Table 6.
Concentration of Zn in hair (mg/kg) and urine (μg/g CT), plasmatic concentration of trace elements (unit per g of creatinine, CT), activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and % of CD4 and CD8 cells of dogs fed the experimental diets.
| Parameter | Diets | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZ | IZ+ | OZ | OZ+ | SEM | Zn | Enzyme | Zn × Enzyme | |
| Hair [Zn], mg/kg | 156 | 164 | 161 | 166 | 3.9 | 0.416 | 0.075 | 0.678 |
| Urinary [Zn], μg/g CT | 198 | 184 | 201 | 228 | 14.2 | 0.110 | 0.646 | 0.165 |
| Plasma [Zn], mg/g CT | 100 | 91.9 | 89.8 | 93.6 | 6.13 | 0.473 | 0.703 | 0.318 |
| Plasma [Cu], mg/g CT | 76.3 | 75.6 | 70.9 | 77.0 | 4.52 | 0.660 | 0.560 | 0.458 |
| Plasma [Mn], μg/g CT | 572 | 562 | 519 | 573 | 30.1 | 0.496 | 0.467 | 0.295 |
| Plasma [Fe], mg/g CT | 589 | 540 | 534 | 524 | 38.8 | 0.376 | 0.454 | 0.625 |
| SOD, U/g TP | 880 | 862 | 955 | 975 | 81.9 | 0.261 | 0.991 | 0.821 |
| ALT, U/L | 31.5 | 31.4 | 33.9 | 34.3 | 1.20 | 0.035 | 0.914 | 0.887 |
| CRP, mg/L | 1.62 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 0.272 | 0.723 | 0.656 | 0.476 |
| CD4, % | 62.8 | 64.2 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.85 | 0.041 | 0.379 | 0.401 |
| CD8, % | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 0.57 | 0.655 | 0.609 | 0.526 |
| CD4:CD8 ratio | 3.45 | 3.52 | 3.74 | 3.61 | 0.115 | 0.109 | 0.810 | 0.395 |