Table 3.

Plasma concentrations of SCFAs.

Groups	CN	AD	CNCS	ADCS		p Value
					AD	CS	AD × CS
Acetic acid (μM)	943.9 ± 80.4	893.5 ± 42.3	1151 ± 49.4 *#	785.8 ± 43.8 $	0.001	NS	0.01
Propionic acid (μM)	4.04 ± 0.78	3.8 ± 0.62	5.06 ± 0.27	4.59 ± 0.56	NS	NS	NS
Isobutyric acid (μM)	2.12 ± 0.12	1.75 ± 0.14	2.31 ± 0.09	1.9 ± 0.19	0.01	NS	NS
Butyric acid (μM)	10.98 ± 0.49	9.29 ± 0.4	10.45 ± 0.53	8.73 ± 0.31	0.001	NS	NS
Isovaleric acid (μM)	14.42 ± 2	7.62 ± 0.47	11.99 ± 0.67	6.67 ± 0.5	<0.001	NS	NS
Valeric acid (μM)	3.88 ± 0.12	3.17 ± 0.19	4 ± 0.13	3.36 ± 0.14	<0.001	NS	NS

N = 8/group; CN = standard diet; AD = standard diet containing 0.5% adenine; CNCS = standard diet containing 3% chondroitin sulfate; ADCS = standard diet containing 0.5% adenine plus 3% CS; AD × CS = interaction of AD × CS; NS = not significant. * p < 0.05 vs. CN; # p < 0.05 vs. AD; $ p < 0.05 vs. CNCS.