Table 1.

Mean Ratios of BMP-2 Protein or COX-NO Activity Divided by Total Protein (BCA) in Peri-Implant Tissue (mean ± standard error)

Day	Treatment	BMP-2/BCA (pg/μg)	COX-2/BCA (Activity U/μg)	NO/BCA (Nitrite nmo1/μg)
3	SIM	1.569 ± 0.264	0.095 ± 0.120	1.873 ± 0.291
	GEL	0.598 ± 0.264	0.057 ± 0.120	1.165 ± 0.291
7	SIM	0.285 ± 0.173	0.137 ± 0.078	0.600 ± 0.190
	GEL	0.245 ± 0.173	0.086 ± 0.078	0.580 ± 0.190
	SIM + NS-398	0.273 ± 0.097	0.098 ± 0.152	C
	SIM + L-NAME	0.212 ± 0.097	C	0.694 ± 0.227
14	SIM	0.536 ± 0.145	0.293 ± 0.066	1.426 ± 0.159
	GEL	0.300 ± 0.145	0.221 ± 0.066	0.859 ± 0.159
	SIM + NS-398	0.264 ± 0.063	0.179 ± 0.010	C
	SIM + L-NAME	0.308 ± 0.068	C	0.994 ± 0.160