Research Article

The Effects of Pitavastatin on Nuclear Factor-Kappa B and ICAM-1 in Human Saphenous Vein Graft Endothelial Culture

Table 10

Comparison of experimental groups in terms of LDH levels.

Comparison GroupsP Value

Control x Low Dose Pitavastatin1.000
Control x High Dose Pitavastatin0.053
Control x TNF-α0.053
Control x Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.053
Control x High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.053
Control x DMSO0.052
Low Dose Pitavastatin x High Dose Pitavastatin0.128
Low Dose Pitavastatin x TNF-α0.109
Low Dose Pitavastatin x Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.259
Low Dose Pitavastatin x High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.078
Low Dose Pitavastatin x DMSO0.336
High Dose Pitavastatin x TNF-α0.010
High Dose Pitavastatin x Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.025
High Dose Pitavastatin x High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α1.000
High Dose Pitavastatin x DMSO0.748
Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-αx TNF-α0.520
Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-αx High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α0.016
Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-αx DMSO0.109
High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-αx TNF-α0.010
High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-αx DMSO0.748
TNF-α x DMSO0.748

LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide.