Table 6.
Immune parameters (means ± SEM) of the three isogenic lines (R23h, AB1h, A22h) when fed either the control marine resources-based diet ad libitum (M), the restricted M diet (MR) or the complete plant-based diet (V).
| Dietary treatment | Genotype | HSI (%) | SSI (%) | Hematocrites | Complement | Lysozyme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | R23h | 2.3 ± 0.2cd | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 38.4 ± 1.5 | 10.4 ± 0.6 | 14.9 ± 4.0 |
| AB1h | 4.6 ± 0.4a | 0.07 ± 0.00 | 40.3 ± 1.1 | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 18.6 ± 3.3 | |
| A22h | 3.3 ± 0.1b | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 43.0 ± 1.7 | 9.2 ± 0.4 | 17.3 ± 3.5 | |
| MR | R23h | 2.4 ± 0.1cd | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 38.9 ± 1.4 | 10.8 ± 0.4 | 12.2 ± 2.6 |
| AB1h | 3.8 ± 0.2b | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 42.8 ± 1.4 | 10.6 ± 0.6 | 16.0 ± 2.8 | |
| A22h | 3.0 ± 0.2bc | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 41.2 ± 0.3 | 9.1 ± 0.6 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | |
| V | R23h | 1.4 ± 0.1e | 0.012 ± 0.01 | 43.7 ± 0.9 | 12.0 ± 0.9 | 9.1 ± 0.9 |
| AB1h | 1.6 ± 0.0de | 0.012 ± 0.01 | 42.3 ± 1.1 | 10.9 ± 0.8 | 10.3 ± 2.4 | |
| A22h | 1.7 ± 0.1de | 0.011 ± 0.01 | 44.0 ± 1.2 | 12.3 ± 0.7 | 12.6 ± 1.9 | |
| STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
| Dietary treatment | <0.001 |
<0.001 (V>M>MR) |
<0.05 |
<0.001 (V>M=MR) |
<0.01 (M ≤ MR ≤ V) |
|
| Genotype | <0.001 |
<0.001 (R23h>AB1h=A22h) |
ns | ns | ns | |
| Dietary treatment × Genotype | <0.001 | ns | ns | ns | ns | |
Two-way analysis of variance, followed by a Tukey post-hoc test were carried out in order to assess effects of the dietary treatment and the genotype. Different letters mean significance between groups (Cut-off P < 0.05). Significant differences are in bold.