Effect of sialyllactose on growth performance and intestinal epithelium functions in weaned pigs challenged by enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli

Table 5 Effect of SL supplementation on mucosal enzyme activity in weaned pigs upon ETEC challenge

Items	Treatments				SEM	P-value
Items	CON	CSL	ECON	ESL	SEM	SL	ETEC	Interaction
Duodenum
AKP, U/g prot	0.33	0.41	0.29	0.27	0.04	0.68	0.24	0.46
Lactase, U/mg prot	92.95^bc	107.02^a	88.61^c	99.02^ab	2.21	<0.01	0.06	0.54
Sucrase, U/mg prot	521.99^b	596.69^a	498.32^b	553.51^ab	14.01	0.01	0.13	0.64
Maltase, U/mg prot	301.48^b	318.06^a	286.45^c	312.27^ab	4.18	<0.01	0.06	0.37
Jejunum
AKP, U/g prot	0.21	0.20	0.15	0.24	0.02	0.17	0.66	0.07
Lactase, U/mg prot	86.14	88.44	85.67	85.14	1.12	0.73	0.47	0.58
Sucrase, U/mg prot	497.78^b	563.07^a	480.31^b	556.50^a	11.06	<0.01	0.43	0.72
Maltase, U/mg prot	290.70^bc	315.18^a	286.28^c	307.49^ab	4.18	0.01	0.40	0.82
Ileum
AKP, U/g prot	0.09	0.11	0.07	0.10	0.01	0.18	0.52	0.66
Lactase, U/mg prot	84.65^b	95.90^a	76.55^c	89.47^ab	2.15	<0.01	0.01	0.75
Sucrase, U/mg prot	513.41^bc	534.26^a	506.59^c	531.65^ab	4.34	0.00	0.45	0.73
Maltase, U/mg prot	344.98^b	362.95^a	342.57^b	360.23^a	3.16	0.00	0.59	0.97

AKP alkaline phosphatase
¹Mean and total SEM are list in Separate columns, n = 8
²a, b, c mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different, P < 0.05
³CON, pigs were fed with a basal diet; CSL, pigs were fed with a SL containing diet, 5 g/kg; ECON, pigs were fed with a basal diet and challenged by ETEC; ESL, pigs were fed with a SL containing diet and challenged by ETEC

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