a positive trendp<0.05
MSE showed a positive trend in reversing colon shortening (6.9 ± 0.1 cm for acute UC, not significant at p<0.05; and 7.3 ± 0.3 cm for chronic UC). 5-ASA did not recover colon shortening in either model (6.4 ± 0.3 cm for acute UC; 6.6 ± 0.2 cm for chronic UC) ( Fig 2B ).