Triglycerides | Laboratory research

General Information

Plasma lipids are mainly represented by fatty acids, triglycerides, cholesterol and phospholipids.

Triglycerides are lipids that enter the body with food, are synthesized in the liver, intestines, and adipose tissue, and circulate as part of protein complexes – lipoproteins. Triglycerides are the most important energy reserve of the body, the main lipids of body fat and food, the main source of energy for cells, and an essential component of cell membranes.

Triglycerides accumulate in fat cells, are hydrolyzed to glycerol and fatty acids, and are released into the circulatory system.

In adipose tissue, they are deposited as glycerol, fatty acids, and monoglycerides, which are subsequently converted in the liver into triglycerides, which are part of VLDL (80%) (very low density lipoprotein) and LDL (15%) (low density lipoprotein).