Protective Effect of Citrulline on the Hearts of Rats with Sepsis Induced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture

Table 3

Serum NO levels and iNOS activity (x±s).

Group	NO (mol/g prot)			iNOS (U/mg prot)
	6 h	12 h	24 h	6 h	12 h	24 h
Normal	8.15±0.60			0.39±0.02
Cit	8.79±0.15			0.33±0.05
CLP	13.62±1.13	13.03±1.53	9.60±0.68	0.60±0.15	0.43±0.05	0.68±0.09
CLP+Cit	9.88±0.68	11.20±0.68	9.28±0.32	0.58±0.15	0.38±0.06	0.55±0.16

P <0.05 and P <0.01.