Table 1.

The effect of each group on DAI, colon length and histopathological score in DSS-induced acute experimental colitis.

Group	DAI	Colon length	Histopathological score
Control	0.12 ± 0.5 bc	19.09 ± 0.41 bc	0 bc
DSS	7.75 ± 0.75 ac	15.62 ± 0.39 ac	8.50 ± 0.93 ac
DSS + normal saline	7.12 ± 0.64 ac	15.59 ± 0.41 ac	8.75 ± 0.71 ac
Mesalazine	6.00 ± 0.93 ab	17.38 ± 0.47 ab	6.38 ± 0.74 ab
VSL#3	6.25 ± 0.71 ab	17.05 ± 0.33 ab	6.50 ± 0.76 ab
Heat-killed VSL#3	6.12 ± 0.84 ab	16.95 ± 0.47 ab	6.38 ± 0.52 ab
Mesalazine + VSL#3	5.00 ± 0.76 abc	18.05 ± 0.58 abc	4.88 ± 0.84 abc

^ap < 0.05 compared with the control group;

^bp < 0.05 compared with the model group;

^cp < 0.05 compared with the mesalazine group.