|  | Before peritonitis | 12 hours peritonitis | 18 hours peritonitis | 24 hours peritonitis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhaled NO (pmol/kg/min) | Control | 6 (3 to 47) | 22 (6 to 72)b | 27 (11 to 98)b | 15 (14 to 141)b |
 | AVP | 5 (4 to 9) | 14 (7 to 17)b | 12 (9 to 16)b | 8 (6 to 10)a |
Arterial NO3-+NO2- (μmol/gprotein) | Control | 0.5 (0.4 to 1.6) | 1.5 (0.6 to 2.1)b | 1.8 (0.9 to 2.6)b | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.7)b |
 | AVP | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.3) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.2)b | 1.3 (1.0 to 2.4)b | 1.2 (1.0 to 2.3)b |
Tumor necrosis factor-α (μmol/gprotein) | Control | 3 (2 to 3) | 10 (8 to 16)b | 20 (12 to 25)b | 27 (15 to 55)b |
 | AVP | 2 (2 to 3) | 8 (7 to 11)b | 14 (12 to 19)b | 18 (15 to 29)b |
Interleukin 6 (μmol/gprotein) | Control | 1 (1 to 1) | 125 (56 to 286)b | 549 (252 to 1624)b | 753 (559 to 3443)b |
 | AVP | 1 (0 to 3) | 83 (51 to 150)b | 216 (119 to 365)a, b | 354 (140 to 677)a, b |