Table 2.
Effects of dietary supplementation with Glu on intestinal mucosal protein, DNA and RNA concentrations of weanling piglets after 4 h Escherichia coli LPS challenge.
| Item | Control | LPS | LPS + 1.0% Glu | LPS + 2.0% Glu | SEM | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jejunum | ||||||
| Protein (mg/g tissue) | 84.8 | 82.8 | 89.4 | 86.6 | 5.7 | 0.691 |
| RNA/DNA (μg/μg) | 3.2b | 3.3b | 4.1ab | 5.2a | 0.6 | 0.026 |
| Protein/DNA (mg/μg) | 0.198 | 0.168 | 0.220 | 0.205 | 0.021 | 0.125 |
| Ileum | ||||||
| Protein (mg/g tissue) | 58.2 | 61.8 | 60.6 | 64.5 | 3.2 | 0.287 |
| RNA/DNA (μg/μg) | 10.2a | 7.6b | 9.9a | 8.4ab | 0.9 | 0.018 |
| Protein/DNA (mg/μg) | 0.310 | 0.240 | 0.303 | 0.250 | 0.033 | 0.101 |
Data are the means of 6 replicates with 1 piglet per replicate. Means with the same row without common superscripts differ (p < 0.05).