Metabolic Syndrome Prevention and Treatment

Question 1

VLDL triglyceride surface markers (3)

Answer 1

CII, CIII, B300

Question 2

cholesterol change in MetSys (2)

Answer 2

decreased HDL and increased LDL

Question 3

what does triglyceride deposition in muscles lead to

Answer 3

insulin resistance

Question 4

what does excess visceral fat release

Answer 4

cytokines

Question 5

cytokine release leads to (3)

Answer 5

increased insulin resistance, fat cell lypolysis, free fatty acid secretion

Question 6

liver produces (4)

Answer 6

C reactive protein, VLDL, fibrinogen, glucose

Question 7

fibrinogen produces

Answer 7

prothrombic state

Question 8

adipose tissue produces (4)

Answer 8

free fatty acids, PAI 1, TNFalpha, IL6

Question 9

PAI1

Answer 9

plasminogen activator inhibitor 1

Question 10

IL6

Answer 10

interleukin 6

Question 11

adipose tissue inhibits

Answer 11

adiponectin

Question 12

cytokines act on (2)

Answer 12

adipose tissue and liver

Question 13

cytokines inhibit

Answer 13

blood insulin uptake

Question 14

Free fatty acids promote

Answer 14

blood triglyceride uptake

Question 15

free fatty acids inhibit

Answer 15

blood insulin uptake

Question 16

adipose tissue elements on blood vessels (4)

Answer 16

increase PAI1, increase adipokines, increase FFA, decrease adiponectin

Question 17

adipose tissue affect on blood vessels

Answer 17

increased endothelial dysfunction

Question 18

adipose tissue elements on RBC

Answer 18

adipokines

Question 19

adipose tissue affect on RBC

Answer 19

increased monocyte inflammatory gene expression

Question 20

adipose tissue elements on liver (2)

Answer 20

increased adipokines and free fatty acids

Question 21

adipose tissue affect on liver

Answer 21

nonalcoholic steatoheaptitis