CD44 and atherosclerosis: In rat atherosclerosis PCR array (Figure 5(a)), Abca1, Bax, Bcl2, Bcl2a1, Cd44, Fabp3, Hbegf, Lypla1, Ptgs1, Selplg, Tgfb2, Tnc, and Vegfa had reverse trend between WT and MU groups, while the trends of Bcl2l1, Bid, Birc3, Cxcl1, Fas, Fn1, Itga2, Itga5, Lif, Nfkb1, Nr1h3, Ppard, and Sod1 were consistent.