Table 2. The concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in SD rats with loperamide-induced constipation

Groups¹⁾	The concentration of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs, ppm)
Groups¹⁾	Acetic acid	Propionic acid	Butyric acid	Total SCFAs
G1	965.90±117.38	1,646.50±488.85	77.66±49.61	2,690.05±532.05
G2	673.93±191.19^†	913.80±816.80	50.45±87.37	1,638.18±645.56^†
G3	836.04±345.12	1,698.273±960.82	15.06±30.11	2,549.37±1,271.69
G4	1,219.60±203.51^*	2,426.44±721.84	27.64±47.87	3,673.67±568.99^*
G5	1,207.09±318.78	1,940.17±1,549.11	62.03±124.06	3,209.29±1,371.95
G6	1,292.25±209.91^*	2,601.30±921.44	<5	3,893.55±1,031.94^*

Values are means±standard deviation (n=10).
G1, normal group; G2, loperamide-induced constipation group; G3, Bacillus subtilis IDCC 1101 and loperamide-induced constipation group; G4, Weizmannia coagulans IDCC 1201 and loperamide-induced constipation group; G5, Clostridium butyricum IDCC 1301 and loperamide-induced constipation group; G6, BIOVITA 3 and loperamide-induced constipation group.
p<0.05 vs. G1
p<0.05 vs. G2.
SD, Sprague-Dawley.