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  1. Synergistic Effects of Plant Essential Oils and Extracts on Gut Microbiota in Rats

    Article • Foods, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  2. The Effect of Apple and Pear Cultivars on In Vitro Fermentation with Human Faecal Microbiota

    Article • Microorganisms, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  3. Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of plant essential oils and extracts against foodborne pathogens

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  4. Anxiety-like Behavior in Female Sprague Dawley Rats Associated with Cecal Clostridiales

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  5. Influence of oral administration of kukoamine A on blood pressure in a rat hypertension model

    Article • PLOS One, May 2022, PLOS

    Dr Christine Butts

  6. Essential Oils and Their Major Components: An Updated Review on Antimicrobial Activities, Mechanism of Action and Their Potential Application in the Food Industry

    Article • Foods, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  7. Pectin Influences the Absorption and Metabolism of Polyphenols from Blackcurrant and Green Tea in Rats

    Article • Foods, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  8. The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis and Resilience to Developing Anxiety or Depression under Stress

    Article • Microorganisms, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  9. Goat and cow milk differ in altering microbiota composition and fermentation products in rats with gut dysbiosis induced by amoxicillin

    Article • Food & Function, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christine Butts

  10. Microbiota Composition of Breast Milk from Women of Different Ethnicity from the Manawatu—Wanganui Region of New Zealand

    Article • Nutrients, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  11. The Effects on Immune Function and Digestive Health of Consuming the Skin and Flesh of Zespri® SunGold Kiwifruit (Actinidia Chinensis var. Chinensis ‘Zesy002’) in Healthy and IBS-Constipated Individuals

    Article • Nutrients, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  12. The Effect of Sungold Kiwifruit (Actinidia Chinensis var. Chinensis) on Gut Health Function: A Randomized Cross-Over Clinical Trial

    Article • December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  13. Animal Model of Antibiotic Induced Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis

    Article • March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  14. Composition and safety evaluation of tea from New Zealand kawakawa (Piper excelsum)

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  15. The effect of ‘Zesy002’ kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensisvar.chinensis) on gut health function: a randomised cross-over clinical trial

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Christine Butts

  16. Human Milk Composition and Dietary Intakes of Breastfeeding Women of Different Ethnicity from the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand

    Article • Nutrients, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  17. Su1189 - The Effect of Zespri™ Sungold Kiwifruit on Gut Health Function: A Randomised Cross-Over Clinical Trial

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  18. Habitual dietary fibre intake influences gut microbiota response to an inulin-type fructan prebiotic: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, human intervention study

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, January 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Genelle Healey, Dr Christine Butts

  19. Interindividual variability in gut microbiota and host response to dietary interventions

    Article • Nutrition Reviews, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christine Butts

  20. Dietary fibre influences gut microbiota

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  21. Consumption of antimicrobial manuka honey does not significantly perturb the microbiota in the hind gut of mice

    Article • PeerJ, December 2016, PeerJ

    Dr Christine Butts

  22. Validity and Reproducibility of a Habitual Dietary Fibre Intake Short Food Frequency Questionnaire

    Article • Nutrients, September 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Christine Butts

  23. Influence of habitual dietary fibre intake on the responsiveness of the gut microbiota to a prebiotic: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, single-centre study

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2016, BMJ

    Dr Christine Butts

  24. Inoculation with enterococci does not affect colon inflammation in the multi-drug resistance 1a-deficient mouse model of IBD

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christine Butts

  25. A combined omics approach to evaluate the effects of dietary curcumin on colon inflammation in the Mdr1a−/− mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  26. The fate of 13C-labelled and non-labelled inulin predisposed to large bowel fermentation in rats

    Article • Food & Function, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Christine Butts

  27. Kiwifruit-derived supplements increase stool frequency in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    Article • Nutrition Research, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  28. Differential effects of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on gut microbiota and gene expression in rats

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Kerry L Bentley-Hewitt, Dr Christine Butts

  29. Apple Polyphenol Extracts Protect Against Aspirin-induced Gastric Mucosal Damage in Rats

    Article • Phytotherapy Research, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Kerry L Bentley-Hewitt, Dr Christine Butts

  30. Influence of Green and Gold Kiwifruit on Indices of Large Bowel Function in Healthy Rats

    Article • Journal of Food Science, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Kerry L Bentley-Hewitt, Dr Christine Butts

  31. RNA–Stable-Isotope Probing Shows Utilization of Carbon from Inulin by Specific Bacterial Populations in the Rat Large Bowel

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Gerald William Tannock, Dr Christine Butts

  32. Dietary Flavonoids from Modified Apple Reduce Inflammation Markers and Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christine Butts

