Figure 1.
Correlation between lipid overload and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels in palmitate (PA) treated HepG2 cells. Oil Red O staining (A) and its quantification (B) revealed time-depended lipid overload. PA treatment significantly upregulated the SHBG expression (C); however, the protein amount remained unchanged (D). The results are presented as mean ± SEM; n = 6, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.