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Table 2.

Aortic atherosclerotic changes and MDA and serum protein carbonyl levels in the five groups at 8 weeks.

	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V
	Control	CsA	Cholesterol	Cholesterol + CsA	Cholesterol + CsA + TQ
Atherosclerosis	0	0	45.08 ± 11.65*	38.25 ± 8.74^∗†	18.41 ± 2.38^∗‡§
(% of total intimal surface)	0	0	45.08 ± 11.65*	38.25 ± 8.74^∗†	18.41 ± 2.38^∗‡§
Intimal area (×10³ μm²)	7.58 ± 1.52	4.72 ± 0.752	32.38 ± 7.13*	58.48 ± 15.51^∗‡	14.82 ± 1.87^∗‡§
Medial area (×10³ μm²)	52.31 ± 9.71	58.113 ± 8.89	64.56 ± 10.88	88.32 ± 10.08^∗‡	82.42 ± 4.71^‡
Intima/media ratio	0.15 ± 0.01	0.08 ± 0.02	0.52 ± 0.06*	0.65 ± 0.12^∗‡	0.18 ± 0.03^∗‡§
Aorta MDA (nmol mg⁻¹)	0.25 ± 0.06	0.47 ± 0.26*	0.53 ± 0.32*	1.83 ± 0.68^∗†‡	0.30 ± 0.03^†‡§
Serum protein carbonyl content	1.34 ± 0.25	7.88 ± 1.88*	5.34 ± 1.36*	15.37 ± 1.29^∗†‡	9.50 ± 1.74^∗†‡§
(nmol ml⁻¹)	1.34 ± 0.25	7.88 ± 1.88*	5.34 ± 1.36*	15.37 ± 1.29^∗†‡	9.50 ± 1.74^∗†‡§

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Intimal and medial surface areas are expressed as ×10³ μm².

*P < .05, Group I versus other groups.

^† P < .05, Group II versus Groups III, IV and V.

^‡ P < .05, Group III versus Groups IV and V.

^§ P < .05, Group IV versus Group V.