Table 1 Effects of rivaroxaban on body weight, metabolic profile and thrombin generation.

From: Targeting Coagulation Factor Xa Promotes Regression of Advanced Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein-E Deficient Mice

 

14 weeks

WTD

14 weeks

WTD + Riva

p-value

20 weeks

WTD

p-value

20 weeks

WTD + Riva

p-value

Body weight (g)

22

(21–24)

23

(22–25)

0.3726

24

(23–26)

0.0446*

24

(23–25)

0.0138*

Rivaroxaban level (ug/L)

 

217

(156–349)

   

240

(150–247)

 

Lipid profile

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

18.25

(16.72–23.58)

20.71

(19.50–23.40)

0.4000

24.62

(22.10–27.67)

0.1111

22.50

(20.20–25.13)

0.3429

TGL (mmol/L)

0.47

(0.39–0.63)

0.42

(0.41–0.47)

0.5714

0.62

(0.48–0.74)

0.4603

0.58

(0.50–0.62)

0.4857

LDL (mmol/L)

15.35

(13.10–22.70)

16.80

(16.50–23.20)

0.3456

19.90

(18.00–23.10)

0.4524

17.30

(16.65–22.23)

0.3429

HDL (mmol/L)

5.15

(3.22–5.52)

6.45

(4.73–7.45)

0.4238

6.15

(2.67–6.72)

0.2857

5.89

(4.95–7.89)

0.4429

Thrombin generation

Lag time (min)

2.08

(1.82–2.29)

3.24

(2.61–3.50)

<0.0001*

2.33

(2.00–2.37)

0.1322

3.33

(3.08–3.46)

0.0002*

Peak height (nmol/L)

71.65

(67.02–82.01)

67.88

(64.21–69.59)

0.0684

89.40

(82.54–94.51)

0.0127*

71.71

(61.70–77.72)

0.7023

ETP (nmol/L.min)

451

(413–476)

498

(405–574)

0.0322*

456

(411–534)

0.8272

409

(376–431)

0.0432*

  1. Note: All values are median(IQR), *p < 0.05 vs 14 weeks WTD, n = 10/group.
  2. Abbreviations: TGL = Triglyceride, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, ETP = endogenous thrombin potential.