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Table 5 Effects of MBA on ERα and ERβ in serum and organs of first-parity gilts when exposed to ZEAc

From: Zearalenone toxicosis on reproduction as estrogen receptor selective modulator and alleviation of zearalenone biodegradative agent in pregnant sows

Items, pg/mg

Dietary treatmentd

PEMe

P-value

CO

COA

MO

MOA

Main effect of ZEA

Main effect of MBA

ZEA × MBA

Serum (60 d)

ERα

1192a

1135a

1455b

1324c

64.41

<  0.01

0.38

<  0.01

ERβ

2247a

2240b

3085b

2585c

100.89

<  0.01

0. 49

<  0.01

Serum (114 d)

ERα

1535b

1543b

1749a

1649ab

69.35

<  0.01

0.22

<  0.01

ERβ

1723b

1724b

2220a

1815b

99.75

<  0.01

<  0.01

<  0.01

Liver

ERα

4.42

4.61

4.91

4.47

0.45

0.52

0.69

0.33

ERβ

4.31

4.28

5.19

4.12

0.79

0.54

0.35

0.24

Spleen

ERα

4.21

4.37

5.35

4.87

0.61

0.16

0.61

0.10

ERβ

3.91ab

4.37ab

5.11a

3.30b

0.78

0.15

0.24

<  0.01

Kidney

ERα

4.55

4.67

5.21

4.97

058

0.47

0.88

0.31

ERβ

4.32

4.32

5.47

4.55

0.77

0.38

0.48

0.22

Uterus

ERα

14.39

14.80

15.26

14.98

0.60

0.35

0.81

0.21

ERβ

17.98b

19.44ab

21.63a

19.45ab

1.35

0.05

0.72

<  0.01

Ovary

ERα

11.89

12.10

12.87

12.05

0.69

0.38

0.56

0.22

ERβ

13.82b

13.84b

17.43a

13.55b

1.36

0.05

0.09

<  0.01

Mammary gland

ERα

7.99

8.14

8.59

8.25

0.45

0.42

0.77

0.24

ERβ

7.70b

8.51ab

10.43a

8.19ab

1.13

0.06

0.30

< 0.01

  1. a,b Mean values within a row without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  2. c Means for serum represent eight replications per treatment (n = 8/group) and means for organs represent six replications per treatment (n = 6/group)
  3. d CO, a positive basal control diet contained 60.52% normal corn; COA, CO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; 3) MO, a negative basal control diet contained 60.52% moldy corn; MOA, MO + 2 g MBA/kg diet; ZEA Zearalenone, MBA Mycotoxin biodegradation agent, ERα Estrogen receptor-α, ERβ Estrogen receptor-β, MBA Mycotoxin biodegradation agent
  4. e Pooled standard error of the means