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2. Introduction to Lipids and Lipoprotein Metabolism (Part I) Flashcards

1
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What is the endogenous source of body cholesterol? Which cells are capable of making cholesterol?

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  • De novo synthesis from Acetyl-CoA

- All cells in the body are capable of making cholesterol

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What are exogenous sources of cholesterol?

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  • Diet

- Dietary sources are really “excess” cholesterol, as all cells can make cholesterol

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What justifies that there is an important need for cholesterol?

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  • Cholesterol is a very energetically expensive molecule

- But, it cannot be oxidized (can’t get ATP back)

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What are statins?

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Class of drugs that are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase

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What metabolites does the synthesis of cholesterol produce?

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  • Various

- They are not solely dedicated to the synthesis of cholesterol

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What happens in liver cells after HMG-CoA reductase makes cholesterol?

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Cholesterol is released into the blood by hepatocytes

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How do statin drugs work?

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  • Inhibit HMG-CoA reductase by competing with its natural substrate (HMG-CoA)
  • Cholesterol synthesis is blocked, lowering levels of cholesterol
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How do statins vary?

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They look very different, but they are all capable of inhibiting the activity of HMG-CoA reductase

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What did this study discover: “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks of clusters of risk”?

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  • Child and maternal malnutrition and dietary risks are among the highest risk factors for metabolic disorders
  • Cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes
  • Ample evidence for causation, but people still abuse of certain foods
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What transports TG through the bloodstream?

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Chylomicrons

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11
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Where are certain fatty acids used?

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Muscles, liver, heart

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What happens when the liver receives TG?

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  • Repackages it

- TG are transported through the bloodstream via VLDL

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What are the two functions of bile acids?

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  • Emulsification of fats and fat-soluble nutrients

- Activator of bile-salt activated lipase

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Where are bile acids found? Where are lipases found?

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  • Bile acids: small and large intestines

- Lipases: small intestine

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What is the function of lipases? Be specific.

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Digestion of lipids acquired from the diet (cholesteryl esters, acylglycerols, phospholipids)

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What are the four steps to the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids?

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  1. Hydroxylation of the steroid nucleus
  2. Epimerization of the 3-Beta hydroxyl group
  3. Saturation of the steroid nucleus
  4. Side chain cleavage
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17
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What happens overall when cholesterol is converted to bile acids?

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  • Converts the shape of cholesterol from chair-type to a more flat configuration, rendering it POLAR
  • Bile acids are amphipathic
  • Charged functional groups are on one face of the molecule, uncharged are unable to act with water
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Describe the fate of diet-derived lipids in the lumen, when they are absorbed, and they are resynthesized in enterocytes.

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  • TG –>FA + MG –> TG
  • CE –> CH + FA –> CE
  • PC –> LysoPC + FA –> PC
  • They will bind to transporters for absorption, and will be reassembled in the enterocytes
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What is the function of phospholipases?

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Breaking down a phospholipid to give you a lysophopholipid and a fatty acid

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20
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What transporter brings in free cholesterol?

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NPC1L1

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21
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What transporters bring in free fatty acids?

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  • FATP4

- CD36

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22
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What transporter is thought to bring in free phospholipids?

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MFSD2A

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23
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Why are we selective concerning absorption of nutrients?

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Because absorption of dietary lipids requires SPECIFIC membrane-bound transporters that are on the surface of enterocytes

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Where does the ER process lipids?

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  • In a specialized compartment in the cell because it is hydrophobic
  • In the lumen of ER
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What is ACAT? What is its function?

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  • Lipid-metabolizing enzyme
  • Acyl:cholesterol acyl transferase
  • Responsible for creating cholesteryl esters from cholesterol in cells
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What is MTP? What is its function?

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  • Lipid carrier protein
  • Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
  • Exists at junctions of the ER and other organelles that are involved in the assembly of chylomicrons
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Which protein is involved in the assembly of chylomicrons?

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MTP

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28
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Which enzyme is responsible for creating cholesteryl esters from cholesterol?

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ACAT

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29
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What are lipoproteins?

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Non-covalent complexes of lipids and proteins

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30
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Without ______, we can’t form HDL.

