Table. 3.

The bivariate correlation coefficients (Pearson’s r) between various parameters within each group (control, HBOP, and HBOA)

Control r HBOP r HBOA r
iNOS-GPx 0.841* GSH-nNOS 0.802* eNOS-iNOS 0.901**
eNOS-SOD 0.849* GSH-GPx 0.790* eNOS-NO –0.788*
eNOS-3NT 0.951** GSH-CAT –0.807* nNOS-CAT 0.852*
eNOS-BH4 0.798* pGSH-BH4 –0.798* nNOS-3NT 0.792*
nNOS-NO 0.865* pGSH-NO 0.820* 3NT-SOD 0.802*
nNOS-GPx 0.804* eNOS-SOD 0.874* 3NT-CAT 0.800*
SOD-BH4 0.947* NO-CAT 0.912**
CAT-GR 0.934**

HBO, hyperbaric oxygenation; HBOP, HBO preconditioning; r, correlation coefficient; NO, nitric oxide; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; iNOS, inducible NOS; eNOS, endothelial NOS; nNOS, neuronal NOS; BH4, tetrahydrobiopterin; 3NT, 3-nitrotyrosine; GSH, glutathione; pGSH, plasma GSH; CAT, catalase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; GR, glutathione reductase. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.

Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 2023;27:9-20 https://doi.org/10.4196/kjpp.2023.27.1.9
© Korean J Physiol Pharmacol