TABLE 3

Effects of desipramine (10 and 20 mg/kg i.p.) and fluoxetine (10 and 20 mg/kg i.p.) administered for 2 weeks after induction of colitis on colonic-reduced glutathione concentration in rats Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M., n = 8.


No.

Group

GSH mg/g Tissue
1 Normal 1436 ± 57
2 Acetic acid control 639 ± 46*
3 10 mg/kg Desipramine 805 ± 87*#
4 20 mg/kg Desipramine 813 ± 74*#
5 10 mg/kg Fluoxetine 781 ± 19*#
6
20 mg/kg Fluoxetine
750 ± 20*#
  • * P < 0.001 in comparison with group 1 normal control

  • # P < 0.001 in comparison with group 2 AAIC control group