Induction of Porcine Host Defense Peptide Gene Expression by Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Their Analogs

Dietary modulation of the synthesis of endogenous host defense peptides (HDPs) represents a novel antimicrobial approach for disease control and prevention, particularly against antibiotic-resistant infections. However, HDP regulation by dietary compounds such as butyrate is species-dependent. To ex...

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Main Authors: Zeng, Xiangfang, Sunkara, Lakshmi T., Jiang, Weiyu, Bible, Megan, Carter, Scott, Ma, Xi, Qiao, Shiyan, Zhang, Guolong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758276/