Glutamine and recombinant human growth hormone protect intestinal barrier function following portal hypertension surgery

Table 3 Effect of Gln and rhGH on intestinal permeability (L/M ratio), morphology, and PCNA index before and after operation

	Control group (n = 20)		Supplemental group (n = 22)
	Preoperative	Postoperative	Preoperative	Postoperative
L/M ratio	0.0410 ± 0.0015	0.0749 ± 0.0051a	0.0401 ± 0.0031	0.0567 ± 0.0033ac
Villus height (μm)	352.4 ± 13.6	336.2 ± 11.6a	359.7 ± 17.5	377.6 ± 14.6ac
Crypt depth (μm)	115.0 ± 6.2	111.3 ± 3.9	117.7 ± 7.5	126.1 ± 7.2ac
PCNA (%)	16.02 ± 2.06	15.65 ± 2.56	16.20 ± 1.87	24.08 ± 1.85ac

^aP < 0.05 vs preoperative;

^cP < 0.05 vs control.