Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs
The influence of supplementing glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide on the liver of growing-finishing pigs has not yet been examined. This study investigated the effect of 10% glycerol, 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide supplementation at single or combination on liver of growing-finishing pigs....
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| author | Wenchen Sun Wenchen Sun Linglan Deng Linglan Deng Wanjie Zou Wanjie Zou Panting Wei Panting Wei Shaobin Hao Shaobin Hao Huadong Wu Wei Lu Wei Lu Yuyong He Yuyong He |
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| description | The influence of supplementing glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide on the liver of growing-finishing pigs has not yet been examined. This study investigated the effect of 10% glycerol, 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide supplementation at single or combination on liver of growing-finishing pigs. Compared with pigs supplemented with 0% glycerol, 0% vitamin C and 0% niacinamide, pigs supplemented only with 10% glycerol had higher (p < 0.05) TNF-α concentration, partially hepatic steatosis, higher (p < 0.05) relative abundances of Escherichia_shigella, Prevotellaceae_UCG_003, Lachnospiraceae_XPB1014_group, Coprococcus, Lactococcus and Megamonas, lower (p < 0.05) solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) expression in liver tissue. However, pigs offered the diet with a mixture of 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide had higher (p < 0.05) relative abundance of Faecalibaculum and expression of SLC7A11, lower (p < 0.05) relative abundances of Staphylococcus and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 in liver tissue. Supplementation of 10% glycerol, 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide simultaneously to pigs increased (p < 0.05) the ferrous ion level, the relative abundances of Escherichia_Shigella, Lactococcus and Desulfobacterota, the expressions of gene Cryptochrome-1(CRY1) and SLC7A11, but decreased (p < 0.05) the expressions of gene C-reactive protein (CRP) and galactokinase 1 (GALK1) in liver tissue. Supplementation with 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide can alleviate the damage in liver of pigs fed a diet containing 10% glycerol. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e53e4285acae49c8b3b52d2d229d33a82025-08-20T02:07:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692025-06-011210.3389/fvets.2025.16201281620128Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigsWenchen Sun0Wenchen Sun1Linglan Deng2Linglan Deng3Wanjie Zou4Wanjie Zou5Panting Wei6Panting Wei7Shaobin Hao8Shaobin Hao9Huadong Wu10Wei Lu11Wei Lu12Yuyong He13Yuyong He14Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, ChinaThe influence of supplementing glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide on the liver of growing-finishing pigs has not yet been examined. This study investigated the effect of 10% glycerol, 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide supplementation at single or combination on liver of growing-finishing pigs. Compared with pigs supplemented with 0% glycerol, 0% vitamin C and 0% niacinamide, pigs supplemented only with 10% glycerol had higher (p < 0.05) TNF-α concentration, partially hepatic steatosis, higher (p < 0.05) relative abundances of Escherichia_shigella, Prevotellaceae_UCG_003, Lachnospiraceae_XPB1014_group, Coprococcus, Lactococcus and Megamonas, lower (p < 0.05) solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) expression in liver tissue. However, pigs offered the diet with a mixture of 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide had higher (p < 0.05) relative abundance of Faecalibaculum and expression of SLC7A11, lower (p < 0.05) relative abundances of Staphylococcus and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 in liver tissue. Supplementation of 10% glycerol, 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide simultaneously to pigs increased (p < 0.05) the ferrous ion level, the relative abundances of Escherichia_Shigella, Lactococcus and Desulfobacterota, the expressions of gene Cryptochrome-1(CRY1) and SLC7A11, but decreased (p < 0.05) the expressions of gene C-reactive protein (CRP) and galactokinase 1 (GALK1) in liver tissue. Supplementation with 0.06% vitamin C and 0.05% niacinamide can alleviate the damage in liver of pigs fed a diet containing 10% glycerol.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1620128/fulllivermicrobiotaRNA sequencehistomorphologyglycerolvitamins |
| spellingShingle | Wenchen Sun Wenchen Sun Linglan Deng Linglan Deng Wanjie Zou Wanjie Zou Panting Wei Panting Wei Shaobin Hao Shaobin Hao Huadong Wu Wei Lu Wei Lu Yuyong He Yuyong He Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs Frontiers in Veterinary Science liver microbiota RNA sequence histomorphology glycerol vitamins |
| title | Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs |
| title_full | Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs |
| title_fullStr | Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs |
| title_short | Effects of dietary glycerol, vitamin C and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing-finishing pigs |
| title_sort | effects of dietary glycerol vitamin c and niacinamide supplementation on liver of growing finishing pigs |
| topic | liver microbiota RNA sequence histomorphology glycerol vitamins |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1620128/full |
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