Table 1 Secretion of cytokines from cultured HUVECs.

From: Traditional Chinese medicine xin-mai-jia recouples endothelial nitric oxide synthase to prevent atherosclerosis in vivo

Groups

ICAM-1 (ng/L)

VCAM-1 (μg/L)

IL-1 (ng/L)

IL-6 (ng/L)

NF-κB (ng/L)

Control

28.91 ± 3.65

36.49 ± 1.22

14.23 ± 1.25

5.95 ± 0.45

63.33 ± 8.98

Sham

36.33 ± 4.39

38.78 ± 2.39

13.93 ± 1.36

6.51 ± 0.65

77.97 ± 9.65

Atherosclerosis

71.18 ± 6.67a

44.81 ± 2.09

18.34 ± 2.14

7.24 ± 0.92

200.46 ± 25.68a

AS + XMJ-0.6

62.78 ± 5.47

38.94 ± 2.47

15.49 ± 2.31

6.48 ± 0.77

86.09 ± 8.64b

AS + XMJ-2.0

36.33 ± 7.32b

36.66 ± 1.58

14.75 ± 2.04

6.05 ± 0.84

67.43 ± 7.81b

AS + XMJ-6.0

39.29 ± 4.57b

43.38 ± 2.39

16.07 ± 2.55

7.21 ± 0.98

65.84 ± 10.32b

Lovastatin

38.55 ± 4.16b

35.48 ± 1.96

14.63 ± 1.57

6.05 ± 0.78

70.79 ± 8.54b

Zhibituo

34.10 ± 4.12b

36.49 ± 2.68

14.79 ± 1.69

6.19 ± 0.65

70.51 ± 7.69b

  1. N is 3 in each group. Data were expressed by mean ± SEM.