Effects of asymmetric dimethylarginine on renal arteries in portal hypertension and cirrhosis

Table 1 Morphological characteristics, hemodynamic and biochemical parameters of the Sham, partial portal vein ligation, and bile duct ligation groups

	Sham	PPVL	BDL
Body weight gain (g)	39 ± 6	35 ± 6	10 ± 8ac
Spleen weight (g)	0.7± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1a	1.4 ± 0.2a
Liver weight (g)	11.6 ± 0.6	10.9 ± 0.7	16.9 ± 0.7ac
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	116 ± 9	95 ± 5a	92 ± 6a
Portal pressure (mmHg)	7 ± 1	17 ± 2a	19 ± 3a
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.12 ± 0.03	0.15 ± 0.03	9.91 ± 0.07ac
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.75 ± 0.07	0.73 ± 0.06	0.78 ± 0.06

^aP < 0.05 vs Sham group and

^cP < 0.05 vs PPVL group. PPVL: Partial portal vein ligation; BDL: Bile duct ligation.