Table 1 Baseline characteristics P2X4-Knockout Study.

From: P2X4 deficiency reduces atherosclerosis and plaque inflammation in mice

  

LDL-R−/−

P2X4−/− LDL-R−/−

p value

Total leukocytes, tsd/µL

Before diet

5.94 ± 0.35

3.82 ± 0.24

***

After diet

7.19 ± 0.83

9.5 ± 0.68

*

Neutrophils/leukocytes, %

Before diet

10 ± 1.5

11 ± 1

ns

After diet

18 ± 1.3

18 ± 1.9

ns

B-cells/leukocytes, %

Before diet

46 ± 1.9

51 ± 2.1

ns

After diet

43 ± 1.1

42 ± 3.6

ns

T-cells/leukocytes, %

Before diet

23 ± 0.69

17 ± 1.4

**

After diet

15 ± 1

9.4 ± 0.97

***

CD4+ cells/T-cells, %

Before diet

61 ± 1

48 ± 1.8

****

After diet

51 ± 2.5

38 ± 3

**

CD8+ cells/T-cells, %

Before diet

39 ± 1

52 ± 1.8

****

After diet

49 ± 2.2

62 ± 3

**

Monocytes/leukocytes, %

Before diet

4.93 ± 0.57

5.795 ± 0.53

ns

After diet

11 ± 0.98

13 ± 0.95

ns

Ly6C high monocytes/monocytes, %

Before diet

46 ± 3.1

39 ± 1.1

*

After diet

65 ± 2.8

54 ± 2.1

**

Ly6C low monocytes/monocytes, %

Before diet

54 ± 3.1

61 ± 1.1

*

After diet

35 ± 2.8

46 ± 2.1

**

Weight (g)

Before diet

21.06 ± 0.54

21.02 ± 0.28

ns

After diet

33.79 ± 1.1

35.54 ± 0.94

ns

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

After diet

2200 ± 190

2271 ± 142

ns

Total triglycerides (mg/dL)

After diet

722 ± 100

607 ± 37

ns

  1. Blood was taken from P2X4−/− LDLR−/− mice (n = 24) and P2X4+/+ LDLR−/− mice (n = 15) before and after 16 weeks of high-cholesterol diet, leukocytes were measured in tsd/ul. Leukocyte subsets were analyzed before and after diet by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Weight was taken before and after diet in P2X4−/− LDLR−/− mice (n = 24) and P2X4+/+ LDLR−/− mice (n = 15). Plasma total cholesterol and total triglycerides were assessed after diet. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was calculated using an unpaired t-test for parametric or Mann–Whitney-U-test for non-parametric data.
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001.