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Aim: This study aims to explore the effect of different doses of antibiotics on rats in order to observe alterations in their fecal microbiota, inflammatory changes in the colonic mucosa and four types of inflammatory markers in blood serum. Methods: Our methodology involved separating 84 female Sprague Dawley rats into groups A-G, with each group consisting of 12 rats. We collected the rat feces for analysis, using a distinct medium for bacterial cultivation and counting colonies under a microscope. On the 11th and 15th days of the experiment, half of the rats from each group were euthanized and 5 mL of abdominal aortic blood and colon tissues were collected. Inflammations changes of colon were observed and assessed by pathological Hematoxylin Eosin (HE) staining. Enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) was adopted for detecting C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, IL1-P and TNF-a. Results: Our findings revealed that the initial average weight of the rats did not differ between groups (p>0.05); but significant differences were observed between stool samples, water intake, food intake and weight (p=0.009, 0.05); at day 4 A/B (p=0.044), A/D (p Conclusion: This study suggests that antibiotics administration can disrupt the balance of bacteria in the rat gut ecosystem, resulting in an inflammatory response in their bloodstream and inducing inflammation changes of colon. Keywords: antibiotics, imbalance of intestinal flora, Sprague Dawley rats, inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, colitis model
Introduction Antibiotics first appeared in the 1940s and were regarded as a miracle of modern medicine. (1) The health and life expectancy of humans have been improved because of antibiotics. [...]