Alterations of intestinal immune function and regulatory effects of L-arginine in experimental severe acute pancreatitis rats

Table 1 Changes of serum endotoxin in rat portal vein (U: Eu/mL)

Group	24 h	48 h	72 h
NS	0.041±0.011	0.039±0.007	0.042±0.015
SAP	0.157±0.024b	0.150±0.018b	0.146±0.014b
L-Arg	0.087±0.011d	0.079±0.016d	0.082±0.013d

^bP<0.01 vs NS; dP<0.01 vs SAP.

Table 2 Percentage of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ T lymphocytes in intestinal mucosal lamina propria (mean±SD)

Group		24 h	48 h	72 h
CD3+	NS	20.54±3.46	22.32±4.78	21.24±5.32
	SAP	11.24±3.06b	12.07±4.24b	11.07±3.16b
	L-Arg	14.36±2.12c	17.45±3.52c	15.42±4.18c
CD4+	NS	12.78±3.39	11.56±3.14	12.47±2.53
	SAP	7.23±1.46a	8.34±1.69a	9.06±2.94a
	L-Arg	9.85±2.51	9.22±2.75	9.42±2.72
CD8+	NS	9.69±1.65	8.89±1.95	9.41±2.57
	SAP	9.73±2.75	9.12±2.47	8.12±3.59
	L-Arg	8.72±2.63	9.05±3.95	7.87±1.79
CD4+/CD8+	NS	1.32	1.30	1.35
	SAP	0.74	0.91	0.96
	L-Arg	1.13	1.02	1.07

^aP<0.05 vs NS; bP<0.01 vs NS; cP<0.05 vs SAP

Table 3 Changes of SIgA content in cecum feces (mean±SD, mg/mL)

Group	24 h	48 h	72 h
NS	8.70±2.69	8.52±1.84	9.24±1.73
SAP	4.75±1.07a	4.45±0.94a	4.69±1.28a
L-Arg	7.57±1.69c	7.55±1.45c	8.42±2.17c

^aP<0.05 vs NS; cP<0.05 vs SAP.