Fig 1: CEBPB knockdown weakens cholesterol uptake, esterification and hydrolysis, and efflux in ox-LDL–induced macrophages. (A–I) Western blotting was adopted for detection of the expression of CEBPB, CD36, LOX-1, SR-A, SR-B, ABCA1, ABCG1, and ACAT1 in ox-LDL–induced macrophages with CEBPB knockdown. Compared with control, *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001. Compared with ox-LDL + si-NC, ### p < 0.001; #### p < 0.0001.