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Table 1 Body, liver, relative liver weights, and length of colon.

From: Suppression of colitis-related mouse colon carcinogenesis by a COX-2 inhibitor and PPAR ligands

Group no.

Treatment

No. of mice

Body weight (g)

Liver weight (g)

Relative liver weight (g/100 g body weight)

Length of colon (cm)

1

AOM/DSS

10

36.6 ± 5.6 a

2.0 ± 0.5

5.5 ± 0.7

11.5 ± 2.1

2

AOM/DSS/0.04% Nimesulide

10

44.8 ± 5.6 b

2.3 ± 0.3

5.3 ± 0.7

12.1 ± 1.3

3

AOM/DSS/0.05% Troglitazone

10

43.6 ± 6.3 c

2.5 ± 0.5 d

5.7 ± 1.0

11.4 ± 1.1

4

AOM/DSS/0.05% Bezafibrate

10

42.4 ± 6.4 d

2.8 ± 0.7e

6.6 ± 1.5

12.1 ± 1.4

5

0. 04% Nimesulide

5

39.9 ± 7.3

2.0 ± 0.3

5.0 ± 0.9

12.5 ± 0.7

6

0. 05% Troglitazone

5

39.8 ± 4.0

2.1 ± 0.3

5.2 ± 0.7

11.9 ± 0.9

7

0. 05% Bezafibrate

5

46.8 ± 9.6

2.7 ± 0.5

5.8 ± 0.9

12.6 ± 1.4

8

AOM

5

42.8 ± 2.6

1.9 ± 0.1

4.5 ± 0.4

12.3 ± 1.2

9

DSS

6

34.4 ± 2.8f

1.8 ± 0.2

5.2 ± 0.7

12.3 ± 0.6

10

None

5

43.2 ± 6.5

2.0 ± 0.2

4.8 ± 0.8

12.0 ± 0.6

  1. a Mean ± SD.
  2. b-e Significantly different from group 1 by Student's t-test (b P < 0.005, c P < 0.02, d P < 0.05, and e P < 0.01).
  3. f Significantly different from group 1 by Welch's t-test (f P < 0.05).