Fig. 1

Quercetin improves reverse cholesterol transport in apoE ^−/− mice (n = 6). a Quercetin increases the transfer rate of [³H]-cholesterol from injected foam macrophages to the plasma of apoE ^−/− mice; (b) [³H]-cholesterol in the liver of the apoE ^−/− mice after 48 h injection; (c) [³H]-cholesterol in the bile of the apoE ^−/− mice after 48 h injection; (d) [³H]-cholesterol in the faeces of the apoE ^−/− mice; (e) in vitro [³H]-cholesterol efflux assay using plasma as acceptor; (f) in vitro [³H]-cholesterol efflux assay using HDL particles as acceptor; (g) levels of plasma MDA as measured by assay kit; (h) levels of oxidized phosphocholines as measured by LC-MS/MS. CMCNa: carboxymethyl cellulose sodium. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. & p < 0.05 vs CMCNa group; && p < 0.01 vs CMCNa group