖)与肠道受体(C型凝集素受体、Toll样受体和Nod样受体),阐述了他们结合后启动免疫调节信号,调控肠道免疫功能以发挥改善健康作用的机制. 相似文献
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Billinghurst RC Brama PA van Weeren PR Knowlton MS McIlwraith CW 《American journal of veterinary research》2004,65(2):143-150
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether serum concentrations of biomarkers of skeletal metabolism can, in conjunction with radiographic evaluation, indicate severity of osteochondrosis in developing horses. ANIMALS: 43 Dutch Warmblood foals with varying severity of osteochondrosis. PROCEDURE: 24 foals were monitored for 5 months and 19 foals were monitored for 11 months. Monthly radiographs of femoropatellar-femorotibial and tibio-tarsal joints were graded for osteochondral abnormalities. Serial blood samples were assayed for 8 cartilage and bone biomarkers. At the end of the monitoring period, foals were examined for macroscopic osteochondrosis lesions. RESULTS: Temporal relationships were evident between certain serum biomarkers and osteochondrosis severity in foals during their first year. Biomarkers of collagen degradation (collagenase-generated neoepitopes of type-II collagen fragments, type-I and -II collagen fragments [COL2-3/4C(short)], and cross-linked telopeptide fragments of type-I collagen) and bone mineralization (osteocalcin) were positive indicators of osteochondrosis severity at 5 months of age. In foals with lesions at 11 months of age, osteochondrosis severity correlated negatively with COL2-3/4C(short) and osteocalcin and positively with C-propeptide of type-II procollagen (CPII), a collagen synthesis marker. Radiographic grading of osteochondrosis lesions significantly correlated with macroscopic osteochondrosis severity score at both ages and was strongest when combined with osteocalcin at 5 months and CPII at 11 months. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The ability of serum biomarkers to indicate osteochondrosis severity appears to depend on stage of disease and is strengthened with radiography. In older foals with more permanent lesions, osteochondrosis severity is significantly related to biomarker concentrations of decreased bone formation and increased cartilage synthesis. 相似文献