Basic Research
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2008; 14(21): 3410-3415
Published online Jun 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3410
Table 1 Mean number of villi per cm and mean height of mucosa (&mgr;m)
GroupsMean number of villi per cmMean height of mucosa
Sham (Group I)84.40 ± 3.75b640.02 ± 43.72
BDL (Group II)73.01 ± 2.83567.50 ± 34.54
BDL + Honey (Group III)81.33 ± 3.46b625.56 ± 38.77
Table 2 Bacterial translocation rates of the groups
GroupsLiverSpleenMLNsBlood
Sham (Group I)0/10 (0.0%)0/10 (0.0%)1/10 (10.0%)0/10 (0.0%)
BDL (Group II)6/8 (75.0%)4/8 (50.0%)7/8 (87.5%)4/8 (50.0%)
BDL + Honey (Group III)1/9 (11.1%)2/9 (22.2%)2/9 (22.2%)0/9 (0.0%)
P values
I vs II0.0020.0230.0020.023
II vs III0.013> 0.050.0120.029
I vs III> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05