[Effect of hydrogen sulfide on antiatherosclerosis in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on artherosclerosis (AS) and its mechanism in rats.

Methods: 125 healthy male SD rats of the weight (210 +/- 10) g were randomly divided into 5 groups: control group, AS model group, AS + low-dose NaHS (2.8 micromol/(kg x d)) group, AS+ middle-dose (14 micromol/(kg x d)) NaHS group, AS+ high-dose NaHS (28 micromol/(kg x d)) group.