Effect of plant polysaccharides (Poria cocos and Astragalus polysaccharides) on immune responses and intestinal microbiota of Dabry's sturgeons.

ABSTRACT: Searching for non-toxic and harmless feed ingredients that can improve growth performance and host immunity has always been the focus of attention in the protected areas for artificially bred Dabry's sturgeons. The present study explored the effect of dietary Poria cocos and Astragalus polysaccharides on the antioxidant status, expression of immune related genes, and composition and putative functions of gut bacterial communities in Dabry's sturgeons for the first time. In this study, Dabry's sturgeons were randomly divided into 3 groups and fed diets of normal, P. cocos polysaccharide-added (200 mg/kg), and Astragalus polysaccharide-added (200 mg/kg) food for 14 days. The results indicated that dietary Astragalus polysaccharide can increase the fi

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10542428 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature