• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.119-131
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• 2024

BIOVITA 3 bacterial species (BIOVITA 3), a probiotic blend powder containing Clostridium butyricum IDCC 1301, Weizmannia coagulans IDCC 1201, and Bacillus subtilis IDCC 1101, has been used as a food ingredient for gut health. However, its efficacy in improving constipation has not been reported. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the functional effects of oral administration of BIOVITA 3 as well as its component strains alone (at 1.0×10⁹ CFU/day) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with loperamide-induced constipation. The study included fecal analysis, gastrointestinal transit ratio, histopathological analysis, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and metagenome analysis. As results, the BIOVITA 3 group showed significant improvements in fecal number, water content, gastrointestinal transit ratio, and thickening of the mucosal layer. In the SCFAs analysis, all probiotic-treated groups showed an increase in total SCFAs compared to the loperamide-constipated group. Changes in microbial abundance and the diversity index of three groups (normal, constipated, and BIOVITA 3) were also defined. Of these, the BIOVITA 3 showed a significant improvement in loperamide-constipated SD-rats. This study suggests the possibility that BIOVITA 3 can be applied as an ingredient in functional foods to relieve constipation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.943-946
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• 2017

Although the genus Leuconostoc, generally found in various fermented foods, has often been suggested to be a novel probiotic for food fermentation and health promotion, the strains in this genus showed low acid tolerance and low osmotic stress resistance activities, which are required for survival during food fermentation events. Recently, a novel species of Weissella, W. jogaejeotgali $FOL01^T$ (= KCCM 43128 = JCM 30580), was isolated from Korean fermented clams. To determine the genomic features of this new species, its genome was completely sequenced and analyzed. The genome consists of a circular chromosome of 2,114,163 bp of DNA with a G+C content of 38.8%, and the plasmid pFOL01 consists of 35,382 bp of DNA with a G+C content of 39.1%. The genome analysis showed its potential for use in food fermentation and osmotic stress resistance abilities for processing in food industries. In addition, this strain was predicted to have acid tolerance and adhesion to the mucosal layer for survival and colonization in the gut. Subsequent experiments substantiated these abilities, suggesting that W. jogaejeotgali may have probiotic potential and a high survival rate during food fermentation. Therefore, it may be suitable as a novel probiotic strain for various applications in food industries.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1566-1574
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• 2022

Objective: This study investigated the effects of dietary methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) and selenium (Se) on the laying performance, egg quality, gut health indicators, egg yolk Se content, and antioxidant markers in laying hens. Methods: One hundred ninety-two 73-wk-old laying hens were randomly divided into four groups with eight replicates of six hens each. Four diets were prepared in a 2×2 factorial arrangement with or without MSM and Se. The trial lasted for 12 wk. Results: There were no interaction effects or main effects (p>0.05) on laying performance and egg quality. However, feed intake increased in Se-fed hens (p = 0.051) and decreased in MSM-fed hens (p = 0.067) compared with that of hens in the control group. Dietary MSM increased (p<0.05) the ileal villus height and villus height:crypt ratio in hens compared with those receiving the non-supplemented control diet. Dietary MSM and Se did not affect the percentage of short-chain fatty acids in the ileal contents. Dietary Se enriched the Se content in egg yolk compared with that of the non-supplemented control diet (p<0.05). Dietary Se increased (p<0.05) glutathione peroxidase levels in the liver and serum samples compared to the control diet. The total antioxidant capacity in the liver increased (p<0.05) in laying hens that were fed MSM-supplemented diets than in hens fed the control diet. Dietary MSM significantly increased the relative superoxide dismutase levels in serum samples (p<0.05). Conclusion: Supplementation with either MSM or Se independently improved the antioxidant capacity of laying hens. Furthermore, dietary Se produced Se-enriched eggs, but this effect was neither additive nor synergistic with dietary MSM.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2021

Objective: Temperature could influence protein and amino acid deposition as well as gut microbiota profile and composition. However, the specific effects of ambient temperature on amino acids deposition and gut microbiota composition remain insufficiently understood. Methods: A total of 300 one-day-old Avian broilers were randomly divided into three groups and reared at high, medium, and low temperature (HT, MT, and LT), respectively. Breast muscle and fecal samples were collected for amino acid composition analysis and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Results: Our data showed that compared to the MT group, there was a decrease of muscle leucine and tyrosine (p<0.05), as well as an increase of methionine in the HT group (p<0.05) and a decrease of serine in the LT group. Examination of microbiota shift revealed that at genus level, the relative abundance of Turicibacter and Parabacteroides was increased in the HT group (p<0.05) and that the relative abundances of Pandoraea, Achromobacter, Prevotella, Brevundimonas, and Stenotrophomonas in the LT group were higher than those in the MT group (p<0.05). In addition, there were substantial correlations between microbes and amino acids. In the HT group. Turicibacter was negatively correlated with aspartic acid and tyrosine, whereas Parabacteroides was positively correlated with methionine (p<0.05). In the LT group, there were multiple positive correlations between Achromobacter and arginine, isoleucine or tyrosine; between Prevotella and cysteine or phenylalanine; between Brevundimonas and cysteine; and between Stenotrophomonas and cysteine as well as a negative correlation between Stenotrophomonas and serine. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that amino acid content of breast muscle and intestinal microbiota profile was affected by different ambient temperatures. Under heat exposure, augmented abundance of Parabacteroides was correlated with elevated methionine. Low temperature treatment may affect muscle tyrosine content through the regulation of Achromobacter.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.1452-1462
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• 2024

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with Agaricus blazei polysaccharide (ABP) at varying concentrations on the performance, egg quality, blood biochemistry, intestinal morphology, and microflora of quail. Methods: The study involved a total of 2,700 Korean quails, which were randomly divided into three groups. The measured variables encompassed productive performance, egg parameters, carcass parameters, serum metabolites, immune response parameters, antioxidative properties, and gut microbiome. Results: The addition of ABP did not have a significant effect on average daily feed intake. However, it was found to increase the average daily egg weight and egg production rate, reduce the feed-egg ratio. There were no significant impacts on egg quality measures such as egg shape index, egg yolk index and color, egg yolk and protein content. However, ABP supplementation significantly increased the Hough unit (p<0.01) and decreased the rate of unqualified eggs (p<0.01). Regarding serum parameters, the inclusion led to an increase in total protein concentration (p<0.05) and a reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05). There were no significant effects observed on immune indicators such as immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgM. ABP supplementation increased the levels of serum antioxidant indicators, including glutathione peroxidase, total superoxide dismutase (p<0.05), and total antioxidant capacity colorimeter (p<0.05). Furthermore, ABP supplementation significantly elevated the intramuscular fatty acid content in quail meat. Additionally, ABP supplementation demonstrated a significant improvement in the diversity of gut microbiota and induced alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that dietary supplementation of ABP enhanced production performance and antioxidant capacity while increasing the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in quail muscle.

• 생태와환경
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2020

오염지표생물로서 널리 활용되고 있는 깔따구는 잡식, 초식, 육식성 등 종에 따라 다양한 섭식형태를 보이는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그중 잡식성으로 알려져 있는 삼지창무늬깔따구 (P. scalaenum)는 국내의 다양한 하천 생태계에서 우점하기 때문에 하천 생태계 내 먹이 사슬에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 먹이원에 대한 자세한 정보가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 4대강의 대표적인 보(이포보, 세종보, 죽산보, 강정고령보, 달성보) 구간에 서식하는 삼지창무늬깔따구를 대상으로 소화관 내용물을 분석하여 먹이원을 파악하고자 하였다. 이포보에서 채집된 깔따구 소화관에서 동물플랑크톤의 사체(부속지, 강모 등)가 다수 포함된 반면, 다른 4개보의 깔따구 소화관에서는 식물플랑크톤이 주를 이루고 있었다. 깔따구의 소화관 내용물과 환경에 식물플랑크톤 종 조성은 매우 유사하였으며, 정점 간 종 조성의 차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 본 연구에서 수행된 삼지창무늬깔따구의 소화관 분석은 잡식성 깔따구의 섭식 특성을 파악할 수 있었으며, 특히 깔따구의 소화관 내용물 분석을 통한 주변 수환경 내 기초생산자의 종 조성 파악 연구의 가능성을 보였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.532-541
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• 2003

연구배경 : 장의 재관류로 발생하는 급성폐손상에서 group II $PLA_2$의 억제제로 알려진 doxycyclin의 치료효과와 그 작용기전을 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 특히 장의 재관류에 의한 급성폐손상이 호중구에 의한 산화성 스트레스에 의하며 이 과정에서 group II $PLA_2$가 관여한다는 사실에 근거하여 doxycyclin의 산화성 스트레스억제를 확인하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이었다. 방법 : 체중 300g 내외의 Sprague-Dawley 흰쥐에서 상장간막동맥을 60분간 clamp한 뒤 120분간의 재관류를 시키면 급성폐손상이 유도된다. 이때 호중구에 의한 산화성스트레스가 유발되고 여기에 $PLA_2$가 관여하는 것을 관찰하기위해 lung leak, lung MPO 활성도, CeCl3 cytochemical electron microscopy, cytochrome-c reduction assay 및 lung $PLA_2$ 활성도를 측정하였다. 또한 doxycyclin의 효과를 확인하기 위하여 doxycyclin hyclate(10mg/kg)를 복강내 주사한 뒤 위에서 언급한 모든 parameter를 측정, 비교하였다. 결과 : 장의 재관류로 유도된 급성폐손상에서 doxycyclin은 폐손상을 감소시켰는데 이것은 doxycyclin에 의한 lung MPO, 산소기생성, lung $PLA_2$ 활동도의 감소에 의한 것으로 생각되었다. 결론 : 장의 재관류로 유도된 급성폐손상은 호중구에서 생성되는 산소기, 특히 $PLA_2$의 활성화에 의해 생성된 산소기에 의한 것으로 생각되며 이때 doxycyclin은 $PLA_2$를 억제하여 산화성 스트레스를 감소시킴으로서 폐손상의 감소를 가져오는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.310-314
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• 2006

