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Table 2 The effect of taurine on cellular cholesterol level (μg/mg · pro)

From: Cholesterol-lowing effect of taurine in HepG2 cell

 

Control

Taurine

1 mM

10 mM

20 mM

  

Culture for 24 h (n = 5)

TC

150.9 ± 7.7

140.8 ± 6.3

134.8 ± 5.3*

127.3 ± 5.9*

FC

105.2 ± 7.0

99.2 ± 6.0

93.5 ± 5.3*

86.9 ± 6.2*

EC

45.6 ± 3.1

41.6 ± 3.8

41.3 ± 2.3

40.4 ± 2.3*

  

Culture for 48 h (n = 6)

TC

153.8 ± 2.7

132.7 ± 3.6*

119.6 ± 3.7*

112.1 ± 4.6*

FC

111.0 ± 4.8

98.3 ± 5.8*

85.3 ± 3.6*

72.5 ± 4.5*

EC

42.8 ± 4.4

34.4 ± 5.1*

34.3 ± 6.4*

39.5 ± 5.1

  1. *Compared with control, P < 0.05