Research Article

Toll-Like Receptor 9 Inactivation Alleviated Atherosclerotic Progression and Inhibited Macrophage Polarized to M1 Phenotype in ApoE−/− Mice

Table 1

Lipid profile of the ApoE−/− and wild-type mice fed on the western-type diet.

TC (mmol/L)TG (mmol/L)Non-HDL (mmol/L)HDL-C (mmol/L)

Normal control3.25 ± 0.481.03 ± 0.241.71 ± 0.371.47 ± 0.54
ApoE−/− saline20.01 ± 3.26#2.84 ± 0.35#18.83 ± 3.1#0.32 ± 0.23#
ApoE−/− IRS86919.61 ± 3.54#2.93 ± 4.46#17.91 ± 4.34#0.35 ± 0.71

The results were expressed as the mean ± SE. #<0.01 compared with normal control littermates; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.