Among the groups with 3% DSS-induced UC, the DSS/PAW group exhibited a significant reduction in body weight and the DSS/5-ASA showed a trend towards reduced body weight on day 14 ( Fig. 2A ), and a non-significant reduction in colon length was observed in the DSS/5-ASA group ( Fig. 2B and C ) compared with those in the control group.
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Plasmon-activated water enhances gut-barrier function and alleviates inflammation in a mouse model of ulcerative colitis.
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While previous studies have used similar experimental animal numbers ( 67-69 ), the small and imbalanced sample sizes may have limited the ability to detect subtle differences between experimental groups, particularly in assays for which the observed changes did not reach statistical significance.