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. 2008 Jul 14;76(10):4396–4404. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00547-08

TABLE 2.

Rabbit loop pathology in time-course experiments

Site and incubation time in min (CPB 10 μg) Rabbit loop pathology (mean degree of damage ± SD)a
Desquamation of epithelium Necrosis of epithelium Necrosis of lamina propria Inflammation Edema Villous blunting Overall severity
Duodenum
    15 1.4 ± 0.1a 1.4 ± 0.1a 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.3 ± 0.1
    30 1.5 ± 0.3a 1.5 ± 0.3a 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.3 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.0 1.4 ± 0.1a
    60 1.8 ± 0.3a 1.8 ± 0.3a 1.2 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.0 1.3 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.0 1.6 ± 0.2a
    Control 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0
Jejunum
    15 2.0 ± 0.5a 2.0 ± 0.5a 1.5 ± 0.5a 1.5 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.5 1.9 ± 0.7a
    30 2.5 ± 0.3a 2.5 ± 0.3a 1.8 ± 0.3a 1.5 ± 0.5 1.8 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.3a 2.5 ± 0.3a
    60 2.8 ± 0.6a 2.8 ± 0.6a 2.2 ± 0.7a 1.8 ± 1.0 1.8 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.3a 2.8 ± 0.6a
    Control 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0
Ileum
    15 1.6 ± 0.2a 1.6 ± 0.2a 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.5 ± 0.3a
    30 2.3 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.3a 1.8 ± 0.3a 1.5 ± 0.5 1.8 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.3a 2.3 ± 0.3a
    60 2.8 ± 0.5a 2.8 ± 0.5a 2.0 ± 0.5a 1.8 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 0.7a 2.8 ± 0.3a 2.8 ± 0.5a
    Control 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0 1.0 ± 0.0
a

A superscript “A” indicates a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) relative to the control loop using the Friedman test.