Critical review evaluating the pig as a model for human nutritional physiology

E Roura, SJ Koopmans, JP Lallès… - Nutrition research …, 2016 - cambridge.org
The present review examines the pig as a model for physiological studies in human subjects
related to nutrient sensing, appetite regulation, gut barrier function, intestinal microbiota and …

Glutamine and intestinal barrier function

B Wang, G Wu, Z Zhou, Z Dai, Y Sun, Y Ji, W Li… - Amino acids, 2015 - Springer
The intestinal barrier integrity is essential for the absorption of nutrients and health in
humans and animals. Dysfunction of the mucosal barrier is associated with increased gut …

[HTML][HTML] Mucormycosis in COVID-19 pandemic: Risk factors and linkages

M Kumar, DK Sarma, S Shubham, M Kumawat… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mucormycosis is a serious and potentially fatal fungal infection caused by a type of rare but
opportunistic fungal pathogen called mucormycetes. Recently, mucormycosis, also known …

Invited review: aspects of gastrointestinal tract growth and maturation in the pre-and postweaning period of pigs

JR Pluske - Journal of animal science, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The growth and development of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of the young pig, both before
and after parturition, is critical for the animal's future growth and development, efficiency of …

Gut microbiota of newborn piglets with intrauterine growth restriction have lower diversity and different taxonomic abundances

W Zhang, C Ma, P Xie, Q Zhu, X Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aim Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is a prevalent problem in mammals. The present
study was conducted to unveil the alterations in intestinal microbiota in IUGR piglets …

A review on early gut maturation and colonization in pigs, including biological and dietary factors affecting gut homeostasis

N Everaert, S Van Cruchten, B Weström… - Animal feed science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
During the prenatal, neonatal and post-weaning periods, the mammalian gastrointestinal
tract undergoes various morphological and physiological changes alongside with an …

Differences in the gut microbiota establishment and metabolome characteristics between low-and normal-birth-weight piglets during early-life

N Li, S Huang, L Jiang, W Wang, T Li, B Zuo… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Low-birth-weight (LBW) piglets are at a high-risk for postnatal growth failure, mortality, and
metabolic disorders later in life. Early-life microbial exposure is a potentially effective …

Restored intestinal integrity, nutrients transporters, energy metabolism, antioxidative capacity and decreased harmful microbiota were associated with IUGR piglet's …

C Cui, C Wu, J Wang, Z Ma, X Zheng, P Zhu… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Springer
Background Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a major inducer of higher morbidity and
mortality in the pig industry and catch-up growth (CUG) before weanling could significantly …

Genetic selection against intrauterine growth retardation in piglets: a problem at the piglet level with a solution at the sow level

SM Matheson, GA Walling, SA Edwards - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2018 - Springer
Background In polytocous livestock species, litter size and offspring weight act
antagonistically; in modern pig breeds, selection for increased litter size has resulted in …

Perturbation of the lipid metabolism and intestinal inflammation in growing pigs with low birth weight is associated with the alterations of gut microbiota

SM Huang, ZH Wu, TT Li, C Liu, DD Han… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Low birth weight (LBW) is accompanied by metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammation and
gut microbiota perturbation in piglets during early life. Regulating gut microbiota structure …