Table 3. Effect of LAB-fermented MLE on the number of fecal pellets, wet weight of fecal pellets, and fecal water content in loperamide-induced constipated rats.
| Groups1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | C | MLEL | MLEH | |
| Before constipation (days 0-28) | ||||
| Number of fecal pellets (count/d) | 57.01±5.492)NS3) | 55.36±9.12 | 59.93±6.21 | 62.29±8.46 |
| Wet weight of fecal pellets (g/d) | 11.02±1.29NS | 10.64±2.11 | 11.32±3.21 | 12.63±1.98 |
| Fecal water content (%) | 32.21±4.01NS | 36.22±3.87 | 34.03±1.87 | 36.51±3.26 |
| After constipation (days 29-33) | ||||
| Number of fecal pellets (count/d) | 53.21±3.89a | 36.21±2.43c | 40.11±5.01bc | 45.36±4.65ab |
| Wet weight of fecal pellets (g/d) | 14.48±2.65a | 8.01±1.02b | 11.53±1.87ab | 14.36±1.25a |
| Fecal water content (%) | 36.13±1.98a | 29.76±2.03b | 32.21±0.87ab | 35.33±1.55a |
1)N, normal group; C, loperamide treated group; MLEL, loperamide and LAB-fermeneted MLE 300 mg/kg b.w. treated group; and MLEH, loperamide and LAB-fermeneted MLE 600 mg/kg b.w. treated group.
2)Mean±S.E. (n=8).
3)NS, not significantly different among groups.
4)Values with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) between groups as determined via Tukey's test.