Table 1.

Schematic representation of the experimental groups and measures done for each group.

Experimental groups		Measures
Nondiabetic rats	Diabetic rats (streptozotocin, 70 mg/kg ip)	In each group the levels of the following parameters were measured: HO-1, MPO, IL-1beta, CXCL8
Vehicle (saline, 0.1 mL)	Vehicle (saline, 0.1 mL)
Vehicle + LPS (200 μg in 0.1 mL)	Vehicle + LPS (200 μg in 0.1 mL)
Hemin (50 mg/Kg ip in 0.1 mL, 1 h prior to LPS)	Hemin (50 mg/Kg ip in 0.1 mL, 1 h prior to LPS)
Zn-PP (50 μg/Kg ip, 6 h before hemin)+LPS	Zn-PP (50 μg/Kg ip in 0.1 mL, 6 h before hemin)+LPS