Research Article

Leishmania major Self-Limited Infection Increases Blood Cholesterol and Promotes Atherosclerosis Development

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Blood lipid profile of noninfected ( ) and L. major-infected ( ) apoE KO mice 6 weeks after the inoculation of 1 × 106 parasites (clone WHO MHOM/IL/80/Friedlin) into left footpad. (a) Total triacylglycerols; (b) total cholesterol; (c) high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; and (d) non-HDL cholesterol (sum of cholesterol in low density (LDL), intermediate density (IDL) lipoproteins, and remnant chylomicron), calculated as the difference between cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. Bars = average and vertical lines = standard error. * .
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