Protective effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on chenodeoxycholic acid-induced liver injury in hamsters

Table 1 Body weight changes and food intake during the experiment (mean ± SE)

Group	Body weight (g)		Weight gain	Food intake
	Before theexperiment	End of theexperiment	(g)	(g/d)
Normal	104.8 ± 2.5	110.6 ± 3.3	5.8 ± 1.8	7.1 ± 0.2
Control	103.7 ± 2.5	106.9 ± 1.9	3.2 ± 1.2	6.5 ± 0.3
UDCA 50 mg/kg	103.1 ± 2.9	104.7 ± 3.1	1.6 ± 1.3	6.2 ± 0.4
UDCA 150 mg/kg	104.7 ± 2.1	107.2 ± 1.9	2.5 ± 1.6	6.2 ± 0.2

UDCA: Ursodeoxycholic acid. There was no significant difference between normal and control groups (Student’s t-test). There was no significant difference between the control group and UDCA groups (Dunnett’s multiple comparison test).