CAT and necrotizing enterocolitis: Moreover, in a preterm pig model of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), the study of intestinal proteomics demonstrated that antibiotic treatment induced several beneficial mucosal pathways, including antioxidant ones, as CAT activity was significantly increased in comparison to untreated animals, suggesting that antibiotic treatment during NEC is associated to a more favorable redox profile, shifting towards antioxidant prevalence [79].