Veterinary Research

Table 2 Effects of faecal microbial capsules on cytokine levels in the colon tissue of piglets

From: Capsulized faecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates post-weaning diarrhoea by modulating the gut microbiota in piglets

Items (pg/mL)	FMT treatment		SEM	P value
Items (pg/mL)	CON	FMT	SEM	P value
IL-1β	13.21	12.52	0.524	0.521
IL-4	21.61^a	25.61^b	0.702	< 0.01
IL-6	304.78	289.71	7.556	0.328
IL-8	152.69	160.77	2.994	0.182
IL-10	64.46^a	72.56^b	1.673	0.012
IL-13	26.44	27.97	0.609	0.215
TNF-α	288.76^b	192.03^a	18.564	< 0.01
IFN-α	33.35^b	30.35^a	0.763	0.047

n = 14. CON: control group, FMT: faecal microbial transplantation group.
^a,b In the same row, values with different letter superscripts mean significant difference.

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