Effects of probiotic on intestinal mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis

Table 2 Expression of NF-κB (nucleus) and IκB (cytoplasm) before and after therapy (mean ± SD)

Index	BIFICO group		Placebo group
	Pretreatment	Post-treatment	Pretreatment	Post-treatment
IκB (cytoplasm)	0.99 ± 0.11	0.97 ± 0.07	0.89 ± 0.08	0.43 ± 0.15bd
NF-κB (nucleus)	0.82 ± 0.05	0.31 ± 0.05b	0.79 ± 0.14	0.97 ± 0.09d

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs post-treatment; ^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs control.