Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses

BackgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely used in humans and animals, which is very important for health. TCM affects the body ‘s immunity and changes in intestinal flora. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Hong-bailanshen (HBLS) supplementation in horses on...

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Main Authors: Jinxue Ding, Bolin Gu, Jinwu Meng, Mengxin Hu, Wenjia Wang, Jiaguo Liu
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327210/full
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author Jinxue Ding
Bolin Gu
Jinwu Meng
Mengxin Hu
Wenjia Wang
Jiaguo Liu
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Bolin Gu
Jinwu Meng
Mengxin Hu
Wenjia Wang
Jiaguo Liu
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description BackgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely used in humans and animals, which is very important for health. TCM affects the body ‘s immunity and changes in intestinal flora. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Hong-bailanshen (HBLS) supplementation in horses on serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes and gut microbiota.MethodsIn this study, five horses were selected. On day 0, 14, 28, blood samples and feces were collected on days 0, 14, and 28 to analyse gut microbiota, serum biochemical and redox indexes.ResultsThe results showed that the addition of HBLS to horse diets significantly decreased the level of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, creatine kinase and malondialdehyde (p < 0.05, p < 0.01) and significantly increased the activity of total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase and catalase (p  < 0.05, p  < 0.01). Compared with day 14, the levels of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase were significantly decreased; however, the level of catalase was significantly increased in the horses continuously fed with HBLS for 28 days (p  < 0.05, p < 0.01). Alpha diversity analysis was performed that chao1 (p  < 0.05), observed_specicies, faith’pd and goods_coverage upregulated in the horses fed HBLS. A total of 24 differential genera were detected adding HBLS to diet increased the abundance of Bacillus, Lactobacillaceae, Leuconostocaceae, Christensenellaceae, Peptostreptococcaceae, Faecalibacterium, Erysipelotrichaceae, Pyramidobacter, Sphaerochaeta, WCHB1-25, Bacteria, Oscillospira, and Acetobacteraceae, while reduced Aerococcus, EtOH8, Syntrophomonas, Caulobacter, Bradyrhizobiaceae, W22, Succinivibrionaceae, and Desulfovibrio (p < 0.05, p < 0.01).ConclusionAdding HBLS to the diet could be a potentially effective strategy to improve horses’ health.
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spelling doaj.art-232e0069ec5542538a0063ccec367fc82024-02-20T05:53:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2024-02-011510.3389/fmicb.2024.13272101327210Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horsesJinxue DingBolin GuJinwu MengMengxin HuWenjia WangJiaguo LiuBackgroundTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely used in humans and animals, which is very important for health. TCM affects the body ‘s immunity and changes in intestinal flora. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Hong-bailanshen (HBLS) supplementation in horses on serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes and gut microbiota.MethodsIn this study, five horses were selected. On day 0, 14, 28, blood samples and feces were collected on days 0, 14, and 28 to analyse gut microbiota, serum biochemical and redox indexes.ResultsThe results showed that the addition of HBLS to horse diets significantly decreased the level of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, creatine kinase and malondialdehyde (p < 0.05, p < 0.01) and significantly increased the activity of total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase and catalase (p  < 0.05, p  < 0.01). Compared with day 14, the levels of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase were significantly decreased; however, the level of catalase was significantly increased in the horses continuously fed with HBLS for 28 days (p  < 0.05, p < 0.01). Alpha diversity analysis was performed that chao1 (p  < 0.05), observed_specicies, faith’pd and goods_coverage upregulated in the horses fed HBLS. A total of 24 differential genera were detected adding HBLS to diet increased the abundance of Bacillus, Lactobacillaceae, Leuconostocaceae, Christensenellaceae, Peptostreptococcaceae, Faecalibacterium, Erysipelotrichaceae, Pyramidobacter, Sphaerochaeta, WCHB1-25, Bacteria, Oscillospira, and Acetobacteraceae, while reduced Aerococcus, EtOH8, Syntrophomonas, Caulobacter, Bradyrhizobiaceae, W22, Succinivibrionaceae, and Desulfovibrio (p < 0.05, p < 0.01).ConclusionAdding HBLS to the diet could be a potentially effective strategy to improve horses’ health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327210/fullHBLShorsebiochemical profileantioxidant enzymesgut microbiota
spellingShingle Jinxue Ding
Bolin Gu
Jinwu Meng
Mengxin Hu
Wenjia Wang
Jiaguo Liu
Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
Frontiers in Microbiology
HBLS
horse
biochemical profile
antioxidant enzymes
gut microbiota
title Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
title_full Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
title_fullStr Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
title_full_unstemmed Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
title_short Response of serum biochemical profile, antioxidant enzymes, and gut microbiota to dietary Hong-bailanshen supplementation in horses
title_sort response of serum biochemical profile antioxidant enzymes and gut microbiota to dietary hong bailanshen supplementation in horses
topic HBLS
horse
biochemical profile
antioxidant enzymes
gut microbiota
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327210/full
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