Browsing Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences by Author "Bodin, Jean-Christophe"

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Development of novel microparticles for effective delivery of thymol and lauric acid to pig intestinal tract

Omonijo, Faith; Kim, Seungil; Guo, Tracy; Wang, Qi; Gong, Joshua; Lahaye, Ludovic; Bodin, Jean-Christophe; Nyachoti, Martin; Liu, Song; Yang, Chengbo (2018-08-24)

Antibiotics have been widely supplemented in feeds at sub-therapeutic concentrations to prevent post-weaning diarrhea and increase the overall productivity of pigs. However, the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria ...
Thymol improves barrier function and attenuates inflammatory responses in porcine intestinal epithelial cells during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation

Omonijo, Faith; Liu, Shangxi; Hui, Qianru; Zhang, Hua; Lahaye, Ludovic; Bodin, Jean-Christophe; Nyachoti, Martin; Yang, Chengbo (2018-12-19)

It is well known that essential oil thymol exhibits anti-bacterial activity. The protective effects of thymol on pig intestine during inflammation is yet to be investigated. In this study, an in vitro (LPS)-induced ...