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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

Gut Microbiota-Mucosal Immune Interactions Underlying Intestinal Homeostasis in Weaned Piglets.

Jieyi Qin, Tiantian Li, Xiao Li, Peiyuan Han, Mingliang Jin, Lei Qiao

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jieyi QinKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Tiantian LiSchool of Life Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China.ORCID 0009-0004-6212-1729
Xiao LiKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Peiyuan HanKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Mingliang JinKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Lei QiaoKey Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition of the Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2907-7629

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M770268Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LZ25C170001, LD26C170001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiota and mucosal immune system undergo extensive remodeling after weaning and jointly influence intestinal homeostasis, resistance to enteric pathogens, and growth performance in piglets. This developmental transition is particularly vulnerable to dietary changes, the loss of maternally derived factors, environmental stressors, and pathogen exposure, all of which can disrupt microbial ecology and mucosal immune regulation. This review examines the reciprocal interactions between the gut microbiota and mucosal immunity in weaned piglets. It describes how microbial communities and their metabolites regulate epithelial barrier integrity, innate and adaptive immune responses, B-cell differentiation, and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) production, with particular emphasis on short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan-derived metabolites, and bile acids. Conversely, host-derived factors, including mucins, antimicrobial peptides, sIgA, cytokines, and inflammation-associated changes in the intestinal microenvironment, are discussed in relation to microbial colonization, spatial distribution, and functional activity. Disruption of these interactions can impair epithelial barrier function, promote excessive inflammation, weaken colonization resistance, and increase susceptibility to enteric infection and post-weaning diarrhea. Finally, this review evaluates nutritional and microbiota-targeted strategies for modulating microbiota-immune interactions and improving intestinal health in weaned piglets.

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gut microbiotaintestinal homeostasismicrobiota–immune interactionsmucosal immunitynutritional modulationweaned piglets

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PMID42883044
PMCPMC13663566

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