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Table 2 Fold change in gene expression in rat descending aorta

From: Occlusal disharmony accelerates the initiation of atherosclerosis in apoE knockout rats

Parameter

Control

Occlusal disharmony

Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1

0.41 ± 0.07a

0.79 ± 0.05b

Toll-like receptor 4

0.32 ± 0.08

1.36 ± 0.21b

  1. aData are expressed as means ± SD (n = 3 independent experiments). mRNA levels were calculated in terms of relative copy number ratio for each mRNA against β-actin for each sample.
  2. bp < 0.05 (vs. control group, according to t-test).