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- Title
Potential Effects of Prebiotics on Gastrointestinal and Immunological Modulation in the Feeding of Healthy Dogs: A Review.
- Authors
Perini, Mariana Pamplona; Pedrinelli, Vivian; Marchi, Pedro Henrique; Henríquez, Lucas Ben Fiuza; Zafalon, Rafael Vessecchi Amorim; Vendramini, Thiago Henrique Annibale; Balieiro, Julio César de Carvalho; Brunetto, Marcio Antonio
- Abstract
One of the most studied functional foods in dog feed today is the prebiotic. Prebiotics are known for their modulating effects on the intestinal microbiota, fecal characteristics, and the immune system, which promotes beneficial effects to the host. However, with the diversity of prebiotics in the pet market, there are discussions around which prebiotics to use to stimulate these positive effects. In this case, the objective of this review was to demonstrate the main effects of different prebiotics on the feeding of healthy dogs. Platforms such as Embase, PubMed, and Mendeley were accessed to plot all scientific articles in vivo that reported prebiotics to feed adult or senior dogs. After excluding duplicate articles and without the evaluated criteria, we obtained a total of 36 articles. Our results demonstrated the diversity and concentrations of prebiotics in the feeding of healthy adult and senior dogs. The effects of prebiotics differ according to source, concentration, and length of the supplementation period. Several beneficial effects of different prebiotics have been observed in dogs, such as increased fecal Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria concentrations and decreased fecal Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli concentrations, increased short chain fatty acids concentrations, decreased colonic ammonia absorption, and immunomodulatory effects, such as improved humoral immune response and increased phagocytic index. Galactooligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides, yeast cell wall, inulin, and beta-glucans were the most studied prebiotics, which showed potentially promising effects. This is a review that brings the importance and the modulating effects of prebiotics in the feeding of healthy dogs; the effects help the gastrointestinal tract and the immune system.
- Subjects
FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; INULIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; SHORT-chain fatty acids; PREBIOTICS; GUT microbiome; HUMORAL immunity; DOGS
- Publication
Fermentation (Basel), 2023, Vol 9, Issue 7, p693
- ISSN
2311-5637
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/fermentation9070693