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Table 2 Characteristics of mice fed a chow diet with and without lenti-SAA.a

From: Serum Amyloid A Directly Accelerates the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

Chow diet

Saline control (n = 30)

Lenti-null (n = 30)

Lenti-SAA (n = 30)

Body weight, g

28.2 ± 1.2

28.1 ± 1.4

27.9 ± 0.9

TG, mmol/L

0.5 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

TC, mmol/L

15.2 ± 2.4

14.9 ± 2.1

15.7 ± 2.3

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.5 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

LDL-C, mmol/L

6.2 ± 1.3

6.7 ± 1.4

6.4 ± 1.6

SAA, µg/mL

8.3 ± 2.4

8.5 ± 2.8

35.5 ± 9.6b

IL-6, pg/mL

135.8 ± 15.7

132.4 ± 21.5

360.1 ± 134.6b

TNF-α, pg/mL

11.2 ± 3.6

11.1 ± 3.0

43.4 ± 15.8b

  1. aData are mean ± SD.
  2. bP< 0.01 compared with lenti-null group.