TGFB1 and familial hypercholesterolemia: Induction of hypercholesterolemia caused an increase in the expression of TGF-β (508.1 ± 27.23 ng/mL vs. 377.3 ± 11.49 ng/mL, p < 0.05) and TGF-β receptor compared to that in the control group (Figures 5A,B).