Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Healing-Promoting Effects of Aloe vera Extract in the Experimental Colitis in Rats

Table 3

The effects of different doses and routes of Aloe vera extracts and sulfasalazine administration.

GroupA: macroscopic scoreB: histological score

Control00.61 ± 0.8
TNBS colitis510.09 ± 0.54
TNBS colitis plus Aloe vera extract 200 mg/kg intragastrically38.30 ± 0.39
TNBS colitis plus Aloe vera extract 400 mg/kg intragastrically26.81 ± 0.19
TNBS colitis plus Aloe vera extract 200 mg/kg rectally27.19 ± 0.26
TNBS colitis plus Aloe vera extract 400 mg/kg rectally16.85 ± 0.5
TNBS colitis plus sulfasalazine intragastrically16.44 ± 0.11