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Table 1 CD6 genotype and diet effects in male mice

From: CD6 expression has no effect on atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Phenotype

Chow diet

Western type diet

Diet effect

Genotype

Interaction

K0

DK0

T-test

K0

DK0

T-test

P value

P value

P value

Male mice

 Body weight (g)

28.3 ± 3.2 (14)

28 ± 1.5 (6)

N.S

35.5 ± 4.0 (8)

31.8 ± 3.4 (6)

N.S

< 0.0001

N.S

N.S

 Cholesterol (mg/dl)

1251 ± 161.1 (10)

1179 ± 143.1 (5)

N.S

2518 ± 257.5 (8)

2876 ± 507.7 (6)

N.S

< 0.0001

N.S

N.S

 HDL-C (mg/dl)

86 ± 26.3 (8)

79 ± 28.2 (5)

N.S

146 ± 88.4 (8)

130.2 ± 63.7 (6)

N.S

0.026

N.S

N.S

 IgM (μg/ml)

55.6 ± 33.5 (14)

54.3 ± 27.1 (6)

N.S

70.2 ± 29.8 (8)

102.3 ± 16.3 (6)

0.036

0.006

N.S

N.S

 Pc-IgM (OD read)

0.15 ± 0.1 (14)

0.21 ± 0.11 (5)

N.S

0.51 ± 0.22 (8)

0.7 ± 0.21 (6)

N.S

< 0.0001

0.042

N.S

 B1a cells (% of total cells)

4.17 ± 1.43 (10)

3.96 ± 0.8 (5)

N.S

1.8 ± 1.22 (5)

2.93 ± 1.36 (6)

N.S

0.0026

N.S

N.S

 Lesion area (μm2)

114,960 ± 52,300 (14)

95,595 ± 43,576 (6)

N.S

507,311 ± 209,049 (8)

674,382 ± 292,443 (6)

N.S

< 0.0001

N.S

N.S