Changes of gut flora and endotoxin in rats with D-galactosamine-induced acute liver failure

Table 2 Alterations in gut flora in rats with ALF at various time points after GalN administration

Flora	Group A (n = 10)	Group B (n = 11)	Group C (n = 10)
Bacteriodaceae
Jejunum	ND	ND	ND
Ileum	4.0 ± 0.3	5.0 ± 0.5	4.6 ± 0.7
Colon	9.3 ± 0.3	9.5 ± 0.3	9.7 ± 0.4
Lactobacillus
Jejunum	4.9 ± 0.3	3.4 ± 0.3d	4.8 ± 0.4a
Ileum	8.0 ± 0.3	6.1 ± 0.4f	6.2 ± 0.3f
Colon	9.3 ± 0.2	8.1 ± 0.2f	8.5 ± 0.2d
Enterobacteriaceae
Jejunum	3.6 ± 0.2	5.1 ± 0.3f	4.3 ± 0.3b
Ileum	5.3 ± 0.3	6.9 ± 0.5c	6.3 ± 0.5
Colon	7.6 ± 0.1	8.7 ± 0.2c	7.9 ± 0.3a
Enterococcus
Jejunum	3.8 ± 0.2	3.9 ± 0.2	3.6 ± 0.2
Ileum	4.9 ± 0.3	5.8 ± 0.3	5.2 ± 0.5
Colon	6.8 ± 0.2	5.8 ± 0.4c	6.7 ± 0.3

Data are expressed as mean ± SE. ND: Not detected;

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs group B,

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01,

^fP < 0.001 vs group A.