Table 2

Incidence and multiplicity of colonic neoplasia.

Group no.
Treatment
No. of mice
Incidence (no. of mice with neoplasms)
Multiplicity (no. of tumors/mice, means ± SD)







Total
Adenoma
Adeno-carcinoma
Total
Adenoma
Adeno-carcinoma

1
AOM/DSS
10
10/10 (100%)
10/10 (100%)
10/10 (100%)
5.2 ± 3.0
2.1 ± 1.8
3.0 ± 1.8
2
AOM/DSS/0.04% Nimesulide
10
8/10 (80%)
6/10 (60%)a
4/10 (40%)b
1.8 ± 1.7b
1.2 ± 1.3
0.6 ± 1.0c
3
AOM/DSS/0.05% Troglitazone
10
9/10 (90%)
9/10 (90%)
4/10 (40%)b
2.5 ± 1.8a
1.6 ± 1.1
1.2 ± 2.5a
4
AOM/DSS/0.05% Bezafibrate
10
8/10 (80%)
7/10 (70%)
6/10 (60%)a
2.6 ± 2.5a
1.1 ± 1.0a
1.8 ± 2.6
5
0.04% Nimesulide
5
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0
0
0
6
0.05% Troglitazone
5
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0
0
0
7
0.05% Bezafibrate
5
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0
0
0
8
AOM
5
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0
0
0
9
DSS
6
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
0
0
0
10
None
5
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0/5 (0%)
0
0
0

a,b,c Significantly different from group 1 by Fisher's exact probability test or Student's t-test (aP < 0.05, bP < 0.01, and c P < 0.005).

Kohno et al. BMC Cancer 2005 5:46   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-5-46