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Table 5 Effects of dietary treatment1 on cytokine expression in tissues of piglets at different time points

From: Fermented rye with Agaricus subrufescens and mannan-rich hydrolysate based feed additive to modulate post-weaning piglet immune response

Day

Tissue

IFN-α

IFN-γ

IL-1α

IL-1β

IL-6

IL-8

IL-10

IL-12α

IL-12 β

TNF-α

TGF-β

15

Jejunum

 

 < *

 < *

 < ^

 < ^

 

 < *

  

 < ^

 
 

Ileum

           
 

Colon

      

 < ^

 

 < ^

  
 

PBMC

 > *

 

 > *

 > ^

 > *

 > ^

 > *

 > *

 > *

 > ^

 > *

30

Jejunum

 > ^

         

 < ^

 

Ileum

      

 < ^

    
 

Colon

      

 > *

 

 > ^

  
 

PBMC

          

 > ^

45

Jejunum

 

 < *

 < *

   

 < *

    
 

Ileum

     

 > *

     
 

Colon

 

 < ^

    

 < *

 

 < ^

  
 

PBMC

   

 < *

       
  1. (*) Significant (P < 0.05) and (^) tendency (P < 0.1) upregulation ( >) or downregulation ( <) of cytokine mRNA levels of FS compared to control
  2. 1Dietary treatment = additional Fysal Solute (FS) at 2 kg/ton