Table 1.
Mean relative gene expression of zinc transporters and metallothionein in jejunal tissue of piglets at 1 and 18 dpi 1
| Gene |
1 dpi |
18 dpi |
Significance |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn low | Zn med | Zn high | Zn low | Zn med | Zn high | Diet | Time | Diet × Time | |
|
ZIP4 |
1,22 ± 0,16 |
1,46 ± 0,16 |
0,44 ± 0,08 |
3,91 ± 0,44 |
1,68 ± 0,295 |
0,39 ± 0,18 |
*** |
** |
** |
|
ZnT1 |
0,94 ± 0,11 |
0,81 ± 0,08 |
1,47 ± 0,35 |
0,63 ± 0,06 |
0,77 ± 0,075 |
1,38 ± 0,23 |
** |
ns |
ns |
|
ZnT2 |
1,39 ± 0,44 |
0,50 ± 0,14 |
1,82 ± 0,54 |
1,10 ± 0,58 |
1,09 ± 0,634 |
0,85 ± 0,40 |
ns |
ns |
ns |
|
ZnT5 |
0,68 ± 0,06 |
0,61 ± 0,10 |
0,86 ± 0,13 |
0,72 ± 0,10 |
0,50 ± 0,07 |
1,04 ± 0,14 |
** |
ns |
ns |
| MT1 | 0,12 ± 0,02 | 0,12 ± 0,01 | 2,59 ± 4,23 | 0,10 ± 0,01 | 0,15 ± 0,031 | 11,71 ± 4,28 | *** | ns | ns |
Data are means ± SEs, n = 10/group. Significances are depicted as: **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.
1Abbreviations: MT1 metallothionein-1, ZIP4 Zn transporter SLC39A4, ZnT1 Zn transporter SLC30A1, ZnT2 Zn transporter SLC30A2, ZnT5 Zn transporter SLC30A5.