(a) The fasting serum total cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL-C concentration on the 8th week. The data label at the base of each bar represents fold expression relative to WC (which is arbitrarily set as 1.00-fold). The expression of (b) cholesterol synthesis genes, and (c) cholesterol uptake genes found in C57BL/6 mice liver tissue following the gavage experiment. The mRNA expression levels were determined by normalization to Actb and relative to WC (1.00-fold). *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 signifies a statistically significant alteration from WC control; while NS represents non-significance.