Table 3.
Mean number of villi per cm and mean height of mucosa in μm (mean±standard deviation)
| Variants | Sh (n=8) | CBDL (n=8) | CBDL+T (n=7) | CBDL+G (n=6) | CBDL+TG (n=8) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean number of villi per cm | 65.00±7.56 | 57.50±10.35 | 70.00±10.00‡ | 73.33±12.11‡ | 77.50±7.07†‡ | < 0.007 |
| Mean mucosal thickness | 482.50±72.26 | 381.25±93.87 | 401.43±19.52 | 471.66±30.60 | 497.50±57.50‡ | < 0.003 |
Sh: sham group; CBDL: common bile duct ligation control group; CBDL+T: tauroursodeoxycholic acid- treated group; CBDL+G: glutamine-treated group; CBDL+TG: tauroursodeoxycholic acid plus glutamine-treated group
a
Kruskal Wallis test
†
Mann Whitney U test. The difference vs Sh is statistically significant (p<0.005)
‡
Mann Whitney U test. The difference vs CBDL is statistically significant (p<0.005)