Combinational Effects of Prebiotics and Soybean against Azoxymethane-Induced Colon Cancer In Vivo
Table 3
Effect of prebiotics and soybean meal on cecal weight and cecal pH.
Groups
Total cecal weight (g)
Cecal wall weight (g)
Cecal pH
Control (AIN-93G/M)
3.7 ± 0.22c
1.2 ± 0.1b
7.82 ± 0.03a
Prebiotic (5%)
5.0 ± 0.3b
2.9 ± 0.2a
6.4 ± 0.05e
Prebiotic (10%)
7.1 ± 0.4a
3.8 ± 0.3a
6.2 ± 0.10e
SM (5%)
3.9 ± 0.3bc
2.2 ± 0.2ab
7.6 ± 0.05a
SM (10%)
4.3 ± 0.2bc
2.2 ± 0.1ab
7.7 ± 0.04a
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 5%)
5.1 ± 0.2b
1.9 ± 0.1b
7.3 ± 0.06b
Prebiotic + SM (10% + 10%)
7.2 ± 0.4a
3.0 ± 0.1a
6.7 ± 0.03d
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 10%)
5.4 ± 0.5b
2.4 ± 0.2ab
6.9 ± 0.08c
Prebiotic + SM (10% + 5%)
6.8 ± 0.3a
2.5 ± 0.2ab
6.7 ± 0.04cd
Abbreviations: SM: soybean meal. Values are expressed as means ± SEM.
abcdeMeans in a column with the same letter are not significantly different using Tukey’s studentized range test (P ≤ 0.05).