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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2019

Probiotics isolated from yaks improves the growth performance, antioxidant activity, and cytokines related to immunity and inflammation in mice.

Aoyun Li, Yaping Wang, Zhixing Li, Hammad Qamar, Khalid Mehmood, Lihong Zhang, Juanjuan Liu, Hui Zhang, Jiakui Li

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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86 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Aoyun LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Yaping WangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Zhixing LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Hammad QamarCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Khalid MehmoodCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Lihong ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Juanjuan LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Hui ZhangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China.
Jiakui LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China. lijk210@sina.com.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Tibet Autonomous Region Science Fund ZDZX2018000043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYaks living in the high-altitude hypoxic environment of Tibetan plateau (3600 m) have special gut microbes. However, it is still little research on yak probiotics until now. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to evaluate the growth promoting effect, antioxidant capability, immune effect, and anti-inflammatory ability of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus velezensis isolated from Tibetan yaks in mice model.

resultsThe results showed that the isolated strains supplementation not only improve the growth performance but also increased the length of villus in the small intestine and intestinal digestive enzyme activity. Importantly, we observed that the T-AOC, SOD, and GSH-PX levels were increased and the MDA content was reduced in probiotic-treated mice, which implied that probiotics supplementation can ameliorate the antioxidative activity of mice. The levels of AST and ALT correlated with the hepatic injury were reduced and the levels of AKP, TP, GLB, ALB, Ca, and P were markedly higher than those in the control group. Additionally, mice treated with probiotics exhibited higher serum IgG, IgM and IgA, which can reflect the immune status to some extent. At the same time, the major pro-inflammatory factor TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 were down-regulated and the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 was up-regulated compared with the control groups.

conclusionsIn conclusion, these results demonstrated that Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus velezensis supplementation can increase overall growth performance and ameliorate the blood parameters related to inflammation and immunity of mice.

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AnimalsBacillusBacillus subtilisCattleCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunityInflammationIntestinesMaleMiceProbioticsCytokinesBacillus subtilisBacillus velezensisDigestive enzyme activityImmunityYaks

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