Table 4

Effect of berberine chloride on MPO activity of intestinal wet tissue

Time after Treatment	MPO Activity
Time after Treatment	Normal	TNB Only	TNB + Berberine Chloride (7.5 mg/kg)	TNB + Berberine Chloride (15 mg/kg)
		U/100 mg wet tissue
Day 3	0.5 ± 0.1	3.2 ± 0.8^4-a	2.6 ± 0.9	2.4 ± 1.1
Day 7	0.6 ± 0.1	3.5 ± 1.3^4-a	2.3 ± 1.3	1.7 ± 0.7^4-b

Values are mean ± S.D., n = 5. Berberine chloride (15 mg/kg) decreased MPO activity compared with TNB (30 mg) group.

↵4-a P < .001, significant difference from normal rats.
↵4-b P < .05, significant difference from TNB control group.