Therapeutic effects of Clostridium butyricum on experimental colitis induced by oxazolone in rats

Table 1 Effects on body weight and wet colon mass index in rat colitis induced with oxazolone (mean ± SD)

Group	n	Dose	Body weight (g)	Wet colon mass index (g/kg)
NC	8	N/A	191.3 ± 24.2	5.3 ± 1.2
PC	7	N/A	149.0 ± 15.9d	9.1 ± 2.5d
PB	10	2.3 × 1011 CFU/L	175.9 ± 43.2	6.7 ± 1.3a
MA	8	100 g/L	179.8 ± 18.4	6.9 ± 2.3
SB	8	0.05 mol/L	175.8 ± 23.0	6.5 ± 1.6a

^aP < 0.05 vs positive control;

^dP < 0.01 vs negative control; NC: Negative control; PC: Positive control; PB: Probiotic (C. butyricum); MA: Mesalamine; SB: Sodium butyrate.