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Applied and Interdisciplinary Chemistry
Lipid Chemistry and Metabolism
1. Introduction to Lipids
2. Chemistry of Fatty Acids
3. Storage Lipids: Triacylglycerols
4. Structural Lipids in Membranes
5. Biological Membranes
6. Lipid Digestion, Absorption, and Transport
7. Fatty Acid Catabolism
8. Fatty Acid Anabolism
9. Synthesis of Complex Lipids
10. Lipid Signaling and Bioactive Lipids
11. Regulation of Lipid Metabolism
12. Lipid-Related Pathologies
Lipid-Related Pathologies
Dyslipidemias
Primary Dyslipidemias
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
LDL Receptor Defects
Clinical Manifestations
Genetic Inheritance
Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia
Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
Familial Dysbetalipoproteinemia
Secondary Dyslipidemias
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypothyroidism
Nephrotic Syndrome
Medications
Clinical Assessment
Lipid Profile Components
Risk Stratification
Treatment Guidelines
Atherosclerosis
Pathogenesis
Endothelial Dysfunction
LDL Oxidation
Foam Cell Formation
Inflammatory Response
Plaque Development
Fatty Streak Formation
Fibrous Cap Development
Plaque Rupture
Role of Different Lipoproteins
LDL as Atherogenic
HDL as Protective
VLDL and Remnants
Risk Factors
Lipid-Related Factors
Non-Lipid Factors
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Adipose Tissue Dysfunction
Adipocyte Hypertrophy
Inflammatory Cytokine Production
Insulin Resistance Development
Ectopic Fat Deposition
Hepatic Steatosis
Muscle Fat Infiltration
Visceral Adiposity
Metabolic Consequences
Insulin Resistance
Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Fatty Liver Disease
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Simple Steatosis
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Progression to Cirrhosis
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ethanol Metabolism Effects
Oxidative Stress
Inflammatory Response
Pathogenic Mechanisms
Lipid Accumulation
Lipotoxicity
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Lipid Storage Diseases
Sphingolipidoses
Tay-Sachs Disease
Hexosaminidase A Deficiency
GM2 Ganglioside Accumulation
Neurodegeneration
Gaucher Disease
Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency
Glucocerebroside Accumulation
Clinical Variants
Niemann-Pick Disease
Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Sphingomyelin Accumulation
Neurological Manifestations
Fabry Disease
α-Galactosidase A Deficiency
Globotriaosylceramide Accumulation
Other Lipid Storage Disorders
Wolman Disease
Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease
General Characteristics
Lysosomal Enzyme Deficiencies
Progressive Accumulation
Multi-System Involvement
Diagnostic Approaches
Enzyme Assays
Genetic Testing
Biomarker Analysis
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