Table 3 Effect of a chronic Western diet on the expression of genes related to cholesterol metabolism in the liver^a

Cyp51

Cytochrome P450, family 51

1.80 ± 0.28

0.056

Dhcr7

7-dehydrocholesterol reductase

1.72 ± 0.23

0.025

Hmgcr

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase

2.23 ± 0.48

0.033

Pmvk

Phosphomevalonate kinase

1.22 ± 0.16

0.378

Srebp-2

Sterol regulatory element binding factor 2

1.37 ± 0.08

0.009