Table 1.
Effects of treatments on DSS‐induced body weight change. Values represent the mean ± SEM of body weight change. Negative values depict body weight loss. Values with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05)
| Body weight (BW) change (gram) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| At the end of DSS treatment | At 7 days after removal of DSS | At 14 days after removal of DSS | |
| Experimental Groups | |||
| DSS | −11.17 ± 1.51a,c | −26.2 ± 2.82a | −37.5 ± 5.08a,f |
| DSS + Ω3 p.o | −11.5 ± 3.17a,b,c,d | −13 ± 3a,b,c | 1 ± 2.92b,c,d,e,f,g |
| DSS + MESNAp.ο | −4.5 ± 2.83a,b,d | −6.5 ± 4.02b,d | 4 ± 3.32c,e,g |
| DSS + Ω3 p.o + MESNA p.o | −16 ± 4.7a,c | −16.5 ± 4.41a,b | 5 ± 3.87c,d,e,g |
| DSS + Ω3 p.r | −15.5 ± 3.02a,c | −11.5 ± 5.17a,b,d | −2 ± 6.44b,c,e,f,g |
| DSS + MESNA p.r | −8 ± 3a,b,c | 0 ± 2.36b,c,d | 7 ± 3.74e,g |
| DSS + Ω3 p.r + MESNA p.r | −19 ± 3.15c | −32 ± 10.55a | −31 ± 14.09f,g |
| DSS + MESNAi.p | 1 ± 3.23b,d | 10.5 ± 4.25d | 20 ± 5.24b, c,e,g |
| DSS + Ω3 p.o + MESNA i.p | −19.5 ± 2.63a,c | −20.5 ± 3.53a,b | −4 ± 1.87 g |
| P value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |