Effect of intestinal lymphatic circulation blockage in two-hit rats

Table 3 Effect of mesenteric lymph duct ligation on NO₂^-/NO₃^-, NOS and iNOS in homogenate of two-hit rats (mean ± SD)

Group (n)		Intestine	Kidney	Liver	Lung	Heart
NO2-/NO3- (μmol/g)	Sham (15)	3.3 ± 1.0	1.4 ± 0.3	1.6 ± 1.0	1.4 ± 0.5	2.0 ± 0.4
	Non-ligation (8)	9.1 ± 2.9b	5.1 ± 1.4b	4.0 ± 1.2b	3.2 ± 0.9b	3.5 ± 0.9b
	Ligation (11)	4.3 ± 2.2d	2.9 ± 0.7bd	2.2 ± 0.8d	2.7 ± 0.7a	3.1 ± 0.6a
NOS (nkat/g)	Sham (15)	20.7 ± 4.7	11.2 ± 4.5	12.2 ± 4.3	0.62 ± 0.17	24.8 ± 3.7
	Non-ligation (8)	30.2 ± 9.7a	15.5 ± 6.3b	18.8 ± 8.2	0.84 ± 0.32	28.5 ± 5.1
	Ligation (11)	27.0 ± 6.8	13.7 ± 4.5	13.5 ± 3.8	0.73 ± 0.15	26.5 ± 5.1
iNOS (nkat/g)	Sham (15)	9.8 ± 2.2	6.2 ± 2.8	5.8 ± 2.8	4.0 ± 1.0	11.0 ± 4.0
	Non-ligation (8)	15.3 ± 3.8b	7.7 ± 3.3	8.0 ± 5.0	7.0 ± 3.2	15.2 ± 6.0
	Ligation (11)	12.0 ± 2.3	7.0 ± 4.0	7.0 ± 3.5	5.7 ± 1.3	12.0 ± 4.0

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs sham;

^dP < 0.01 vs non-ligation.