Research Article
Royal Jelly and Its Dual Role in TNBS Colitis in Mice
Table 1
Effect of royal jelly on the disease activity index of mice undergoing TNBS-induced colitis.
| Group | Macroscopic assessment | Adhesion | Diarrhea |
| Noncolitic (saline) | 0 ± 0b | 0 ± 0b | 0 ± 0b | Colitic (TNBS) | 4.5 ± 0.42 | 1.5 ± 0.54 | 0.71 ± 0.48 | RJ 100 mg/kg | 2.56 ± 0.29a | 0.44 ± 0.72a | 0.67 ± 0.5 | RJ 150 mg/kg | 2.67 ± 0.236a | 0.625 ± 0.91 | 0.62 ± 0.51 | RJ 200 mg/kg | 3.88 ± 0.515 | 1.38 ± 0.91 | 0.750 ± 0.46 |
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Results are presented as mean ± SEM. ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s -test. and are significantly different from colitic nontreated group.
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