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Blood lipid profile of the rats (mmol/L, Mean±SD, n=10)

Group	TC	TG	LDL	HDL
L: Femoral ligation group; HL: Hypercholesterolemia+femoral ligation group; AL: Hypercholesterolemia+ atorvastatin + femoral ligation group; NL: Hypercholesterolemia + normal saline + femoral ligation group. Data from HL and NL groups are combined. TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs normal group; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 vs hypercholesterolemia group.
L	1.36±0.12	0.38±0.04	0.20±0.03	2.93±0.70
HL+NL	19.93±3.20**	0.63±0.13**	8.45±0.76**	0.53±0.17**
AL	7.62±0.82##	0.47±0.05#	3.92±0.93##	1.86±0.22##