Linking CD11b⁺ Dendritic Cells and Natural Killer T Cells to Plaque Inflammation in Atherosclerosis

Table 2

Cholesterol and plaque parameters of ApoE^−/− mice during atherogenesis.

	0 wk	6 wk	12 wk	24 wk
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	232 ± 11	625 ± 97	658 ± 40	698 ± 45
Stenosis (%)	0 ± 0	1.2 ± 0.4	13.8 ± 2.5	23.2 ± 2.3
Stenosis (%)	0.8 ± 0.8	1.8 ± 1.1	51.3 ± 7.7	61.5 ± 2.8
Necrotic core (%)	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	3.5 ± 1.1
Necrotic core (%)	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	1.4 ± 0.7	5.5 ± 1.3

Data from proximal ascending aorta () and brachiocephalic artery (), mean ± SEM, 0 wk, = 9–11, 6 wk, = 11-12, 12 wk, = 10-11, and 24 wk, = 11-12; and .