Table 2. Effects of different concentrations of mangiferin on cholesterol content in RAW264.7 macrophage-derived foam cells.
| Mangiferin (μM) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| TC (mg/g) | 491 ± 25 | 345 ± 16* | 318 ± 21* | 198 ± 18* |
| FC (mg/g) | 192 ± 22 | 139 ± 18* | 121 ± 13* | 84 ± 15* |
| CE (mg/g) | 299 ± 19 | 206 ± 14* | 197 ± 17* | 114 ± 11* |
| CE/TC (%) | 60.9 | 59.7 | 61.9 | 57.6 |
TC: total cholesterol; FC: free cholesterol; CE: cholesteryl ester; * compared with control group: P < 0.05.