• April 20, 2024

Why consuming fats increases the risk of suffering heart attack acute myocardium? Mexico leads the international lists in the indices of overweight and obesity in adults and children respectively.

Excess weight is not a question of numbers, but of health; it is usually accompanied by discomfort in the knees, feet and back, poor blood circulation , diabetes, high blood pressure and increased blood cholesterol.

When there is excess cholesterol in the bloodstream, it is deposited in the wall of the arteries, reducing its internal diameter and the flow of blood , which increases the risk of suffering a heart attack to the heart.

The function of cholesterol is to maintain the structure of the biological membranes, as well as to serve as a central molecule in the synthesis of a significant number of hormones ; However, when there is an increase in blood cholesterol above normal levels, it can accumulate in the wall of the arteries and cause the development of the disease known as atherosclerosis .

Successful mechanism to analyze cholesterol

Therefore, scientists from Institute of Cellular Physiology (IFC) of the UNAM investigate the mechanisms of beginning of these clusters of cholesterol through the properties of lipid exchange between plasma lipoproteins (proteins that carry cholesterol in the blood), and between these particles and the membrane of different types of cells .

The research has focused on the analysis of the Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein or CETP, which intervenes directly in the fluxes of cholesterol between lipoproteins, specifically between HDL (low density lipoproteins), which increases the risk of atherosclerosis .

The support test to detect atherogenesis based on the detection of CETP in the blood , was developed thanks to the work of IFC researchers who intend to assist in the detection and define the degrees of severity of the condition to provide the most appropriate treatment. And you, do you consume a lot of fats?

Video Medicine: Dr. Ronald Krauss on LDL Cholesterol, Particle Size, Heart Disease & Atherogenic Dyslipidemia (April 2024).