Combinational Effects of Prebiotics and Soybean against Azoxymethane-Induced Colon Cancer In Vivo

Table 3

Effect of prebiotics and soybean meal on cecal weight and cecal pH.

Groups	Total cecal weight (g)	Cecal wall weight (g)	Cecal pH
Control (AIN-93G/M)	3.7 ± 0.22^c	1.2 ± 0.1^b	7.82 ± 0.03^a
Prebiotic (5%)	5.0 ± 0.3^b	2.9 ± 0.2^a	6.4 ± 0.05^e
Prebiotic (10%)	7.1 ± 0.4^a	3.8 ± 0.3^a	6.2 ± 0.10^e
SM (5%)	3.9 ± 0.3^bc	2.2 ± 0.2^ab	7.6 ± 0.05^a
SM (10%)	4.3 ± 0.2^bc	2.2 ± 0.1^ab	7.7 ± 0.04^a
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 5%)	5.1 ± 0.2^b	1.9 ± 0.1^b	7.3 ± 0.06^b
Prebiotic + SM (10% + 10%)	7.2 ± 0.4^a	3.0 ± 0.1^a	6.7 ± 0.03^d
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 10%)	5.4 ± 0.5^b	2.4 ± 0.2^ab	6.9 ± 0.08^c
Prebiotic + SM (10% + 5%)	6.8 ± 0.3^a	2.5 ± 0.2^ab	6.7 ± 0.04^cd

Abbreviations: SM: soybean meal.
Values are expressed as means ± SEM.
^abcdeMeans in a column with the same letter are not significantly different using Tukey’s studentized range test (P  ≤  0.05).