The role of Sophora alopecuroides alkaloids in colon health of lambs fed high-concentrate diets for extended periods: impact on barrier function, antioxidation, and microflora
Shufang Li, Boyang Li, Henan Lu, Jianxin Zhao, Aiwu Gao, Yawen An, Jinli Yang, Hairong Wang · 2025
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Li and seven co-authors report a study from twenty twenty-five on a plant extract that may guard lamb colons. Lambs fed rich grain diets for long spells can suffer gut acid harm. Most past work guards the first stomach, not the lower gut. The team added a plant alkaloid mix to a rich diet for one group of lambs. Two other groups got a medium diet or the rich diet alone. At the end they checked colon walls, defenses, and gut germs.
The added extract strengthened a key wall protein in the colon. It cut a harm marker and raised the lambs' own defense enzymes. Gut acids shifted to a healthier mix, with more of a helpful acid. Germ groups tied to that acid also grew. The authors back the extract for lower gut care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shufang Li, Boyang Li, Henan Lu, Jianxin Zhao, Aiwu Gao, Yawen An, Jinli Yang, Hairong Wang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |