Table 4.
Hepatic prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) generation, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and hydroxyproline (HP) content in different groups of rats (mean±SE)
| Subgroup | n | PGE2 generation (ng/g liver) | HP content (ng/g liver) | MPO activity (units/g liver) |
| Sham only | 5 | 14.8 ± 9.9 | 8.59 ± 0.551 | 0.45 ± 0.14 |
| Sham and phlebotomy later | 4 | 14.7 ± 5.2 | 8.11 ± 1.03 | 0.31 ± 0.12 |
| Phlebotomy and sham later | 6 | 6.9 ± 3.2 | 8.02 ± 1.00 | 0.18 ± 0.05 |
| BDL only | 9 | 8.5 ± 4.5 | 11.00 ± 0.97 | 0.59 ± 0.21 |
| BDL and phlebotomy later | 8 | 3.9 ± 2.11 | 9.80 ± 1.68 | 0.52 ± 0.10 |
| Phlebotomy and BDL later | 8 | 3.4 ± 2.31 | 11.90 ± 1.40 | 0.27 ± 0.171 |
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P ≤ 0.018 vs BDL only.