Research Article

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

Table 4

Absolute pixel density results for NF-κB.

EXPERIMENT GROUP NAME
NF-κB
Mean ± SD

Control1.31 ± 0.23
Low Dose Pitavastatin1.28 ± 0.31
High Dose Pitavastatin1.42 ± 0.26
TNF-α2.83 ± 0.78
Low Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α2.18 ± 1.23
High Dose Pitavastatin + TNF-α1.78 ± 1.24
DMSO1.38 ± 0.34

NF-κB, nuclear factor-kappa B; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; SD, standard deviation.