Dietary fat provides the major energy (∼50% calories) during infancy in breast milk and formulas (1). During the past decade, special attention has been given to the type of fat necessary for normal ...

Objective: To study the effect of oral oleoyl-estrone on the plasma lipoprotein profile and tissue lipase activities in order to determine the handling of circulating lipids by adipose tissue, liver ...

A previously healthy 23-year-old woman presented to hospital with 2 months of intermittent dyspepsia following meals and acute-onset epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Based on the results of ...

A protein that is expressed on capillary endothelial cells, called GPIHBP1 (glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high-density lipoprotein binding protein 1), binds lipoprotein lipase and shuttles it ...

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Variations cause the loss of endothelial lipase activity, according to study in JCI. Mutations in the endothelial lipase gene (LIPG) result in high plasma HDL-C levels, according to scientists at the ...

Lipases are the enzymes, those are responsible for the hydrolysis of fatty acids and esters in the body. Lipase testing reagents used to diagnose pancreatic disorders. Major application of the Lipase ...

The incidence of pancreatitis ranges from 1 in 1,066 live births [30] to 1 in 3,333 pregnancies. [31] The most common predisposing cause of pancreatic symptoms during pregnancy is cholelithiasis (i.e.

Familial hyperchylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disorder you get from genes passed down from your parents. When you have it, your body isn’t able to break down (metabolize) fat. Specifically, ...