Table 1 Colon length and tissue weights in chow and high sugar fed mice following DSS.

From: A high-sugar diet rapidly enhances susceptibility to colitis via depletion of luminal short-chain fatty acids in mice

Group

Treatment

Cecum Weight (g)

Length (cm)

Weight (g)

Weight/Length (g/cm)

Chow

None (n = 5)

0.18 ± 0.03a

8.6 ± 0.9a

0.18 ± 0.02b

0.021 ± 0.003a

DSS (n = 5)

0.15 ± 0.05ab

6.8 ± 0.5b

0.23 ± 0.04a

0.034 ± 0.002b

Acetate (n = 5)

0.19 ± 0.05a

8.3 ± 0.5a

0.22 ± 0.02a

0.026 ± 0.003ab

Acetate + DSS (n = 4)

0.15 ± 0.03ab

7.1 ± 0.9b

0.23 ± 0.02a

0.032 ± 0.001b

High Sugar

None (n = 5)

0.16 ± 0.05a

8.0 ± 0.5a

0.19 ± 0.02b

0.023 ± 0.004a

DSS (n = 5)

0.08 ± 0.02b

5.2 ± 0.4c

0.17 ± 0.01b

0.033 ± 0.002b

Acetate (n = 4)

0.14 ± 0.03ab

7.8 ± 0.5a

0.18 ± 0.02b

0.023 ± 0.002a

Acetate + DSS (n = 4)

0.10 ± 0.01b

6.2 ± 0.4b

0.18 ± 0.01b

0.029 ± 0.001ab

  1. Values are means ± SEM. Labeled means in a row without a common letter differ. p < 0.05.