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Table 7.

Effect of dietary Zn on the tight junction related gene expression in jejunum of ducks challenged with LPS.

Zinc level	0	30	120	0	30	120	SEM	Main effect	Zn level			LPS		P-value
LPS	-	-	-	+	+	+	SEM	Main effect	0	30	120	-	+	Zn level	LPS	Interaction
CLDN-1	1.00^c	1.27^b	1.50^a	0.66^d	0.80^d	1.33^b	0.083		0.83^c	1.03^b	1.41^a	1.26^a	0.93^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.046
CLDN-2	1.01	0.84	0.85	1.32	1.22	0.92	0.040		1.12^a	1.04^b	0.81^b	0.90^b	1.08^a	0.001	<0.001	0.084
OCLD	1.01	1.20	1.44	0.73	0.85	1.34	0.045		0.87^c	1.02^b	1.39^a	1.27^a	0.97^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.163
ZO-1	1.01^c	1.25^b	1.67^a	0.68^d	1.18^b	1.56^c	0.052		0.84^c	1.21^b	1.62^a	1.31^a	1.14^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.029
ZO-2	1.00	1.06	1.11	0.93	1.04	1.02	0.028		0.97	1.05	1.07	1.06	1.00	0.291	0.264	0.846
ZO-3	1.01	1.49	1.63	0.69	1.17	1.46	0.050		0.85^c	1.33^b	1.55^a	1.37^a	1.11^b	<0.001	<0.001	0.208
EPCAM	1.01	1.07	1.10	0.75	0.94	0.95	0.030		0.88	1.00	1.02	1.06^a	0.88^b	0.068	0.002	0.594
JAM2	1.01	1.19	1.08	0.81	0.84	1.06	0.032		0.91	1.02	1.07	1.10^a	0.90^b	0.063	0.001	0.067
JAM3	1.00	1.11	1.10	0.89	0.98	1.07	0.031		0.95	1.05	1.09	1.07	0.98	0.187	0.148	0.831
MLCK	1.01^d	0.76^d	0.65^d	3.95^a	3.50^b	2.31^c	0.198		2.48^a	2.13^b	1.48^c	0.81^b	3.25^a	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Abbreviations: CLDN-1, claudin1; CLDN-2, claudin 2; EPCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule; JAM2, junctional adhesion molecule-2; JAM3, junctional adhesion molecule-3; MLCK, myosin light-chain kinase; OCLD, occluding; ZO-1, zonula occludens-1; ZO-2, zonula occludens-2; ZO-3, zonula occludens-3.

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Mean values in a row without common superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05) (n = 8).