Basic Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2004; 10(16): 2373-2378
Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2373
Table 1 Concentrations of NO in blood plasma and in intesti-nal mucosa
GroupnBP(µmol/L)SIM(µmol/g)1
Control838.63 ± 8.75b39.19 ± 2.68
EN10103.39 ± 10.1867.19 ± 6.67
PN963.06 ± 23.33a66.90 ± 6.25
Sep8113.33 ± 30.4753.10 ± 2.16
Table 2 IgA levels in blood plasma and small intestinal mucosa
GroupnBlood plasma IgA (µg/mL)Mucosa tissue IgA (µg/g)
Con8146.73 ± 18.03a507.48 ± 59.18a
EN10260.37 ± 38.54b733.51 ± 81.42b
PN9133.94 ± 21.47489.38 ± 14.27
Sep8194.52 ± 39.31511.89 ± 52.33
Table 3 Dual sugar (lactulose/mannitol) test
GroupnRate of lactuloseRate of mannitolRatio of L/M
Control80.0097 ± 0.00270.0202 ± 0.00260.4789 ± 0.1001
EN100.0213 ± 0.00350.0283 ± 0.00200.7981 ± 0.1559
PN90.0981 ± 0.03740.0723 ± 0.02851.4494 ± 0.2670
Sep80.1466 ± 0.05720.0361 ± 0.00894.0088 ± 0.8893b
Table 4 Examination of bacterial translocation
GroupnMLNLiverPVBRBTLog10 TB ± SD
Control83/80/80/812.5% (3/24)0.5414 ± 0.288
EN104/102/103/1030.0% (9/30)1.6444 ± 0.349
PN95/94/94/948.15% (13/27)b2.3279 ± 0.433b
Sep86/87/87/883.33% (20/24)d3.2815 ± 0.483d