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Intestinal lipid absorption and transport.

C T Phan1, P Tso

  • 1Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.

Frontiers in Bioscience : a Journal and Virtual Library
|March 7, 2001
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This review details dietary lipid digestion, absorption, and transport. It highlights the roles of intestinal lipid transporters in enterocyte uptake and chylomicron formation for lymphatic export.

Area of Science:

  • Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Dietary lipids are essential nutrients requiring complex digestion and absorption processes.
  • Understanding lipid transport mechanisms is crucial for metabolic health and disease.
  • Enterocyte lipid handling involves enzymes, transporters, and intracellular trafficking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive update on the digestion, uptake, and transport of dietary lipids.
  • To elucidate the function of intestinal lipid transporters in enterocyte lipid absorption.
  • To describe chylomicron formation, packaging, and secretion for lymphatic transport.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current knowledge on lipid digestion and absorption.
  • Detailed examination of lipid digestion products and their uptake by enterocytes.

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  • Discussion of intracellular lipid trafficking, re-esterification, and chylomicron assembly.
  • Review of mechanisms for chylomicron secretion and associated clinical disorders.

    • Main Results:

    • Gastric and pancreatic lipases initiate triacylglycerol digestion; other lipases act on cholesteryl esters and phospholipids.
    • Intestinal lipid transporters play a significant role in the uptake of digested lipids by enterocytes.
    • Intracellular re-esterification and trafficking are critical for complex lipid resynthesis.
    • Chylomicrons are formed within enterocytes and secreted via exocytosis into the lymphatic system.

    Conclusions:

    • Intestinal lipid transporters are key players in dietary lipid absorption.
    • Proper intracellular processing and packaging of lipids are essential for chylomicron formation and export.
    • Disruptions in these processes can lead to various clinical disorders related to lipid metabolism.