Research Article

Protective Effect of Polydatin on Jejunal Mucosal Integrity, Redox Status, Inflammatory Response, and Mitochondrial Function in Intrauterine Growth-Retarded Weanling Piglets

Table 5

Effect of dietary polydatin supplementation on the jejunal morphology of weanling piglets with different birth weights.

Items1,2CONPDSEMvalue
NBWIUGRNBWIUGRBWDiet

VH (μm)451.63a359.04b479.05a422.55a13.140.0010.0330.376
CD (μm)198.18174.88180.87183.085.810.3840.7040.294
VH : CD (μm/μm)2.31ab2.08b2.70a2.34ab0.090.0710.0490.677

1Data are presented as the means and SEM, . 2BW: birth weight; : the interaction effect of the main effects (BW and diet); CD: crypt depth; CON: basal diet; IUGR: intrauterine growth retardation; NBW: normal birth weight; PD: polydatin-supplemented diet; VH: villus height; VH : CD: the ratio of villus height to crypt depth.