Table 7.
CL | CBH | CBL | SB | BAG | SEM | Value of p | |
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IL-4 pg/mg pro | 9.18a | 7.53ab | 8.91a | 6.53b | 7.30ab | 0.32 | 0.068 |
IL-6 μg/mg pro | 2.04a | 1.39b | 1.69ab | 1.36b | 1.54b | 0.16 | 0.011 |
IL-1β ng/mg pro | 3.86a | 3.80a | 3.99a | 3.31b | 3.94a | 0.31 | 0.020 |
TNF-α ng/mg pro | 9.70 | 9.28 | 9.53 | 7.82 | 9.83 | 0.86 | 0.414 |
IgM μg/mg pro | 10.16 | 10.63 | 12.07 | 9.03 | 10.49 | 1.27 | 0.297 |
IgA μg/mg pro | 12.56ab | 12.16ab | 14.55a | 10.87b | 13.45ab | 1.09 | 0.043 |
IgY μg/mg pro | 150.22a | 134.93ab | 159.60a | 117.26b | 141.16ab | 4.68 | 0.018 |
Means within a row lacking a common superscript differ significantly (p<0.05).
IL-4, interleukin 4; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgY, immunoglobulin Y; CL, control; CBL, low-level Clostridium butyricum; CBH, high-level Clostridium butyricum; SB, sodium butyrate; BAG, butyric acid glycerides; and SEM, standard error.