Table 4.

Plasma nitrite [$N{O}_2^{-}$] and nitrate [$N{O}_3^{-}$] concentrations

	Baseline	Time 0, min Post	Time 2, min Post	Time 4, min Post	Time 15, min Post	Time 30, min Post	Time 45, min Post
[$\text{N}{\text{O}}_2^{-}$], nmol/l*#
Placebo
Pre	87.3 ± 7.6	63.5 ± 4.2	70.9 ± 3.4	68.3 ± 4.8	72.8 ± 10.8	69.0 ± 5.7	71.0 ± 7.4
Post	104.2 ± 13.5	91.3 ± 9.7	86.2 ± 9.1	83.8 ± 11.3	88.7 ± 7.6	82.3 ± 6.5	76.5 ± 6.9
MC
Pre	82.1 ± 10.0	80.7 ± 11.1	74.2 ± 11.3	71.9 ± 10.1	68.2 ± 14.9	64.2 ± 11.8	66.8 ± 10.1
Post	83.2 ± 10.5	65.6 ± 7.3	77.7 ± 8.6	70.2 ± 6.4	81.1 ± 7.3	74.2 ± 9.4	77.0 ± 10.7
[$\text{N}{\text{O}}_3^{-}$], µmol/l*
Placebo
Pre	32.8 ± 3.9	29.7 ± 3.6	28.6 ± 3.5	28.7 ± 3.3	27.7 ± 2.9	27.9 ± 2.9	27.2 ± 3.0
Post	27.3 ± 2.6	25.7 ± 3.0	26.8 ± 3.3	25.9 ± 2.4	25.7 ± 2.7	24.4 ± 2.8	25.8 ± 2.7
MC
Pre	27.6 ± 4.9	24.8 ± 4.4	26.2 ± 4.7	25.8 ± 4.8	25.6 ± 4.6	25.0 ± 4.5	24.7 ± 4.1
Post	29.5 ± 5.2	28.2 ± 4.9	29.3 ± 4.9	27.9 ± 4.9	26.8 ± 4.7	26.6 ± 4.4	26.3 ± 4.4

Values are expressed as means ± SE. Plasma [$\text{N}{\text{O}}_2^{-}$] and [$\text{N}{\text{O}}_3^{-}$] measured 15 min before 20-min occlusion (baseline), and immediately, 2, 4, 15, 30, and 45 min after reperfusion, before, and after placebo or Montmorency cherry (MC) supplementation.

^*Main effect of time P < 0.001.

^#Three-way interaction effect.