Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals.It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a cellular mediator regulating multipl...Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals.It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a cellular mediator regulating multiple functions of gut cells and beyond, including gene expression, cell differentiation, gut tissue development, immune modulation, oxidative stress reduction, and diarrhea control.Although there are a large number of studies in human medicine using butyrate to treat intestinal disease, the importance of butyrate in maintaining gut health has also attracted significant research attention to its application for animal production, particularly as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics.Due to the difficulties of using butyrate in practice(i.e., offensive odor and absorption in the upper gut), different forms of butyrate,such as sodium butyrate and butyrate glycerides, have been developed and examined for their effects on gut health and growth performance across different species.Butyrate and its derivatives generally demonstrate positive effects on animal production, including enhancement of gut development, control of enteric pathogens, reduction of inflammation, improvement of growth performance(including carcass composition), and modulation of gut microbiota.These benefits are more evident in young animals, and variations in the results have been reported.The present article has critically reviewed recent findings in animal research on butyrate and its derivatives in regard to their effects and mechanisms behind and discussed the implications of these findings for improving animal gut health and production.In addition, significant findings of medical research in humans that are relevant to animal production have been cited.展开更多
The influence of tetracycline（TC） antibiotics on phosphine（PH3） production in the anaerobic wastewater treatment was studied. A lab-scale anaerobic baffled reactor with three compartments was employed to simulate ...The influence of tetracycline（TC） antibiotics on phosphine（PH3） production in the anaerobic wastewater treatment was studied. A lab-scale anaerobic baffled reactor with three compartments was employed to simulate this process. The reactor was operated in a TC-absence wastewater and 250 μg/L TC-presence wastewater for three months after a start-up period,respectively. The responses of p H, oxidation–reduction potential（ORP）, chemical oxygen demand（COD）, total phosphorus（TP）, enzymes activity（dehydrogenase and acid phosphatase）,and microbial community were investigated to reveal the effect of TC on PH3 production.Results suggested that the dehydrogenase（DH） activity, acid phosphatase（ACP） activity and COD have positive relationship with PH3 production, while p H, ORP level and the TP in liquid phase have negative relationship with PH3 production. With prolonged TC exposure, decrease in p H and increase in DH activity are beneficial to PH3 production, while decrease in COD and ACP activity are not the limiting factors for PH3 production.展开更多
基金supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Canadian Poultry Research Council through the Poultry Research Cluster Program (AAFC J-000264)
文摘Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals.It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a cellular mediator regulating multiple functions of gut cells and beyond, including gene expression, cell differentiation, gut tissue development, immune modulation, oxidative stress reduction, and diarrhea control.Although there are a large number of studies in human medicine using butyrate to treat intestinal disease, the importance of butyrate in maintaining gut health has also attracted significant research attention to its application for animal production, particularly as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics.Due to the difficulties of using butyrate in practice(i.e., offensive odor and absorption in the upper gut), different forms of butyrate,such as sodium butyrate and butyrate glycerides, have been developed and examined for their effects on gut health and growth performance across different species.Butyrate and its derivatives generally demonstrate positive effects on animal production, including enhancement of gut development, control of enteric pathogens, reduction of inflammation, improvement of growth performance(including carcass composition), and modulation of gut microbiota.These benefits are more evident in young animals, and variations in the results have been reported.The present article has critically reviewed recent findings in animal research on butyrate and its derivatives in regard to their effects and mechanisms behind and discussed the implications of these findings for improving animal gut health and production.In addition, significant findings of medical research in humans that are relevant to animal production have been cited.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse(No.PCRRF14006)the State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment(No.2016SKL011)+1 种基金the Student Research Project of South China University of Technology(2016)the Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Committee through project Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control(No.ZDSY20150831141712549)
文摘The influence of tetracycline（TC） antibiotics on phosphine（PH3） production in the anaerobic wastewater treatment was studied. A lab-scale anaerobic baffled reactor with three compartments was employed to simulate this process. The reactor was operated in a TC-absence wastewater and 250 μg/L TC-presence wastewater for three months after a start-up period,respectively. The responses of p H, oxidation–reduction potential（ORP）, chemical oxygen demand（COD）, total phosphorus（TP）, enzymes activity（dehydrogenase and acid phosphatase）,and microbial community were investigated to reveal the effect of TC on PH3 production.Results suggested that the dehydrogenase（DH） activity, acid phosphatase（ACP） activity and COD have positive relationship with PH3 production, while p H, ORP level and the TP in liquid phase have negative relationship with PH3 production. With prolonged TC exposure, decrease in p H and increase in DH activity are beneficial to PH3 production, while decrease in COD and ACP activity are not the limiting factors for PH3 production.
