TABLE 1.

Biochemical characteristics of apoE^−/− mice treated with or without AICAR

Data are n or means ± S.E.

Variables	Treatment	Control	AICAR
n		8	8
Body weight	Before	23.48 ± 0.32	22.84 ± 0.41
	After	30.97 ± 0.25	31.15 ± 0.27
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	Before	482.5 ± 48.2	474.8 ± 35.6
	After	1469.1 ± 84.4	1531.8 ± 91.3
Triglycerides, mg/dl	Before	181.0 ± 24.0	175.0 ± 15.6
	After	208.2 ± 26.7	212.4 ± 22.9
Free fatty acid (mm)	Before	0.85 ± 0.19	0.77 ± 0.03
	After	1.78 ± 0.31	2.00 ± 0.26