Survival effect of probiotics in a rat model of colorectal cancer treated with capecitabine

Table 2 Average body weight for male Wistar Lewis rats in different times of study

Groups	At beginning (g)	At 90 d (g)	At the end of life (g)
Control	329.8 ± 14.41	459.6 ± 15.6	563.0 ± 40.5
Control-P	280.2 ± 11.3	459.6 ± 14.7	619.3 ± 42.0
DMH	361.0 ± 17.6	451.2 ± 22.5	592.8 ± 52.2
DMH-P	361.0 ± 17.6	473.7 ± 23.7	592.8 ± 52.2
DMH-C	299.0 ± 15.7	412.4 ± 17.1	493.0 ± 67.0
DMH-P-C	292.1 ± 34.6	412.7 ± 26.1	559.8 ± 91.9

¹These results are expressed as means ± SD of the body weight.

DMH: 1,2-Dimethylhidrazine dihydrochloride; P: Probiotics; C: Capecitabine.