A C57BL/6mice were treated (i.v.) with 500 μg EC or DPPC control 2 h prior to i.p injection of 150 ng/g LPS together with 800 μg/g D-galactosamine. 4 h after LPS application, lungs were perfused with PBS and embedded in paraffin. Tissue sections were hematoxylin-stained to visualize adherent cells. Bars represent 100 µm.B, C Leukocyte adhesion to lung microvascular endothelium as determined by morphometric image analysis of lung tissue sections is presented for individual vessels in (B) and as averages of single mice in (C). Pooled data of two independent experiments are shown (n = 10 for EC, n = 14 for DPPC). Unpaired two-tailed t-test. 