Table 3. Expression levels of cytokines in the duodenum and ileum of hLZ-fed (n = 10) and control-fed animals (n = 12).
Gene name | Area of the gut | B-actin adjusted CT value | P value | Fold change in expression | |
Control milk | hLZ-milk | ||||
IL-8 | Duodenum | 32.74 | 32.94 | 0.226 | NA |
Ileum | 32.51 | 33.66 | 0.027* | .905 ↓ | |
IFN-γ | Duodenum | 32.33 | 32.38 | 0.670 | NA |
Ileum | 32.46 | 32.32 | 0.256 | NA | |
TNF-α | Duodenum | 32.55 | 32.65 | 0.269 | NA |
Ileum | 32.38 | 32.60 | 0.715 | NA | |
IL-17 | Duodenum | 33.28 | 33.73 | 0.606 | NA |
Ileum | 33.32 | 33.76 | 0.617 | NA | |
IL-10 | Duodenum | 32.46 | 32.87 | 0.541 | NA |
Ileum | 33.61 | 34.02 | 0.705 | NA | |
TGF-β | Duodenum | 35.60 | 36.01 | 0.839 | NA |
Ileum | 35.59 | 36.09 | 0.812 | NA | |
Foxp3 | Duodenum | 29.55 | 29.47 | 0.430 | NA |
Ileum | 28.33 | 28.51 | 0.834 | NA |
Indicates significant differences between control-milk and hLZ-milk groups, p<0.05.