Pet Wellness and Vitamin A: A Narrative Overview

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1000 - 1000

Published: March 25, 2024

The health of companion animals, particularly dogs and cats, is significantly influenced by nutrition, with vitamins playing a crucial role. Vitamin A, in particular, indispensable, diverse roles ranging from vision to immune modulation reproduction. Despite its importance, the metabolism dietary requirements vitamin A animals remain complex not fully understood. This review provides comprehensive overview historical perspective, digestion, metabolism, physiological roles, deficiency, excess, interactions other micronutrients animals. Additionally, it highlights future research directions gaps our understanding. Insights into personalized nutrition strategies based on genetic variability, longitudinal studies tracking status investigations immunomodulatory effects are for optimizing pet wellness. Furthermore, understanding stability bioavailability food formulations essential ensuring provision adequate micronutrients. Overall, this underscores importance animal need further enhance optimize recommendations well-being.

Language: Английский

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Examining the impact of crops and foods biofortified with micronutrients on the gut microbiome: A review

Food Research International, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 209, P. 116189 - 116189

Published: March 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mechanisms of microbial-gut-brain axis modulation by electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(2)

Published: May 7, 2025

Abstract Purpose The present study aims to evaluate the effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on depressive behaviors. In addition, we explore mechanisms by which ECT alters composition and functioning gut microbiota through microbiota-gut-brain axis. Methods A depression model in mice was established using chronic unpredictable mild stress. were divided into three groups: control, depression, ECT-treated. Depressive behaviors assessed a series behavioral tests, including monitoring body weight, open field sucrose preference forced swim tests. Histological microcirculatory assessments brain tissues conducted hematoxylin eosin (H&E) staining, Nissl staining immunofluorescence methodology along with laser speckle contrast imaging. inflammatory cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor- α (TNF- ), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Interleukin-1 β (IL-1 ) quantified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Metagenomic sequencing employed diversity abundance microbiota. Results significantly improved as evidenced increased weight decreased immobility time H&E indicated substantial reduction inflammation while revealed restoration neuronal morphology following treatment. Furthermore, analysis showed elevated c-Fos expression hippocampal region ( P < 0.05). Assessments demonstrated significant reductions TNF- , IL-6, IL-1 levels group. metagenomic that enhanced diversity, particularly restoring Bacteroides Verrucomicrobia Conclusion exerts its antidepressant modulating enhancing functionality gut-brain

Language: Английский

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Delving into vitamin A supplementation in poultry nutrition: current knowledge, functional effects, and practical implications

World s Poultry Science Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 80(1), P. 109 - 131

Published: Aug. 29, 2023

Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is crucial for maintaining various physiological functions, including vision, immunity, epithelial cell growth and differentiation, reproduction, bone development. Discussions surrounding retinol in commercial poultry farming have recently emerged due to its significant biological importance, well concerns regarding cost susceptibility oxidation both pure form premixes. Insufficient vitamin A avian species can lead reduced performance, increased infectious diseases, reproductive disorders. Determining the optimal supply of poses a challenging task. Poultry's requirements depend on factors such state, age, health, nutritional status, function. Scientific committees like National Academies Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (NASEM, formerly Research Council) or Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie (GfE) provide requirement estimates (NASEM) allowances foundations practical considerations. However, when applied scenarios, extrapolating from controlled research environments may entail intrinsic limitations. Therefore, developing comprehensive understanding effects supplemental health metabolism essential formulating balanced diets achieving performance settings. The objective this review an in-depth analysis complex relatively unexplored topic.

Language: Английский

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Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and constipation: evidence from NHANES 2005-2010

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Background Dietary antioxidants have been found to improve various diseases, including digestive, cardiovascular, and urinary disorders. However, the relationship between composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) constipation remains unclear. This study aims investigate potential link CDAI among adults in United States. Methods utilized data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected 2005 2010. respondents were obtained through two 24-hour recall interviews. Multiple statistical methods, multivariable logistic regression, subgroup analysis, smooth curve fitting used explore association chronic constipation. Results A total of 10,904 participants included study, whom 1,184 identified as having After adjusting for confounders, regression analysis showed that higher was significantly associated with a lower risk (OR = 0.958 [0.929, 0.987]). Compared lowest quartile, highest quartile reduced prevalence 0.704 [0.535, 0.927]). Subgroup indicated differences gender, alcohol intake, smoking status might influence Smooth revealed an "n" shaped non-alcohol consumers, turning point at value 1.08. Conclusion An elevated is negatively correlated incidence constipation, suggesting increasing intake may reduce prevalence. These findings underscore importance maintaining gut health provide comprehensive guidance clinical public practices.

Language: Английский

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Association between the composite dietary antioxidant index and constipation: Evidence from NHANES 2005–2010

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(9), P. e0311168 - e0311168

Published: Sept. 27, 2024

Background Dietary antioxidants have been found to improve various diseases, including digestive, cardiovascular, and urinary disorders. However, the relationship between CDAI constipation remains unclear. This study aims investigate potential link among adults in United States. Methods utilized data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected 2005 2010. respondents were obtained through two 24-hour dietary recall interviews. Multiple statistical methods, multivariable logistic regression, subgroup analysis, smooth curve fitting used explore association chronic constipation. Results A total of 10,904 participants included study, whom 1,184 identified as having After adjusting for confounders, regression analysis showed that higher was significantly associated with a lower risk (OR = 0.958 [0.929, 0.987]). Compared lowest quartile, highest quartile reduced prevalence 0.704 [0.535, 0.927]). Subgroup indicated differences gender, alcohol intake, smoking status might influence Smooth revealed an "n" shaped non-alcohol consumers, turning point at value 1.08. Conclusion An elevated is negatively correlated incidence constipation, suggesting increasing antioxidant intake may reduce prevalence. These findings underscore importance maintaining gut health provide comprehensive guidance clinical public practices.

Language: Английский

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Effects of Pea (Pisum sativum) Prebiotics on Intestinal Iron-Related Proteins and Microbial Populations In Vivo (Gallus gallus)

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(12), P. 1856 - 1856

Published: June 13, 2024

Iron deficiency remains a public health challenge globally. Prebiotics have the potential to improve iron bioavailability by modulating intestinal bacterial population, increasing SCFA production, and stimulating expression of brush border membrane (BBM) transport proteins among iron-deficient populations. This study intended investigate effects soluble extracts from cotyledon seed coat three pea (Pisum sativum) varieties (CDC Striker, CDC Dakota, Meadow) on BBM iron-related (DCYTB DMT1) populations beneficial bacteria in vivo using Gallus gallus model oral gavage (one day old chicks) with 1 mL 50 mg/mL extract solutions. The treatment groups increased relative abundance Bifidobacterium compared groups, Dakota (dark brown pigmented) recording highest Bifidobacterium. In contrast, Striker Cotyledon (dark-green-pigmented) significantly Lactobacillus (p < 0.05). Subsequently, two dark-pigmented coats) recorded DCYTB. Our suggests that may affecting

Language: Английский

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