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This study investigated the effect of prolonged inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthase on plasma fibrinogen levels and platelet count in the rats. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), when administered orally twice a day, at 10-100 mg kg-1, for 7 consecutive days, 14 times in all, significantly elevated fibrinogen levels and systolic blood pressure in a dose-dependent manner. The same dose range of L-NAME failed to alter platelet count and plasma protein concentrations. The increase in fibrinogen levels produced by chronic treatment with L-NAME at 30 mg kg-1 was reversed by L-arginine at 500-1500 mg kg-1 in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggest that endogenous NO tonically acts to reduce plasma fibrinogen levels in rats under physiological conditions.
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