Multiple pathogenic factor-induced complications of cirrhosis in rats: A new model of hepatopulmonary syndrome with intestinal endotoxemia

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

Groups	n	pH	PaCO2 (mmHg)	PaO2 (mmHg)	O2 cont (mL/dL)	AaDO2 (mmHg)
Normal control	8	7.38 ± 0.03	33.94 ± 4.21	94.71 ± 13.72	20.40 ± 0.32	3.44 ± 3.26
Normal + LPS	7	7.31 ± 0.02	28.13 ± 2.56	117.51 ± 22.30	20.63 ± 0.34	4.60 ± 2.24
Cirrhosis	7	7.34 ± 0.14	28.76 ± 5.57	88.87 ± 28.46	19.80 ± 1.1a	9.90 ± 2.08c
Cirrhosis + LPS	6	7.32 ± 0.04	24.98 ± 8.69	112.55 ± 24.02	20.58 ± 0.27	18.48 ± 7.86ce
Cirrhosis + Glycine + LPS	6	7.31 ± 0.10	33.25 ± 5.10	110.40 ± 12.71	20.60 ± 0.14	-

^aP < 0.05 vs other groups;

^cP < 0.05 vs normal control;

^eP < 0.05 vs cirrhosis group.