Expression and activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase correlate with ethanol-induced liver injury

Table 3 Liver NO contents, iNOS and eNOS activity in different experimental groups (mean±SD)

Groups	NO (µmol/g-1 protein)	iNOS (U/mg-1 protein)	eNOS(U/mg-1 protein)
4-wk dextrose	0.75 ± 0.14	0.27 ± 0.07	0.64 ± 0.06
4-wk ethanol	1.67 ± 0.15	0.60 ± 0.07 a	0.48 ± 0.03 a
6-wk dextrose	0.87 ± 0.07	0.35 ± 0.06	0.58 ± 0.04
6-wk ethanol	1.84 ± 0.12 b	0.70 ± 0.09 b	0.43 ± 0.05 b

^aP < 0.05 vs 4-wk dextrose group; ^bP < 0.05 vs 6-wk dextrose group.