Figure 2From: Glutamine induces heat-shock protein and protects against Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide-induced vascular hyporeactivity in ratsThe concentration-response curves of phenylephrine (PE) in aortic rings from different groups of rats (mean ± standard deviation). PE maximum efficacy (Emax) significantly decreased to 51% in the LPS shock group and was restored to 68% in the Ala-Gln+LPS group (P < 0.05), whereas PE Emax in the control group was taken as 100%. *P < 0.05 versus the Ala-Gln+LPS group. #P < 0.05 versus the control group. Ala-Gln+LPS, alanyl-glutamine dipeptide + lipopolysaccharide shock; LPS shock, lipopolysaccharide shock.Back to article page