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Multi-omic analysis for dietary supplementation of different ratios of soluble and insoluble fiber on intestinal microbiota, metabolites and inflammation of weaned piglets
Yetong Xu, Chengyu Zhou, Yingying Lu, Xutong Guo, Minyue Zong, Junwei Zhu, Pan Zhou, Jiaman Pang, Xie Peng, Zhihong Sun
2026, 25 (4): 1606-1618.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2025.05.013
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Different types of dietary fiber (DF) play important roles in enhancing intestinal health and overall performance in animals.  This study investigated the effects of high-DF diets containing different ratios of soluble to insoluble dietary fiber (SDF:IDF) on growth performance, intestinal barrier integrity, microbiota, and metabolite profiles in weaned piglets.  The four dietary treatments consisted of a basal diet (CON) and three high-DF diets with SDF:IDF ratios of 0.37, 0.25, and 0.13 (designated HF-0.37, HF-0.25, and HF-0.13, respectively).  On days 14 and 28, colonic tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 concentrations were higher in the HF-0.37 group than in the CON, HF-0.25, and HF-0.13 groups (P<0.05).  Plasma D-lactate and endotoxin levels were lower in the HF-0.25 group compared to the CON group at both time points (P<0.05).  Furthermore, colonic zonula occludens 1 expression was upregulated in the HF-0.25 and HF-0.13 groups compared to the CON and HF-0.37 groups on day 14 (P<0.05).  At the transcriptional level, all three high-DF diets modulated signaling pathways associated with inflammation and immune responses in the colon.  Notably, DF supplementation particularly the HF-0.25 diet upregulated colonic levels of 3-indole butyric acid, nicotinic acid, and 3-methylthiopropylamine on d 14 and reduced certain peptide levels by d 28.  These findings indicate that DF supplementation, especially at an SDF:IDF ratio of 0.25, exerts beneficial effects on intestinal integrity in weaned piglets, potentially mediated by alterations in colonic metabolite profiles, whereas HF-0.37 and HF-0.13 exhibited limited impacts on intestinal barrier function.

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