Research Article

Acute Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Contrary to Intermittent Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Adversely Affects Vasorelaxation in Healthy Sprague-Dawley Rats due to Increased Oxidative Stress

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SNP-induced relaxation (SNPIR) of isolated rat aorta rings in the CTRL, A-HBO2, 24H-HBO2, and 4D-HBO2 groups. There was no difference in SNPIR among experimental groups of rats. Data were compared by two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc tests. The CTRL group exhibited lower sensitivity to SNP compared to the A-HBO2 and 24H-HBO2 groups of rats (); the 4D-HBO2 group exhibited lower sensitivity to SNP compared to the 24H-HBO2 group of rats () (table). Half maximal effective concentration (EC50) presents concentration of SNP (M) which induces a response halfway between the baseline and maximum. LogEC50 values (shown in corresponding tables) were compared by one-way ANOVA test.