Table 1.
VEGF and TNF-α concentration in colon tissue in TNBS and DSS colitis groups
| Variable | TNBS-model |
DSS-model |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colitis (n = 6) | Control (n = 6) | p value | Colitis (n = 6) | Control (n = 6) | p value | |
| VEGF, pg/mg | 36.8 ± 1.0 | 37.9 ± 12.6 | 0.589 | 33.0 ± 12.4 | 29.0 ± 5.7 | 1.000 |
| TNF-α, pg/mg | 47.1 ± 23.8 | 19.3 ± 9.0 | 0.009 | 64.2 ± 19.0 | 28.2 ± 10.8 | 0.040 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD.
VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; TNBS, trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid; DSS, dextran sulphate sodium.