Effect of Mesalamine and Prednisolone on TNBS Experimental Colitis, following Various Doses of Orally Administered Iron

Table 1

Animal groups and drug administered.

Group	TNBS colitis	Normal Iron content	Iron content of 0.3 g	Iron content of 3 g	Mesalamine	Prednisolone	Number of living animals at the end of the experiment
1		#					12/12
2			##				12/12
3				∗∗			12/12
4	∗	#					24/24
5	∗		##				24/24
6	∗			∗∗			24/24
7	∗		##		###		12/12
8	∗			∗∗	###		12/12
9	∗		##			∗∗∗	12/12
10	∗			∗∗		∗∗∗	11/12