Figure 3

Ability of HDL to inactivate ROS present in LDL and albuminuria in the different experimental groups. Red line represents the increase in urinary albumin excretion between 10 and 19 weeks, and is expressed as mean ± SD in every group. Blue line represents LDL oxidisability as the difference between the average fluorescent signals on the DCF assay between the incubation with or without HDL of each group; the greatest DCF difference is seen in the vehicle group, with the largest amount of albuminuria.