Table 3.
Effects of MLPs on the concentrations of immunoglobins and cytokines in weaning pigs’ serum.
| Parameters | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | MLT | MHT | AT | |
| IgM [mg/mL] | 0.64 ± 00.03 ab | 0.68 ± 00.06 ab | 0.55 ± 00.01 a | 0.66 ± 00.07 ab |
| IgG [mg/mL] | 3.97 ± 00.06 a | 4.98 ± 00.27 c | 3.70 ± 00.20 ab | 4.05 ± 00.22 abc |
| IL-1β [pg/mL] | 156.36 ± 7.47 a | 210.39 ± 07.76 b | 164.84 ± 00.67 a | 161.59 ± 3.36 a |
| IL-2 [pg/mL] | 352.51 ± 4.52 a | 450.41 ± 09.16 c | 415.39 ± 08.62 bc | 361.13 ± 5.98 a |
| IL-6 [pg/mL] | 53.80 ± 1.76 a | 62.02 ± 04.19 ab | 70.68 ± 01.56 bc | 57.05 ± 01.48 a |
| IL-8 [pg/mL] | 222.18 ± 9.46 a | 271.07 ± 10.15 b | 231.14 ± 11.22 a | 233.61 ± 13.60 a |
| IFN-γ [pg/mL] | 44.87 ± 0.94 a | 50.42 ± 01.98 bc | 52.73 ± 01.87 c | 49.71 ± 01.13 bc |
Treatments: CT, basal diet; MLT, basal diet + 0.6 g/kg MLP; MHT, basal diet + 1.2 g/kg MLP; AT, basal diet + 0.15 g/kg Aureomycin. IgM, immunoglobin M; IgG, immunoglobin G; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; IL-2, interleukin-2; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-8, interleukin-8; IFN-γ, interferon-γ. Values are expressed as means ± SEM, N = 5; a, b, c Means with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).