Figure 2.
Effects of ginsenoside Rg3 on cholesterol (a) and triglyceride (b) contents in HepG2 cells. Cells were incubated with 10 μM ginsenoside Rg3 for 8 or 24 h. The intracellular cholesterol and triglyceride contents were determined by enzymatic methods. Values are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 3) of three independent experiments. * P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01 versus control treatment.