CRP, MCP-1 and CD14 levels at 24 h after LPS injection.

<p>Control: without any treatment. LPS, rHDLwt, rHDL74 and rHDL228 represent the groups that were treated with LPS, LPS+rHDLwt, LPS+rHDL74 and LPS+rHDL228, respectively. Compared with the LPS group, mice treated with rHDL74 showed significantly decreased levels of CRP, MCP-1 and CD14. However, mice receiving rHDL228 exhibited higher levels of these factors. In addition, compared with rHDLwt, rHDL74 significantly reduced the level of CRP and MCP-1. To confirm our experimental results, we performed three independent experiments. A: Levels of CRP. B: Levels of MCP-1. C: Levels of CD14. ^*P<0.05 vs. control; ^#P<0.05 vs. LPS; ^ΨP<0.05 vs. rHDLwt. Error bars indicate the SD.