Fig. 7

Effects of dietary BAO supplementation on protein and mRNA expressions of MAPK/NF-κB inflammatory pathway in jejunum of weaned pigs challenged with LPS. A–E The protein expression levels of P-ERK/ERK, P-JNK/JNK, P-P38/P38 and P-NF-κB/NF-κB. F–I The mRNA expression levels of ERK, JNK, P38 and NF-κB. Dates are presented as means ± SEM (n = 3 for protein expression; n = 5 for mRNA expression). ^*P < 0.05; ^**P < 0.01. CON, corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with saline; LPS, corn-soybean meal basal diets group treated with lipopolysaccharide; BAO + LPS, corn-soybean meal basal diets + 5 kg/t benzoic acid + 500 g/t essential oils group treated with lipopolysaccharide