Table 5.
Mineral concentration in tissues
| Group | Liver | Heart | Kidney | Spleen | Pancreas | Femur | Testicles | Duodenum | Hair | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fe [μg/g] | KK | 393.19 ± 72.43a | 605.70 ± 61.31 | 340.85 ± 52.69 | 2568.93 ± 357.76 | 67.00 ± 6.34a | 168.85 ± 25.83 | 101.46 ± 16.62 | 82.83 ± 18.25a | 12.28 ± 1.65 |
| PA | 438.77 ± 63.38ab | 657.28 ± 143.48 | 336.36 ± 22.48 | 2514.93 ± 222.39 | 70.65 ± 16.87a | 164.88 ± 18.04 | 122.75 ± 23.05 | 165.06 ± 41.56b | 11.97 ± 3.42 | |
| PB | 479.98 ± 75.38b | 619.35 ± 82.06 | 360.22 ± 45.55 | 2276.99 ± 371.80 | 79.97 ± 22.26b | 178.06 ± 23.77 | 119.95 ± 16.20 | 166.81 ± 169.61b | 9.56 ± 1.28 | |
| Zn [μg/g] | KK | 72.41 ± 7.61 | 52.97 ± 7.57a | 69.26 ± 12.25 | 56.45 ± 11.73 | 62.43 ± 16.93b | 981.13 ± 136.52 | 70.96 ± 26.73a | < LOD | 124.72 ± 31.84 |
| PA | 84.12 ± 16.22 | 64.97 ± 10.13b | 57.82 ± 28.01 | 63.60 ± 21.31 | 50.61 ± 11.34a | 1008.97 ± 220.13 | 99.07 ± 19.84b | < LOD | 116.60 ± 12.58 | |
| PB | 77.73 ± 14.62 | 59.77 ± 9.56ab | 65.94 ± 15.88 | 62.93 ± 15.10 | 54.96 ± 21.18a | 1040.94 ± 269.07 | 96.47 ± 25.02b | < LOD | 112.92 ± 9.96 | |
| Cu [μg/g] | KK | 8.30 ± 1.41a | 15.45 ± 1.96b | 19.12 ± 2.97 | < LOD | 2.61 ± 0.67 | 6.05 ± 0.33 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD |
| PA | 10.32 ± 2.23b | 13.06 ± 2.83b | 18.93 ± 3.38 | < LOD | 3.58 ± 0.91 | 5.56 ± 0.79 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | |
| PB | 9.82 ± 1.60ab | 9.70 ± 0.97a | 19.55 ± 4.06 | < LOD | 3.50 ± 0.91 | 5.49 ± 0.83 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD |
Data are presented as mean ± SD. KK, control group; PA, group with low dose of probiotic; PB, group with high dose of probiotic; SD, standard deviation; LOD, limit of detection. Mineral content are presented as Fe, Zn, and Cu content in μg per g of organ dry mass
a,bSignificantly different (p < 0.05)