Fig. 4.
AMPK activation increases ABCA1 and ABCG1 mRNA expression in peritoneal macrophages and SR-BI and LCAT mRNA expression in the liver of apoE−/− mice. The mRNA expression of cholesterol transport proteins in peritoneal macrophages and the liver of apoE−/− mice was determined by real-time quantitative PCR (A–D, respectively). Data are mean ± SEM for n = 5 per group. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, versus control.