Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Blood & Inflammation (Dyslipidemia drugs) _____ are the main source of cholesterol delivery to peripheral tissues in the body

Which lipoprotein is secreted by the liver and delivers hepatic TGs to peripheral tissue? _____

A ceramide attached to phosphate and choline is a _____

Oxidized LDL is consumed by macrophages via the _____ receptor

Which type of HDL particles contain LCAT-generated cholesterol esters?

Which enzymes (2) are unique to the zona fasciculata/reticularis and thus the glucocorticoid and androgen synthesis pathways?_____

Patients with Refsum disease do not die early as they can be treated with a _____ restricted diet and plasmapheresis

Which lipoproteins transport dietary triglycerides from the intestine to peripheral tissues?

Apoprotein A-1 is a major component of _____ lipoprotein

In Krabbe disease, galactocerebroside and psychosine accumulate in _____ and destroy the myelin sheath