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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) on nitric oxide (NO) production in mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPMs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>MPMs were incubated in the absence or presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with AOPP-modified bovine serum albumin (BSA) prepared by exposure of BSA to hypoclorous acid or pre-treated with AOPP-BSA and subsequent stimulation with LPS. NO production in the supernatants of the culture media was determined spectrophotometrically using Griess method. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>BSA induced significant NO production in MPMs. AOPP modification of BSA significantly inhibited NO production, and AOPP-BSA exhibited time- and dose-dependent inhibition of NO production induced by LPS in MPMs incubated together with LPS or pre-treated before LPS stimulation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>AOPP-BSA is capable of inhibiting inducible NO production in MPMs.</p>