Publications by authors named "Zengjue Zhao"

Antibiotics are broadly restricted in modern husbandry farming, necessitating the need for efficient and low-cost immunomodulatory preparations in antibiotic-free and healthful farming. As is known to all, CpG oligonucleotides (CpG-ODNs, an effective innate immunostimulatory agent) recognized by TLR9 in mammals (while TLR21 in avians) could collaborate with some united agent to induce stronger immune responses, but the cost is prohibitively expensive for farmers. Here, considering the coordination between TLR2 and TLR9/TLR21, we firstly proposed the idea that the well-fermented could be utilized as a CpG-plasmid carrier (LACpG10) to enhance the host's innate immunity against pathogenic invasion.

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Intestinal homeostasis is a dynamic balance involving the interaction between the host intestinal mucosa, immune barrier, intestinal microecology, nutrients, and metabolites. Once homeostasis is out of balance, it will increase the risk of intestinal diseases and is also closely associated with some systemic diseases. Probiotics ( Nissle 1917, , , lactic acid bacteria and spp.

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  • Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, a commonly farmed fish, faces risks of immune suppression and infection due to frequent cold stress during breeding, leading to potential economic losses.
  • Research suggests that CpG Oligonucleotides (CpG-ODNs) can enhance immunity in fish under cold stress, particularly through the action of cold shock proteins like Y box binding proteins (YBX).
  • The study found that the specific CpG-ODN, CpG-B, significantly upregulated YBX1 and activated critical immune pathways to provide protection against bacterial infections, adding to the knowledge of using CpG-ODNs in cold-temperature fish farming.
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Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum) is a probiotic that could promote animal growth and protect gut health. So far, current studies mainly keep up with the basic biological functions of C.

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Mycotoxin contamination is an ongoing and growing issue that can create health risks and even cause death. Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of specific therapy against mycotoxins with few side effects. On the other hand, the strategic expression of CXCL17 in mucosal tissues suggests that it may be involved in immune response when exposed to mycotoxins, but the exact role of CXCL17 remains largely unknown.

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The human body is almost always facing the oxidative stress caused by foodborne aldehydes such as glyoxal (GO) and methylglyoxal (MGO), 4-hydroxyhexenal (HHE), and 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE). When these aldehydes build up, they can cause a range of harm. However, a probiotic, Clostridium butyricum, can increase nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) and may have the potential to relieve oxidative stress.

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Up to now, many previous reports have emphasized that Annexins (ANX) family played an important role in immune responses. Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila), the most common zoonotic pathogenic bacteria of yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco), can cause serious economic loss, especially to yellow catfish with high economic value.

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