Table 2.
Effect of pretreatment with vehicle (saline) or ADMA (20 mg/kg i.g.) on the luminal NO concentration measured in rats after ischemia alone (30 min), and in those with ischemia (30 min) followed by reperfusion (3 h). Mean ± S.E.M of 6 rats per each group. An asterisk indicates a significant decrease (p < 0.05) as compared to the values obtained in vehicle-control rats after ischemia alone, or after ischemia/reperfusion.
| Experimental group | Luminal NO (μmol/L) |
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| After ischemia before reperfusion | |
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| Vehicle | 15.2 ± 2.06 |
| ADMA (20 mg/kg i.g.) | 7.6 ± 0.08 * |
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| After ischemia/reperfusion | |
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| Vehicle | 14.6 ± 1.35 |
| ADMA (20 mg/kg i.g.) | 6.3 ± 0.04 * |