MTTP and metabolic syndrome: Also, alternative approaches to treat dyslipidemia are being developed and are based on the inhibition of enzymes involved in lipid metabolism such as Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP), 2,3-oxidosqualene:lanosterol cyclase (OSC), cholesteryl ester transport protein (CETP) and others [10, 11].