TABLE 4

Hemodynamic parameters of sham-operated, BDL CTR, and BDL SIR rats


Treatment Group

Mean Arterial Pressure

PVP*

Cardiac Output§

Hepatic Artery Blood Flow#

Portal Vein Blood Flow+
mm Hg ml/min/100 g ml/min/g
Sham (n = 6) 120 ± 13 6.7 ± 1.4 26.1 ± 4.0 0.7 ± 0.2 3 ± 0.5
BDL SIR (n = 8) 112 ± 15 11.8 ± 1 29 ± 5.3 0.3 ± 0.1 2.7 ± 1
BDL CTR (n = 8)
104 ± 10
15 ± 2.6
33 ± 4.7
0.7 ± 0.2
1.5 ± 0.4
  • PVP, portal venous pressure.

  • * p < 0.01 between all three groups; §p < 0.05 comparing sham rats with BDL CTR rats; #p < 0.001 comparing BDL SIR rats with sham and BDL CTR rats; +p < 0.01 comparing BDL CTR rats with BDL SIR rats and p < 0.001 comparing BDL CTR rats with sham-operated animals.