Table 4.

The study designs. C—control (sham) group of animals (free access to tap water for four weeks, and then received a saline injection); S—septic group of animals (free access to tap water for four weeks, and then received a faecal intraperitoneal injection); and M + S—meldonium-septic group of animals (free access to tap water with meldonium for four weeks, and then received a faecal intraperitoneal injection). The number of animals per group = 8.

Groups	C Group	S Group	M + S Group
Application of meldonium in water	none	none	+
Intraperitoneal application of saline	+	none	none
Intraperitoneal application of faeces	none	+	+