Effects of hyperbaric oxygen and Pgg-glucan on ischemic colon anastomosis

Table 1 Burst pressure values of rats for each group (mean±SD)

Control	HBO	PGG-Glucan	HBO+PGG-Glucan
80	80	90	110
40	80	120	140
70	130	140	95
80	130	100	100
100	105	80	140
60	80	100	100
55	120	90	120
70	110	90	130
80	100	110	120
60	105	120	110
69.5±16.7	104±19.4b	104±18.3b	116.5±16.3d

^bP < 0.01 significant compared to the control group. ^dP < 0.001 very significant compared to the control group.

Table 2 Hydroxyproline levels of rats for each group (mcg/mg wet tissue, mean±SD)

Control	HBO	PGG-Glucan	HBO+PGG-Glucan
0.4416	1.1584	0.8056	2.2144
0.4672	0.9696	0.7264	2.192
0.5592	1.3296	0.7736	2.208
0.4012	1.2384	1.3312	1.6256
0.3904	1.1072	0.9984	2.0352
0.3712	1.3312	0.9664	1.921
0.4096	1.3376	1.221	2.1533
0.4213	1.2672	1.1072	2.2455
0.3517	1.2234	1.2843	2.2612
0.5063	1.2122	1.3152	2.192
0.43±0.06	1.21±0.11b	1.05±0.23b	2.1±0.19bdf

^bP < 0.001 very significant compared to the control group. ^dP < 0.001 very significant compared to HBO group. ^fP < 0.001 very significant compared to PGG-Glucan group.