Table 3.
Effects of propolis administration on individual and total SCFA levels in caecal digesta of DSS-induced colitis rats 1.
| Variables | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecum weights, g | 0% propolis | 0.1% propolis | 0.2% propolis | 0.3% propolis |
| Tissue | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 0.7 ± 0.0 |
| Digesta | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.1 |
| Cecum pH | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 | 7.9 ± 0.1 | 7.7 ± 0.1 |
| Pool, μmol | 0% propolis | 0.1% propolis | 0.2% propolis | 0.3% propolis |
| Acetate | 79.6 ± 6.9 a,b | 89.5 ± 5.3 a | 66.8 ± 4.1 b | 74.9 ± 3.5 a,b |
| Propionate | 20.3 ± 1.4 | 19.5 ± 0.8 | 17.2 ± 0.8 | 19.2 ± 0.9 |
| Butyrate | 13.0 ± 1.1 | 12.6 ± 1.3 | 12.1 ± 0.9 | 12.7 ± 0.8 |
| Total SCFA | 116.1 ± 8.9 a,b | 124.7 ± 4.2 a | 99.3 ± 5.1 b | 110.1 ± 4.7 a,b |
| Percentage of total, % | 0% propolis | 0.1% propolis | 0.2% propolis | 0.3% propolis |
| Acetate | 68.2 ± 1.1 | 71.4 ± 2.1 | 67.0 ± 1.5 | 68.1 ± 0.8 |
| Propionate | 17.7 ± 0.7 | 15.8 ± 0.9 | 17.5 ± 0.8 | 17.5 ± 0.5 |
| Butyrate | 11.3 ± 0.7 | 10.3 ± 1.2 | 12.2 ± 0.8 | 11.5 ± 0.4 |
1 Data are expressed as means ± SEM (n = 8). The means with different letters are significantly different means without a common letter differ, p < 0.05.