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Table 2 Effect of combined probiotics on the immune response in serum of weaned pigs1

From: Combined supplementation of Lactobacillus fermentum and Pediococcus acidilactici promoted growth performance, alleviated inflammation, and modulated intestinal microbiota in weaned pigs

Items

Control

Antibiotic

Probiotics

P-value

IgA (g/L)

0.89 ± 0.11

0.81 ± 0.07

0.85 ± 0.05

0.34

IgG (g/L)

7.19 ± 1.90

7.1 ± 0.87

7.3 ± 1.34

0.98

IL-10 (pg/mL)

60.60 ± 6.29a

46.91 ± 8.42b

62.96 ± 1.21a

0.02

IL-1β (pg/mL)

48.18 ± 6.29a

40.89 ± 5.67b

38.45 ± 3.28b

0.02

IL-6 (pg/mL)

92.04 ± 8.74a

77.89 ± 6.61b

72.99 ± 9.97b

0.02

TNF-a (pg/mL)

81.55 ± 7.29

75.80 ± 3.89

75.76 ± 2.03

0.17

IFN-γ (pg/mL)

64.50 ± 8.05a

48.45 ± 3.83b

32.46 ± 8.01c

< 0.01

  1. 1 Serum samples were obtained from one pig randomly selected from each replicate, which means six pigs per group. All values are means ± SEM
  2. a, b, c Different letters means there were statistically significant differences among three treatments when P-value < 0.05