Table 4. The effect of cholesterol loading and depletion on plasma lipids in ApoF KO mice.
0.01% Ezetimibe | 0.2% Cholesterol | |||
WT | KO | WT | KO | |
“n” | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 70+/−6 | 77+/−9 | 79+/−10 | 86+/−14 |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 45+/−4 | 49+/−4 | 45+/−4 | 49+/−5 |
Non HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 25+/−3 | 28+/−7 | 34+/−6 | 37+/−10 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 38+/−6 | 30+/−4 * | 23+/−4 | 24+/−5 |
Body Weight (g) | 18.4+/−0.6 | 19.3+/−0.9 | 19.4+/−1.8 | 20.2+/−0.8 |
Liver Weight (g) | 0.96+/−0.5 | 0.97+/−0.10 | 1.11+/−0.12 | 1.05+/−0.07 |
Liver : BW (%) | 5.2+/−0.1 | 5.0+/−0.3 | 5.8+/−0.9 | 5.2+/−0.4 |
Liver Cholesterol (mg/g) | 3.2+/−0.7 | 3.8+/−0.4 | 3.9+/−0.4 | 4.8+/−0.6 |
ApoF wild type (WT) and knockout (KO) mice (9–10 weeks of age) were fed a chow diet supplemented with either 0.01% ezetimibe or 0.2% cholesterol for 11 days. Values are reported as mean +/− standard deviation.
P<0.05 relative to WT for each treatment group.