LYCO given after IBD non significantly increased mean colonic SOD activity on day 4 of IBD but significantly (p < 0.01, <0.001, n = 6) increased mean colonic SOD activity from 0.08 ± 0.01 to 0.23 ± 0.02 U/mg of protein on day 4 of IBD, and from 0.14 ± 0.2 to 0.24 ± 0.016 on day 7 of IBD. Here, SOD1 is linked to inflammatory bowel disease.