Table III.

Changes of food intake in rats (g/kg/day).

Group	Time, weeks
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
E36eu	73.91±2.43	73.26±2.46c	73.04±1.78d	71.88±1.10c	66.46±2.85a	68.12±1.60	66.03±2.13	63.26±3.11
E36e	72.33±1.89	67.85±2.11	70.14±1.32	66.36±2.67	73.63±2.79	65.29±1.86	64.86±1.53	62.87±1.59
E	74.53±1.28	70.06±3.48	68.58±2.63	63.66±2.25a,b	66.67±2.29a	65.85±4.51	62.38±2.01	61.61±2.44
NS	70.81±2.87	72.43±3.00	70.14±1.72	72.35±1.12a	64.96±3.13	67.47±2.45	64.16±3.56	62.13±2.59
Con	74.14±2.76	68.91±5.54	66.80±1.49	66.24±2.14	73.69±3.10	67.77±3.10	62.47±1.39	60.37±3.41

^aP<0.05 vs. Con group;

^bP<0.05 vs. NS group;

^cP<0.05 vs. E group;

^dP<0.05 vs. E36e group.

E36eu, recombinant uricase-expressing genetically engineered E. coli bacteria group; E36e, empty vector-expressing engineered E. coli bacteria group; E, E. coli group; NS, carboxymethylcellulose suspension group; Con, blank control.