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Figure 1. Reverse cholesterol transport. ABCA1: ATP binding cassette transporter A1; ABCG1: ATP binding cassette transporter G1; ABCG5: ATP binding cassette transporter G5; ABCG8: ATP binding cassette transporter G8; ApoA-I: apolipoprotein A-I; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; CE: cholesterol ester; CEPT: cholesteryl ester transfer protein; EL: endothelial lipase; HDL: high density lipoproteins; LCAT: lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase; LDL: low-density lipoproteins; LDLR: low-density lipoprotein receptor; LXR: liver X receptor; PLTP: phospholipid-transfer protein; SR-A: scavenger receptor class A; SR-B1: scavenger receptor class B type 1; TG: triglycerides; VLDL: very-low-density lipoprotein.