Table 2. Effect of selected Lactobacillus sp. on myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, disease activity index (DAI) and colon length, on DSS-induced colitis.

Mean comparison was done with unpaired t-test. ** Highly significantly different from DSS group at P <0.01. *Significantly different from DSS group at P < 0.05.

Mice group	MPO activity (mU/mg)	DAI	Colon Length
Control	0.115±0.025**	0.1±0.01**	9.6±1.1**
DSS	0.236±0.023	1.7±0.4	7.1±1.1
L. plantarum 42	0.148±0.018**	0.1±0.2**	9.4±1.2**
L. plantarum 156	0.151±0.021*	0.3±0.5**	9.6±0.4**
L. brevis 165	0.123±0.032**	0.1±0.3**	10.2±0.6**
L. rhamnosus 195	0.142±0.028**	0.9±0.8*	10.3±0.3**
L. brevis 205	0.201±0.037	1.5±0.9	8.9±0.9**
L. plantarum 240	0.192±0.041	2.1±0.6	8.5±0.7*
L. plantarum 241	0.230±0.014	1.7±0.2	9.2±0.6**
L. plantarum 365	0.218±0.015	1.5±0.4	8.0±1.3
L. plantarum 467	0.161±0.027*	1.1±0.3	11.1±0.4**
L. brevis 470	0.169±0.031*	1.1±0.2	9.7±1.0**