Table 3.
Effect of fenugreek seed extracts on intestinal mucosa cytokines of broilers.
| Dietary treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | CON | ZB | D-FSE | H-FSE | P-value |
| Jejunum | |||||
| TNF-α(pg/mL) | 38.38 ± 7.12b | 54.48 ± 6.00a | 37.87 ± 4.38b | 25.18 ± 7.29c | <0.01 |
| IFN-γ(pg/mL) | 41.10 ± 8.42ab | 48.17 ± 6.28a | 36.56 ± 3.13b | 33.56 ± 7.95b | <0.01 |
| IL-6(pg/mL) | 23.82 ± 1.88b | 28.20 ± 2.94a | 21.37 ± 2.03b | 16.99 ± 0.99c | <0.01 |
| IL-10(pg/mL) | 42.02 ± 5.69b | 35.84 ± 6.67b | 55.95 ± 7.32a | 63.06 ± 7.46a | <0.01 |
| Ileum | |||||
| TNF-α(pg/mL) | 44.72 ± 4.96b | 58.69 ± 7.91a | 44.87 ± 4.63b | 32.15 ± 6.65c | <0.01 |
| IFN-γ(pg/mL) | 51.70 ± 5.47a | 52.12 ± 7.37a | 44.25 ± 5.8b | 39.08 ± 5.0b | <0.01 |
| IL-6(pg/mL) | 25.51 ± 1.68b | 29.76 ± 4.17c | 23.37 ± 1.45b | 21.24 ± 2.52a | <0.01 |
| IL-10(pg/mL) | 53.54 ± 5.12b | 40.81 ± 6.58b | 56.16 ± 5.16a | 66.33 ± 7.14a | <0.01 |
a-d
Means with different superscripts within a row differ significantly (P < 0.05).Data are means ± SD, n = 6. CON group, basal diet; ZB group, basal diet + 30 mg/kg Zinc bacitracin; D-FSE group, basal diet + 50 mg/kg FSE; H-FSE group, basal diet + 100 mg/kg FSE.