Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 116-121.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2023.04.016

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Research Progress in Protective Effects of Camel Milk on Different Types of Liver Injury

GAO Tian1,DU Donghua1,2,Hasisurong 1,3   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine,Inner Mongolia Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Hohhot 010018,China
    2. Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine,College of Animal Science and Technology,Hebei North University,Zhangjiakou 075131,China
    3. Inner Mongolia Institute of Camel Research,Alagxa Right Banner 750300, China
  • Received:2023-03-15 Online:2023-07-30 Published:2023-08-30

Abstract:

Liver injury threatens human health and life safety, which has various causative factors, such as drugs, alcohol, diabetes mellitus, and environmental stress. In animals, liver injury leads to decrease in production performance and results in severe economic losses in animal husbandry production. Oxidative stress (OS) and its mediated inflammatory response are the common pathogenesis of different types of liver injury. Camel milk (CM) and camel whey protein (CWP) are natural antioxidants that can prevent OS by boosting the antioxidant capacity of the body. Therefore, they have potential anti-liver damage effects. Focusing on the roles of anti-OS and anti-inflammation, the research progress in the protective effects of CM and CWP against the chemical, alcoholic and diabetes mellitus-induced liver injury as well as the heat stress-induced liver injury is reviewed, in hoping to give novel insights into the future research and provide references for promoting the health care role of CM.

Key words: liver injury, camel milk, camel whey protein, oxidative stress, inflammatory response

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