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Table 9.

Effect of dietary Zn on the inflammation and the apoptosis 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
IL-2	1.01^d	1.10^d	0.96^d	4.45^a	3.50^b	2.79^c	0.219		2.73^a	2.30^ab	1.88^b	1.02^b	3.58^a	0.003	<0.001	0.005
IL-6	1.00^c	1.10^c	0.91^c	3.54^a	3.85^a	2.73^b	0.187		2.27^a	2.48^a	1.82^b	1.01^b	3.37^a	<0.001	<0.001	0.003
IL-8	1.00^c	1.11^c	1.13^c	2.83^a	2.23^b	2.09^b	0.110		1.92^a	1.67^b	1.61^b	1.08^b	2.38^a	0.020	<0.001	0.001
IL-10	1.01^c	1.21^c	1.25^c	2.40^b	2.53^b	3.38^a	0.134		1.70^b	1.87^b	2.32^a	1.16^b	2.77^a	<0.001	<0.001	0.002
INF-α	1.01	1.15	1.22	1.02	0.93	1.02	0.096		1.02	1.04	1.12	1.12	0.99	0.902	0.509	0.877
INF-β	1.01	1.05	1.02	1.15	1.05	1.09	0.022		1.08	1.05	1.06	1.03	1.10	0.860	0.111	0.381
INF-γ	1.01^c	1.12^c	1.07^c	2.38^a	1.91^b	1.75^b	0.086		1.69^a	1.52^b	1.41^b	1.07^b	2.02^a	0.046	<0.001	0.008
TNF-α	1.01^d	1.14^d	0.93^d	2.73^a	2.43^b	2.07^c	0.112		1.87^a	1.78^a	1.50^b	1.03^b	2.41^a	0.001	<0.001	0.015
TLR4	1.01^c	1.03^c	1.07^c	4.60^a	4.17^a	3.43^b	0.234		2.81^a	2.60^a	2.25^b	1.04^b	4.07^a	0.003	<0.001	0.001
iNOS	1.00^c	0.89^c	0.73^c	2.84^a	2.01^b	1.72^b	0.113		1.92^a	1.45^b	1.23^c	0.87^b	2.19^a	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Caspase-3	1.00^d	0.98^d	1.05^d	4.58^a	3.61^b	2.87^c	0.216		2.79^a	2.30^b	1.96^c	1.01^b	3.69^a	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Caspase-8	1.00^d	1.14^d	1.06^d	3.13^a	2.50^b	1.92^c	0.129		2.07^a	1.82^a	1.49^b	1.07^b	2.52^a	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Abbreviations: IL-2, interleukin 2; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-8, interleukin 8; IL-10, interleukin 10; INFα, interferon-α; INFβ, interferon-β; INFγ, interferon-γ; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor-α; TLR4, Toll-like receptor 4.

^a-d

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