Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: As a kind of antibacterial and antifungal preservative, benzoic acid is widely used in foods and feeds. Recently, many studies showed that it could improve the growth and health, which should, at least partially, be derived from the promotion of gut functions, including digestion, absorption, and barrier. Based on the similarity of gut physiology between human and pigs, many relative studies in which piglets and porcine intestinal epithelial cells were used as the models have been done. And the results showed that using appropriate benzoic acid levels might improve gut functions via regulating enzyme activity, redox status, immunity, and microbiota, but excess administration would lead to the damage of gut health through redox status. However, the further mechanisms that some intestinal physiological functions might be regulated are not well understood. The present review will, in detail, summarize the effect of benzoic acid on gut functions.
Source: BioMed Research International
DOI: 10.1155/2019/5721585
Authors: Xiangbing Mao, Qing Yang, Daiwen Chen, Bing Yu, Jun He
Institutions: Sichuan Agricultural University, Oklahoma State University
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,680
Funder: Sichuan Agricultural University
OpenAlex ID: W2916620191