Table 3.

Colonic myeloperoxidase (MPO) protein and serum amyloid A (SAA) levels at 1 and 2 weeks post-DSS administration

	1-week recovery				2-week recovery
	Control	α-MG	DSS	DSS + α-MG	Control	α-MG	DSS	DSS + α-MG
Colonic MPOa)	6.1 ± 2.7	25.2 ± 12.5*	13.5 ± 4.1*	81.7 ± 32.5**	3.8 ± 1.3	22.0 ± 15.6*	9.3 ± 5.2*	25.3 ± 15.8**
SAAb)	35.5 ± 3.8	30.5 ± 4.4	119 ± 26.4*	1547 ± 968.3**	37.0 ± 3.8	30.6 ± 3.4*	120 ± 26.0*	371 ± 257.7**

^a) Myeloperoxidase in nanogram per milligram protein. The data points represent the mean (±SD) of values from n = 8–10 mice per group.

^b) SAA in microgram per milliliter. The data points represent the mean (±SD) of values from six to eight mice per group.

^*p < 0.05 against control group;

^**p < 0.05 against DSS group.