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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 14.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Lipidol. 2010 Jun;21(3):229–238. doi: 10.1097/mol.0b013e328338472d

Table 4.

Relationship between plasma HDL-cholesterol, macrophage reverse cholesterol transport and atherosclerosis in response to genetic manipulation in mice

Genetic manipulation Tissue Effect on plasma HDL-C Effect on macrophage RCT Effect on atherosclerosis
ApoA-I overexpression Liver Increase Increase Decrease
ApoA-I knockout Whole body Decrease Decrease Increase
SR-BI overexpression Liver Decrease Increase Decrease
SR-BI knockout Whole body Increase Decrease Increase
CETP expression Liver Decrease Increase Decrease
LCAT overexpression Liver Increase Decrease Increase
LCAT + CETP expression Liver Variable Neutral Neutral
LCAT knockout Whole body Decrease Neutral Variable
ABCA1 knockout Macrophage No change Decrease Increase
ABCG1 knockout Macrophage No change Decrease Decrease
ABCA1 + ABCG1 knockout Macrophage No change Decrease Increase
SR-BI knockout Macrophage No change Neutral Variable

ABCA1, ATP-binding cassette transporter A1; CETP, cholesteryl ester transfer protein; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; LCAT, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase; RCT, reverse cholesterol transport; SR-BI, scavenger receptor class B type 1. Table adapted from [85].