Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 1 Scheme of LDL modification

From: Lipid composition of circulating multiple-modified low density lipoprotein

1 h	3 h	6 h	12 h	24 h	36 h	48 h
↓	↑	↓	↓	↓	↑	↑
Sialic acid		Free cholesterol	Size	Triglycerides	Electronegativity	Apo B-bound cholesterol
↑			↓			↑
% of desialylated LDL			Cholesteryl esters			Susceptibility to oxidation
			↓			↑
			Phospholipids			Fluorescence
						↓
						Vitamin E

Adapted from [14] with permission

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