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Figure 4 (A) Heart myeloperoxidase activity (n = 6 in each group) and (B) plasma endocan levels (n = 6 in each group) in rats treated with saline, endotoxin (10 mg/kg), endotoxin and LNAME (50 mg/kg), endotoxin and MEG sodium succinate (10 mg/kg), and endotoxin and FeTPPS (30 mg/kg). See Methods section for treatment group design. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.01 compared with control; #p < 0.01 compared with endotoxin-treated rats. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.