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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 17.
Published in final edited form as: Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2008 Aug 5;21(2):149–159. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01171.x

Table 4.

Plasma ACTH, NA and adrenaline levels at baseline and following sigmoidoscopy

Plasma neuroendocrine
measure		 Controls
(n = 10)		 IBS-D
(n = 10)
ACTH (pg mL−1)
    Baseline 19.3 ± 2.5 16.8 ± 2.3
    0 min (immediately after sigmoidoscopy) 20.7 ± 3.0 36.1 ± 13.0
    10 min 19.3 ± 2.3 26.8 ± 8.9
    20 min 18.4 ± 2.7 21.2 ± 6.7
NA (pg mL−1)
    Baseline 239.9 ± 23.6 264 ± 35.6
    0 min (immediately after sigmoidoscopy) 250.4 ± 19.2 325.4 ± 39.9
    10 min 247.1 ± 22.8 241.8 ± 30.8
    20 min 258.9 ± 28.8 244.6 ± 32.7
Adrenaline (pg mL−1)
    Baseline 31.1 ± 10.9 36.9 ± 14.4
    0 min (immediately after sigmoidoscopy) 34.7 ± 11.3 41.1 ± 15.5
    10 min 32.2 ± 8.9 32.2 ± 15.6
    20 min 39.9 ± 22.2 42.8 ± 18.3

Values are shown as mean ± SEM.