Table 1. Variations in mean arterial pressure and heart rate throughout the experiment in all groups.

	Mean Arterial Pressure (mmHg)
Groups	t0—Baseline	t1–2 h post-LPS	t2 –post-HSA	t3–1 h post-HSA
SHAM	126 [95–142]	118 [84–137]	123 [88–136]	134 [101–149]
LPS	131 [107–136]	113 [76–138]	121 [53–148]	-
LPS+0.9%NaCl	121 [95–134]	114 [61–140]	100 [71–131]	-
LPS+4%HSA	124 [110–138]	110 [82–140]	89 [82–129]	77 [40–135]
LPS+20%HSA	118 [101–127]	110 [83–114]	88 [78–118]	71 [58–85]
	Heart Rate (bpm)
Groups	t0—Baseline	t1–2 h post-LPS	t2 –post-HSA	t3–1 h post-HSA
SHAM	293 [236–309]	280 [259–335]	287 [249–320]	276 [259–332]
LPS	296 [240–354]	295 [251–299]	286 [249–305]	-
LPS+0.9%NaCl	346 [316–371]	300 [260–334]	350 [293–396]	-
LPS+4%HSA	306 [285–365]	340 [308–365]	397 [355–407]*##aa	365 [305–404]
LPS+20%HSA	281 [217–342]	320 [284–343]	322 [274–354]	257 [228–315]

Six animals per group were studied. One rat in the LPS group died after t1, leaving 5 animals in this group at t2 (post HSA). Data are expressed as the median [interquartile range]. LPS lipopolysaccharide; HSA Human Serum Albumin.

*p<0.05, versus LPS;

^## p<0.01, versus LPS+0.9%NaCl;

^aa p<0.01, versus t0-Baseline.