Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420 Protects against Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Permeability in Rats

Table 1

Total damaged area of the rat stomach mucosa.

Group^a	N	Mean (mm^2)	SD	Weighted mean^b	Weighted SD
Control	40	0.10	0.50	0.12	0.70
NSAID	40	2.74^c	2.99	3.25^c	4.43
Probiotic	39	1.91^c	3.12	2.43^c	5.00

^aThe treatment groups were control, indomethacin-challenged group (NSAID), and a probiotic group supplemented daily with 10¹⁰ colony forming units of Bifidobacterium lactis 420 for seven days prior to indomethacin challenge.
^bThe weighted values were calculated by multiplying the detected TDA values of increasing severity with 1/10, 3/10, and 6/10, respectively.
^cANOVA P < 0.0001 when compared with control.