Effect of free thymol on differential gene expression in gastric mucosa of the young pig

Autor: Paolo Trevisi, Mario P. Colombo, Maria Nieddu, Greta Gandolfi, Paolo Bosi, Davide Priori, Gianpiero Boatto
Přispěvatelé: M. Colombo, D. Priori, G. Gandolfi, G. Boatto, M. Nieddu, P. Bosi, P. Trevisi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Animal, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 786-791 (2014)
ISSN: 1751-7311
Popis: Thymol is the most common molecule in thyme and has been proposed as an oral alternative to antibiotics in the feed of pigs and broilers. The knowledge of the in vivo physiological effects of thymol on tissues is limited, particularly its impact on the gastric mucosa, where it is primarily absorbed when it is orally supplied. In this study, thymol (TH, 50 mg/ kg BW) or a placebo (CO) was introduced directly into the stomach of 8 weaned pigs that were slaughtered 12 h later and sampled for gastric oxyntic and pyloric mucosa. The analysis of whole transcript expression was performed using Affymetrix© Porcine Gene 1.1 ST array strips. Affymetrix Transcripts IDs were associated with 13 406 human gene names based on Sus scrofa Ensemble. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis was performed, comparing TH and CO pigs. For each gene set, the normalized enrichment score (NES) was defined as significant when the false discovery rate % was
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