Table 1.
(mg·L−1) | Healthy (n = 15) | RC (n = 15) | CXB (n = 14) |
---|---|---|---|
Total cholesterol | 500 ± 40 | 18 600 ± 680* | 20 400 ± 420*# |
HDL | 370 ± 30 | 190 ± 20* | 80 ± 10*# |
Triglycerides | 740 ± 100 | 900 ± 100* | 1220 ± 140*# |
Data are shown as mean ± SEM. The healthy group were untreated, the RC group had rheumatoid cachexia and the CXB group had rheumatoid cachexia and were treated with oral celecoxib (10 mg·day−1). Blood was taken at the end of the experimental period (see Figure 1A).
P < 0.05 versus healthy.
P < 0.05 versus RC.