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. 2013 Jul;81(7):2507–2517. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00214-13

Table 1.

Sterol contents in control (n = 5) and MβCD-treated (n = 5, 25 mM) L. infantum chagasi metacyclic promastigotes

Sterol Peak(s) in Fig. 2A Mean ng/1 × 107 cells (SD) in:
Mean % reduction (SD)a
Control cells MβCD-treated cells
Cholesterol I 248.9 (120.8) 91.0 (45.0) 63.9 (10.1)*
Total ergosterol II + III 98.5 (34.4) 49.8 (31.6) 46.5 (32.6)*
Ergosterol isoform 1 II 68.4 (13.1) 39.9 (24.9) 44.5 (31.9)*
Ergosterol isoform 2 III 30.0 (27.8) 10.0 (9.5) 60.4 (17.8)
Ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol IV 318.9 (137.8) 83.6 (41.5) 74.7 (6.5)**
Stigmasta-7,24(28)-dien-3β-ol V 50.4 (8.3) 21.1 (6.3) 60.9 (25.3)*
Total 704.0 (281.2) 241.4 (121.6) 67.3 (12.3)**
a

*, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01.