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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jan;47(1):173–182. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.005

Table I.

Morphometric analysis of carotid arteries 14 days after balloon injury.

Treatment Group Circumference Lumen Area Intimal Area Medial Area I/M Area Ratio I/(I+M)
Injury Alone 1.64 ± 0.03 8.53 ± 0.77 3.63 ± 0.35 4.37 ± 0.17 0.83 ± 0.07 0.42 ± 0.02
Nanofiber Gel 1.64 ± 0.02 12.00 ± 0.31* 3.20 ± 0.34 4.56 ± 0.16 0.69 ± 0.07 0.38 ± 0.02
PROLI/NO Nanofiber Gel 1.68 ± 0.02 15.57 ± 0.43* 0.71 ± 0.14* 3.70 ± 0.17* 0.19 ± 0.03* 0.14 ± 0.02*
DPTA/NO Nanofiber Gel 1.68 ± 0.03 12.75 ± 0.66* 2.19 ± 0.34* 4.59 ± 0.17 0.45 ± 0.07* 0.26 ± 0.03*
*

P<.05 versus Injury Alone

P<.05 versus DPTA/NO Nanofiber Gel

n=6 rats, 6 sections per rat