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. 2005 Jan 28;11(4):538–544. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i4.538

Table 3.

Dry weight/wet weight ratio of pancreas and serum amylase (action of PACAP) (mean±SE).

Group Pancreatic dry weight/wet weight ratio (%) Serum amylase (IU/L)
Normal control 29.21±5.657 520.8±163.27
Caerulein-induced pancreatitis 21.83±3.013a 3699.33±3826.56a
Sodium taurocholate-induced pancreatitis 17.52±1.505a 3690.87±2277.99a
PACAP 5 μg 25.86±1.974 818.09±404.76a
PACAP 10 μg 24.81±1.312 675.55±271.44
PACAP 15 μg 23.88±2.532 671.36±151.98a
PACAP 30 μg 25.17±0.897 899.09±474.49
Sodium taurocholate+PACAP 5 μg 19.18±2.102a 2944.33±1182.47a
Sodium taurocholate+PACAP 10 μg 20.87±5.597a 1986.91±710.97a
Caerulein+PACAP 15 μg 17.66±4.652a 4053.55±2164.07a
Caerulein+PACAP 30 μg 13.45±2.045a 5243.46±3769.73a
a

P<0.05 vs normal control.