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Apo A-I

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31
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What is Apo B-100 responsible for?

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  • Extremely large
  • Only 48% (from the N-terminal) is found in chylomicrons
  • The remaining 52% (C-terminus) is responsible for limiting the size of VLDL-like proteins
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What do you need to remove from Apo B-100 to allow the size of the lipoprotein to increase?

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52% of Apo B-100 from the C-terminus

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What is LCAT?

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  • Activator of the LCAT enzyme

- Esterifies the cholesterol with a fatty acid in blood (becomes cholesteryl esters)

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Differentiates LCAT and ACAT.

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  • LCAT: creates cholesteryl esters in blood from cholesterol

- ACAT: creates cholesteryl esters in cells from cholesterol

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35
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What is particular about Apo E?

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  • Exchangeable protein

- It can jump to any of the other lipoproteins

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36
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Which apolipoprotein can be taken away without affecting their structure?

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Apo E

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37
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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo A-I? What is their function?

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  • CM, HDL

- Structure, LCAT activator

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38
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Which apolipoproteins serve as an LCAT activator?

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Apo A-I, Apo A-IV

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39
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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo A-II?

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CM and HDL

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40
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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo A-IV? What is their function?

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  • CM, HDL
  • LCAT activator
  • Satiety?
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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo B-48? What is their function?

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  • CM

- Structure of CM

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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo B-100? What is their function?

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  • VLDL, IDL, LDL
  • Structure
  • VLDLR and LDLR ligand
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Which lipoproteins are related to Apo C and Apo E lipoproteins?

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CM, VLDL, IDL, LDL

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Which apolipoprotein serves as a lipoprotein lipase activator?

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Apo C-II

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45
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Which apolipoprotein serves as a lipoprotein lipase inhibitor?

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Apo C-III

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46
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Which apolipoproteins serve as a ligand for LDLR and VLDLR?

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  • Apo B-100

- Apo E

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47
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What three bands do you see on an agarose gel from lipoproteins?

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  • Alpha mobility
  • Pre-beta mobility
  • Beta mobility
  • Origin: CM are so big they don’t enter the gel
48
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What is alpha mobility associated with?

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  • Apo A protein
  • Mainly phospholipids
  • HDL
49
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What is pre-beta mobility associated with?

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  • Apo B protein
  • TG
  • VLDL
50
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What is beta mobility associated with?

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  • Apo B protein
  • Cholesterol
  • LDL
51
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Place the lipoproteins in order of lowest to highest density.

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CM < VLDL < LDL < HDL

52
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Differentiate higher and lower density lipoproteins.

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  • Higher density: less lipid and more protein

- Lower density: more lipid and less protein

53
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Which lipoprotein has a density between 0.95 and 1.006 g/mL?

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VLDL

54
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Which lipoprotein has a density under 0.95 g/mL?

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Chylomicrons

55
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Which lipoprotein has a density between 1.063 to 1.21 g/mL?

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HDL

56
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Which lipoprotein has a density between 1.019 and 1.063 g/mL?

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LDL

57
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Place the lipoproteins in order of lowest to highest size.

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HDL < LDL < IDL < VLDL < CM

58
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What lipoproteins does the liver create?

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  • VLDL

- Apo A-1 with phospholipids (very efficient acceptor of cholesterol)

59
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How is HDL produced?

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As a process of hydrolysis of VLDL and chylomicrons

60
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How is LDL produced?

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  • Metabolic by-product of VLDL
  • As VLDL gets smaller in size in the bloodstream, VLDL gets richer in cholesterol content
  • LDL is a cholesterol-enriched version of VLDL
61
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Which lipoproteins have TG as their major lipid?

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CM and VLDL

62
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Which lipoprotein has phospholipids as their major lipid?

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HDL

63
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Which lipoproteins have cholesteryl esters as their major lipid?

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IDL and LDL

64
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Under what form do lipoproteins transport cholesterol?

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  • As cholesteryl esters

- “I have high-blood cholesteryl esters”

65
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How do the cholesterol moieties of HDL compare to LDL?

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Chemically, they are the same

66
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If HDL and LDL cholesterol are the same chemically, what allows them to be “good” or “bad”?

