Table 4 The relative mRNA abundances of E-cadherin, occludin, ZO-1, integrin, Kv1.1 and Kv1.5 in the jejunal and ileal mucosa of suckling and weaned piglets

E-cadherin

1.00^b

1.42^b

1.64^b

2.79^a

1.55^b

0.38^c

0.61^c

1.10^bc

0.056

<0.001

occludin

1.00^b

0.62^b

1.40^b

5.00^a

0.63^b

0.32^c

0.47^c

0.79^b

0.087

<0.001

ZO-1

1.00^b

1.24^ab

1.08^b

1.30^a

1.01^ab

0.66^c

0.86^bc

0.99^b

0.093

0.002

integrin

1.00^b

1.08^ab

1.13^ab

1.48^a

0.72^b

0.62^b

1.20^ab

0.98^ab

0.148

0.012

Kv1.1

1.00^b

1.76^ab

2.02^ab

0.39^c

1.89^ab

2.48^a

1.14^b

1.17^b

0.160

0.029

Kv1.5

1.00^b

2.50^ab

3.13^ab

3.23^ab

3.96^a

4.76^a

2.77^ab

1.53^b

0.235

<0.001

E-cadherin

1.00^b

1.39^b

1.50^b

2.55^a

0.97^bc

0.34^c

0.81^bc

1.49^b

0.081

<0.001

occludin

1.00^b

1.15^b

2.29^a

3.52^a

1.00^b

0.87^b

1.49^b

1.78^b

0.154

0.029

ZO-1

1.00^b

1.80^a

0.98^b

0.86^b

0.74^b

0.65^b

0.89^b

0.90^b

0.092

<0.001

integrin

1.00

1.23

0.81

0.99

0.83

0.49

0.65

0.49

0.186

0.251

Kv1.1

1.00^d

3.32^b

5.27^a

2.36^bc

4.39^ab

2.42^bc

1.84^c

1.20^d

0.206

0.001

Kv1.5

1.00^b

2.77^a

1.31^b

0.95^b

1.54^b

1.41^b

1.69^b

1.25^b

0.112

<0.001