title: Effects of Genetically Modified Milk Containing Human Beta-Defensin-3 on Gastrointestinal Health of Mice.
abstract: This study was performed to investigate the effects of genetically modified (GM) milk containing human beta-defensin-3 (HBD3) on mice by a 90-day feeding study. The examined parameters included the digestibility of GM milk, general physical examination, gastric emptying function, intestinal permeability, intestinal microflora composition of mice, and the possibility of horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The emphasis was placed on the effects on gastrointestinal (GI) tract due to the fact that GI tract was the first site contacting with food and played crucial roles in metabolic reactions, nutrition absorption and immunity regulation in the host. However, the traditional methods for analyzing the potential toxicological risk of GM product pay little attention on GI health. In this study, the results showed GM milk was easy to be digested in simulated gastric fluid, and it did not have adverse effects on general and GI health compared to conventional milk. And there is little possibility of HGT. This study may enrich the safety assessment of GM product on GI health.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-5886
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Yange
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Zhaopeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.|Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Ming-Qing
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.|Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004063:Digestion; D030841:Food, Genetically Modified / Q000009:adverse effects*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008892:Milk / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D023083:beta-Defensins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C422950:DEFB103A protein, human; D023083:beta-Defensins