Table 1.
Enriched gene sets found in jejunum mucosa of broiler chickens (42 days of age), after GSEA analysis considering FDR q value ≤ 0.05 (n = 20 per in ovo treatment).
| Gene Set—Jejunum GOS 1 | FDR q Value |
|---|---|
| PEROXISOME | 0.000 |
| SPHINGOLIPID METABOLISM | 0.000 |
| HISTIDINE METABOLISM | 0.001 |
| DRUG METABOLISM CYTOCHROME P450 | 0.007 |
| METABOLISM OF XENOBIOTICS BY CYTOCHROME P450 | 0.006 |
| DRUG METABOLISM OTHER ENZYMES | 0.006 |
| PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY | 0.006 |
| FATTY ACID METABOLISM | 0.008 |
| RETINOL METABOLISM | 0.008 |
| STARCH AND SUCROSE METABOLISM | 0.011 |
| PPAR SIGNALING PATHWAY | 0.013 |
| Gene Set—Jejunum CON 2 | FDR q Value |
| CELL CYCLE | 0.000 |
| DNA REPLICATION | 0.000 |
| RIBOSOME | 0.002 |
| OOCYTE MEIOSIS | 0.006 |
| SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | 0.014 |
| SPLICEOSOME | 0.016 |
| PROGESTERONE MEDIATED OOCYTE MATURATION | 0.016 |
| B CELL RECEPTOR SGNALING PATHWAY | 0.020 |
| MISMATCH REPAIR | 0.024 |
| HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION | 0.030 |
| NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR | 0.034 |
| T CELL RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY | 0.033 |
| PROTEASOME | 0.050 |
1 Gene Set—Jejunum GOS: GOS group (0.2 mL of 0.9% physiological saline + 3.5 mg prebiotic (GOS)/egg) vs. CON (0.2 mL of 0.9% physiological saline); 2 Gene Set—Jejunum CON: CON group (0.2 mL of 0.9% physiological saline) vs. GOS group (0.2 mL of 0.9% physiological saline + 3.5 mg prebiotic (GOS)/egg.