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Figure 1 Plasma Cholesterol Levels

Plasma cholesterol levels were measured in the plasma collected from the rabbits before starting on the diet supplemented with cholesterol (0 week), at the time of denudation (1 week), at the time of photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment (6 weeks), and 7 or 28 days after PDT treatment (7 or 10 weeks). Note that levels remain significantly elevated, despite a lowered maintenance diet of 0.05% dietary cholesterol at 28 days. *p < 0.001 compared with 0 weeks; +p < 0.001 compared with 1 week; @p < 0.01 compared with 6 weeks.