Table 6 The relative protein abundances of claudin-1, claudin-3, occludin and ZO-1 in the jejunum and ileum of suckling and weaned piglets

Claudin-1

1.00^c

1.19^c

1.31^c

6.96^a

0.89^c

0.83^c

2.03^bc

4.52^b

0.261

<0.001

Claudin-3

1.00^c

1.93^c

11.01^b

25.91^a

12.24^b

2.76^c

11.11^b

13.62^b

1.761

<0.001

Occludin

1.00^c

2.12^b

2.23^b

3.10^a

0.51^d

1.50^c

0.87^d

2.57^ab

0.147

<0.001

ZO-1

1.00^c

0.83^c

3.08^a

3.90^a

1.71^b

1.33^bc

0.55^c

1.83^b

0.237

<0.001

Claudin-1

1.00^b

0.72^b

0.79^b

1.43^ab

1.39^ab

0.98^b

2.19^a

1.27^ab

0.206

0.010

Claudin-3

1.00

0.89

1.08

1.38

1.02

0.67

0.72

1.26

0.175

0.134

Occludin

1.00^bc

1.47^ab

1.42^b

1.93^a

0.72^c

0.86^c

1.62^ab

1.89^a

0.142

<0.001

ZO-1

1.00^a

0.88^ab

1.05^a

0.86^ab

0.68^bc

0.33^c

0.42^bc

1.05^a

0.089

<0.001