Table 1.

Plasma Lipid profile

Parameters	Groups
	Wild-type	apoE-/- vehicle	apoE-/- sildenafil
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	52 ± 6.1	299 ± 47**	248 ± 52*
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	100 ± 7.8	1229 ± 185**	1310 ± 222**
LDL (mg/dL)	34 ± 7.2	188 ± 49**	217 ± 48.6**
HDL (mg/dL)	49 ± 2.8	24 ± 8**	10 ± 0.9**
VLDL + IDL (mg/dL)	18 ± 5.5	1016 ± 195**	1083 ± 240**

Values are means ± SEM; 6-8 animals per group.

*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 vs. Wild-type group (ANOVA).