Gut microbiota mediates the effects of inulin on enhancing sulfomucin production and mucosal barrier function in a pig model

Abstract

and butyrate, were significantly related with sulfomucins and the mucosal barrier function-gene in pigs. Collectively, these findings suggest that the intestinal mucosal microbiota and SCFAs induced by INU play a crucial role in modulating the chemotypes of mucin and the barrier function.