Table 5.
Effects of CHM on the expression levels of immune factors in the serum and jejunal mucosa of broilers.
| Items | CON | CHM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serum | |||
| IL-2, ng/L | 22.712 ± 5.30 | 27.47 ± 6.03 | 0.18 |
| IL-6, ng/L | 94.03 ± 15.99 | 92.18 ± 20.90 | 0.87 |
| TNF-α, ng/L | 193.65 ± 14.71 | 183.97 ± 13.68 | 0.25 |
| TGF-β, ng/L | 2652.14 ± 242.39 | 2354.87 ± 340.84 | 0.11 |
| IL-10, ng/L | 4.80 ± 1.66 | 3.35 ± 0.71 | 0.08 |
| sIgA, ng/L | 170.80 ± 16.67 | 188.50 ± 36.93 | 0.30 |
| Jejunal mucosa mRNA abundance | |||
| IL-6 | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 2.38 ± 0.83 | 0.02 |
| IL-1β | 1.00 ± 0.03 | 1.42 ± 0.69 | 0.29 |
| IL-22 | 1.00 ± 0.01 | 1.12 ± 0.65 | 0.72 |
| IL-17A | 1.00 ± 0.01 | 1.66 ± 1.06 | 0.26 |
| IFN-γ | 1.00 ± 0.01 | 2.16 ± 0.31 | 0.01 |
| TNF-α | 1.03 ± 0.04 | 2.57 ± 0.62 | 0.01 |
| IL-10 | 1.00 ± 0.01 | 3.56 ± 0.90 | 0.01 |
| IFN-β | 1.00 ± 0.02 | 1.83 ± 0.26 | 0.01 |
IL-2, interleukin-2; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; IL-22, interleukin-22; IL-17A, interleukin-17A; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IFN-β, interferon-β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β; sIgA, secretory immunoglobulin A; CON, control; CHM, Chinese herbal medicine.