Helicobacter pylori Induces Disturbances in Gastric Mucosal Akt Activation through Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Dependent S-Nitrosylation: Effect of Ghrelin

Figure 5

Effect of ghrelin on H. pylori LPS-induced expression of cNOS and iNOS activities in gastric mucosal cells. The cells, preincubated with the indicated concentrations of ghrelin, were treated with the LPS at 100 ng/ml and incubated for 16 h. Values represent the means $\pm$ SD of five experiments. ${}^{*}P<.05$ compared with that of control. ${}^{**}P<.05$ compared with that of LPS alone.