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Table 7 Effect of vitamin D3 on peripheral blood mononuclear cell of laying hens infected with LPS*

From: Dietary vitamin D3 supplementation protects laying hens against lipopolysaccharide-induced immunological stress

Items

Dietary VD3 levels, IU/kg

 

P-values

0

3000

Saline

LPS

Saline

LPS

SEM

VD3

LPS

Interaction

CD3

73.68

37.02

63.30

23.02

4.96

0.042

<  0.001

0.750

CD4

55.17

27.13

46.13

17.73

3.91

0.087

< 0.001

0.972

CD8

9.80a

5.90b

10.20a

2.23c

0.79

0.080

< 0.001

0.033

CD4+CD25+

37.70

68.60

47.83

80.68

4.23

0.039

< 0.001

0.848

CD4+/CD8+

5.98

6.06

4.62

12.62

1.19

0.236

0.072

0.077

  1. *Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6 hens /group)
  2. a-c Data in the same row with no common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  3. SEM standard error of the mean; LPS lipopolysaccharide