Table 1

Effects of adventitially administered RWJ-58259 on vascular injury in response to balloon angioplasty in the carotid artery of rats

GroupNo.Area, mm2Thickness, μMVessel Dimensions, mm2
IntimaMedia% StenosisIntimaMediaI/MLumenVessel
Vehicle100.129  ± 0.0050.123  ± 0.00644  ± 377  ± 558  ± 21.35  ± 0.090.231  ± 0.0260.480  ± 0.028
1 mg90.118  ± 0.0100.118  ± 0.00738  ± 268  ± 555  ± 21.24  ± 0.090.258  ± 0.0190.482  ± 0.026
5 mg90.110  ± 0.0080.113  ± 0.00736  ± 363  ± 453  ± 21.19  ± 0.090.239  ± 0.0250.447  ± 0.035
10 mg80.084  ± 0.0071-150 0.121  ± 0.00626  ± 31-150 45  ± 51-150 54  ± 20.83  ± 0.101-150 0.320  ± 0.0310.507  ± 0.034
  • I/M, intima/media.

  • 1-150 P < 0.05, significantly different from vehicle by one-way analysis of variance.