Table 2.

Effect of Minocycline (MCN) on ethanol induced changes in Alcian blue binding capacity (gastric wall mucus) in gastric mucosa of rats

Treatment	Alcian blue binding (μg/g tissue)
Normal	6678±21
Ethanol alone (EtOH)	2397.2±58.1*
EtOH + MCN 10 mg	2415.8±44.7
EtOH + MCN 30 mg	2724.8±56.5#
EtOH + MCN 100 mg	3660.5±23.5##

Values are mean ± SEM.

^*P<0.001 as compared with control group.

^#P<0.05;

^##P<0.001 as compared with Ethanol (ulcer only) group using Dunnett’s multiple comparison test.