Table 2.

Plasma concentrations of NO-related parameters.

Groups	CN	AD	CNCS	ADCS		p Value
					AD	CS	AD × CS
L-citrulline (μM)	54.3 ± 3.3	43.0 ± 2.5	48.0 ± 1.7	46.1 ± 3.2	0.024	NS	NS
L-arginine (μM)	392.5 ± 21.6	286.2 ± 11.8	365.9 ± 18.2	302.1 ± 16.3	<0.001	NS	NS
ADMA (μM)	2.06 ± 0.1	2.19 ± 0.1	1.88 ± 0.06	2.05 ± 0.17	NS	NS	NS
SDMA (μM)	2.07 ± 0.16	2.49 ± 0.20	2.28 ± 0.10	2.02 ± 0.08	NS	NS	0.035
AAR (μM/μM)	192.9 ± 12.2	132.5 ± 7.9	197.1 ± 13.0	152.7 ± 11.8	<0.001	0.044	NS

N = 8/group; AAR = L-arginine-to-ADMA ratio; CN = standard diet; AD = standard diet containing 0.5% adenine; CNCS = standard diet containing 3% chondroitin sulfate; ADCS = standard diet containing 0.5% adenine plus 3% CS; AD × CS = interaction of AD × CS; NS = not significant.