TABLE 3.

Cytokine release induced in monocytes by NEFA-LDL

	NEFA(0)-LDL	NEFA(0.5)-LDL	NEFA(1.5)-LDL	LDL(-)
NEFA content	20.4 ± 6.44	47.4 ± 6.34*	70.8 ± 27.4*	55.92 ± 7.35
MCP1	0.96 ± 0.55	1.2 ± 0.70*	1.38 ± 0.61*	2.58±1.04
IL6	0.54 ± 0.13	0.69 ± 0.46	0.82 ± 0.40*	1.52 ± 0.38
IL8	5.99 ± 1.41	6.80 ± 2.44	9.34 ± 3.06*	12.57 ± 5.87
IL10	0.18 ± 0.09	0.26 ± 0.20	0.38 ± 0.31*	0.61 ± 0.173

NEFA concentration in the incubation with LDL is expressed as mM in parentheses. Final NEFA content in LDL is expressed as μmol NEFA/g apoB and cytokine release as ng/10⁶ cells (n = 6). Data of LDL(–), including NEFA content and cytokine release, are extracted from results of Fig. 1 and 3A. Significant differences with P < 0.05 versus NEFA(0)-LDL are indicated with *.