Effect of cisapride on intestinal bacterial and endotoxin translocation in cirrhosis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 15, 2003; 9(3): 534-538
Published online Mar 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i3.534

Table 2 Characteristics of Cirrhotic rats with and without BT

	Cirrhotic rats with BT	Cirrhotic rats without BT
Number of animal	12	13
IBO(%)	100%	63%^a
Total jejunal bacteria contents (CFU/mL)	2.61 ± 0.56	0.65 ± 0.12^b
Endotoxin level(pg/mL)	0.873 ± 0.137	0.440 ± 0.108^b
Intestinal transit (geometric center ratio)	0.24 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.11^a
Intestinal permeability (%urinary excretion of ^99mTc-DTPA)	22.2 ± 7.8	10.5 ± 2.9^b

^bP < 0.01 vs cirrhotic rats with BT;

^aP < 0.05 vs cirrhotic rats with BT.

Citation: Zhang SC, Wang W, Ren WY, He BM, Zhou K, Zhu WN. Effect of cisapride on intestinal bacterial and endotoxin translocation in cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9(3): 534-538
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v9/i3/534.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v9.i3.534