Ameliorative effects of sodium ferulate on experimental colitis and their mechanisms in rats

Table 2 Effects of sodium ferulate on SOD activity, MDA and NO contents in the colon tissue of acetic acid-induced rats colitis (n = 8, ¯x ± s)

Group	Dose (mg·kg-1)	SOD (kU·g-1)	MDA (nmol·g-1)	NO (nmol·g-1)
Normal	-	36.14 ± 1.91	9.21 ± 3.85	176 ± 45
Model	-	28.33 ± 1.17 d	57.53 ± 12.36 d	331 ± 92 d
5-ASA	100	32.74 ± 3.52b	31.85 ± 11.72b	244 ± 51a
SF	200	31.63 ± 3.83a	43.25 ± 13.47a	256 ± 54
SF	400	32.15 ± 4.26a	41.84 ± 10.62a	247 ± 42a
SF	800	33.24 ± 3.69b	37.34 ± 8.58b	216 ± 33b

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01, vs model group; ^dP < 0.01 vs normal group.