Table 1.

Metabolic parameters of PON2-def and C57BL/6J control mice fed on a standard or atherogenic diet for 15 weeks

	Standard diet		Atherogenic diet
Parameter	Control	PON2-def	Control	PON2-def
Triacylglycerols (mg/dl)	13.6 ±4	22.0 ± 7*	6.8 ±3	5.4 ± 4
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	111.4 ± 14	135.5 ± 21*	296.4 ±52	221.6 ±45*
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	103.0 ± 6	117.7 ± 18	63.0 ±15	56.1 ±30
VLDL/LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	14.6 ±5	25.0 ± 8*	162.2 ±21	119.8 ± 16*
NEFA (mg/dl)	31.1 ±9	30.8 ± 7	21.6 ±3	19.9 ±4
Glucose (mg/dl)	133.4 ± 13	144.0 ± 19	128.4 ±15	127.8 ± 14
Insulin (ng/ml)	0.32 ± 0.05	0.33 ± 0.05	0.41 ± 0.10	0.38 ± 0.10

Values are means ± S.D. from 8–10 animals from each group.

^*P < 0.05.