Fig. 1

MED inhibits ox-LDL-induced foam cell formation. RAW264.7 cells were treated with various doses of MED along with ox-LDL (50 μg/ml) for 24 h, and the MTT assay and oil red staining experiments were performed. a MED showed no cytotoxicity to RAW264.7 cells. Cell viability was measured by the MTT assay. b and c MED inhibited ox-LDL-induced foam cell formation. b, Representative images are shown. c, Oil red-positive RAW264.7 cells were quantified. Values are expressed as the means ± SD from three independent experiments; **p < 0.01