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Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2004 Feb;126(2):425–431. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.013

Table 5.

Change in Posttreatment ODC Activities and Polyamine Levels in Rectal Mucosa of the Sulindac Group Compared With the Placebo Group

	Mean percentage of baseline value (± SD)
Parameter	Sulindac group (n =21)	Placebo group (n =20)	P value^a
ODC activity^b	127 ± 0.09	214 ± 1.71	0.15
Putrescine^c	133 ± 0.62	121 ± 0.74	0.67
Spermidine	124 ± 0.51	127 ± 0.48	0.85
Spermine	112 ± 0.44	129 ± 0.49	0.36

Calculated by t test.

ODC activities are expressed as pmol CO₂ per mg soluble protein per hour.

Polyamine contents are expressed in nmol of polyamine per mg soluble protein.