Effects of glutamine on gut structure and function in endotoxemic rats

Table 3 Intestinal mucosal adenosine triphosphate, secretory immunoglobulin A, superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde contents (/g)

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Jejunum ATP, mmol	2.78 ± 0.16	2.03 ± 0.17	1.78 ± 0.13	2.23 ± 0.20b
Ileum ATP, mmol	2.54 ± 0.1	2.09 ± 0.31	1.56 ± 0.22	2.14 ± 0.12b
Jejunum sIgA, μg	597 ± 79	439 ± 97	311 ± 73	460 ± 81b
Ileum sIgA, μg	546 ± 87	387 ± 65	289 ± 56	408 ± 84b
Jejunum SOD, Nu	92 ± 12	327 ± 21	365 ± 32	302 ± 29b
Ileum SOD, Nu	101 ± 14	307 ± 24	347 ± 27	286 ± 34b
Jejunum MDA, nmol	6.07 ± 1.1	13.09 ± 5.33	17.11 ± 5.21	11.67 ± 4.70b
Ileum MDA, nmol	5.13 ± 1.3	10.44 ± 2.48	14.54 ± 3.82	9.80 ± 2.52b

^bP < 0.01 vs group C. ATP: Adenosine triphosphate; sIgA: Secretory immunoglobulin A; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; MDA: Malondialdehyde.