Table 1.
Rabbit Data (Mean ± SE)
| Group | Age | Weight (kg) | Plasma Cholesterol (mg/dl) | α-Tocopherol (ng/mL) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (months) | At implant | 6 wks post op | At implant | 6 wks post op | 6 wks post op | |
| Chow Control | 8.1±0.5 | 3.8±0.1 | 3.9±0.1 | 34.0±4.4a,b | 18.2±3.0a,b | 2.1±0.3b |
| (n=13) | ||||||
| High Cholesterol | 8.4±0.4 | 4.0±0.1c | 3.9±0.1 | 689.4±30.2c | 1087.7±116.5c,d | 10.94±2.9d |
| (n=13) | ||||||
| High Cholesterol | ||||||
| +α-Tocopherol | 8.7±0.3 | 3.9±0.1 | 3.9±0.1 | 700.2±108.2e | 848.5±102.0e | 56.3±7.3e |
| (n=8) | ||||||
| Chow | ||||||
| +α-Tocopherol | 9.0±0.4 | 3.7±0.1 | 3.8±0.1 | 56.7±21.3 | 34.3±18.2 | 8.2±0.8 |
| (n=10) | ||||||
One-way ANOVA was used for comparison of the four groups and significant difference (p<0.05) designated as:
a
between Chow Control group and High Cholesterol group
b
between Chow Control group and High Cholesterol+α-Tocopherol group
c
between High Cholesterol group and α -Tocopherol group
d
between High Cholesterol group and High Cholesterol+ α-Tocopherol group
e
between High Cholesterol+ α-Tocopherol group and α-Tocopherol group