Table 1. List of primers used for qPCR.

Gene	Sequence (5′ – 3′)/source
CYP46A1	CYP46A1 HS00198510_M1 Ref: 4331182
	(Taqman®, Applied Biosystems)
β – actin	ACTB HS99999_M1 Ref.: 4310881E-060521
	(Taqman®, Applied Biosystems)
HMGCR	5′ ATAGGAGGCTACAACGCCCAT 3′ (fwd)
	5′ TTCTGTGCTGCATCCTGTCC 3′ (rev)
HMGCS	5′ GGCACAGCTGCTGTCTTCAAT 3′ (fwd)
	5′ ACCAGGGCATACCGTCCAT 3′ (rev)
MVK	5′ CTCCGATACCATCAAGGG 3′ (fwd)
	5′ GCTCACACTCCAGGGAGA 3′ (rev)
LDLR	5′ CAGATATCATCAACGAAGC 3′ (fwd)
	5′ CCTCTCACACCAGTTCACTCC 3′ (rev)
SREBP1c	5′ GGAGGGGTAGGGCCAACGGCCT 3′ (fwd)
	5′ CATGTCTTCGAAAGTGCAATCC 3′ (rev)
SREBP2	5′ CAGCTGCACATCACAGGGAA 3′ (fwd)
	5′ GTACATCGGAACAGGCGGAT 3′ (rev)
APOE	5′ GACTGGCCAATCACAGGC 3′ (fwd)
	5′ CTGTCTCCACCGCTTGCTC 3′ (rev)
NPC1	5′ ACACCTTCTCTCTCTTTGCGGG 3′ (fwd)
	5′ GCTTGTTCCATCTTCAGCACCTC 3′ (rev)
ABCA1	5′ CCTGTTTCCGTTACCCGACTC 3′ (fwd)
	5′ ACAGGCGAGCCACAATGG 3′ (rev)
β – actin	5′ CTGGAACGGTGAAGGTGACA 3′ (fwd)
	5′ AAGGGACTTCCTGTAACAATCCA 3′ (rev)