Table 1. Specific activities of enterocyte brush-border enzymes (nkat/mg protein) in jejunum of treated mice.

Enzyme (nkat/mg protein)	OVA	h-OVA	PBS
Alkaline phosphatase	14.26±1.09***	10.08±0.84#	8.27±0.29
GGT	10.79±3.33	8.64±1.59	9.74±2.02
DPP IV	4.61±0.50**	5.39±0.45*	7.39±0.77
Lactase	9.19±0.63	8.37±0.59	9.99±1.61
Sucrase	32.16±8.04	36.00±4.10	27.30±4.24

GGT – gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, DPP IV – Dipeptidyl peptidase IV. Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM.

^* P<0.05 ovalbumin-treated group (OVA) vs. PBS-treated group.

^** P<0.01 ovalbumin-treated group (OVA) vs. PBS-treated group.

^*** P<0.001 ovalbumin-treated group (OVA) vs. PBS-treated group.

^# P<0.05 heated-ovalbumin-treated group (h-OVA) vs. ovalbumin-treated group (OVA).