However, it should be noted that some genes involved in cholesterol metabolism were also inhibited by infection in PMH, such as Hmgcs2 and several target genes of LXR and FXR, including the cholesterol transporter gene Abcg1, the lipoprotein lipase gene Lpl, and several apolipoprotein genes, like in human hepatocytes. This evidence concerns the gene ABCG1 and infection.