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Background
In our study, we administered various concentrations of antibiotics to rats, to investigate the changes in the flora of rat feces.
Methods
Similar Sprague Dawley female rats (n = 84) were divided into A - G groups. The rat feces were collected for microbial analysis. The analytical method used a different culture medium for bacterial cultures and count colonies under a microscope. On the 11th and 15th days, we dissected one rat in each group, taking 5 ml of abdominal aortic blood. TNF-α, IL1-β, IL-6, and C-reactive protein (CRP) were detected by an enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA).
Results
Rats have an average weight of 176.26 g. Between the groups no significant difference was found for starting average weight (p > 0.05) but after experiments, significant differences existed in weight, food intake, water intake, and stool samples within 2 hours (p = 0.04, 0.016, < 0.001, and 0.009, respectively). Significant differences were found between the groups for nine tested microbiotas (p < 0.001). TNF-α,IL1-β༌IL-6༌and CRP were significantly different between all groups (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
Antibiotics can cause disorder in rat intestinal flora, also causing an inflammatory response in their blood system.
Keywords
Antibiotics; imbalance of intestinal flora; Sprague Dawley rats; inflammatory bowel disease
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Background
In our study, we administered various concentrations of antibiotics to rats, to investigate the changes in the flora of rat feces.
Methods
Similar Sprague Dawley female rats (n = 84) were divided into A - G groups. The rat feces were collected for microbial analysis. The analytical method used a different culture medium for bacterial cultures and count colonies under a microscope. On the 11th and 15th days, we dissected one rat in each group, taking 5 ml of abdominal aortic blood. TNF-α, IL1-β, IL-6, and C-reactive protein (CRP) were detected by an enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA).
Results
Rats have an average weight of 176.26 g. Between the groups no significant difference was found for starting average weight (p > 0.05) but after experiments, significant differences existed in weight, food intake, water intake, and stool samples within 2 hours (p = 0.04, 0.016, < 0.001, and 0.009, respectively). Significant differences were found between the groups for nine tested microbiotas (p < 0.001). TNF-α,IL1-β༌IL-6༌and CRP were significantly different between all groups (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
Antibiotics can cause disorder in rat intestinal flora, also causing an inflammatory response in their blood system.
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