High-density lipoprotein and atherosclerosis: Roles of lipid transporters

Figure 1 Illustration of high-density lipoprotein metabolism and suggested function of fukuoka university ApoA-I mimetic peptide in high-density lipoprotein metabolism. ABC: ATP-binding cassette transporter; TG: Triglyceride; CE: Cholesteryl ester; CETP: Cholesteryl ester transfer protein; HL: Hepatic lipase; apo: Apolipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; FAMP: Fukuoka university ApoA-I mimetic peptide; CETP: CE transfer protein; SR-BI: Scavenger receptor BI; LDL: Llow-density lipoprotein; LCAT: Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase; LDL-R: Low-density lipoprotein receptor; SR-BI: Scavenger receptor class B, type I; FAMP: Fukuoka University ApoA-I mimetic peptide.