Molecular Characterization of the Onset and Progression of Colitis in Inoculated Interleukin-10 Gene-Deficient Mice: A Role for PPAR𝛼

Table 1

Body weight and dietary intake of Il10^−/− and C57 mice at 7, 8.5, 10, 12, and 14 weeks of age.

Weeks of age	Body weight (g)		Dietary intake (g)
	C57 mice	Il10^−/− mice	C57 mice	Il10^−/− mice
7	18.8 ± 0.4	18.2 ± 0.8	3.4 ± 0.1	3.3 ± 0.2
8.5	20.3 ± 0.9	19.0 ± 0.3	3.6 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.3
10	22.5 ± 0.6	19.9 ± 0.4*	3.7 ± 0.0	3.9 ± 0.1
12	24.8 ± 0.7	21.0 ± 0.8*	3.6 ± 0.1	3.5 ± 0.2
14	25.3 ± 0.4	19.8 ± 0.7*	3.6 ± 0.1	3.5 ± 0.3

Data shown as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM) per group of mice sacrificed. Body weight was measured thrice weekly and dietary intake was estimated and adjusted daily to equal the mean amount of food consumed by Il10^−/− mice on the previous day to ensure similar intakes between C57 and Il10^−/− mice. ^∗𝑃<0.05 comparing Il10^−/− versus C57 mice of the same age.