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Table 2 RAGE, NF-κB and CD68 protein expression levels in aortic arch

From: Role of Artesunate on cardiovascular complications in rats with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Group

Mean optical density (MOD)

RAGE

NF-κB

CD68

Healthy

5.451 ± 0.805

2.312 ± 0.616

4.173 ± 0.517

DM

10.289 ± 1.927**

5.9364 ± 1.087**

11.098 ± 2.744**

DM + ART(50 mg/kg)

6.074 ± 1.227**##

2.317 ± 0.751##

4.461 ± 0.433##

DM + ART(100 mg/kg)

3.146 ± 0.683##

6.578 ± 1.601**

5.790 ± 0.994##

DM + INS

7.088 ± 2.025**##

5.405 ± 0.860**

5.015 ± 1.077##

  1. Results are presented as the mean ± SD. Values of *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs Healthy group. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 vs DM group indicate a significant difference between each groups