Table 3.
Liver free cholesterol and CE composition in female LDLRKO and apoEKO mice
n | TC | FC | CE | |
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LDLRKO female | ||||
SFA | 6 | 10 ± 3 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 7 ± 3 |
MUFA | 6 | 20 ± 5 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 16 ± 5 |
PUFA | 6 | 12 ± 1 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 9 ± 1 |
CARB | 4 | 24 ± 2 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | 21 ± 2 |
ANOVA | <0.0001 | <0.0005 | <0.0001 | |
Tukey-Kramer | C⩵M>P⩵S | M⩵C>P, M>S | C⩵M>P⩵S | |
apoEKO female | ||||
SFA | 4 | 19 ± 3.3 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 17 ± 3.1 |
MUFA | 5 | 27 ± 3.7 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 25 ± 3.4 |
PUFA | 5 | 16 ± 3.7 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 13 ± 3.6 |
CARB | 5 | 13 ± 4.6 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 10 ± 4.5 |
ANOVA | <0.0005 | NS | <0.0005 | |
Tukey-Kramer | M>S⩵P⩵C | M>S⩵P⩵C |
Data are given as mg/g wet liver tissue ± SD. When the overall ANOVA was significant, Tukey-Kramer test was performed to identify differences between individual diets. TC, total cholesterol; FC, free cholesterol; NS, not significant; M, MUFA; C, CARB; S, SFA; P, PUFA.