Maternal Malic Acid May Ameliorate Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Sows through Modulating Gut Microbiota and Host Metabolic Profiles during Late Pregnancy

Sows suffer oxidative stress and inflammation induced by metabolic burden during late pregnancy, which negatively regulates reproductive and lactating performances. We previously found that L-malic acid (MA) alleviated oxidative stress and inflammation and improved reproductive performances in sows....

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Main Authors: Meixia Chen, Ying Zhao, Shuang Li, Zhuo Chang, Hui Liu, Dongyan Zhang, Sixin Wang, Xin Zhang, Jing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/2/253