Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2010; 16(20): 2537-2541
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2537
Table 3 Comparison of study groups
ShamBudesonideLevobupivacaineSalineP
Weight loss10 (0-20)10 (0-25)10 (0-20)0 (0-10)0.016
Macroscopic damage score0 (0-1)1(0-4)2 (0-5)4.5 (2-9)0.001
Microscopic damage score0 (0-0.66)1.33 (0-3.33)0 (0-5.66)1.66 (0-4.33)0.014
IL-60 (0-38.59)37.6 (20.3-85.4)32.3 (0-43.8)31.9 (7.7-144.8)0.004
TNF-α0.1 (0-3.7)0.5 (0.2-45.7)0.2 (0.1-312)0.5 (0.2-255.9)0.152