Effects of compound of hawthorn (<scp><i>Crataegus pinnatifida</i></scp>) and Chinese yam (<i>Dioscorea opposita</i> Thunb.) extracts on growth performance, intestinal health, and immune function in weaned pigs

Fu, Linglong; Sun, Mengning; Dong, Wenxu; Zhang, Gang; Han, Dandan; Zang, Jianjun; Hu, Liu

doi:10.1111/asj.13790

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“…Researchers found that dietary supplementation with the hawthorn pulp improved intestinal morphology by increasing villi length, villi width, and muscle thickness, and enhanced gut barrier integrity by increasing the mRNA expression of zonula occludens‐3 in golden pompano (Tan et al., 2020). It also improved intestinal health by improving duodenal lipase and trypsin activity and jejunal morphology, as well as higher ileal valproic acid, colonic propionic acid, and isobutyric acid concentrations (Fu et al., 2022). In addition, hawthorn extract can promote gastrointestinal motility by increasing the number of gastrointestinal Cajal (interstitial cell of Cajal [ICC]) mesenchymal cells through upregulation of c‐kit expression (Wang, Luo et al., 2021).…”

Section: Bioactivities Based On In Vitro and In Vivo Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The whole hawthorn fruit and its components also had other in vivo beneficial functions. The whole hawthorn extract could also enhance immune response and growth performance (Fu et al., 2022). Hawthorn pulp was sufficient to produce anxiolytic and antidepressant‐like effects by activating 5‐HT1A receptors and elevating brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, increasing urinary serotonin levels, and decreasing urinary NE and DA levels (Nitzan et al., 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) fruit as a new dietary source of bioactive ingredients with multiple beneficial functions

Ma,

Yang,

et al. 2024

Food Frontiers

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The discovery of new natural sources has brought increased attention to the development of functional foods. The hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) fruit is an underutilized fruit due to its benefits for human health and good taste. It contains a variety of bioactive ingredients, contributing to its multiple beneficial functions and applications. This review summarized and discussed the main bioactive ingredients, beneficial functions based on in vitro, in vivo, and human studies, and different applications of the hawthorn fruit according to the updated literature in the past 3 years. Hawthorn berries contain phenolic acids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, pectin, and many other bioactive components, which have a variety of beneficial functions, such as antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antibacterial, antidiabetic, intestinal protection, cardiovascular protection, hepatoprotection, anti‐cancer, and neuroprotection. Its potential molecular mechanism and different food‐related applications such as hawthorn wine and antioxidant drink are discussed in detail in this review. Additionally, hawthorn berries are shown to be safe when consumed within the proper dosage. Collectively, this updated review indicates that the hawthorn fruit can be a new dietary source of bioactive ingredients with multiple beneficial functions and can be affordably developed into functional and medicinal foods for the prevention and management of certain chronic diseases.

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Section: Bioactivities Based On In Vitro and In Vivo Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bioactivities Based On In Vitro and In Vivo Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) fruit as a new dietary source of bioactive ingredients with multiple beneficial functions

Ma,

Yang,

et al. 2024

Food Frontiers

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“…Emerging evidence have showed that plants and their extracts exert positive roles in animal growth, immunity, and maintaining animal health ( 1 ). The yucca extract contains saponins, polysaccharides, polyphenols, and other active substances ( 2 ), and is generally recognized as a safe feed additive.…”

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Dietary yucca extract and Clostridium butyricum promote growth performance of weaned rabbits by improving nutrient digestibility, intestinal development, and microbial composition

