Effect of Lianshu preparation on lipopolysaccharide-induced diarrhea in rats

Table 3 Number of IgA+ cells and SIgA in intestinal fluid of different groups (mean ± SD)

Group	IgA+ cells (/&mgr;m2)	SIgA (mg/L)
Normal	0.94 ± 0.21	0.50 ± 0.09
LPS	0.73 ± 0.22a	0.22 ± 0.66b
LPS + Lianshu	1.16 ± 0.19bd	0.59 ± 0.12d
LPS + berberine	1.09 ± 0.28ade	0.15 ± 0.19bce

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs normal group;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs LPS group;

^eP < 0.05 vs LPS + Lianshu group.