CRP and colitis: Additionally, in the case of CRP protein level, we observed a stronger decreasing effect of high molecular weight oat beta-glucan (CβGh+ versus CβGl+; p < 0.001), whereas in the case of IL-6 and IL-12, stronger decreases were noted in colitis animals fed diet supplemented with low molecular weight oat beta-glucan (CβGl+ versus CβGh+; p < 0.05; p < 0.001 respectively).