Niacin Protects against Butyrate-Induced Apoptosis in Rumen Epithelial Cells

Table 2

Effects of butyrate and niacin on rumen epithelial cell apoptosis (%).

	Normal cells	Necrotic cells	Early apoptotic cells	Late apoptotic cells	Apoptosis index
Untreated	^a	^ab	^a	^a	^a
120 mM butyrate	^b	^a	^ab	^b	^b
120 mM butyrate+40 mM niacin	^c	^b	^b	^c	^c