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Fig. 3 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 3

From: Cigarette smoke exposure impairs reverse cholesterol transport which can be minimized by treatment of hydrogen-saturated saline

Fig. 3

Measurements of HDL functionalities. Levels of MDA, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), were measured to assess the extent of LDL oxidation (Panel a). Plasma SOD levels was determined (Panel b). [3H]-cholesterol-laden macrophages were co-cultured with HDL from each group to determine the HDL functionality to promote cholesterol efflux (Panel c). [3H] cholesterol efflux % was calculated by dividing the supernatant-derived radioactivity by the sum of the supernatant-derived radioactivity and the intracellular macrophage radioactivity. Values were indicated as means ± S.D. (n = 6). Significantly different from respective control: *p < 0.05

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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