Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Wei Bi Mei, a Chinese Herb Compound, as an Alternative to Bismuth for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
Table 5
Bismuth accumulation in kidney, heart, liver, and brain.
| | | Wei Bi Mei | Bismuth aluminate | CBS | |
| | Kidney | | | | | | Lavage 8 w | 785.9 (14.6) | 3268.0 (205) | 18205 (506) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 4 w | 192.9 (6.67) | 269.5 (14.8) | 3399 (189) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 8 w | 37.7 (4.97) | 63.4 (5.67) | 315 (28.5) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 12 w | 3.73 (1.51) | 14.4 (1.81) | 91.4 (6.63) | <0.001 | | Heart | | | | | | Lavage 8 w | 5.43 (1.82) | 52.4 (2.53) | 73.6 (4.80) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 4 w | 2.19 (0.89) | 8.32 (1.14) | 28.2 (4.93) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 8 w | 1.93 (0.94) | 6.03 (1.44) | 10.0 (2.42) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 12 w | 0.98 (0.40) | 1.04 (0.45) | 1.00 (0.69) | 0.552 | | Liver | | | | | | Lavage 8 w | 16.8 (2.22) | 102.8 (3.05) | 398 (5.70) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 4 w | 2.22 (1.16) | 7.65 (2.11) | 66.0 (2.39) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 8 w | 4.55 (1.39) | 4.97 (1.20) | 44.5 (6.60) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 12 w | 1.29 (0.63) | 1.47 (0.54) | 7.05 (2.56) | <0.001 | | Brain | | | | | | Lavage 8 w | 5.14 (0.81) | 95.6 (1.99) | 120.3 (4.97) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 4 w | 4.69 (2.50) | 10.2 (2.94) | 17.2 (3.65) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 8 w | 4.55 (1.39) | 4.97 (1.20) | 14.3 (1.58) | <0.001 | | Lavage 8 w withdraw 12 w | 1.29 (0.65) | 4.46 (2.13) | 5.36 (2.26) | 0.004 |
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CBS: colloidal bismuth subcitrate; values are mean (SD). 2One-way ANOVA was used to compare the values of three groups.
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