Table 2.

Effects of XOS on intestinal disaccharidase activities of piglets after LPS challenge at 4 h postinjection (U/mg protein).¹

Item	Saline		LPS		SEM	P-value
	CON	XOS	CON	XOS		Diet	LPS	Interaction
Jejunum
Maltase	167	194	86	153	23	0.057	0.016	0.403
Sucrase	26.0b	28.6b	9.9a	25.3b	3.6	0.020	0.013	0.087
Lactase	32.6	28.0	16.2	25.7	4.5	0.577	0.049	0.129
Ileum
Maltase	33	54	26	43	9	0.037	0.290	0.788
Sucrase	14.2	16.4	9.9	9.7	2.4	0.670	0.030	0.603
Lactase	1.8	1.7	1.4	2.3	0.6	0.483	0.887	0.402

CON = control; XOS = xylooligosaccharide; LPS = lipopolysaccharide.

^{a, b} Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ at P < 0.05.

¹Values are means and pooled SEM, n = 6 (1 pig/pen).