Table 1.
Effect of Hawthorn Berry Extracts and Atorvastatin on Macroscopic and Histological Architecture of the Distal Colon
| Group | Macroscopic damage score | Microscopic injury score |
|---|---|---|
| Control | 1±0.00a | 0±0.00a |
| Sham | 3.6±0.42b | 3.8±0.36b |
| M | 2.4±0.27c | 3.2±1.20b |
| A | 2.1±0.70c | 2.4±0.81c |
| H | 1.8±0.24c | 1.5±0.36c |
| HM | 2.1±0.64c | 2.4±0.32c |
| HA | 2.4±0.42c | 2.7±0.18c |
Treated colitis-positive groups: M, 50 mg/kg mesalamine; A, 20 mg/kg atorvastatin; H, 100 mg/kg hawthorn berry extract (HBE); HM, both mesalamine and HBE; HA, both atorvastatin and HBE.
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Values with different letters in the same column are significantly different (P<.05).