Table 6 The mRNA expression of selected genes in the liver of vaccinated and non-vaccinated turkeys at 6 weeks of age.

From: The immune status, oxidative and epigenetic changes in tissues of turkeys fed diets with different ratios of arginine and lysine

 

IgA

IL-6

Non-vaccinated

Vaccinated

Non-vaccinated

Vaccinated

Treatment1

LLAL

0.013

0.006ab

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

LLAH

0.012

0.005ab

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

LHAL

0.010

0.004b

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

LHAH

0.009

0.007a

 < LOQ

 < LOQ

SEM

0.0008

0.0005

  

Lysine (Lys)

Low (L)

0.012a

0.005

–

–

High (H)

0.009b

0.006

–

–

Arginine (Arg)

Low (L)

0.012

0.005

–

–

High (H)

0.010

0.006

–

–

P value

Lys

0.043

0.851

–

–

Arg

0.271

0.213

–

–

Lys × Arg

0.951

0.040

–

–

  1. 1LLAL diet with low Lys and low Arg levels; LLAH diet with low Lys and high Arg levels; LHAL diet with high Lys and low Arg levels; LHAH diet with high Lys and high Arg levels.
  2. IgA: immunoglobulin A. IL-6: interleukin; < LOQ- below the limit of quantification.
  3. a,bValues in same column with no common superscripts denote a significant difference (P ≤ 0.05).
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