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. 2021 Jan 25;58(1):30–39. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0200010

Table 8. Effect of dietary B. licheniformis-fermented product supplementation on mRNA expression in spleens of broilers challenged with C. perfringens.

C1 E2 L3 H4 SEM P value
22 d
  inos5 1.06 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.10 0.057
  cox2 1.0ab 0.2a 1.7b 1.6b 0.21 0.002
  ifnγ 1.0c 0.1d 1.6b 2.1a 0.22 <0.001
  il-1β 1.0b 2.1ab 2.9ab 3.6a 0.35 0.017
35 d
  inos 1.0b 0.5b 2.2a 1.1b 0.19 0.001
  cox2 1.0ab 0.4b 1.1ab 1.4a 0.14 0.036
  ifnγ 1.0ab 0.8b 1.3ab 1.4a 0.09 0.002
  il-1β 1.0b 1.5ab 2.5a 2.5a 0.23 0.022
1

C=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge.

2

E=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 0.5 g/kg enramycin from 1 to 21 d and 1.2 g/kg enramycin from 22 to 35 d, respectively.

3

L=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 1 g/kg B. licheniformis-fermented products.

4

H=Basal diet plus C. perfringens challenge and 2 g/kg B. licheniformis-fermented products.

5

inos=inducible nitric oxide synthase; cox2=cyclooxygenase 2; ifnγ=interferon γ; il-1β=interleukin 1β.

6

Three replicates were performed per group (n=3).

Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference between groups (P<0.05).