Gastric infusion of short-chain fatty acids can improve intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets

Genes & Nutrition

Table 3 Effect of gastric infusion of SCFA on intestinal morphology and number of goblet cell in weaned piglets

Items	Control	S1	S2	SEM	P value
Duodenum
Villus height (μm)	332.47^b	405.33^b	522.47^a	26.289	0.002
Crypt depth (μm)	149.51^b	143.97^b	228.12^a	19.443	0.021
Villus height: crypt depth	2.23^b	2.86^a	2.40^ab	0.142	0.028
Jejunum
Villus height (μm)	244.96^b	377.03^a	415.04^a	14.591	< 0.001
Crypt depth (μm)	152.68^b	152.06^b	222.28^a	10.977	0.001
Villus height:crypt depth	1.62^b	2.48^a	1.91^b	0.118	0.001
Ileum
Villus height (μm)	208.48^b	302.30^a	346.17^a	21.691	0.004
Crypt depth (μm)	157.45^b	160.80^b	227.87^a	16.401	0.021
Villus height:crypt depth	1.35	1.90	1.54	0.148	0.070
Goblet cells
Ileum	62.06^c	88.33^a	76.46^b	2.825	< 0.001
Colon	51.81^b	81.08^a	89.39^a	5.028	0.001

S1, pigs treated with SCFA (acetic, propionic, and butyric acids; 20.04, 7.71, and 4.89 mM respectively); S2, pigs treated with SCFA (acetic, propionic, and butyric acids; 40.08, 15.41, and 9.78 mM respectively)
^{a, b, c}Within a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)

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