Figure 1. A) Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO), B) Whole Lung Homogenate Nitrate/Nitrite Levels.
A). The effect of simvastatin on in vivo FeNO measurements as described in Methods. Simvastatin (40 mg/kg) treatment decreased FeNO by 61.7% (*p<0.0019 by Kruskal-Wallis test) down to air control levels. Simvastatin and MA (20 mg/kg) co-treatment did not reverse the inhibitory statin effect (p=NS, Kruskal-Wallis test). Each treatment group had between 5–8 mice.
B) Treatment with simvastatin did not alter whole lung nitrate/nitrite content, an indicator of NO production (p=NS by 1-way ANOVA). Each treatment group had between 6–9 mice.