CETP and hypertriglyceridemia: Whereas cellular free cholesterol efflux from macrophages was not affected by the degree of the postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, the CETP-mediated CE transfer from HDL to TRL particles was enhanced and the hepatic HDL-CE delivery was reduced in subjects exhibiting an undesirable postprandial TG response in comparison with those displaying a desirable postprandial TG response (Figure 7).