Article
Triglyceride metabolism and classification of hypertriglyceridemias.
Clinica e investigacion en arteriosclerosis : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Arteriosclerosis - 1 May 2021
Ibarretxe Daiana, Masana Lluís
Abstract excerpt
Triglycerides (TG) are the most important molecules for the energy reserve of our body. After their hepatic or intestinal synthesis from fatty acids, they are carried by chylomicrons (QM (intestinal origin) or VLDL (hepatic origin) in plasma. Their catabolism is determined by the action of the lipoprotein lipase protein complex (LPL) and the hepatic receptors (RLDL and LRP-1) are responsible for their clearance...
Topics
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Lipid Metabolism
- Lipoprotein Lipase
- Lipoproteins, VLDL
- Mutation
- Triglycerides