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Table 4 Effects of diets supplemented with different additives on brush border enzyme activity of early-weaned piglets (Mean values and standard deviations)

From: Recombinant porcine epidermal growth factor-secreting Lactococcus lactispromotes the growth performance of early-weaned piglets

 

Control

Antibiotic control

LL-EV

LL-pEGF

Lactase (U/mg)

Duodenum

2.73 ± 0.75

2.07 ± 0.98

1.90 ± 0.29

2.63 ± 0.63

Jejunum

1.32 ± 0.27

1.37 ± 0.48

1.56 ± 0.53

1.24 ± 0.33

Ileum

0.43 ± 0.19

0.45 ± 0.22

0.36 ± 0.09

0.40 ± 0.11

Sucrase (U/mg)

Duodenum

0.69 ± 0.43a

0.99 ± 0.46ab

1.92 ± 1.35ab

2.84 ± 1.00b

Jejunum

3.12 ± 2.28a

5.83 ± 2.58ab

7.03 ± 0.87ab

9.49 ± 2.28b

Ileum

8.91 ± 0.42a

9.08 ± 1.51a

9.13 ± 0.95a

11.33 ± 0.93b

Maltase (U/mg)

Duodenum

9.19 ± 1.35

7.17 ± 1.76

10.26 ± 2.45

12.07 ± 3.91

Jejunum

3.78 ± 1.89

4.09 ± 1.61

2.43 ± 0.78

4.74 ± 1.77

Ileum

6.93 ± 1.10ab

4.21 ± 1.42a

4.77 ± 1.45a

10.18 ± 3.30b

APA (ng/g)

Duodenum

23.21 ± 2.16a

20.89 ± 2.64a

25.96 ± 4.33ab

35.19 ± 7.52b

Jejunum

23.24 ± 1.30a

29.68 ± 1.31ab

23.39 ± 5.38a

35.20 ± 4.35b

Ileum

33.69 ± 7.22

33.74 ± 2.07

32.23 ± 3.82

33.20 ± 5.83

APN (ng/g)

Duodenum

8.33 ± 1.44a

6.96 ± 0.68a

9.98 ± 1.27ab

12.33 ± 2.70b

Jejunum

9.27 ± 1.81

9.61 ± 2.83

10.42 ± 1.46

12.44 ± 2.25

Ileum

11.23 ± 2.53

12.15 ± 1.62

11.61 ± 2.01

14.84 ± 3.68

DPP-IV (ng/g)

Duodenum

8.37 ± 1.11a

6.99 ± 0.87a

9.22 ± 1.39ab

11.89 ± 2.47b

Jejunum

10.03 ± 1.92

9.73 ± 0.86

8.34 ± 2.27

9.15 ± 2.44

Ileum

10.32 ± 1.97

10.65 ± 0.91

10.44 ± 1.28

13.35 ± 1.78

  1. N = 6.
  2. LL-EV, empty vector-expressing Lactococcus lactis group; LL-pEGF, pEGF-secreting Lactococcus lactis group; APA, aminopeptidase A; APN, aminopeptidase N; DPP-IV, dipeptidase IV.
  3. a,bMeans with different superscripts in the same row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).