Research Article

Effects of Chronic Mild Stress on the Development of Atherosclerosis and Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling Pathway in Adolescent Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice

Table 1

Effect of CMS on plasma lipid levels of apoE-/- mice (mg/dL). Plasma lipid profiles in stressed and control mice were detected following 12-hour period of food and water deprivation at the week 12 (n = 20 per group). Data are mean  ± SEM.

0 week4 weeks12 weeks
ControlCMSControlCMSControlCMS

TC * *
TG * *
HDLc * *
LDLc * *

* P < .05 versus the control group value.