Table II.

Densities of the different endocrine cell types (number/mm² of epithelium) in the control animals, and in animals with DSS-induced colitis treated with the vehicle (CgA, DSS group), DTCM-G (DSS-G group) and DHME-Q (DSS-Q group).

Animal group	Endocrine cell type
	CgA	Serotonin	PYY	Enteroglucagon	PP	Somatostatin
Control	119.0±16.5	39.9±4.4	96.0±1.2	43.1±3.2	60.7±2.8	43.1±2.8
DSS	300.6±27.7a	62.6±5.8a	120.5±5.9b	87.2±7.2a	41.5±2.8a	28.3±2.2c
DSS-G	146.7±22.4	35.9±4.9	98.2±7.0	51.3±3.6	65.8±4.4	40.7±2.7
DSS-Q	136.6±12.2	36.2±4.3	84.8±2.0	49.5±2.9	59.1±3.5	46.7±3.8

Data are the mean ± SEM values DSS, dextran sodium sulfate; DTCM-G, 3-[(dodecylthiocarbonyl)-methyl]-glutarimide; DHME-Q, dehydroxy-methylepoxyquinomicin; CgA, chromogranin A; PYY, peptide YY; PP, pancreatic polypeptide.

^aP<0.0001,

^bP<0.01 and

^cP<0.05 vs. controls.