Figure 7

The concentration of L-arginine, ADMA, and SDMA and associated ratios and iNOS supporting activity in human plasma from patients before and after surgery. (A) ADMA, (B) SDMA, (C) L-arginine, (D) ADMA: L-arginine ratio, (E) SDMA: L-arginine ratio in plasma and (F) iNOS supporting activity of plasma applied to LPS activated J774 macrophages. Data are mean ± SEM for n = 17 patients before and after surgery and were analysed using a repeated measures one-way ANOVA followed by a Dunnett’s post-test comparing all post-surgery time points to the pre-surgical control (*p < 0.05).