Author : Da-wei Zhang,Xian-Cheng Jiang,Kai Yin
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832536247
Lipid Metabolism and human diseases by Da-wei Zhang,Xian-Cheng Jiang,Kai Yin Pdf
Lipids such as cholesterol, phospholipids, triglycerides, and free fatty acids, play various essential physiological roles. Dysregulation of lipid metabolism causes dyslipidemia, which is a critical factor in the development of various human diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Niemann-Pick disease. Therefore, lipid homeostasis in humans is strictly regulated by a well-balanced mechanism of intestinal uptake, endogenous synthesis and metabolism, and transport in lipoprotein particles and excretion. The human body evolves multiple mechanisms to maintain lipid homeostasis, such as low-density lipoprotein receptor mediates clearance of circulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; phospholipid transfer protein mediates the transfer of phospholipids from apoB-containing triglyceride-rich lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein, etc.