Lactobacillus delbrueckii Ameliorates Intestinal Integrity and Antioxidant Ability in Weaned Piglets after a Lipopolysaccharide Challenge

Table 3

Effects of dietary Lactobacillus delbrueckii supplementation on the intestinal morphology of piglets after LPS challenge.

Items	CON	LPS	LAB+LPS
Villus height (μm)
Duodenum	^a	^c	^b
Jejunum	^a	^b	^b
Ileum	^a	^c	^b
Crypt depth (μm)
Duodenum
Jejunum	^b	^a	^b
Ileum	^b	^a	^b
Villus height/crypt depth
Duodenum	^a	^b	^a
Jejunum	^a	^c	^b
Ileum	^a	^c	^b

Data are the (). CON (nonchallenged control)—piglets were fed the basal diet and injected with sterile saline; LPS (LPS-challenged control)—piglets were fed the basal diet and challenged with Escherichia coli LPS; LAB+LPS (0.2% LAB+LPS)—piglets were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.2% LAB and challenged with LPS. ^a,b,cValues within a row with different letters differ ().