Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer's disease: clinical evidence, mechanistic link and therapeutic promise

F Yin - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age‐associated neurodegenerative disorder with
multifactorial etiology, intersecting genetic and environmental risk factors, and a lack of …

Targeting fatty acid metabolism in glioblastoma

J Miska, NS Chandel - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a primary tumor of the brain defined by its uniform lethality and
resistance to conventional therapies. There have been considerable efforts to untangle the …

iPS-cell-derived microglia promote brain organoid maturation via cholesterol transfer

DS Park, T Kozaki, SK Tiwari, M Moreira… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia are specialized brain-resident macrophages that arise from primitive macrophages
colonizing the embryonic brain. Microglia contribute to multiple aspects of brain …

Oncolytic viruses engineered to enforce cholesterol efflux restore tumor-associated macrophage phagocytosis and anti-tumor immunity in glioblastoma

S Wang, W Yan, L Kong, S Zuo, J Wu, C Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The codependency of cholesterol metabolism sustains the malignant progression of
glioblastoma (GBM) and effective therapeutics remain scarce. In orthotopic GBM models in …

Regulation of beta-amyloid production in neurons by astrocyte-derived cholesterol

H Wang, JA Kulas, C Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of amyloid β (Aβ) plaques, tau
tangles, inflammation, and loss of cognitive function. Genetic variation in a cholesterol …

Tissue-specific effects of leptin on glucose and lipid metabolism

S Pereira, DL Cline, MM Glavas, SD Covey… - Endocrine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The discovery of leptin was intrinsically associated with its ability to regulate body weight.
However, the effects of leptin are more far-reaching and include profound glucose-lowering …

Cholesterol metabolism in aging and age-related disorders

G Saher - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2023 - annualreviews.org
All mammalian cell membranes contain cholesterol to maintain membrane integrity. The
transport of this hydrophobic lipid is mediated by lipoproteins. Cholesterol is especially …

Metabolic network analysis reveals altered bile acid synthesis and metabolism in Alzheimer's disease

P Baloni, CC Funk, J Yan, JT Yurkovich… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Increasing evidence suggests Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology is influenced by
primary and secondary bile acids, the end product of cholesterol metabolism. We analyze …

The role of APOE4 in disrupting the homeostatic functions of astrocytes and microglia in aging and Alzheimer's disease

CG Fernandez, ME Hamby, ML McReynolds… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
APOE4 is the greatest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), increasing
the risk of developing the disease by 3-fold in the 14% of the population that are carriers …

Brain cell type-specific cholesterol metabolism and implications for learning and memory

D Li, J Zhang, Q Liu - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Cholesterol homeostasis is vital for brain function. Brain cholesterol is locally synthesized,
with varying synthesis capacities across different cell types. Moreover, brain cholesterol …