Research Article

Allicin Alleviates Inflammation of Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Rats and Suppresses P38 and JNK Pathways in Caco-2 Cells

Table 1

Histological scores of colon tissues ().

GroupsScoreMean rank order

Control ( = 10)0.22 ± 0.4416.06
TNBS ( = 6)5.83 ± 0.75357.75
Allicin prevention ( = 7)4.29 ± 0.75645.14
Allicin ( = 7)4.29 ± 1.11344.50
Sulfasalazine ( = 9)2.22 ± 0.97223.33
Sulfasalazine + allicin ( = 8)3.38 ± 1.40835.50
Mesalazine ( = 6)3.33 ± 0.81634.75
Mesalazine + allicin ( = 10)2.10 ± 1.19722.30

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The Kruskal-Wallis test was performed to assess the histological scores.