Pyrroloquinoline quinone regulates the redox status in vitro and in vivo of weaned pigs via the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway

Table 1 Effects of dietary PQQ supplementation on growth performance in weaned pigs¹

Items	Pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium levels,%				SEM	P-value
Items	0	0.15	0.30	0.45	SEM	ANOVA	Linear	Quadratic
0 – 14 d
ADG, g	345.31	349.41	372.10	384.29	12	0.09	0.02	0.83
ADFI, g	521.00	523.75	528.88	549.25	30	0.91	0.51	0.77
G:F	0.67	0.70	0.71	0.71	0.05	0.71	0.61	0.78
15 – 28 d
ADG, g	555.00	568.00	568.75	594.63	32	0.83	0.43	0.85
ADFI, g	1074.25	1129.88	958.25	991.50	72	0.51	0.24	0.95
G:F	0.55	0.52	0.63	0.67	0.05	0.52	0.09	0.68
0 – 28 d
ADG, g	447.54^a	464.19^ab	476.28^ab	498.54^b	12	0.02	< 0.01	0.82
ADFI, g	797.63	741.00	813.13	770.38	22	0.07	0.93	0.76
G:F	0.57^a	0.63^ab	0.59^ab	0.65^b	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.89

¹ SEM standard error of the mean; the values are means ± SEM; 6 replicates. The linear and quadratic differences are with respect to pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium levels. Means within a row lacking a common letter are significantly different (P < 0.05)

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