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Table 4 Relative expression levels of antioxidant related genes involved in the liver of piglets

From: Dietary ferulic acid supplementation enhances antioxidant capacity and alleviates hepatocyte pyroptosis in diquat challenged piglets

Items

Diquat –

Diquat + 

SEM

P-value

Control

FA

Control

FA

FA

Diquat

Interaction

Keap1

1.00b

1.15b

1.62a

1.15b

0.08

0.237

0.027

0.025

Nrf2

1.00

1.35

0.69

0.97

0.07

0.019

0.013

0.796

HO-1

1.00

1.32

0.92

1.16

0.06

0.013

0.259

0.721

NQO1

1.00

1.35

0.82

0.94

0.08

0.123

0.059

0.457

  1. Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1; Nrf2 NF-E2-related factor-2; HO-1 Heme oxygenase 1; NQO1 NAD[P]H-quinone oxidoreductase 1
  2. a,bMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05), n = 8
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891