Research Article
Simvastatin Improves the Jaw Bone Microstructural Defect Induced by High Cholesterol Diet in Rats by Regulating Autophagic Flux
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The effect of a high cholesterol diet and simvastatin treatment on rat body weight and serum lipid profile. (a) The body weights of the rats were monitored weekly. (b) Serum triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels in rats assayed in the 32th week. Results are expressed as mean ± SD of each group. NC: normal control diet; HC: high cholesterol diet; HC+SIM: high cholesterol diet + simvastatin; ; .
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