other IDL particles are hydrolyzed in the liver by hepatic-triglyceride lipase to form LDL, a smaller, denser particle than IDL. LDL is the main carrier of circulating cholesterol within the body ...
Interconversion between lipid-free apolipoprotein AI, discoid lipid-poor pre-β-HDL, spherical small, dense HDL3, and large, light HDL2 mediated by lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase ...
A MedUni Vienna study has identified a new approach to the drug treatment of metabolic liver diseases ... III), focused on blocking ATGL (adipose triglyceride lipase). This enzyme plays a central ...
Lysomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency is a rare metabolic disorder that also causes liver inflammation ... such as cholesteryl esters and triglycerides, within the lysosomes, the "recycling ...
In FCS, mutations in the lipoprotein lipase gene lead to an accumulation of chylomicrons in plasma resulting in severe hypertriglyceridemia.