Experimental study on the role of endotoxin in the development of hepatopulmonary syndrome

Table 2 Analysis of blood gas in rats with cirrhosis (2) (mean±SD).

Group	n	O2cont (mL/dL)	SB (mmol/L)	AB (mmol/L)	AaDO2
Normal control	8	20.40±0.32	20.76±1.55	19.61±2.17	3.44±3.26
Normal+endotoxin	7	20.63±0.34	15.96±1.06	13.77±1.30c
Cirrhosis	7	19.80±1.1a	18.00±4.93	15.89±5.05c	9.9±2.08e
Cirrhosis+endotoxin	6	20.58±0.27	15.10±2.33	12.38±3.68c	18.48±7.86eg
Cirrhosis+endotoxin+glycine	6	20.60±0.14	17.63±3.59	16.43±3.82

^aP<0.05 vs other groups;

^cP<0.05 vs normal control group;

^eP<0.05 vs normal control;

^gP<0.05 vs cirrhosis group.