Fig. 1

Effects of LPS on cholesterol metabolism in HCC cells. a, b Cells treated with 0, 10, 100, 1000 ng/ml LPS in serum free (SF) medium or complete medium (CM) in the absence or presence of LDL (200 ug/ml) for 24 h, the total cholesterol ester concentration was measured; c, d Cells treated with 0, 10, 100, 1000 ng/ml LPS for 24 h. DIL-LDL uptake was detected. Data represent the mean ± SD of triplicate samples; **P < 0.01