Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Biliary tract diseases (e.g. PBC, PSC) are associated with _____ serum cholesterol

What type of enzyme cleaves triglyceride ester bonds?_____

Is scavenger receptor A on macrophages down-regulated by cholesterol?_____

Is glycerol polar or nonpolar? _____

_____ is an arachidonic acid pathway metabolite that causes neutrophil chemotaxis

In the lymph, chylomicrons only express apoprotein _____

What happens to apoprotein C-II on the VLDL as it forms an IDL? _____

COX-_____ is constitutively expressed

Leukotriene _____ and 5HETE are potent chemoattractants for numerous inflammatory cells (particularly neutrophils)

Which lipoprotein is a repository for apoproteins C and E? _____