TABLE 7.
Effect of QG on serum and liver inflammation indicators of rabbits fed a ZEN-contaminated diet.
| Items | Control group | ZEN group | ZEN + QG group | SEM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum | |||||
| TNF-α, pg/mL | 437.40 | 479.75 | 430.65 | 10.293 | 0.104 |
| IL-1β, pg/mL | 83.53 | 91.26 | 84.70 | 2.140 | 0.295 |
| IL-4, pg/mL | 47.37a | 62.76b | 60.42b | 2.472 | 0.016 |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 195.00 | 231.97 | 215.47 | 7.300 | 0.114 |
| IL-10, pg/mL | 619.53 | 637.28 | 651.16 | 12.170 | 0.589 |
| Liver | |||||
| TNF-α, pg/mg prot | 313.76a | 376.53b | 333.57ab | 10.691 | 0.042 |
| IL-1β, pg/mg prot | 62.67 | 69.38 | 61.36 | 2.007 | 0.223 |
| IL-4, pg/mg prot | 34.40a | 64.45c | 56.75b | 2.920 | <0.001 |
| IL-6, pg/mg prot | 121.71 | 142.22 | 135.98 | 4.303 | 0.403 |
| IL-10, pg/mg prot | 560.62b | 478.11a | 526.90ab | 12.667 | 0.020 |
a, b, c Within a row, means with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05). Values are means (n = 8).
ZEN, group, 600 μg/kg zearalenone supplementation group; ZEN + QG, group, 600 μg/kg zearalenone and 100 mg/kg quercetagetin supplementation group; SEM, the standard error of the means; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; IL-4, interleukin-4; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10.