Effects of intestinal mucosal blood flow and motility on intestinal mucosa

Table 1 Changes of endotoxin in plasma (mean ± SD) (EU/mL)

Groups	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h
Control	0.102 ± 0.007	0.114 ± 0.021	0.112 ± 0.018	0.108 ± 0.011
TBI	0.382 ± 0.014a	0.466 ± 0.018a	0.478 ± 0.029a	0.412 ± 0.036a

^aP < 0.05 vs control. TBI: Traumatic brain injury.

Table 2 Changes of D-xylose in plasma (mean ± SD) (mmol/L)

Groups	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h
Control	3.66 ± 1.07	3.15 ± 0.95	3.78 ± 1.12	3.34 ± 1.23
TBI	6.68 ± 2.37a	8.51 ± 2.69a	11.68 ± 3.24a	10.23 ± 2.83a

^aP < 0.05 vs control. TBI: Traumatic brain injury.

Table 3 Changes of intestinal mucosal blood flow (mean ± SD) (PU)

Groups	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h
Control	45.6 ± 4.6	48.2 ± 5.3	44.9 ± 2.8	46.7 ± 3.2
TBI	38.5 ± 2.8	25.2 ± 3.1a	21.5 ± 2.7a	29.4 ± 3.8a

^aP < 0.05 vs control. TBI: Traumatic brain injury.

Table 4 Ratio of intestinal propulsion (mean ± SD) (%)

Groups	6 h	12 h	24 h	48 h
Control	0.62 ± 0.03	0.64 ± 0.01	0.63 ± 0.05	0.65 ± 0.02
TBI	0.48 ± 0.06a	0.37 ± 0.05a	0.39 ± 0.07a	0.46 ± 0.03a

^aP < 0.05 vs control. TBI: Traumatic brain injury.