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Oxford University Press (OUP), Journal of Animal Science, Supplement 4(90), p. 263-265

DOI: 10.2527/jas.53802

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Effects of dietary supplementation with Laminaria hyperborea, Laminaria digitata, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the IL-17 pathway in the porcine colon

Journal article published in 2012 by M. T. Ryan ORCID, C. J. O'Shea, C. B. Collins, J. V. O'Doherty, T. Sweeney ORCID
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Abstract

An unregulated T(h)17 inflammatory response has been highlighted as a major contributor to the underlying pathology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) whereas regulatory T (T-REG) cells) have been highlighted as pivotal in suppressing autoimmune and inflammatory responses in the gut. Following dietary supplementation, beta-glucans have been shown to reduce the T(h)17 signature molecule IL-17a in the porcine colon. To expand this observation we examined the effects of supplementing feeds with beta-glucans derived from seaweeds Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria digitata and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on gene expression of a range of cytokines, receptors, and signal transducing molecules relevant to the T(h)17 and T-REG pathways in the porcine colon. All sources of beta-glucans significantly decreased the expression of T(h)17-related cytokines (IL-17a, IL-17F, and IL-22), receptor IL23R, and IL-6. There was no alteration to the T-REG-related target, Foxp3, or to TGF-beta, although a significant reduction in IL-10 was observed in the L. digitata supplementation group.