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. 2020 Jun 26;16:216. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02432-1

Table 5.

The cell-mediated immune parameters in roach fed β-glucan (G), L. plantarum and β-glucan+L. plantarum (G + L) supplemented feed or commercial diet (Control), uptake 2

Parameter Control G L G + L
Pinocytic activity of the head kidney phagocytes(% of ingested NR) 17.50 ± 2.08b 23.90 ± 1.54a 17.20 ± 3.24b 18.74 ± 1.65b
RBA of spleen phagocytes (SI) 1.15 ± 0.14a 1.21 ± 0.21a 1.29 ± 0.08a 1.05 ± 0.09a
RBA of head kidney phagocytes (SI) 2.10 ± 0.43a 2.03 ± 0.15a 2.36 ± 0.22a 2.17 ± 0.30a
PKA of spleen phagocytes (SI) 1.39 ± 0.10a 1.48 ± 0.25a 1.29 ± 0.13a 1.35 ± 0.10a
PKA of head kidney phagocytes (SI) 1.38 ± 0.10c 1.56 ± 0.07c 1.65 ± 0.09a 1.61 ± 0.11b
Proliferative response of head kidney lymphocytes stimulated by ConA (SI) 1.28 ± 0.10a 1.49 ± 0.16a 1.37 ± 0.14a 1.33 ± 0.12a
Proliferative response of spleen lymphocytes stimulated by ConA (SI) 1.15 ± 0.12a 1.08 ± 0.11a 1.29 ± 0.10a 1.28 ± 0.15a
Proliferative response of head kidney lymphocytes stimulated by LPS (SI) 1.11 ± 0.11a 1.24 ± 0.09a 1.21 ± 0.13a 1.14 ± 0.11a
Proliferative response of spleen lymphocytes stimulated by LPS (SI) 1.07 ± 0.09a 1.05 ± 0.11a 1.20 ± 0.08a 1.18 ± 0.12a

mean ± SD; n = 3; a,b,c - significant differences between marked values at p < 0.05