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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2026

Lactobacillus plantarum 1-2-3 Ameliorates the Corticosterone-Induced Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome in Laying Hens by Biosynthesizing Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid.

Shuo Zhang, Peichao Gao, Qunxin Wang, Shuhui Liu, Sheila Okoth, Meihua Zhang, Helong Ji, Liping Yan, Wentao Fan, Suquan Song

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Shuo Zhang *MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Peichao Gao *MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Qunxin WangMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Shuhui LiuMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Sheila OkothDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Meihua ZhangMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Helong JiMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Liping YanMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Wentao FanMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China. wentao.fan@njau.edu.cn.
Suquan SongMOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China. suquan.song@njau.edu.cn.

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National Key R&D Program 2022YFC2105000Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX25_1015Special Funds of Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Plan - "The Belt and Road" Innovation Cooperation Project BZ2024039
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Fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS) has become a common and serious disease in intensive laying hen farming, seriously endangering the productivity and health of laying hens. Although probiotics have been recognized as an emerging candidate therapeutic strategy for liver disease, their effective substances and mechanisms for alleviating FLHS remain to be elucidated. In this study, corticosterone (Cort) was applied to induce FLHS in laying hens, and Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum 1-2-3) was used for the intervention. The results showed that L. plantarum 1-2-3 treatment significantly ameliorated Cort-induced hepatic steatosis and liver damage in laying hens, as evidenced by decreased levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase. Importantly, we found that L. plantarum 1-2-3 could biosynthesize gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by expressing glutamic acid decarboxylase. Surprisingly, feeding GABA to laying hens replicated the effect of L. plantarum 1-2-3 in alleviating Cort-induced FLHS. GABA significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression of Acc, Fasn, Cd36, and Gpam while upregulating the levels of Ppara and Cpt1a. An in vitro verification study showed that GABA decreased TG and TC content in Leghorn male hepatoma cells. Moreover, GABA significantly enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, inhibited oxidative stress in hepatocytes, regulated the AMPK/NLRP3 signaling pathway, and reduced the protein expression of NF-κB, TNFα, and IL-1β. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that L. plantarum 1-2-3 could effectively alleviate FLHS in laying hens, while GABA was an important postbiotic for L. plantarum 1-2-3 to exert lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory effects.

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CorticosteroneFatty Livergamma-Aminobutyric AcidHemorrhageLactiplantibacillus plantarumPoultry DiseasesProbioticsAnimalsChickensFemaleLiverCorticosteronegamma-Aminobutyric AcidFatty liver hemorrhagic syndromeGamma-amino butyric acidInflammationLactobacillus plantarumLipid metabolism

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