Fig. 2. Nitric oxide production is elevated in resident macrophages from Ucp2−/− mice upon stimulation by LPS.
A, NO levels in supernatant of resident peritoneal macrophages. Supernatants of macrophage cultures were collected following treatment with 1 μg/ml LPS in the absence or presence of 50 μm 1400W for NO measurement. Results are shown as the mean ± S.E. of two independent experiments, each representing pooled macrophages from three to four mice. B, iNOS protein levels in peritoneal macrophages. Macrophages were treated with LPS as described in A. Protein levels of iNOS and β-actin were measured by Western blotting. Data are representative of two independent experiments (n = 4). #, p < 0.05 for comparison within genotype with respect to non-inhibitory treatment. *, p < 0.05 for comparison between genotypes and relative wild types.