Cure8 research brief
A dietary protein from donkey milk showed anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and microbiome effects in a mouse model of colitis, which could point to new functional-food approaches worth further study for ulcerative colitis prevention or adjunctive care.
Researchers, clinicians, and patients interested in diet/microbiome interventions for ulcerative colitis or IBD.
This mouse study tested donkey whey protein (DWP) in a common chemical colitis model (3% DSS) and found that higher-dose DWP (2.0 g/kg) was associated with less weight loss, improved colon tissue appearance, lower pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6, higher antioxidant markers (GSH, GSH-Px), and shifts in gut bacteria toward several genera seen in healthy controls.
The report interprets these findings as DWP helping to preserve the mucosal barrier, modulate immune responses, reduce inflammation, and improve antioxidant capacity in DSS-induced colitis. The authors suggest DWP could be explored as a natural functional ingredient for adjunctive prevention or treatment of ulcerative colitis.
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Findings come from a controlled DSS-induced colitis experiment in mice and are described in the article abstract; they are preliminary and not evidence that DWP works in humans.
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