Table 1. Effects of probucol on plasma UC and TC.
Genotype/drug treatment | UC, mg/dl | TC, mg/dl | Ratio (UC/TC) |
---|---|---|---|
DKO | |||
None (n = 11) | 781 ± 65*† | 970 ± 83*† | 0.806 ± 0.007*† |
Probucol (n = 10) | 151 ± 21 | 456 ± 45 | 0.318 ± 0.013 |
SR-BI+/- apoE KO | |||
None (n = 5) | 124 ± 11§ | 421 ± 31¶ | 0.296 ± 0.012‡ |
Probucol (n = 5) | 57 ± 3 | 244 ± 20 | 0.238 ± 0.015 |
apoE KO | |||
None (n = 5) | 126 ± 14§ | 433 ± 66¶ | 0.291 ± 0.02∥ |
Probucol (n = 3) | 69 ± 6 | 249 ± 8 | 0.277 ± 0.02 |
SR-BI KO** | |||
None (n = 13) | 108 ± 5 | 211 ± 6 | 0.515 ± .027 |
Probucol (n = 13) | 24 ± 2 | 110 ± 6 | 0.218 ± .012 |
WT control** | |||
None (n = 7) | 33 ± 2 | 103 ± 4 | 0.315 ± .011 |
Probucol (n = 7) | 8 ± 2 | 34 ± 4 | 0.222 ± .033 |
Data are represented as mean ± standard error
P < 0.0001, compared with all the other groups with ANOVA test. Pvalues for ttest comparison with or without probucol treatment
, <0.0001
, <0.020
, <0.0003
, <0.0031
, <0.35
Blood samples from 4- to 5-week-old animals fed a low-fat chow diet were drawn, the same animals were fed a probucol supplemented diet for an additional 7-25 days, and a second set of samples was drawn (TC data are from ref. 35)