Table 2.
SCFAs values (μmol/g cecal content) of all the experimental groups
| SCFAs | Colitis Control | OFI | DSM 15158 | OFI + DSM 15158 | DSM 15159 | OFI + DSM 15159 |
| Succinic | 0.0 (0.0–1.1) | 4.5 (2.9–5.7) * | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) # § | 1.5 (1.2–1.6) # § | 0.4 (0.0–4.7) # § | 5.9 (4.0–6.8) * |
| Propionic | 3.3 (3.1–3.3) | 6.2 (3.6–7.0) | 4.7 (3.2–5.7) | 4.9 (4.7–8.8) | 5.7 (5.1–5.9) | 7.5 (5.9–10.3) |
| Butyric | 2.3 (0.0–8.4) | 5.5 (4.2–7.6) | 6.8 (6.4–13.7) | 3.3 (3.1–6.2) | 5.7 (3.9–6.8) | 5.9 (3.3–10.0) |
| Acetic | 23.1 (22.7–28.1) | 35.8 (26.1–47.1) | 30.9 (24.7–46.3) | 20.0 (18.6–25.3) | 22.9 (20.7–28.3) | 28.4 (20.8–36.8) |
| Lactic | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 1.6 (0.0–3.2) | 2.5 (2.4–3.0) | 0.4 (0.0–1.1) | 0.4 (0.0–1.0) | 2.0 (0.0–2.8) |
* denotes p < 0.05 compared to colitis control; # denotes p < 0.05 compared to OFI + DSM 15159; § denotes p < 0.05 compared to OFI. Data presented as Median (25th–75th percentile)