Oral administration of synthetic porcine beta-defensin-2 improves growth performance and cecal microbial flora and down-regulates the expression of intestinal toll-like receptor-4 and inflammatory cytokines in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1258-1266

  Tang, Zhiru ^a   Xu, Ling ^a   Shi, Baoshi ^a   Deng, Huang ^a   Lai, Xin ^a   Liu, Jingyan ^a   Sun, Zhihong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antimicrobial peptide; inflammation cytokines; piglets; porcine defensin 2; toll like receptor 4

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; BETA DEFENSIN; CYTOKINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANIMAL; CECUM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PIG; WEANING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CECUM; CYTOKINES; DOWN-REGULATION; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; SWINE; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; WEANING;

EID: 85028258683     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asj.12540     Document Type: Article

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