Immune regulation of poly unsaturated fatty acids and free fatty acid receptor 4

M Duah, K Zhang, Y Liang, VA Ayarick, K Xu… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fatty acid metabolism contributes to energy supply and plays an important role in regulating
immunity. Free fatty acids (FFAs) bind to free fatty acid receptors (FFARs) on the cell surface …

Conquering Insulin Network Dysfunctions in Alzheimer's Disease: Where Are We Today?

SM de la Monte - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Functional impairments in the brain's insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signal
transduction networks are recognized mediators of dysregulated energy metabolism, a …

GPR120 modulates epileptic seizure and neuroinflammation mediated by NLRP3 inflammasome

Z Qin, J Song, A Lin, W Yang, W Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The complex pathophysiology of epilepsy hampers the development of effective
treatments. Although more than ten kinds of anti-seizures drugs (ASDs) have good effects on …

Gas chromatography–Mass Spectrometry-based cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics to reveal the Protection of Coptisine against transient focal cerebral ischemia …

J Zhang, A Qi, L Liu, C Cai, H Xu - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coptisine (Cop) exerts a neuroprotective effect on central nervous system disease,
particularly ischemic stroke. However, its protective mechanism is still unclear. This study …

Microglial Ffar4 deficiency promotes cognitive impairment in the context of metabolic syndrome

W Wang, J Li, S Cui, J Li, X Ye, Z Wang, T Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is closely associated with an increased risk of dementia and
cognitive impairment, and a complex interaction of genetic and environmental dietary factors …

Central activation of the fatty acid sensor GPR120 suppresses microglia reactivity and alleviates sickness-and anxiety-like behaviors

S Nakajima, G Demers, AI Machuca-Parra… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
G protein-coupled receptor 120 (GPR120, Ffar4) is a sensor for long-chain fatty acids
including omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) known for beneficial effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Brain region and sex-dependent heterogeneity of PUFA/oxylipin profile, microglia morphology and their relationship

J Geertsema, MA Franßen, F Barban… - … and Essential Fatty …, 2025 - Elsevier
Lipid dyshomeostasis and neuroinflammation are key hallmarks of neuropsychiatric and
neurodegenerative disorders, including major depressive disorder and Alzheimer's disease …

Roles of prostaglandins in immunosuppression

M Luo, N He, Q Xu, Z Wen, Z Wang, J Zhao, Y Liu - Clinical Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
Prostaglandins (PGs) play a crucial and multifaceted role in various physiological processes
such as intercellular signaling, inflammation regulation, neurotransmission, vasodilation …

Prostaglandins in the Inflamed Central Nervous System: Potential Therapeutic Targets

CL Sheremeta, S Yarlagadda, ML Smythe… - Current Drug …, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
The global burden of neurological disorders is evident, yet there remains limited efficacious
therapeutics for their treatment. There is a growing recognition of the role of inflammation in …

Long term administration of loquat leaves and their major component, ursolic acid, attenuated endogenous amyloid-β burden and memory impairment

K Iwasa, S Yagishita, N Yagishita-Kyo, A Yamagishi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) leaves contain many bioactive components such as ursolic
acid (UA) and amygdalin. We investigated the effects of loquat leaf powder and methanol …