Table 2.
Levels of endotoxin, total bilirubin, alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase (mean ± SD)
| Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | |
| Endotoxin (ng/mL) | 0.58 ± 0.09 | 17.12 ± 1.09a | 14.25 ± 0.68 | 3.05 ± 0.78c | 1.91 ± 0.54 |
| TBIL (μmol /L) | 3.0 ± 1.63 | 153.83 ± 25.73a | 132.0 ± 23.09 | 23.75 ± 5.42c | 9.0 ± 1.87 |
| ALT (U/L) | 60.8 ± 5.69 | 543.83 ± 184.09a | 218.38 ± 91.09 | 118.63 ± 19.72c | 97.0 ± 10.37 |
| AST (U/L) | 130.9 ± 27.42 | 980.5 ± 663.25a | 512.75 ± 156.76 | 437.88 ± 42.41c | 271.0 ± 28.93 |
a
P < 0.05 vs Group III;
c
P < 0.05 vs Group V. Group I : Sham-operation; Group II: Bile duct ligation (BDL); Group III: BDL + L. plantarum; Group IV: BDL + internal biliary drainage (IBD); Group V: BDL + IBD + L. plantarum. TBIL: Total bilirubin; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase.