Figure 2
From: Diagnostic markers based on a computational model of lipoprotein metabolism
Graphical representation of the VLDL performance diagnostic. When applying the Particle Profiler model to a lipoprotein profile, the uptake/production and lipolysis/production ratios in VLDL can be quantified. The information from these ratios can be summarized in a single statistic taking the mean of these two ratios, which can be visualized as a projection on the identity line. We propose the name VLDL performance for this projection. It integrates information about production, lipolysis and uptake rates, but can be calculated without metabolic flux information, based on one detailed lipoprotein profile measured in one fasting blood sample.