Table 4.
The activities of intestinal mucosal disaccharidases of the piglets fed polyphenols sourced from Ilex latifolia Thunb. (PIT) diets under oxidative stress (U/mg protein).
| Items | Saline | Diquat | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal Diet | PIT Diet | Basal Diet | PIT Diet | Diet | Stress | Interaction | ||
| Jejunum | ||||||||
| Lactase | 16.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 1.3 | 0.854 | 0.659 | 0.323 |
| Sucrase | 35.3 ab | 37.4 a | 28.6 b | 37.2 a | 3.5 | 0.025 | 0.410 | 0.013 |
| Maltase | 353 ab | 378 a | 301 b | 364 a | 27 | 0.129 | 0.048 | 0.035 |
| Ileum | ||||||||
| Lactase | 4.04 a | 3.89 ab | 2.81 b | 4.67 a | 0.58 | 0.241 | 0.488 | 0.026 |
| Sucrase | 65.2 a | 63.7 a | 50.1 b | 59.8 a | 4.4 | 0.157 | 0.036 | 0.004 |
| Maltase | 150 a | 163 a | 97 b | 143 a | 16 | 0.025 | 0.007 | 0.013 |
N = 8 (1 piglet per pen). The same letter on the shoulder of the mean in the same line indicates that the difference is insignificant, and the absence of the same letter means that the difference is significant. PIT, polyphenols sourced from Ilex latifolia Thunb.; SEM, standard error of mean.