Table III.

Effect of GI on inflammatory factors of colon tissues of mice with ulcerative colitis.

		3.5% dextran sulfate sodium
				GI, g/kg
Inflammatory factors	Control	Model	SASP, 0.6 g/kg	1.0	2.0	4.0
IL-1β, pg/mgprot	45.7±3.9	60.0±3.5a	44.1±3.1d	48.4±1.4c	42.2±3.8c	39.7±3.7d
IL-2, pg/mgprot	158.1±9.4	219.1±14.6a	153.8±11.9c	130.2±11.0d	149.5±16.4c	128.4±10.1d
IL-6, pg/mgprot	61.6±3.7	83.7±6.3a	54.5±8.2c	57.3±1.4c	62.1±6.8	50.0±4.8d
IL-12, pg/mgprot	37.3±2.6	57.2±6.3a	31.9±3.9d	30.5±2.0d	39.6±2.0c	27.8±2.1d
TNF-α, pg/mgprot	407.5±21.9	489±22.2a	429.0±28.9	374.5±27.2c	358.0±43.1c	337.5±14.6d
TNF-β, pg/mgprot	78.6±7.8	119.8±11.5b	62.9±7.7d	70.1±4.1d	83.6±10.9c	63.3±4.4d
IFN-α, pg/mgprot	19.7±1.6	28.8±2.6b	16.3±1.9d	20.7±1.2c	20.2±1.6c	17.2±1.8d
IFN-γ, pg/mgprot	72.4±6.6	126.6±14.8b	72.9±9.5d	75.3±5.4d	84.2±5.5c	69.8±7.0c

Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA and are expressed as mean ± SEM (n=8).

^aP<0.05

^bP<0.01 vs. control mice

^cP<0.05

^dP<0.01 vs. DSS-induced UC mice. GI, Gloeostereum incarnatum; IL, interleukin; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IFN, interferon.