Research Article

In Vitro Study of Nitric Oxide Metabolites Effects on Human Hydatid of Echinococcus granulosus

Table 1

Percentage of dead PSCs treated with increased concentrations of nitric oxide metabolites ( N O 3 , N O 2 , O N O O ) after 24 hours and 48 hours of incubation (mean ± SD).

Concentrations of nitric oxide metabolites ( 𝜇 M)

Timeof incubationControl 0204080160320

24 hours 1 1 , 8 ± 4 0 1 1 , 3 ± 3 0 1 1 , 2 9 ± 5 , 4 1 1 1 , 4 5 ± 1 , 3 5 1 1 , 3 ± 2 , 0 0 1 1 , 6 5 ± 1 , 6 5
Nitrate% of dead PSCs
( N O 3 ) 48 hours 1 7 , 3 ± 0 , 7 1 7 , 6 5 ± 3 , 3 5 1 7 , 3 3 ± 2 , 6 7 1 7 , 4 1 ± 0 , 2 0 1 7 , 4 1 ± 2 , 1 5 1 6 , 4 0 ± 3 , 1 0
% of dead PSCs

24 hours 3 , 8 5 ± 0 , 1 5 3 , 7 8 ± 0 , 2 1 3 , 9 2 ± 0 , 0 7 4 , 1 5 ± 0 , 1 5 4 , 3 ± 0 , 3 7 1 , 1 4 ± 2 , 2 9
Nitrite% of dead PSCs
( N O 2 ) 48 hours 5 , 2 5 ± 0 , 5 5 1 2 , 9 4 ± 0 , 9 4 2 3 , 0 7 ± 0 , 0 7 2 9 , 2 0 ± 0 , 2 0 6 4 , 9 8 ± 3 , 4 4 1 0 0
% of dead PSCs

Peroxynitrite 24 hours 6 , 0 1 ± 3 , 6 1 1 2 , 0 3 ± 7 , 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
( O N O O )% of dead PSCs