Table 4.
Effect of β-glucan on occludin and ZO-1 mRNA expression in intestinal mucosal of weaned pigs1.
Item | Control | Olaquindox | β-glucan | SEM | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duodenum | |||||
Occludin | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 0.07 | 0.516 |
ZO-1 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 0.09 | 0.281 |
Jejunum | |||||
Occludin | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.42 | 0.08 | 0.051 |
ZO-1 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 1.34 | 0.09 | 0.101 |
Ileum | |||||
Occludin | 1.00 | 1.58 | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.118 |
ZO-1 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 0.75 | 0.12 | 0.326 |
ZO-1 = zonula occludens-1.
Six replicate pens of 2 pigs/pen for mRNA expression data.