Table 3

Plaque phenotypic characteristics of established atherosclerosis

BaselineCd40l+/+Apoe−/−Cd40l−/−Apoe−/−Vehicle
% CD3 0.2 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.6 3.4 ± 0.4 2.0 ± 0.4 
% CD45 2.9 ± 0.9 4.6 ± 0.8 5.2 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.2 
% Mac3 42.1 ± 6.6 44.5 ± 2.8 58.8 ± 5.1 62.5 ± 5.2 
MAC-3 Abs 81.8 ± 38.6 385.6 ± 52.2 310.9 ± 63.8 363.5 ± 84.2 
Caspase-3+ 0.1 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.3 1.4 ± 0.4 0.9 ± 0.3 
% α-SMA 0.0 ± 0.0 11.3 ± 1.3 11.4 ± 1.0 11.0 ± 0.5 
% SR 1.1 ± 0.9 34.2 ± 5.9 19.0 ± 5.6* 23.2 ± 5.9 
% LC 0.0 ± 0.0 7.9 ± 2.5 5.1 ± 1.5 3.7 ± 1.6 
BaselineCd40l+/+Apoe−/−Cd40l−/−Apoe−/−Vehicle
% CD3 0.2 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.6 3.4 ± 0.4 2.0 ± 0.4 
% CD45 2.9 ± 0.9 4.6 ± 0.8 5.2 ± 0.5 2.6 ± 0.2 
% Mac3 42.1 ± 6.6 44.5 ± 2.8 58.8 ± 5.1 62.5 ± 5.2 
MAC-3 Abs 81.8 ± 38.6 385.6 ± 52.2 310.9 ± 63.8 363.5 ± 84.2 
Caspase-3+ 0.1 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.3 1.4 ± 0.4 0.9 ± 0.3 
% α-SMA 0.0 ± 0.0 11.3 ± 1.3 11.4 ± 1.0 11.0 ± 0.5 
% SR 1.1 ± 0.9 34.2 ± 5.9 19.0 ± 5.6* 23.2 ± 5.9 
% LC 0.0 ± 0.0 7.9 ± 2.5 5.1 ± 1.5 3.7 ± 1.6 
*

P < .05 vs Cd40l+/+Apoe−/−.

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