Fig 1: Tanshinone IIA regulation of miR-33a, ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression in the liver. (A) RT-qPCR measurement of miR-33a expression in rat liver tissue. (B) RT-qPCR and western blotting analyses of ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression in liver tissue. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. *P<0.05, **P<0.01. miR, microRNA; ABCA1, ATP-binding cassette transporter A1; ABCG1, ATP-binding cassette transporter G1; RT-qPCR, reverse trancription-polymerase chain reaction; CON, control; HLP, high lipid diet-fed rats; TAN, Tanshinone IIA treatment of high lipid diet-fed rats; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.