Research Article

Prevention of Chronic Experimental Colitis Induced by Dextran Sulphate Sodium (DSS) in Mice Treated with FR91

Table 1

Histological scores for the colorectal lesions observed in five experimental mice groups. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

𝑛 Colon segment affectedExtent ulcerationSeverityHyperplasiaArea involvedTotal score

Group 14Normal00000
Group 24Proximal, middle, distal1 2 . 6 ± 0 . 2 3 2 . 8 ± 0 . 4 3 3 . 2 ± 0 . 3 3 9 . 6 ± 0 . 9 9
Group 36Middle, distal0 1 . 5 ± 0 . 1 8 2 . 7 ± 0 . 3 1 2 . 4 ± 0 . 1 7 6 . 6 ± 0 . 6 6
Group 46Middle, distal0 0 . 6 ± 0 . 1 4 1 . 1 ± 0 . 1 3 0 . 9 ± 0 . 2 0 2 . 6 ± 0 . 4 7
Group 56Normal00000