The Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Eucommia ulmoides Flavones Using Diquat-Challenged Piglet Models

Table 6

Jejunal and ileal morphology in piglets.

Item	Basal diet	Basal diet + diquat	EUF diet + diquat	value
Day 14
Jejunal villous height (μm)	297.52 ± 7.21^a	226.53 ± 21.08^b	306.21 ± 27.35^a	0.026
Jejunal crypt depth (μm)	93.23 ± 7.14	129.25 ± 18.35	101.25 ± 16.24	0.217
Jejunal villous height: crypt depth	3.19 ± 0.23^a	1.75 ± 0.31^b	3.02 ± 0.17^a	<0.001
Ileal villous height (μm)	240.32 ± 10.56^a	164.38 ± 27.32^b	237.32 ± 15.25^a	0.016
Ileal crypt depth (μm)	69.15 ± 3.25^b	86.15 ± 5.43^a	72.43 ± 9.15^a, b	0.043
Ileal villous height: crypt depth	3.48 ± 0.17^a	1.91 ± 0.38^b	3.28 ± 0.28^a	0.002
Day 21
Jejunal villous height (μm)	246.32 ± 12.23	216.32 ± 32.12	242.43 ± 15.35	0.578
Jejunal crypt depth (μm)	114.26 ± 9.47	144.39 ± 21.26	113.21 ± 12.74	0.284
Jejunal villous height: crypt depth	2.16 ± 0.24	1.50 ± 0.41	2.14 ± 0.27	0.265
Ileal villous height (μm)	189.32 ± 12.23	154.16 ± 26.36	179.94 ± 13.45	0.084
Ileal crypt depth (μm)	102.13 ± 5.13	125.34 ± 19.44	101.64 ± 11.21	0.372
Ileal villous height: crypt depth	1.85 ± 0.31	1.23 ± 0.31	1.77 ± 0.16	0.232

Values are the mean ± SEM, per treatment group. ^a-bMean values sharing different superscripts within a row differ ().