Suppression by Ghrelin of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>-Induced Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase S-Nitrosylation and Apoptosis in Salivary Gland Acinar Cells

<table>Effect of <i>P.  gingivalis </i>LPS on rat sublingual salivary gland acinar cell apoptosis and nitrite production. The cells were treated with the indicated concentrations of the LPS and incubated for 16 hours.  Values represent the means <math id="M23" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mrow><mo>±</mo></mrow></math> SD of five experiments.  <math id="M24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mi>*</mi></mrow></mmultiscripts><mo>&lt;</mo><mo>.</mo><mn>05</mn></math> compared with that of control (LPS – 0).</table>

Journal of Signal Transduction

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Figure 1: Suppression by Ghrelin of <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>-Induced Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase S-Nitrosylation and Apoptosis in Salivary Gland Acinar Cells 

Figure 1 | Suppression by Ghrelin of Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase S-Nitrosylation and Apoptosis in Salivary Gland Acinar Cells 