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Fig. 6 | Nutrition & Metabolism

Fig. 6

From: Effects of hawthorn seed oil on plasma cholesterol and gut microbiota

Fig. 6

mRNA and protein levels of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase (HMG-CoA-R), Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2), LDL receptor (LDLR), liver X receptor-alpha (LXRα) and cholesterol-7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) in liver of hamsters fed one of the five diets: non-cholesterol diet (NCD); 0.15% cholesterol diet (HCD); hawthorn seed oil substituting 50% lard (LHSO); hawthorn seed oil substituting 100% lard (HHSO), and HCD with 0.5% cholestyramine (PCD). Data is expressed as mean ± S.D., where different letters in superscript indicate statistical difference, p < 0.05

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