Effects of glutamine on intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation in TPN-rats with endotoxemia

Table 3 Bacteriologic tests

	MLN	Liver	PVB	Rate of BT	Logarithm of TB
Control group	3/8	0/8	0/8	12.5% (3/24)a	0.5414 + 1.4799d
TPN group	4/9	4/9	4/9	44.4% (12/27)	2.3279 + 2.3609
LPS group	5/8	6/8	7/8	75.0% (18/24)b	3.07822.2824e
Gln group	2/8	5/8	3/8	41.7% (10/24)c	1.5845 + 2.3209

Note: Values were expressed as mean ± SD; MLN, mesenteric lymph node; PVB, portal vein blood; BT, bacterial translocation; TB, translocated bacteria; BTR, rate of BT;

^aP < 0.01, vs TPN group and LPS group;

^bP < 0.02, vs Gln group;

^cP < 0.03, vs group control;

^dP < 0.01, vs TPN group and LPS group;

^eP < 0.01, vs Gln group; The rate of bacterial translocation is positively correlated to the logarithm of the number of translocated bacteria (r = 0.978, P < 0.022, P < 0.03).