Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates ileal mucosal barrier injury and inflammatory response and improves intestinal microbiota composition in Yellow chickens challenged with Salmonella typhimurium

ABSTRACT: Salmonella typhimurium (ST) is a common foodborne pathogen that severely affects the health of humans and livestock. Protocatechuic acid (PCA) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial functions. Chickens were used to investigate the effect of PCA on the gut health inf...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Cui, Sheng Zhang, Shouqun Jiang, Zhongyong Gou, Yibing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123000226