Publications by authors named "Ifen Hung"
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- This experiment evaluated the impact of guanidine acetic acid (GAA) on the reproductive and lactation performance of sows and their piglets, with 20 sows divided into control and GAA-supplemented groups.
- GAA supplementation had no negative impact on sow health and led to an increase in colostrum protein content and potential boosts in piglet health, particularly in the number of healthy piglets born.
- It also improved certain blood biochemical markers in sows while altering intestinal flora, suggesting that GAA may enhance overall piglet development.
The prevalence of food allergies is increasing dramatically and causing serious public health concerns. Notably, melatonin metabolism imbalance in patients with food allergies; however, the role of melatonin in food allergies remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that melatonin suppresses food allergy responses and reprograms the gut microbiota of food-allergic mice, while melatonin aggravates food allergy during gut microbiota depletion.
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- Melatonin plays key roles in regulating circadian rhythms, inflammation, and gut health, but its interaction with gut microbiota is not fully understood.
- In studies with mice, it was found that those treated with antibiotics or raised in germ-free conditions had lower melatonin levels in their blood and higher levels in their colon.
- The research identified that gut microbes influence melatonin production via specific signaling pathways, suggesting potential new treatment approaches for conditions linked to melatonin.
Food allergy affects more than 500 million people in the world, and its prevalence is increasing at an alarming rate causing serious public health concerns; however, prevention and treatment methods are still under investigation and are relatively scarce so far. Insights on pathophysiology reveal a complex interplay of the immune cells (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of maternal nucleotide (NT) supplementation on intestinal morphology and immune function in lipopolysaccharide-challenged newborn piglets. At 85 d gestation, 12 sows were selected and assigned to two groups: the CON group (basal diet, = 6) and the NT group (basal diet with 1 g/kg NT mixture, = 6). After parturition, newborn piglets were collected without suckling.
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