Dietary Bacillus subtilis-based direct-fed microbials alleviate LPS-induced intestinal immunological stress and improve intestinal barrier gene expression in commercial broiler chickens.
- 2017-10
- RCT
- Research in Veterinary Science 114
- U. Gadde
- Sungtaek Oh
- Youngsub Lee
- E. Davis
- N. Zimmerman
- T. Rehberger
- H. Lillehoj
- PubMed: 28505587
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.05.004
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study
The percentages of CD4+ lymphocytes were significantly increased in probiotic groups in the absence of immunological challenge but were reduced during LPS challenge compared to controls.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes