Supplementation of fructooligosaccharides to suckling piglets affects intestinal microbiota colonization and immune development.

ABSTRACT: Emerging knowledge shows the importance of early life events in programming the intestinal mucosal immune system and development of the intestinal barrier function. These processes depend heavily on close interactions between gut microbiota and host cells in the intestinal mucosa. In turn, development of the intestinal microbiota is largely dependent on available nutrients required for the specific microbial community structures to expand. It is currently not known what the specificities are of intestinal microbial community structures in relation to the programming of the intestinal mucosal immune system and development of the intestinal barrier function. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of a nutritional intervention on intestinal development of suckling p

SUBMITTER: Schokker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6095281 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature