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. 2022 Apr 27;14(9):1828. doi: 10.3390/nu14091828

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Effects of curcumin on intestinal cholesterol absorption in HFD-fed hamsters. (A) The protein expression of intestine NPC1L1 in hamsters by Western blotting assay; (B) Grey-scale quantitative analysis of Western blotting; (C) Representative fluorescent images of Caco-2 cells cultured with 4 μmol/L 22-NBD-cholesterol and 12 μmol/L curcumin (400× magnifications); (D) Quantitative analysis of 22-NBD-cholesterol fluoresce intensity. * p < 0.05 compared to HFD group. NPC1L1, Niemann–Pick C1-like protein 1.