Table I.

Plasma total cholesterol in BMGFP⁺ LDLr ^−/− and LDLr ^−/− TLR2 ^−/− chimeric mice

	Weeks of HFD consumptiona
	0	2	4	6	8	10	HFD-ave.b
LDLr−/−	241 ± 18	768 ± 75	1,064 ± 54	982 ± 91	1,064 ± 29	983 ± 97	972 ± 38
	n = 3	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 4	n = 20
LDLr−/−TLR2−/−	230 ± 8	784 ± 122	829 ± 45	936 ± 25	891 ± 69	1,013 ± 126	887 ± 37
	n = 3	n = 3	n = 4	n = 3	n = 4	n = 3	n = 17

^aAll values are reported as milligrams per deciliter ± the SEM. n, number of mice used for each time point

^bHFD-ave. was calculated from the cholesterol measurements taken during the HFD feeding period (2–10-wk time points).