Antihyperlipidemics Flashcards
What are the lowest density lipoproteins?
Chylomicrons
What are the apolipoproteins on chylomicrons?
B48
C
E
A
What are the apolipoproteins on VLDL?
C
B-100 E
What are the apolipoproteins on LDL?
B100
What are the apolipoproteins on HDL?
AI AII C E D
What type of lipoprotein has the highest ratio of TG;cholesterol?
Chylomicrons
Where are chylomicrons synthesized?
Intestines
Where aer VLDLs synthesized?
liver
Where are HDL particles synthesized?
intestines, liver
Cholesterol enters enterocytes through what protein?
Niemann-Pick C1-like protein (NPC1L1)
Once inside the enterocytes cholesterol is reesterified by what enzyme?
acetyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT)
What are the apolipoproteins that chylomicrons receive from HDL?
E
C-II
What is the MOA of ezetimibe?
Inhibits NPC1L1
What percent of bile is lost through the feces normally?
5%
What is the function of apolipoprotein CII?
Binds to lipoprotein lipase, causing breakdown of the chylomicron
Where does HDL get its apolipoprotein CII from?
From the reminants of LDL
What is the function of apolipoprotein E on HDL?
Binds to receptor on liver for breakdown
What is lipoprotein lipase, and where is it found?
Enzyme that breaks down chylomicron TGs,
found on cell surface of tissues
What is the consequence of a decrease in apo CII expression?
Hypertriglyceridemia
What are the receptors on the liver that apo E binds to?
remnant receptors
What are the two fates of IDL?
Conversion to LDL
Broken down by liver
What is the apolipoprotein that forms the structural component and is the messenger tag for LDL degradtion by the live ?
B100
What happens to the apolipoproteins on IDLs as they are converted to LDL?
apo E and CII are transferred to HDL
What is the receptor on LDL that serves as the receptor for degradation in the liver?
B100
What is the function of apolipoprotein AI on HDLs?
Facilitates the exchange of cholesterol from macrophages/other cells
What are the tissues in the body that can synthesize cholesterol de novo?
Liver
Gonads
Adrenal cortex
What are the substrates for cholesterol synthesis de novo?
Acetyl-coa and acetoacetyl coa
What is the enzyme that converted HMG CoA to mevalonate, a precursor to cholesterol?
HMG CoA reductase
What is the enzyamtic target of statins?
HMG CoA reducatase
What is the function of LCAT?
Convertes cholesterol into cholesterol esters in HDL particles for storage in HDLs
What is the receptor on the liver that binds to Apo A1 on HDL particles for uptake?
SRBI
What lipoprotein has the apolipoprotein AI on it? What is its function?
HDL, chylomicrons
Activates LCAT
Ligand for SRB1 receptor
What lipoprotein has the apolipoprotein A-II on it? What is its function?
HDL, chylomicrons
Structural protein for HDL
What lipoprotein has the apolipoprotein B-48 on it? What is its function?
Chylomicrons
Structural protein
What lipoprotein has the apolipoprotein B100 on it? What is its function?
VLDL, IDL, LDL
Structural protein that binds to LDL receptor
What lipoprotein has the apolipoprotein C-II on it? What is its function?
Chylomicrons, VLDL, HDL
Cofactor for lipoprotein lipase