Table 3.
PN (n = 10) | I/R-PN (n = 10) | I/R- Gln (n = 10) | |
Mucosal wet weight (mg/cm) | 74.6 ± 16.3a | 55.2 ± 12.0 | 82.8 ± 18.2a |
Protein content (mg/cm) | 3.25 ± 0.92a | 1.73 ± 0.60 | 3.16 ± 0.47a |
DNA content (mg/cm) | 1.42 ± 0.20a | 0.64 ± 0.12 | 1.33 ± 0.17a |
RNA content (mg/cm) | 4.53 ± 0.58a | 3.26 ± 0.78 | 4.45 ± 0.84a |
P < 0.05 vs I/R-PN; PN: parenteral nutrition; I/R: ischemia-reperfusion Gln: glutamine.