KROK 1 2008 – Question 163 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 70 year old man is ill with vascular atherosclerosis of lower extremities and coronary heart disease. Examination revealed disturbance of lipidic blood composition. The main factor of atherosclerosis pathogenesis is the excess of the following lipoproteins:
- A. Low-density lipoproteins
- B. Chylomicrons
- C. Intermediate density lipoproteins
- D. High-density lipoproteins
- E. Cholesterol
Hint
Think about which lipoprotein class delivers cholesterol to the vessel wall, where its modified form is taken up by macrophages to form foam cells.
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