Wang

Zhang²,

Ren³

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Yucca has abundant amounts of polyphenolics, steroidal saponins, and resveratrol and its extract can be used as a feed additive in the animal husbandry, which might contribute to the improvement in the growth and productivity in rabbit production. Hence, the current study aimed to examine the effects of yucca extract alone and in combination with Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, muscle quality, and intestinal development of weaned rabbits. A total of 400 40-day-old male rabbits were randomly divided into 4 treatment groups for 40 days: (1) basal diet group, (2) basal diet contained 300 mg/kg of yucca extract, (3) basal diet supplemented with 0.4 × 1010 colony-forming units (CFU)/kg of C. butyricum, and (4) the blend of 0.4 × 1010/kg CFU of C. butyricum and 300 mg/kg of yucca extract. The supplementation of yucca extract or C. butyricum increased body weight (BW) of rabbits depending on the age, the combined addition of yucca extract and C. butyricum significantly increased BW, weight gain, and feed intake, companying with increased the digestibility of crud protein, fiber, phosphorous, and calcium as compared to control diet (P < 0.05). Furthermore, yucca extract and C. butyricum treatment alone and in combination notably increased the villus high and the ratio of villus high to crypt depth of rabbits (P < 0.05). The combined supplementation of yucca extract and C. butyricum altered the intestinal microbiota of rabbits, as demonstrated by increased the abundance of beneficial bacteria Ruminococcaceae and decreased the proportion of pathogenic bacteria such as Pseudomonadaceae and S24-7. In addition, the rabbits fed the diet with yucca extract and the blend of yucca extract and C. butyricum had significantly increased pH45min, decreased pressing loss, drip loss, and shears force when compared with rabbits received control diet (P < 0.05). Diet with C. butyricum or its mixture with yucca extract increased the fat content of meat, while the combined addition of yucca extract and C. butyricum declined the content of fiber in meat (P < 0.05). Collectively, the combined use of yucca extract and C. butyricum showed better results on growth performance and meat quality, which might be closely associated with the improved intestinal development and cecal microflora of the rabbits.

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“…(4,5) Alternatives to reduce the use of GPA in animals while maintaining efficient production and obtaining high-quality, low-cost foods are being sought. (2,6) Humic substances (HS) are potential alternatives as growth promoters as they have been shown to improve production efficiency and health in animals. (7,8,9) The most concentrated commercial sources of HS are leonardite and lignite, which are obtained from mines, and are extensively used to improve crop yields in agriculture; to a lesser extent, they are used as growth promoters in animals.…”

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The addition of humic substances extracted from vermicompost enhances the growth performance and the antioxidant status of weaning pigs

Jonathan Alexander,

Gomez-Rosales,

Angeles

et al. 2023

Vet Mex OA

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The aim of the study was to assess the effect of humic substances (HS) extracted from vermicompost on the growth performance, fecal score, bone ash content and antioxidant status in muscles and blood serum of weaned pigs from 1-42 days postweaning. Two-hundred 22-day weaned pigs were assigned to four treatments: 1= Positive control diet with colistin (PC), 2= Negative control diet without antibiotic or HS (NC), 3 and 4= Diets with 2 500 and 5 000 ppm of HS, respectively. Growth performance, fecal consistency, dry matter and ashes of metatarsus and the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity, iron reducing ability and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in muscles and blood were registered. Results were subjected to ANOVA and regression analysis. Linear increasing responses (P < 0.05) were found in the body weight at 42 days postweaning, the ADG from 1-7, 8-21, 22-42 and 1-42 and the gain:feed ratio from 1-7, 22-42 and 1-42 days postweaning, whilst the fecal score decreased linearly (P < 0.01) from 1-7, 8-21 and 1-42 days postweaning due to the increasing dietary HS concentration. The antioxidant potential of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity (P < 0.05) in loin muscle and blood serum at three and seven days, and in fillet muscle at seven days postweaning increased linearly due to the increasing dietary HS concentration. It is concluded that the addition of HS improved the growth performance from 1-42 days postweaning and the antioxidant status in muscles and blood serum of weaned pigs at three and seven days postweaning.

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Effects of compound of hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) and Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) extracts on growth performance, intestinal health, and immune function in weaned pigs

Cited by 6 publications

References 52 publications

The hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) fruit as a new dietary source of bioactive ingredients with multiple beneficial functions

The hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.) fruit as a new dietary source of bioactive ingredients with multiple beneficial functions

Dietary yucca extract and Clostridium butyricum promote growth performance of weaned rabbits by improving nutrient digestibility, intestinal development, and microbial composition

The addition of humic substances extracted from vermicompost enhances the growth performance and the antioxidant status of weaning pigs

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