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Chylomicron structure ApoA, ApoB, ApoC, ApoE (apolipoproteins); T (triacylglycerol); C (cholesterol); green (phospholipids). Chylomicrons transport lipids absorbed from the intestine to adipose, cardiac, and skeletal muscle tissue, where their triglyceride components are hydrolyzed by the activity of the lipoprotein lipase, allowing the released free fatty acids to be absorbed by the tissues.
Remnant cholesterol is the cholesterol content of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, which consist of very low-density lipoproteins and intermediate-density lipoproteins with chylomicron remnants. [2] [5] Remnant cholesterol is primarily chylomicron and VLDL, and each remnant particle contains about 40 times more cholesterol than LDL. [6]
Under certain abnormal physiological conditions such as system infection or sepsis, the major components of HDL become altered, [9] [10] The composition and quantity of lipids and apolipoproteins are altered as compared to normal physiological conditions, such as a decrease in HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), phospholipids, apoA-I (a major lipoprotein ...
Chylomicron retention disease is a disorder of fat absorption. [1] It is associated with SAR1B . [ 2 ] Mutations in SAR1B prevent the release of chylomicrons in the circulation which leads to nutritional and developmental problems. [ 3 ]
Very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), density relative to extracellular water, is a type of lipoprotein made by the liver. [1] VLDL is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins (chylomicrons, VLDL, intermediate-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein) that enable fats and cholesterol to move within the water-based solution of the bloodstream.
In this group, 26 percent of men and 38 percent of women had excess body fat. Despite having a healthy BMI, they had: Higher triglycerides (a type of fat found in your blood)
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Lipoprotein lipase has been shown to interact with LRP1. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] It is also a ligand for α2M , GP330 , and VLDL receptors. [ 23 ] LPL has been shown to be a ligand for LRP2 , albeit at a lower affinity than for other receptors; however, most of the LPL-dependent VLDL degradation can be attributed to the LRP2 pathway. [ 23 ]