Table 5.
Serum oxidative stress markers and Igs of dogs supplemented with a yeast fermentation product
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product, mg/d | P-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | 0 | 125 | 250 | 500 | SEM | Linear | Quadratic | 0 vs. yeast |
| Oxidative stress markers | ||||||||
| Superoxide dismutase, µg/mL | 1.26 | 1.46 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 0.88 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.16 |
| Malondialdehyde, nmol/mL | 6.52 | 6.62 | 6.88 | 7.61 | 4.12 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.58 |
| Igs | ||||||||
| IgA, mg/mL | 3.41 | 3.77 | 3.10 | 4.27 | 1.50 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.65 |
| IgG, mg/mL | 21.47 | 21.85 | 21.39 | 22.09 | 2.82 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.60 |
| IgM, mg/mL | 2.67 | 2.78 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 8.41 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.98 |
| IgE, µg/mL | 19.39 | 18.49 | 23.19 | 23.36 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.49 | 0.34 |