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Table 1 Effects of exogenously introduced SCFAs on the serum parameters in GF pigs a

From: Short-chain fatty acids can improve lipid and glucose metabolism independently of the pig gut microbiota

Items

GF

FA

P-value

Adiponectin, μg/L

74.48 ± 1.62

80.63 ± 2.32

0.06

Glucagon, pg/mL

28.01 ± 1.52

30.06 ± 1.23

0.12

GLP-1, pmol/L

2.51 ± 0.06

2.57 ± 0.08

0.52

Insulin, mIU/L

10.20 ± 0.38

10.76 ± 0.52

0.40

Leptin, ng/L

1403.2 ± 38.30

1368.4 ± 45.03

0.57

TC, mmol/L

1.45 ± 0.10

1.59 ± 0.11

0.38

TG, mmol/L

0.30 ± 0.03

0.50 ± 0.12

0.15

HDL, mmol/L

0.73 ± 0.08

0.80 ± 0.06

0.51

LDL, mmol/L

0.77 ± 0.05

0.81 ± 0.06

0.65

Glucose, mmol/L

5.31 ± 0.31

5.33 ± 0.58

0.97

  1. a GF germ-free, FA short-chain fatty acids, GLP-1 Glucagon like peptide 1, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Values are means ± SEMs, n = 6/group