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  • HDL is good because it does not stick to the arteries, while LDL contributes to plaque build-up
  • The way cholesterol is carried through the bloodstream determines their nature
67
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What will a portion of cholesterol be secreted into by the liver? What happens to the secretion?

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  • Bile (biliary cholesterol)
  • Biliary cholesterol will mix with dietary cholesterol (identical in terms of structure)
  • Then, they are taken up via NPC1L1
68
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The greater concentration of LDL that we have in the blood makes it more susceptible to ________.

A

oxidation

69
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What is an efficient acceptor of excess free cholesterol?

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HDL3

70
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What is the mechanism of action of HDL3?

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  1. Cholesterol moves from the artery wall into HDL3
  2. LCAT esterifies the cholesterol in HDL3 into CE
  3. HDL3 increases in size and becomes HDL2
    4.A) HDL2 can be taken up by the liver
    B) Cholesterol can be transferred from HDL2 to VLDL or CM; taken up by hepatocytes and hopefully getting rid of
71
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How are fatty acids absorbed from CM?

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  1. CM binds to a protein at cell surface (GPIHBP1) where they interact at the acidic domain
  2. Lipoprotein lipase also binds to a protein
  3. CM and LpL are brought together; LpL hydrolyzes TG into MG and FFA
  4. FFA travels in the blood by binding to albumin
  5. Albumin brings FFA to a FA transporter to move inside a cell
72
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Which protein do CM bind to at endothelial cell surfaces?

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GPIHBPI

73
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Why is UC accessible to HDL?

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Because it has a low concentration of cholesterol

74
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Describe the reverse cholesterol transport pathway.

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  1. Movement of UC from peripheral cells onto the surface of HDL
  2. In HDL, LCAT converts UC into CE, forcing it inside the particle
  3. CETP transfers CE from HDL to LDL. TG from lower density lipoproteins is given to HDL in exchange.
  4. Liver parenchymal cells take CE from HDL (direct) and LDL (indirect), and convert CE to UC
75
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What is LCAT?

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Lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase

76
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What is CETP?

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Cholestreyl ester transfer protein

77
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Why is the skin of HDL always low in UC concentration?

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Because LCAT converts UC into CE, allowing it to accept more cholesterol

78
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What do liver parenchymal cells do with UC?

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  • Make it into VLDL
  • Secrete it directly into bile (biliary cholesterol)
  • Convert it into bile acids
79
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How does the structure of phospholipids change as they are lipolyzed?

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  • They shrink

- Draining of the inside of the phospholipid skin; skin is rough as it is not full anymore

80
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What is the only way to secrete Apo A-1? What is its fate?

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  • To have them associated with phospholipids in chylomicrons

- They pinch off and become HDL

81
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What is the advantage of having CETP?

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  • The CE from HDL will be transferred from lower density lipoproteins in exchange for TG
  • This allows for HDL to stay in the blood, taking up more UC
82
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What happens to lipoprotein cholesterol when they enter hepatocytes? Why?

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  • They are unesterified
  • Cholesterol is highly bioactive
  • Esterification allows the removal of the bioactivity of the pool
83
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What are the four ways liver cells get rid of their unesterified cholesterol pool?

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  • Lipoprotein assembly (VLDL)
  • Storage (as CE in lipid droplets)
  • Bile acid synthesis
  • Direct secretion to bile (biliary cholesterol)
84
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What is the rate-limiting enzyme for bile acid synthesis in hepatocytes?

A

Cyp7a1

85
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Which cells are the only cells capable of getting rid of cholesterol through bile?

A

Hepatocytes

86
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Why do liver cells have many ways to get rid of excess cholesterol?

A
  • Because they handle a lot of cholesterol since they accept lipoproteins
  • The pool MUST be maintained or else the cells will die
87
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Differentiate bile acids and biliary cholesterol.

A
  • Bile acids: irreversible conversion
  • Biliary cholesterol: kicking out the cholesterol from the liver into bile, excreted in the intestine, and mixes with dietary cholesterol
88
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What are the options for handling cholesterol in cells that aren’t hepatocytes?

