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. 2020 Nov 2;100(3):100807. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.10.061

Table 5.

The effect of DON and C. perfringens on the relative expression of cytokines.

Parameter CON DON CP DC SEM P-values
DON C. perfringens DON × C. perfringens
IFN-γ 1.42 0.80 0.61 0.75 0.19 0.508 0.244 0.309
IL-1β 1.04 1.81 1.44 2.14 0.18 0.231 0.543 0.950
LITAF 1.02c 2.17b 2.50a 1.81b 0.17 0.565 0.162 0.028
TLR-2 1.14 1.13 1.72 0.71 0.3 0.425 0.896 0.437
TLR-4 0.81b 1.60a 0.99b 0.63c 0.11 0.438 0.154 0.046

Numbers within a row with different superscripts differ statistically at P ≤ 0.05.

Abbreviations: CON, basal diet; CP, basal diet + C. perfringens challenge; DC, basal diet extra deoxynivalenol + C. perfringens challenge; DON, basal diet extra deoxynivalenol; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; LITAF, lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF factor; TLR-2, toll-like receptor-2; TLR-4, toll-like receptor-2.