Lipoprotein

The heart is a vital organ that controls blood flow to the entire body. Without the heart muscles, organs and all other body parts would die. The life choices a person makes can affect the health of their heart. For example, smoking, bad diet, sedentary lifestyle, and other choices can damage the heart in the long run. As a medical student this is an important topic of interest because it is found that, "Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and the cost to combat it…

1.5 Drugs targeting the Rab prenylation pathway 1.5.1 Prenylation pathway Prenylation of Rab proteins is the essential lipid modification step that begins the membrane trafficking cycle. It is a crucial post-translational modification that allows the stable attachment of Rab proteins to the membrane by increasing hydrophobicity to be able to insert into the lipid bilayer (Maltese, Wilson and Erdman, 1996). As depicted in Figure 7, the Rab cycle starts with a Rab protein that is GDP bound, in…

Below is a conversation between a 56 year old male and his doctor. The patients’ favorite activity is sitting on the couch watching sports while eating snacks. He tends to be sitting down a lot and does not participate in any physical exertion. Until today he was unaware of his cholesterol situation and how it can affect him. Doctor: Good Morning, How are you today? Patient: Good, I’m here today to get my bloodwork results. Doctor: Ok, Great. Let’s take a look. I see that we did a cholesterol…

Saturated fats (SFA), commonly found in animal fats that we consume, has been shown to increase one’s low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by inhibiting LDL receptor activity need for LDL uptake by cell (increasing in blood LDL) and increasing LDL production. This increase in LDL causes it to deposit in the walls of arteries forming plaques; therefore, increasing risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). By lowering the consumption of SFA, it decreases one’s risk of a cardiac event by…

It is imperative to provide protection to your heart and arteries if you want to remain healthy. There is no doubt that routine workouts are ideal for your heart; however, you also require eating properly if you want to possess a robust, healthy heart. Based on different studies it has been established that it is possible to prevent roughly 70% of cardiac disease cases with a correct diet. You may also minimize the risk for atherosclerosis (the narrowing and hardening of arteries), a very common…

You often hear people talking about their cholesterol levels but do you really know what that means? Cholesterol protects the heart from heart disease. Your body needs cholesterol but having too much of it is a problem. Men are generally at more of a risk for higher cholesterol levels. The better you eat at a young age, the better your cholesterol levels will be as you get older. Bad cholesterol blocks your blood vessels and increases your risk of heart disease. The american health…

Accepting criticism is not easy to do for anyone. We are taught at an early age that if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. So when someone is criticizing you it is hard to consider it thoughtfully because it is usually considered something bad. This is not always the case, it is healthy to receive constructive criticism about ourselves and it is how we grow as individuals. Everyone is not perfect and it is okay to realize that we all have faults and I have…

-Diagnosis: Based on the history and physical examination. See diagnosis and plan for acanthosis nigricans. -Therapeutic interventions: Interventions are preformed targeting the abnormal findings. See interventions for acanthosis nigricans. Wellness interventions include primary and secondary prevention practices, such as screening. Sokol (2018) recommends the following for patients younger than 65 years: cardiovascular disease risk assessment every three to five years, annual blood pressure…

chain called Lipoproteins. These lipoproteins are found as droplets. Lipoproteins transport cholesterol throughout the body. Lipoproteins consists of cholesterols, lipids, phospholipids, and proteins. When one talks about "good cholesterol" verses "bad cholesterol", what one is actually talking about are one of two lipoprotein chains. A lipoprotein chain that has a high amount of proteins as compared to a lower amount of lipids is called a High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). Lipoprotein…

narrowing of coronary arteries. Inadequate amount of coronary blood flow and cause the onset of stable angina pain. D.(Incorrect) Increase intake of high-density lipoprotein does not lead to stable angina. In fact, it can reduce the number of atheromatous plaque in the arteries. Therefore, increase intake of high-density lipoproteins can reduce the chance of developing atherosclerotic coronary arteries, which in turn decrease the occurrence of stable angina. 3. Which of the following factor…