Synergistic protection of astragalus polysaccharides and matrine against ulcerative colitis and associated lung injury in rats

Table 1 Body weight of rats in various groups

Group	n	0 wk	n	2 wk	n	4 wk
Normal	10	414.00 ± 29.28	10	467.50 ± 21.44	10	507.60 ± 49.21
Model	10	355.90 ± 25.60b	10	413.10 ± 27.91b	10	461.30 ± 37.54
Salazopyrine control			10	420.70 ± 35.29b	11	451.91 ± 38.31b
Matrine treatment			13	429.23 ± 38.04a	12	458.83 ± 45.36a
APS treatment			13	443.62 ± 45.06	13	486.92 ± 55.67
Monomer mixture			13	426.92 ± 30.74b	12	489.75 ± 32.06

^aP < 0.05 and

^bP < 0.01 vs normal group. APS: Astragalus polysaccharides.