Table 3.

Maximal relaxation (expressed as % relaxation of noradrenaline precontraction) to acetylcholine in the presence of different concentrations of nLDL, dLDL and oxLDL

	Maximal relaxation
nLDL 50 mg l−1	55.5±4.4
nLDL 100 mg l−1	35.2±3.6
nLDL 200 mg l−1	20.4±1.5
dLDL 50 mg l−1	49.6±3.3*
dLDL 100 mg l−1	31.2±3.0*
dLDL 200 mg l−1	17.9±1.2*
oxLDL 50 mg l−1	35.1±1.5**, #
oxLDL 100 mg l−1	23.5±2.3**, #
oxLDL 200 mg l−1	13.2±1.2 **, #

^{*, **}P<0.05 and <0.01, respectively, as compared with the same concentration of nLDL.

^#P<0.05 as compared with the same concentration of dLDL.