Table 3.

Hematological parameters of control erythrocytes and loaded erythrocytes obtained with different concentrations of pravastatin (mg/ml)

	Control	Sham encapsulated	2 mg/ml	4 mg/ml	8mg/ml	10 mg/ml
Hct (%)	51.6 ± 2.04	44.9 ± 0.21	45.9 ± 1.49	45.3 ± 3.68	48.0 ± 2.20	51.6 ± 2.04
MCV (fl)	84.1 ± 0.32	82.3 ± 0.57	83.6 ± 0.47	82.9 ± 1.25	83.4 ± 0.46	81.2 ± 0.36*
MCH (pg)	28.2 ± 0.68	28.2 ± 0.03	27.6 ± 0.20	27.7 ± 0.06	27.8 ± 0.15	27.3 ± 0.10**
MCHCH (gm/dl)	33.5 ± .035	34.2 ± 0.28	33.0 ± 0.46	33.4 ± 0.38	33.4 ± 0.29	33.6 ± 0.27

Data were tested by one-way analysis of variance and represented as mean ± SD. Three samples in each group (N = 3). Bonferroni multiple comparison tests using SPSS software was performed to determine differences between mean values at (P ≤ 0.01).^* significantly different from the control at p < 0.01, ^** significantly different from the control at (p< 0.05). Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC).