Table 1.

Hemodynamic data, lipid status, and serum-TNF-alpha and hs-CRP levels (measured at the end of the study).

	Normal (n=6)	High- Cholesterol (n=6)	High- Cholesterol + Thalidomide (n=6)	Normal + Thalidomide (n=6)
MAP (mmHg)	114±4	113±6	102±10	102±6
Body weight (kg)	59±4	61±3	53±2	57±3
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	86±3	356±48 †	351±47 †	87±9
LDL (mg/dL)	47±7	261±42 †	251±38 †	50±6
HDL (mg/dL)	35±4	87±7 †	96±12 †	33±3
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	21±3	38±6 $	21±4	17±4
Serum TNF- alpha (pg/mL)	54±4	59±7	55±11	48±7
Serum hs- CRP (mg/dL)	0.045±0.012	0.040±0.005	0.032±0.005	0.044±0.007

Data are presented in Mean±SEM, p values in Table 2 legend.