Table 3.

MPO and MDA measurements in lung and pancreas tissue

	Sham+saline (n=7)	Sham+H2S (n=7)	ANP+saline (n=11)	ANP+H2S (n=11)
Lung MPO (U/mg protein)	3.8±0.11	3.7±0.76	5.94±0.61*	4.3±0.27#
Lung MDA (nmoL/mgProtein)	1.00±.004	0.74±0.03	1.47±0.14*	1.1±0.08
Pancreas MPO (U/mg Protein)	1.02±0.14	0.82±0.15	1.89±0.37*	1.53±0.26
Pancreas MDA (nmoL/mg protein)	0.38±0.07	1.6±0.44	0.7±0.14	0.69±0.15

Data are shown as mean±standard error of mean.

^*p<0.05: comparision of ANP and non-ANP groups;

^#p<0.05: comparision of ANP+saline and ANP+H₂S;

MPO: myeloperoxidase; MDA: malonylaldehyde