Flaxseed Prevents Leukocyte and Platelet Adhesion to Endothelial Cells in Experimental Atherosclerosis by Reducing sVCAM-1 and vWF

Table 1

Composition of experimental diets (%; w/w).

Experimental diets	8% fat	40% fat	40% fat
		Lard	Lard + flaxseed
Proteins	20.00	20.00	20.00
Corn starch	62.00	32.00	32.00
Cellulose powder	5.00	3.00	3.00
L-cysteine	0.25	0.25	0.25
Vitamin mix	1.00	1.00	1.00
Mineral mix	3.50	3.50	3.50
Choline	0.25	0.25	0.25
Fat	8.00	40.00	40.00
Sunflower oil	8.00	15.00	7.00
Lard	—	25.00	25.00
Flaxseeds*	—	—	8.00

∗Flaxseeds (Linum usitatissimum) belonged to the Olin variety and were provided by the Department of Phytotechny, Faculty of Agronomy Iasi. The composition of flaxseeds was: 40.2% oil (55.6% linolenic acid) and 19.5% proteins.