Examination of the Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Xenobiotic-Inducing Potential of Broccoli Extract and Various Essential Oils during a Mild DSS-Induced Colitis in Rats

Table 4

Body weight changes in DSS-treated rats fed with broccoli extract and various essential oils compared to an untreated control.

Period	Body weight in g
	Con		DSS		BE		Cuo		To		Ro
	MW	SEM	MW	SEM	MW	SEM	MW	SEM	MW	SEM	MW	SEM
start	229.4	4.05	232.3	2.45	230.9	3.20	231.2	3.10	230.7	3.58	231.8	2.85
day 7	266.0	7.80	263.4	6.48	280.0	3.75	273.5	6.90	265.0	2.13	281.0	0.70
day 13	297.7	5.72	300.0	5.92	297.3	3.26	297.5	4.21	295.4	4.19	301.1	4.13
day 19	325.2	6.74	321.1	8.16	323.4	4.04	322.1	5.92	321.1	3.96	320.5	9.14

Values are means ± SEM. 𝑛=16 rats per group for phase 1 (start day 7), 𝑛=12 rats per group for phase 2 (day 13), and 𝑛=6 rats per group for phase 3 (day 19).