PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cholesterol
A
Is bad
B
provides stiffness and structure to the cell’s semipermeable membrane
C
Is good
D
helps with facilitated diffusion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Acting as essential building blocks of the plasma membranes, cholesterol plays pivotal roles in maintaining the structural integrity and regulating the fluidity of cell membranes [17–20], therefore contributing to the homeodynamics of various membrane proteins on the cell surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -The role of cholesterol in bilayer and monolayer lipid membranes has been of great interest. On the biophysical front, cholesterol significantly increases the order of the lipid packing, lowers the membrane permeability, and maintains membrane fluidity by forming liquid-ordered–phase lipid rafts.

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