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HNa administration elevated ETEC K88-induced body weight loss and ameliorated jejunum and colon pathological injury. HNa also reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the serum, jejunum, and colon. Additionally, HNa reduced intestinal barrier damage by up-regulating the expression of tight junction proteins (TJPs) and mucosal repair factors. 16s rDNA gene sequencing results showed that HNa increased the abundance of beneficial bacteria <jats:italic>Lactobacillus, Prevotella_9<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Odoribacter<\/jats:italic> but decreased the abundance of pathogenic bacteria <jats:italic>Escherichia<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Gastranaerophilales<\/jats:italic> in the feces of mice. Moreover, metabolomic analysis revealed that the concentrations of 15 metabolites, the pathways of protein digestion and absorption, and propanoic acid metabolism were changed by HNa administration. 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