atherosclerosis and lipids Flashcards
Death from CVD remains high
just as many people dying from CVD despite overall death per year same
in older population most deaths due to ___
CVD
in younger population most deaths due to ___
cancer tied with CVD
1 killer of women ___
CVD
atheroma define
plaque filled with LDL cholesterol
attracts smooth muscle to cover up lipid deposits
what causes ACS with atherosclerosis
plaque rupture attracting platelets
NOT STABLE PLAQUE
How does atherosclerosis affect coronary remodeling?
1) with minimal and mod CAD, compensatory expansion maintains constant lumen
2) severe CAD, expansion insufficient and lumen narrows
how does lumen appear in
minimal and mod CAD
vs.
severe CAD
minimal and mod CAD = constant lumen due to compensatory expansion
severe CAD = expansion overcome and lumen narrows
Which lesions progress to MI?
majority < 50% size of atherosclerosis plaque
Characteristics of plaques prone to rupture
vulnerable vs. stable
stable plaque
you have fibrous cap surrounding lipid core fully
vulnerable
lumen can be 70-90% open and fibrous cap overlying lipid core is much thinner
Steps in atherosclerotic process
1) LDL enter subendothelium
2) LDL oxidize/glycosylated
3) release of proinflamm cytokine, incr CAM, MCP-1, IL-8
4) monocytes recruited to clean up oxid LDL
5) monocytes phag LDL –> foam cell
6) foam cell + T-lymphocyte cause MMP secretion + activ tissue factor
7) plaque rupture with UNSTABLE LESIONS –> vessel thrombosis
what happens after release of proinflamm cytokines
monocytes recruited to clean up oxid LDL
what happens when monocytes phagocytosis LDL
become foam cell
what happens after foam cells form?
foam cell + t-lymphocyte cause MMP secretion + activ tissue factor
normal fxn of cholesterol
1) synthesis + repair of cell membrane and organelle
2) precursor of steroids (vitamin D)
normal fxn of triglycerides
1) fuel storage for muscle USE and adipose storage
nonpolar
normal fxn of HDL
removes cholesterol from LDL and VLDL and exchange with triglyceride to fill up more cholesterol in HDL so can be cleared by liver
what is generic lipoprotein structure
[cholesterol/lipids circulate in lipoproteins]
1) cholesterol/triglycerides = hydrophobic core
2) hydrophilic coat to circulate
3) apoproteins on exterior guide lipoproteins to right receptors for effect (define lipid particle)
define chylomicrons
return cholesterol to liver by enterohepatic circulation
what is major component of chylomicrons
triglycerides
most triglyceride so most nonpolar
least dense
what is major component of VLDL
triglycerides
then cholesterol
made by liver
what is major component of LDL
cholesterol
VLDL transformed into LDL
smaller, denser than VLDL
what is major component of HDL
protein
phospholipid
cholesterol
most dense
most polar
mechanism of lipid metabolism
exogenous
exogenous =
1) dietary fat
2) absorbed into intestine
3) triglyceride/cholesterol packaged into chylomicrons
4) as chylmoicrons dumped into blood stream, body wants fat
5) body sucks out fatty acid from chylomicron
6) LPL (lipoprotein lipase) extracts triglyceride from chylomicron
7) now smaller chylomicron and more cholesterol (REMNANT) –> MISSING C2
8) Remnant taken up by liver
mechanism of lipid metabolism
endogenous
1) don’t eat at night
2) liver makes VLDL (B100 important for clearance) to deliver triglycerides to body for fuel
3) LPL then removes triglycerides from VLDL to deliver fatty acids to tissue
4) creates IDL
5) more IDL extracted to create LDL (mostly cholesterol)- has B100 receptor for uptake by liver LDL receptor for clearance of LDL