Amifostine enhances the antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of UW and HTK preservation solutions

Table 4 Intergroup comparison of nitric oxide levels in liver preservation solutions

Groups	n	0 h	6 h	12 h
RL	8	0.79 ± 0.22	1.15 ± 0.24	1.78 ± 0.26
RL + A	8	0.73 ± 0.18	1.26 ± 0.18	1.34 ± 0.23
P value		0.690	0.61	0.022
HTK	8	0.64 ± 0.19	1.09 ± 0.19	1.71 ± 0.15
HTK + A	8	0.71 ± 0.19	0.80 ± 0.10	1.04 ± 0.13
P value		0.590	0.06	0.016
UW	8	0.81 ± 0.18	1.02 ± 0.34	1.31 ± 0.98
UW + A	8	0.46 ± 0.21	0.60 ± 0.14	0.69 ± 0.13
P value		0.033	0.01	0.020

RL + A: Ringer Lactate + amifostine; HTK: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate; UW: University of Wisconsin.