**Figure 3.**

*Mechanism of reverse cholesterol transport (RCT): From the exogenous pathway, LPL acts on chylomicrons to generate FFAs, while the chylomicron remnant are transported to the liver. In the endogenous pathway, the LPL cleaves VLDL to form IDLs, which are utilized by the liver. The reverse cholesterol transport pathway involves the action of HDL, which picks up the peripheral cholesterols and returns them to the liver for recycling. LPL; lipoprotein lipase, FFAs; free fatty acids, HDL; high-density lipoproteins, VLDL; very low-density lipoprotein, LDL; low-density lipoprotein, IDL; intermediate lipoprotein.*
