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Table 6 Effect of gastric infusion of SCFA on antioxidant capacity of jejunum and colon in weaned piglets

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

Items

Control

S1

S2

SEM

P value

Jejunum

 T-AOC (U/mgprot)

0.345a

0.391ab

0.495a

0.042

0.075

 MDA (nmol/mgprot)

1.005a

0.860ab

0.661b

0.083

0.045

Colon

 T-AOC (U/mgprot)

0.268

0.337

0.347

0.028

0.138

 MDA (nmol/mgprot)

0.914a

0.607ab

0.315b

0.124

0.021

  1. 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)
  2. a-bWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05)