Table 4.
Effects of probiotics and Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides on serum biochemical and immune indexes, and cytokines of piglets.
| Items | CON 1 | ANT 1 | PRO 1 | ABPS 1 | P-ABPS 1 | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total protein (g/L) | 46.75 b | 51.10 ab | 52.70 ab | 55.15 ab | 59.50 a | 5.30 | 0.037 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 23.98 b | 31.09 a | 29.51 a | 29.77 a | 28.39 a | 2.17 | 0.019 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) | 4.60 a | 3.74 b | 3.53 b | 3.62 b | 3.71 b | 0.84 | 0.031 |
| Immune globulin A(g/L) | 0.84 b | 0.97 a | 0.88 ab | 1.05 a | 1.12 a | 0.22 | 0.016 |
| Immune globulin M(g/L) | 0.53 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.16 | 0.238 |
| Immune globulin G(g/L) | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 0.20 | 0.192 |
| Interleukin-2(ng/mL) | 2.37 b | 4.97 a | 3.45 ab | 3.79 a | 5.35 a | 0.94 | 0.049 |
| Interleukin-1β(ng/mL) | 0.27 a | 0.21 b | 0.19 b | 0.17 b | 0.18 b | 0.03 | 0.031 |
| Tumor necrosis factor-α(ng/mL) | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.07 | 0.107 |
Note: 1 CON, basal diets; ANT, basal diets + antibiotics; PRO, basal diets + probiotics; ABSP, basal diets + Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides; P-ABPS: basal diets + probiotics + Achyranthes bidentata polysaccharides. a,b Mean values with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05). SEM is standard error of mean. n = 6 means data come from six pigs per dietary treatment.