Table 2. Histopathological examination and inflammatory markers of groups (mean ± SD).

	Groups (n:6)
	Sample	Control	CMC	Lecithin	CMC+Inulin	Lecithin+Inulin	P value
Histopathology scores	Ileum	0.0 ±0.0a	1.0 ±0.25b	1.0 ±0.25b	0.5 ±0.22a	0.7 ±0.21b	<0.01**
	Colon	0.2 ±0.16a	1.3 ±0.21b	1.7 ±0.21b	0.5 ±0.22ac	0.8 ±0.16c	<0.001***
Villus length (µm)	Ileum	399.8 ±9.58a	265.7 ±10.36b	250.3 ±7.64b	291.0 ±6.25c	298.8 ±4.79c	<0.001***
	Colon	103.0 ±4.65a	83.3 ±1.11b	77.8 ±3.12b	90.3 ±0.91c	87.0 ±6.16c	<0.001***
Villus thickness (µm)	Ileum	43.5 ±2.20a	56.2 ±1.07b	57.5 ±1.17b	43.3 ±0.66a	41.7 ±1.25a	<0.001***
	Colon	48.7 ±1.72a	54.3 ±0.55c	53.3 ±1.74bc	49.2 ±0.70a	50.0 ±0.70ab	<0.001***
Crypt lenght (µm)	Ileum	67.3 ±2.94a	42.8 ±3.06b	30.7 ±2.58c	52.7 ±2.80d	57.8 ±1.47e	<0.001***
	Colon	27.8 ±5.49a	15.3 ±2.50bc	11.7 ±1.86b	17.0 ±2.09c	16.8 ±1.94c	<0.001***
Goblet cell count	Ileum	55.8 ±2.24a	40.5 ±0.88b	42.3 ±1.14b	54.5 ±0.56a	51.0 ±2.38a	<0.001***
	Colon	108.8 ±2.35a	89.0 ±0.63b	92.5 ±1.47b	102.5 ±1.23c	103.5 ±1.66c	<0.001***
Lcn-2	Stool	4.7 ±3.49	9.7 ±3.29	5.7 ±3.77	4.1 ±2.98	6.2 ±3.54	0.077
IL-6	Serum	105.8 ±8.41	96.3 ±11.73	101.5 ±10.10	111.6 ±2.98	102.3 ±7.42	0.063
IL-10	Serum	261.2 ±40.52a	179.5 ±29.47b	186.1 ±25.1b	238.6 ±40.52a	220.8 ±32.58a	0.001**

Notes.

^{a, b, c, d}There are statistical differences between the means having the different superscripts on the same line.

^**p < 0.05.

^***p < 0.001.