Relationship between Mast Cells and the Colitis with Relapse
Induced by Trinitrobenzesulphonic Acid in Wistar Rats
Table 3
Comparison between noncolitic and TNBS-control groups on damage score, colonic weight, body weight changes and incidence of adhesions and diarrhoea.
Group () and days of treatment
Damage score(a) (0–10)
Colonic weight(b) (mg/cm)
Body weight change (%)
Adhesion (%)
Diarrhoea (%)
Noncolitic (saline) (day 8th)
0
85.5 ± 2.77
42.00 ± 3.93
0
0
TNBS-control (day 8th)
6 (5–7)*
130.2 ± 9.38*
29.15 ± 2.23*
60*
80*
Noncolitic (saline) (day 20th)
0
88.5 ± 2.42
41.70 ± 2.24
0
0
TNBS-control (day 20th)
6(5–6)*
147.2 ± 9.59*
34.18 ± 1.94*
20*
100*
Noncolitic (saline)(day 26th)
0
101.2 ± 6.22
53.56 ± 2.37
0
0
TNBS-control (day 26th)
3(2-2)*
130.8 ± 4.97*
46.20 ± 1.45*
50*
50*
Noncolitic (saline) (day 28th)
0
81.4 ± 1.98
57.55 ± 2.12
0
0
TNBS-control (day 28th)
2(2–3)*
142.4 ± 3.76*
51.61 ± 1.19*
0
0
(a)Score data are expressed as median and interquartil interval.
(b)Colonic weight data are expressed as mean S.E.M.
*Groups differ significantly from the noncolitic group .
