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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Oregano essential oil modulates colonic homeostasis and intestinal barrier function in fattening bulls.

Yue Ma, Jinping Shi, Li Jia, Pengjia He, Ying Wang, Xiao Zhang, Yongliang Huang, Qiang Cheng, Zhao Zhang, Youchao Dai and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yue MaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Jinping ShiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Li JiaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Pengjia HeCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Ying WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Xiao ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Yongliang HuangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Qiang ChengGansu Xu Kang Food Co., Ltd., Pingliang, China.
Zhao ZhangGansu Huarui Agriculture Co., Ltd., Zhangye, China.
Youchao DaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Meiling XuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhaomin LeiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Gansu Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oregano essential oil (OEO) primarily contains phenolic compounds and can serve as a dietary supplement for fattening bulls. However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying this phenomenon remains largely elusive. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of adding OEO to diet on the integrity of the intestinal barrier, composition of the colonic microbiome, and production of microbial metabolites in fattening bulls. Our goal was to provide insights into the utilization of plant essential oil products in promoting gastrointestinal health and welfare in animals. We employed amplicon sequencing and metabolome sequencing techniques to investigate how dietary supplementation with OEO impacted the intestinal barrier function in bulls. The inclusion of OEO in the diet resulted in several notable effects on the colon of fattening bulls. These effects included an increase in the muscle thickness of the colon, goblet cell number, short-chain fatty acid concentrations, digestive enzyme activity, relative mRNA expression of intestinal barrier-related genes, and relative expression of the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10. Additionally, α-amylase activity and the relative mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines decreased. Moreover, dietary OEO supplementation increased the abundance of intestinal

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colonic microbiotafattening bullsintestinal barrier functionmicrobial metabolitesoregano essential oilshort-chain fatty acids

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