Amelioration of carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis and portal hypertension in rat using adenoviral gene transfer of Akt

Table 4 NO content in liver tissue

Groups	n	NO (μmol/g)
Normal	5	2.53 ± 0. 61
Cirrhosis	20
Untreated	5	1.20 ± 0.77a
Saline	5	1.03 ± 0.87a
EGFP	5	1.15 ± 0.58a
Akt	5	2.38 ± 0.67ceg

^aP < 0.05 (vs normal control);

^cP < 0.05 (vs Untreated group);

^eP < 0.05 (vs Saline group);

^gP < 0.05 [vs enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) group]. No difference was detected among Untreated, Saline and EGFP groups.