Figure 3.
Effect of heparin on heparanase activity in rats with LPS-induced sepsis. (A) Heparanase activity was determined using an ELISA at 0.5, 2 and 6 h after LPS injection. (B) Effect of UFH or NAH on heparanase activity in plasma at 2 and 6 h after LPS injection. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. There were 6 animals in each group at 0.5, 2 and 6 h. *P<0.05 vs. the control group; #P<0.05 vs. the LPS group. The HPA data were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance, followed by a Student-Newman-Keuls test for multiple group comparisons. LPS, lipopolysaccharide; UFH, unfractionated heparin; NAH, N-acetylheparin.