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  • Store as cholesteryl esters

- Excretion

89
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What cells can make hormones out of cholesterol?

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Adrenal cells, testes, and ovaries can make steroid hormones

90
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Where is bile stored? What are the components of bile?

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  • Gallbladder

- Fluid that contains phospholipids, bilirubin, and cholesterol

91
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What would you see if you unfold the liver?

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  • One sheet of cells is exposed to the blood

- One sheet is exposed to bile

92
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What is the function of cholecystokinin?

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Stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder, which forces all of the liquid out

93
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What is the cholesterol pool in hepatocytes a combination of?

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Endogenously synthesized cholesterol and diet-derived cholesterol

94
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What cholesterol by-product can’t be reused? Why?

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  • Bile acids
  • Once bile acids are converted, they CANNOT go back to cholesterol
  • Thus, cholesterol is eliminated from the system
95
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Define hyperlipidemia.

A

High concentration of lipids

96
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Define hypolipidemia.

A

Low concentration of lipids

97
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Define hypertriglyceridemia.

A

High TG

98
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Define hypercholesterolemia.

A

High cholesterol

99
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Define combined hyperlipidemia.

A

High TG and cholesterol

100
Q

What are the clinical features of abetalipoproteinia?

A
  • Chronic diarrhea (steatorrhea)
  • Retinitis pigmentosa
  • Ataxia
  • Star-shaped RBCs
101
Q

What is the problem in abetalipoproteinia?

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  • Low to undetectable circulating CM

- Malabsorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins

102
Q

How do you manage abetalipoproteinia?

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  • Dietary management: restriction of long-chain TG, use medium chain instead
  • Since medium chain TG have an easier time of being transported
  • Long-chain depend on CM, which are lacking
103
Q

What can go wrong in terms of lipid absorption and distribution in hepatocytes?

A

Variations in genes encoding transporters that impact the overall efficiency of lipid uptake

104
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Explain the link between MTP and abetalipoproteinemia.

A
  • A mutation in the gene encoding for MTP
  • Without MTP, you cannot transfer lipids to growing CM
  • Accumulation of lipids within the enterocyte
  • No CM
105
Q

What happens to hepatocytes in abetalipoproteinia eventually?

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  • Cholesteryl esters and TG will be put into oil droplets to get rid of
  • Eventually, the cell gets too full of lipids and it dies
106
Q

What are the effects of ezetimibe?

A
  • Competitive inhibitor of NPC1L1

- No cholesterol absorption

107
Q

What natural substance can act as a competitive inhibitor for NPC1L1?

A

Plant sterols since they resemble cholesterol, but won’t get absorbed

108
Q

What is ezetimibe used for?

A

Drug prescribed to people with hypercholesterolemia

109
Q

Give an example of a long-range regulatory element.

A

The sequence in the MCM gene.

110
Q

What are the three types of epigenetic modifications?

A
  • Methylation of DNA
  • RNA-based mechanisms
  • Histone post-translational modifications (acetylation of histones)
111
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What are epigenetic modifications used for?

A
  • Used for controlling the use of genetic information during the lifetime of the organism
  • Heritable to the next generation only, not long-term
112
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Who discovered the mechanisms behind familial hypercholesterolemia?

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Brown & Golstein

113
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Why can FH be reliably diagnosed?

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  • Fibroblasts can be readily obtained, grown and studied in a lab
  • Lipoproteins can be reliably isolated from the blood
  • Metabolism of cholesterol can be observed
114
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What are the clinical features of FH?

A
  • High concentration of cholesterol in the blood

- Presences of xanthelasmas and tendon xanthomas

115
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How do FH cells differ in terms of cellular cholesterol (as CE) concentration, rate of cholesterol (UC) synthesis, and HMG-CoA reductase activity?

A
  • High CE concentration
  • High UC synthesis
  • High HMG-CoA reductase activity
116
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What are the differences between normal and FH fibroblasts in response to lipoprotein (cholesterol) depletion?

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  • No effect on CE stores (high)
  • No effect on rate of UC synthesis
  • No effect on HMG-CoA reductase activity
117
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Lipoproteins are (covalent/non-covalent) complexes of lipids and proteins.

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non-covalent

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