VLDL
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- noun
- /ˌviːˌɛlˌdiːˈɛl/
- Specialized
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VLDL
- These lipid effects are consistent with the enhanced conversion of VLDL to LDL cholesterol.
- VLDL cholesterol
- triglycerides and VLDL
- VLDL particles
So apo B, remember is the concentration of LDL and VLDL particles and what do they carry?
- So apo B, remember is the concentration of LDL and VLDL particles and what do they carry?
- It is a direct measurement of the concentration of LDL and VLDL particles.
- So each of those lipoproteins, the VLDL and the LDL, have a protein wrapped around them.
- But before that time, that VLDL did serve that purpose too.
- So VLDLS stick around for long enough that if you have too many of them, they are athrogenic.
Examples
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Men had higher levels of VLDL cholesterol and triglycerides during the study.
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So as inflammation goes up, VLDL production is increased.
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So it packages those triglycerides up into these lipoproteins called VLDL and pushes them into circulation.
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Men had higher levels of VLDL-cholesterol and triglycerides (p=0.04, Table 1).
Academic text (2007) -
These lipid effects are consistent with the enhanced conversion of VLDL to LDL cholesterol.
Academic text (2000) -
The striking decreases in triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol concentrations might reflect substantial improvements in insulin sensitivity, as suggested by the changes in the glucose/insulin ratio.
Academic text (2000) -
Reducing the amount of triglycerides in the blood will reduce the VLDL.
Synonyms
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
Surface Forms
Morphology
VLDL = V + L + D + L
The string 'VLDL' is an initialism; its letters do not transparently reveal the expanded phrase without prior knowledge of the abbreviation.
Etymology
The word VLDL is a short name for very low-density lipoprotein, where lipo- means 'fat' and protein means 'protein'. So, the name tells you it is a 'low-density' or 'lighter' particle in the blood that carries many fats called 'triglycerides' and is later changed into LDL, which is why doctors measure VLDL to check heart disease risk.