Table 3.

NO-ergic system in rat periodontal tissues under conditions of glutamate-induced obesity and correction by NCD (M ± m)

Groups of animals	The total NO-synthase activity, [NO2-]/g/min	Content of nitrite anions, mmol/g
1. Control (n = 18)	1.94 ± 1.03	0.48 ± 0.10
2. Obesity (n = 16)	3.06 ± 0.9*	0.63 ± 0.10*
3. Obesity + NCD (n = 12)	1.65 ± 0.63**	0.44 ± 0.07**
4. Obesity + NCD solvent (n = 6)	1.54 ± 0.74	0.51 ± 0.077

*P _1-2 < 0.05; **P _3-4 < 0.05