Table 1

Quantification of cholesterol in K562 cells. Results are expressed as means ± SD.


K562 wt
K562adr

Total cholesterol (μg/106 cells)
3.6 ± 0.5 (n = 5)
3.5 ± 0.3 (n = 4)
Cholesterol ester (percentage of total cholesterol)
26.5 ± 1.3 (n = 6)
19.4 ± 2.4 (n = 5)
Cholesterol variation with MCD treatment (% of control)
57 ± 13 (n = 5)
54 ± 15 (n = 4)

Mannechez et al. Cancer Cell International 2005 5:2   doi:10.1186/1475-2867-5-2