Table 7 Effects of dietary seaweed-derived polysaccharides (SDP) on the immune responses of weaned pigs (Exp. 2)

 IgG, g/L

19.63 ± 0.86

21.98 ± 0.78

0.090

 IgA, g/L

1.25 ± 0.09

1.30 ± 0.05

0.653

 IgM, g/L

2.34 ± 0.04

2.39 ± 0.06

0.540

 IL-6, pg/mL

127.14 ± 4.98

159.31 ± 7.35

0.003

 IL-10, pg/mL

14.65 ± 2.47

17.36 ± 1.23

0.342

 IL-1β, pg/mL

31.68 ± 3.32

33.48 ± 2.28

0.662

 TNF-α, pg/mL

57.61 ± 3.90

70.76 ± 4.56

0.046

 Duodenum

3.35 ± 0.66

5.56 ± 0.74

0.043

 Jejunum

4.78 ± 0.50

8.14 ± 0.53

< 0.001

 Ileum

5.68 ± 0.46

9.04 ± 0.61

0.001