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Table 3 Plasma levels of lipoproteins and oxLDL in rats (mean ± SD)

From: Involvement of toll-like receptor 2 and 4 in association between dyslipidemia and osteoclast differentiation in apolipoprotein E deficient rat periodontium

 

Control (N= 6)

Dyslipidemia (N= 6)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

40.8 ± 6.6

130.8 ± 25.0a

VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

7.1 ± 1.2

54.2 ± 11.6a

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

13.6 ± 1.9

51.4 ± 11.6a

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

31.5 ± 4.9

10.2 ± 1.3a

OxLDL (ng/mL)

13.7 ± 3.0

31.7 ± 6.3a

  1. a Significantly different from the control group, p < 0.05 (t-test).