Research Article

Silence of NLRP3 Suppresses Atherosclerosis and Stabilizes Plaques in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

Table 2

Body weight and serum lipid levels in control group and NLRP3i group.

End pointControl ( )NLRP3i ( ) value

Body weight, g28.8 ± 4.129.1 ± 3.8NS
Total cholesterol, mmol/L2.07 ± 0.872.01 ± 0.64NS
Triglycerides, mg/dL35.2 ± 3.2433.5 ± 2.4NS
LDL, mg/dL6.15 ± 1.485.89 ± 0.73NS
HDL, mg/dL10.35 ± 1.7511.54 ± 1.79NS

NS indicates not significant.