Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine on intestinal functions of piglets challenged with lipopolysaccharide

Amino Acids

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1233-1242

  Hou, Yongqing ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Yang, Zhenguo ^a   Ding, Binying ^a   Zhu, Huiling ^a   Liu, Yulan ^a   Qiu, Yinsheng ^a   Yin, Yulong ^b   Wu, Guoyao ^c  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Subtropical Agriculture   (China)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal functions; Lipopolysaccharide; N acetylcysteine; Piglets

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); CASPASE 3; CLAUDIN 1; DNA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OCCLUDIN; RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; ILEUM MUCOSA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE VILLUS; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOYBEAN;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER-CONTAINING); ANIMALS; CASPASE 3; CLAUDIN-1; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; OCCLUDIN; PROTEOME; RNA; SUS SCROFA; WEIGHT GAIN; XYLOSE;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867086460     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1191-9     Document Type: Article

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