TNF and atherosclerosis: And also except HDL which was increased (0.93 ± 0.04 versus 0.74 ± 0.03, P < 0.01), the other inflammatory and lipid parameters associated with atherosclerosis were reduced (TNF-α: 126.32 ± 11.08 versus 275.26 ± 12.35, IL-6: 114.66 ± 7.98 versus 314.33 ± 15.68, TC: 3.52 ± 0.68 versus 6.12 ± 1.04, TG: 1.88 ± 0.42 versus 2.79 ± 0.56, LDL: 2.23 ± 0.25 versus 3.87 ± 0.63, P < 0.01, for all) (Figure 6).