Table 2

Plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), VLDL-C, LDL-C and HDL-C of guinea pigs fed a control diet, low dose MTPi (LDI), high dose MTPi (HDI) or atorvastatin

Diets
TC
TG
VLDL-C
LDL-C
HDL-C




(mg/dL)


Control (10)
146.9 ± 42.2a
135.8 ± 118.9a
8.1 ± 5.5ab
123.9 ± 43.5a
13.6 ± 4.5a
LDI (10)
116.9 ± 29.7b
66.7 ± 29.6b
3.7 ± 3.0a
93.3 ± 26.2b
18.5 ± 8.0a
HDI (9)
116.1 ± 23.3b
74.3 ± 31.7b
9.0 ± 8.6b
90.5 ± 28.8b
15.6 ± 7.1a
Atorvastatin (9)
76.5 ± 29.8c
49.4 ± 32.2c
2.9 ± 2.6a
59.4 ± 29.3c
14.1 ± 5.6a

1Data are presented as mean ± SD for the number of guinea pigs indicated in parenthesis. Numbers in a column with different superscripts are considered significantly different (P < 0.01) as determined by one way ANOVA and LSD as a post-hoc test

Aggarwal et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005 5:30   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-5-30