TABLE 2.
NOS isoform | Broncheoles
|
Parenchyma
|
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CC | SC | BC | T1 | T2 | IMØ | AM | CEndo | |
eNOS | + | ++ | ++ | + | + | + | – | ++ |
nNOS | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – |
Note. Intensity of immunostaining (– = absent, + = light, ++ = moderate, + + + = strong) in Epith = epithelium, Endo = endothelial cells, T1 = type I cells, T2 = type II cells, IMØ = interstitial macrophages, AMØ = alveolar macrophages, and CEndo = septal capillary endothelial cells. Similar results were obtained in injured sheep lung for these constitutive NOS enzymes.