Table 4 Relative expression of genes related to insulin sensitivity in liver of adult PL, DL and DL + Lf pigs.

From: Addition of dairy lipids and probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum in infant formula programs gut microbiota and entero-insular axis in adult minipigs

Liver

PL (n = 8)

DL (n = 8)

DL + Lf (n = 8)

p-value

Diet effect

G6Pase

1.08 ± 0.15b

0.87 ± 0.12a

0.82 ± 0.08a

0.04

GLUT2

1.02 ± 0.08

0.92 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.07

0.36

INSR*

1.01 ± 0.06

1.01 ± 0.04

0.93 ± 0.03

0.13

PEPCK*

1.08 ± 0.16

0.87 ± 0.12

0.91 ± 0.09

0.42

  1. Values are expressed as the ratio of the relative expression of DL and DL + Lf groups to PL group (±SEM).
  2. Formulas contained as lipids either: only plant lipids (PL), a half-half mixture of plant and dairy lipids (DL) or a half-half mixture of plant and dairy lipids supplemented with Lf (DL + Lf). G6Pase, Glucose-6-Phosphatase; GLUT2, Glucose transporter 2; INSR, Insulin Receptor; PEPCK, PhosphoEnolPyruvate CarboxyKinase. a,bLabelled means in a row without a common letter differ significantly (p < 0.05).
  3. *INSR and PEPCK expressions were increased (p < 0.05) in females compared to males.
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