  33. Inhibition of Platelet Activation by Lachrymatory Factor Synthase (LFS)-Silenced (Tearless) Onion Juice

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Christine Butts

  34. Modulation of colonic inflammation in Mdr1a−/− mice by green tea polyphenols and their effects on the colon transcriptome and proteome

    Article • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  35. Dietary combination of potato resistant starch and red meat up-regulates genes involved in colonic barrier function of rats

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Kerry L Bentley-Hewitt, Dr Christine Butts

  36. Effects of Potato Fiber and Potato-Resistant Starch on Biomarkers of Colonic Health in Rats Fed Diets Containing Red Meat

    Article • Journal of Food Science, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  37. In vitro determination of dietary protein and amino acid digestibility for humans

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, August 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Christine Butts

  38. Effects of early dietary intervention with a fermentable fibre on colonic microbiota activity and mucin gene expression in newly weaned rats

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  39. Effects of dietary broccoli fibre and corn oil on serum lipids, faecal bile acid excretion and hepatic gene expression in rats

    Article • Food Chemistry, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  40. The contribution of dietary broccoli sprouts towards the microbial metabolite profile in the hind gut of mice

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  41. Prebiotic effects of fermentable carbohydrate polymers may be modulated by faecal bulking of non-fermentable polysaccharides in the large bowel of rats

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  42. Influence of dietary blueberry and broccoli on cecal microbiota activity and colon morphology in mdr1a−/− mice, a model of inflammatory bowel diseases

    Article • Nutrition, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  43. Evaluation of gastrointestinal transit in rats fed dietary fibres differing in their susceptibility to large intestine fermentation

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Christine Butts

  44. Cecal and Colonic Responses in Rats Fed 5 or 30% Corn Oil Diets Containing Either 7.5% Broccoli Dietary Fiber or Microcrystalline Cellulose

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Christine Butts

  45. Multidrug resistance gene deficient (mdr1a-/-) mice have an altered caecal microbiota that precedes the onset of intestinal inflammation

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, August 2009, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  46. The effects of dietary curcumin and rutin on colonic inflammation and gene expression in multidrug resistance gene-deficient ( mdr1a−/−) mice, a model of inflammatory bowel diseases

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, September 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Christine Butts

  47. Allantoin as A Biomarker of Inflammation in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mouse Model: NMR Analysis of Urine

    Article • The Open Bioactive Compounds Journal, June 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Christine Butts

  48. Characterization of intestinal inflammation and identification of related gene expression changes in mdr1a−/− mice

    Article • Genes & Nutrition, September 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christine Butts

  49. Dietary peptides increase endogenous amino acid losses from the gut in adults

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Christine Butts

  50. Comparison of the Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Meat and Bone Meal for Broiler Chickens and Growing Rats

    Article • International Journal of Poultry Science, April 2005, Science Alert

    Dr Christine Butts

  51. Models of phage growth and their applicability to phage therapy

    Article • Journal of Theoretical Biology, March 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jack A Heinemann, Dr Christine Butts

  52. The effect of drying temperature on the nutritional quality of New Zealand-grown maize for growing rats

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  53. Amino acid digestibility of meat and bone meals for broiler chickens

    Article • Crop & Pasture Science, January 2002, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Christine Butts

  54. The effect of digesta sampling time and dietary protein source on ileal nitrogen digestibility for the growing rat

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  55. The effect of feeding regimen on apparent and true ileal nitrogen digestibility for rats fed diets containing different sources of protein

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  56. The effect of food dry matter intake on the flow of amino acids at the terminal ileum for rats fed an enzyme-hydrolysed casein-based diet

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  57. The15N-isotope dilution method for determining ileal endogenous nitrogen excretion in the young (10 kg liveweight) pig

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, September 1995, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  58. Endogenous lysine and other amino acid flows at the terminal ileum of the growing pig (20 kg bodyweight): The effect of protein-free, synthetic amino acid, peptide and protein alimentation

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1993, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  59. The effect of food dry matter intake on endogenous ileal amino acid excretion determined under peptide alimentation in the 50 kg liveweight pig

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1993, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  60. Protein nitrogen, peptide nitrogen and free amino acid nitrogen in endogenous digesta nitrogen at the terminal ileum of the rat

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1992, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  61. Composition of endogenous ileal digesta nitrogen from the rat—the use of distilled water for digesta collection

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1992, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  62. Endogenous amino acid flow at the terminal ileum of the rat determined under conditions of peptide alimentation

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1991, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts

  63. Perchloric and trichloroacetic acids as precipitants of protein in endogenous ileal digesta from the rat

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 1990, Wiley

    Dr Christine Butts