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Table 2 Incidence and multiplicity of colonic neoplasia.

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

Group no.

Treatment

No. of mice

Incidence (no. of mice with neoplasms)

Multiplicity (no. of tumors/mice, means ± SD)

   

Total

Adenoma

Adeno-carcinoma

Total

Adenoma

Adeno-carcinoma

1

AOM/DSS

10

10/10 (100%)

10/10 (100%)

10/10 (100%)

5.2 ± 3.0

2.1 ± 1.8

3.0 ± 1.8

2

AOM/DSS/0.04% Nimesulide

10

8/10 (80%)

6/10 (60%)a

4/10 (40%)b

1.8 ± 1.7b

1.2 ± 1.3

0.6 ± 1.0c

3

AOM/DSS/0.05% Troglitazone

10

9/10 (90%)

9/10 (90%)

4/10 (40%)b

2.5 ± 1.8a

1.6 ± 1.1

1.2 ± 2.5a

4

AOM/DSS/0.05% Bezafibrate

10

8/10 (80%)

7/10 (70%)

6/10 (60%)a

2.6 ± 2.5a

1.1 ± 1.0a

1.8 ± 2.6

5

0.04% Nimesulide

5

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0

0

0

6

0.05% Troglitazone

5

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0

0

0

7

0.05% Bezafibrate

5

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0

0

0

8

AOM

5

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0

0

0

9

DSS

6

0/6 (0%)

0/6 (0%)

0/6 (0%)

0

0

0

10

None

5

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

0

0

0

  1. a,b,c Significantly different from group 1 by Fisher's exact probability test or Student's t-test (a P < 0.05, b P < 0.01, and c P < 0.005).