Table 1.

Body and muscle weight in control (n = 6), colon26-bearing (C26, n = 8), exercised (n = 6, 14 m/min 45 min, 5 days/week on a treadmill) and C26 exercised (n = 8)

	Controls	C26	Exercise	C26 exercise
Initial b.w. (g)	21.06 ± 1.02	20.88 ± 0.79	20.82 ± 1.15	20.76 ± 0.60
Final b.w. (g)	23.94 ± 1.29	20.06 ± 1.37	23.84 ± 1.34	17.42 ± 1.73
Δ b.w. (g)	+2.88 ± 0.57	−0.82 ± 1.23**	+3.02 ± 0.63	−3.34 ± 1.60***, ****
GSN mass (mg/100 g i.b.w.)	572 ± 25	471 ± 49**	581 ± 26	408 ± 54***, ****
Hematocrit (%)	51 ± 4	42 ± 7 *	54 ± 2	44 ± 6 *

The hematocrit was measured collecting the blood by means of cardiac puncture from anesthesized mice before sacrifice. Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation

*p < 0.05 vs. control; **p < 0.01 vs. control; ***p < 0.001 vs. control; ****p < 0.05 vs. C26