Desferrioxamine Attenuates Pancreatic Injury after Major Hepatectomy under Vascular Control of the Liver: Experimental Study in Pigs

Table 3

C-peptide levels (ng/mL) in portal circulation during the reperfusion period.

Timepoint	Group	Mean c-peptide levels in portal circulation (ng/mL)	Std. deviation	𝑃 value compared to the same time point of the control group
Baseline	Control	0.42	0.17	0.98
	DFX	0.42	0.22
0 hours of reperfusion	Control	0.71	0.29	0.70
	DFX	0.78	0.34
6 hours of reperfusion	Control	0.97^†	0.30	0.25
	DFX	1.20^‡	0.34
12 hours of reperfusion	Control	2.02^†	1.34	0.15
	DFX	1.27^‡	0.35
18 hours of reperfusion	Control	1.56^†	0.67	0.08
	DFX	0.95	0.39
24 hours of reperfusion	Control	1.62^†	0.78	0.037
	DFX	0.90	0.26

^†𝑃<0.05 compared to c-peptide values on the control group immediately after reperfusion.
^‡†𝑃<0.05 compared to c-peptide values on the DFX group immediately after reperfusion.