Table 4

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

NimesulideNaproxenNim-Nap
Test substanceBaselineDay 10BaselineDay 10Day 10p 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.