Compared with the TNBS group, the colitis score was significantly reduced in both the ADSCs group (1.08 ± 0.86 vs. 1.92 ± 0.70; P < 0.01) and VEGF-C + ADSCs group (0.63 ± 0.67 vs. 1.92 ± 0.70; P < 0.01, Fig. 4b). This evidence concerns the gene VEGFC and colitis.