본 연구는 기수산 cyclopoid 요각류인 Paracyclopina nana의 먹이 종류와 농도에 따른 섭식률을 조사하였다. 먹이 공급 24 시간 후 먹이의 종류와 농도에 따른 P. nana의 장내용물 함량과 섭취된 먹이의 양을 색소분석 방법으로 조사하였다. T. suecica는 30 ng chl a/ml, I. galbana와 D. tertiolecta는 40 ng chl a/ml, P. tricornutum는 45 ng chl a/ml 농도로 공급하였을 때 섭취된 먹이의 양과 P. nana의 장내용물 함량이 가장 높았다. T. suecica, I. galbana, P. tricornutum, 그리고 D. tertiolecta에 대한 P. nana 성체 1 개체의 시간당 최대 섭식률은 각 미세조류의 공급 농도가 각각 39.3, 44.7, 44.5와 49.8 ng chl a/ml일 때 각각 0.63, 0.60, 0.41 및 0.52 ng chl a로 나타났다. 따라서 P. nana의 대량배양시 가장 적합한 먹이생물은 공급 농도가 낮으면서도 섭식률이 가장 높은 T. suecica이며, 성체 1 개체당 1일 먹이 공급량은 약 $25{\sim}39$ ng chl a (약 $10{\sim}15{\times}10^4$ cells)가 가장 경제적일 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1667-1675
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine whether L-arginine (Arg) supplementation could improve intestinal function in weaned pigs after an Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. Treatments included: i) non-challenged control (CONTR, pigs fed a control diet and injected with sterile saline); ii) LPS-challenged control (LPS, pigs fed the same control diet and challenged by injection with Escherichia coli LPS); iii) LPS+0.5% Arg (pigs fed a 0.5% Arg diet and challenged with LPS); and iv) LPS+1.0% Arg (pigs fed a 1.0% Arg diet and challenged with LPS). On d 16, pigs were administrated with LPS or sterile saline. D-xylose was orally administrated at 2 h following LPS challenge, and blood samples were collected at 3 h following LPS challenge. At 6 h post-challenge, pigs were sacrificed and intestinal mucosa samples were collected. Supplementation of Arg attenuated LPS-induced damage in gut digestive and barrier functions, as indicated by an increase in ileal lactase activity, and duodenal and ileal diamine oxidase activities (p<0.05). Arg administration also prevented the increase of jejunal malondialdehyde content and the decrease of ileal superoxide dismutase activity by LPS challenge (p<0.05). Furthermore, the jejunal nitric oxide level and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity were also improved after Arg supplementation (p<0.05). These results indicate that Arg supplementation has beneficial effects in alleviating the impairment of gut function induced by LPS challenge.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.417-421
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• 1999

This experiment examined the effects of feeding Aspergillus oryzae (AO) culture to laying hens, on fecal microbial populations, fecal pH and moisture content, egg quality, and metabolizabilities of several nutrients. Sixteen commercial 38-wk-old laying hens were randomly allotted to four diets: control; with 0.15% locally produced AO culture; with 0.3% locally produced AO culture, and; or with 0.3% imported AO. Each treatment consisted of four replicates (cages) containing one bird per cage according to a completely randomized design. After 4 wk, AO were recovered in the feces of birds fed the AO diets, indicating that AO might pass through the fore-gut alive and become active in the hind gut. The number of Lactobacillus spp. in feces was higher in all treated groups than that of the control, indicating that AO would provide a beneficial environment for the Lactobacillus spp. to proliferate in the intestine. The number of fecal E. coli was significantly reduced by the addition of AO. A similar trend was also found for aerobic bacteria. Although not significant, fecal moisture contents tended to be reduced by the addition of AO. Fecal pH was not significantly different among the treatments. The addition of AO did not affect the various economic traits of eggs. Metabolizabilities of gross energy and dry matter measured during the 5th wk were increased by the AO supplementation. It appears that AO culture alone could be used as a probiotic supplement for layers.