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. 2021 Mar 26;15:593654. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.593654

FIGURE 6.

FIGURE 6

Effect of either DAHP or BH4 intrathecal administration on the expression of three spinal NOS isoforms. (A,B) The expression of spinal iNOS mRNA (F2,9 = 6.869, P = 0.015) and protein (F2,9 = 123.036, P < 0.001) in rats treated with DAHP or BH4. (C,D) The expression of spinal eNOS mRNA (F2,9 = 0.879, P = 0.448) and protein (F2,9 = 0.081, P = 0.923) in rats treated with DAHP or BH4. (E,F) The expression of spinal nNOS mRNA (F2,9 = 0.223, P = 0.804) and protein (F2,9 = 0.131, P = 0.879) in rats treated with DAHP or BH4. Data are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 4). *Significant difference with respect to vehicle groups (one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc test or Dunnett’s T3 test if necessary). *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01. BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; nNOS, neuronal nitric oxide synthase.