Fig. 2

Concentrations of ATO and DEX in THP-1 macrophages. a ATO in macrophages, 10ATO—24 h vs. 10ATO (trypsin)—24 h, paired Student’s t test, ^*P = 0.01; 10ATO + 1DEX—24 h vs. 10ATO + 1DEX (trypsin)—24 h, paired Student’s t test, ^*P = 0.01; 10ATO—24 h vs. 10ATO + 1DEX—24 h, paired Student’s t test, ^***P = 0.003; 10ATO (trypsin)—24 h vs. 10ATO + 1DEX (trypsin)—24 h, paired Student’s t test, ^*P = 0.03. b The concentration of DEX in macrophages, 10ATO + 1DEX—24 h vs. 10ATO + 1DEX (trypsin)—24 h, paired Student’s t test, ^***P = 0.004; 10ATO + 1DEX—72 h vs. 10ATO + 1DEX (trypsin)—72 h, paired Student’s t test, ^**P = 0.009. NOTE: 10ATO, 10 μM atorvastatin; 10ATO+1DEX, 10 μM atorvastatin and 1 μM dexamethasone; 1DEX, 1 μM dexamethasone