“…The mice were given water ad libitum that was filter purified (Millipore Corp., Bedford, MA, USA) with or without addition of 5% (wt/vol) DSS (40 kD; ICN Biomedicals; Aurora, OH, USA) for 6 days. In some experiments, the drinking water also contained either the thromboxane synthase inhibitor ozagrel (25 mg/kg/day; Sigma Chemical; St. Louis, MO, USA) or the TP receptor antagonist vapiprost (2.5 mg/kg/day, Sigma), with these doses in the range of previous reports of their use [9][10][11].…”