Reverse Cholesterol Transport (RCT) Study

Inclusion Criteria: Group 1 (6 subjects): 1. Men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 2. HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) as defined by levels ≥ 25th percentile and ≤ 75th percentile for age, gender and race 3. Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential. They must have been surgically sterilized at least 6 months prior to screening or be postmenopausal. Postmenopausal women must have no regular menstrual bleeding for at least 2 years prior to inclusion. 4. Subjects must be in good overall health 5. Subjects must be able to comprehend and willing to provide a signed IRB approved Informed Consent Form. 6. Subjects must be willing to comply with all study-related procedures. Group 2 (6 subjects): 1. Men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 2. HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) as defined by levels \<25th percentile for age, gender and race 3. Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential. They must have been surgically sterilized at least 6 months prior to screening or be postmenopausal. Postmenopausal women must have no regular menstrual bleeding for at least 2 years prior to inclusion. 4. Subjects must be in good overall health 5. Subjects must be able to comprehend and willing to provide a signed IRB approved Informed Consent Form. 6. Subjects must be willing to comply with all study-related procedures. Group 3 (6 subjects): 1. Men and women between the ages of 18 and 70 2. HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) as defined by levels \> 75th percentile for age, gender and race 3. Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential. They must have been surgically sterilized at least 6 months prior to screening or be postmenopausal. Postmenopausal women must have no regular menstrual bleeding for at least 2 years prior to inclusion. 4. Subjects must be in good overall health 5. Subjects must be able to comprehend and willing to provide a signed IRB approved Informed Consent Form. 6. Subjects must be willing to comply with all study-related procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known cardiovascular disease, including coronary disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral vascular disease 2. History of diabetes mellitus or fasting glucose \> 126 mg/dL at the screening visit. 3. History of any other endocrine disease 4. History of a non-skin malignancy within the previous 5 years 5. Anemia; Hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL 6. Renal insufficiency as defined by creatinine ³ 1.3 mg/dl 7. Any major active rheumatologic, pulmonary, or dermatologic disease or inflammatory condition 8. History of hypertension 9. Use of warfarin, or any known coagulopathy and /or elevated PT/PTT \>1.5 x ULN 10. Self-reported history of HIV positive 11. Previous organ transplantation 12. Clinical evidence of liver disease or liver injury as indicated by abnormal liver function tests such as ALT or AST \> 1x ULN, or self-reported history of positive Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C test result 13. Any major surgical procedure that occurred within the previous 3 months of the screening visit 14. Use of tobacco products currently or during the previous 30 days 15. History of drug abuse (\< 3 years) 16. Regular use of alcoholic beverages (\> 2 drinks/day) 17. Body mass index (BMI) \> 30 kg/m2 or \< 18.5 kg/m2 18. Participation in an investigational drug study within 6 weeks prior to the screening visit 19. Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the subject's safety or successful participation in the study will be excluded. 20. Use of lipid lowering drugs within the 6 weeks prior to dosing or during the study 21. Use of other prescription or non-prescription drugs (including vitamins and herbal supplements, but excluding replacement hormone therapy) within 2 weeks prior to dosing or during the study, however, acetaminophen up to 2g/day is acceptable. 22. Male subjects who plan to conceive a child within 3 months of the conclusion of the study.