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Gut 48:339-346 doi:10.1136/gut.48.3.339
  • Inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease

Selective inhibition of COX-2 in humans is associated with less gastrointestinal injury: a comparison of nimesulide and naproxen

Table 4

Intestinal absorption and permeability before and after nimesulide and naproxen (mean (SEM) and [median]) (n=23)

Nimesulide Naproxen Nim-Nap
Test substance Baseline Day 10 Baseline Day 10 Day 10 p Value4-150
3-o-m-d-glucose (%) 46 (2.9) [45] 41 (2.2) [44] 46 (2.2) [47] 41 (2.4) [42] −0.0 (2.8) [−1.2] 0.8328
d-xylose (%) 28 (1.5) [28] 27 (1.2) [26] 29 (1.3) [30] 27 (1.6) [28] −0.4 (2.0) [−2.8] 0.9410
l-rhamnose (%)  8.4 (0.5) [8.5]  8.0 (0.4) [8.0]  9.0 (0.7) [9.5]  8.8 (0.7) [8.4] −0.8 (0.7) [−0.8] 0.5658
Lactulose/l-rhamnose  0.028 (0.0) [0.023]  0.027 (0.0) [0.029]  0.032 (0.01) [0.025]  0.042 (0.01) [0.034] −0.015 (0.01)4-150[−0.007] 0.1070
  • 4-150 Koch test, treatment effect.

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