Table 1.

Concentration of lipoproteins in the plasma.

Week of sacrifice	HDL (mg/dl)		LDL (mg/dl)
	Untreated	CRP-treated	Untreated	CRP-treated
1	61 ± 2	85 ± 19	864 ± 16	713 ± 31
3	91 ± 15	71 ± 19	838 ± 231	786 ± 246
5	78 ± 4	74 ± 12	754 ± 118	834 ± 185
7	131 ± 1	107 ± 15	932 ± 86	1, 086±23
9	80 ± 3	105 ± 2	1, 054±3	1, 103±19

Plasma HDL and LDL levels were analyzed in samples pooled from all 12 mice in each group. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM.