The janus-faced role of lipid droplets in aging: insights from the cellular perspective

N Bresgen, M Kovacs, A Lahnsteiner, TK Felder… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is widely accepted that nine hallmarks—including mitochondrial dysfunction, epigenetic
alterations, and loss of proteostasis—exist that describe the cellular aging process. Adding …

Microbiota mitochondria disorders as hubs for early age-related macular degeneration

J Fehér, Á Élő, L István, ZZ Nagy, Z Radák, G Scuderi… - Geroscience, 2022 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease
affecting the central area (macula lutea) of the retina. Research on the pathogenic …

Extracellular vesicles from organoid‐derived human retinal progenitor cells prevent lipid overload‐induced retinal pigment epithelium injury by regulating fatty acid …

H Gao, Y Zeng, X Huang, Q Liang, J Xie… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Retinal degeneration (RD), a group of diseases leading to irreversible vision loss, is
characterised by retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) or retinal neuron damage and loss. With …

Clearance of lipid droplets by chimeric autophagy-tethering compound ameliorates the age-related macular degeneration phenotype in mice lacking APOE

Y Zhang, J Huang, Y Liang, J Huang, Y Fu, N Chen… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness
among the elderly, and there is currently no clinical treatment targeting the primary …

Oxidative stress and docosahexaenoic acid injury lead to increased necroptosis and ferroptosis in retinal pigment epithelium

A Neiteler, AA Palakkan, KM Gallagher, JA Ross - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex disease caused by different genetic
and environmental risk factors leading to loss of cells in the central part of the retina …

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein is necessary to maintain lipid homeostasis and retinal function

CR Grubaugh, A Dhingra, B Prakash… - The FASEB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid processing by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is necessary to maintain retinal
health and function. Dysregulation of retinal lipid homeostasis due to normal aging or age …

Dysfunctional peroxisomal lipid metabolisms and their ocular manifestations

CT Chen, Z Shao, Z Fu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Retina is rich in lipids and dyslipidemia causes retinal dysfunction and eye diseases. In
retina, lipids are not only important membrane component in cells and organelles but also …

Therapeutic extracellular vesicles from tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of retinal degenerative disease

SW Choi, S Seo, HK Hong, SJ Yoon, M Kim… - Tissue Engineering and …, 2023 - Springer
BACKGROUND: Retinal degenerative disease (RDD), one of the most common causes of
blindness, is predominantly caused by the gradual death of retinal pigment epithelial cells …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on air pollutant exposure and age-related macular degeneration

L Liu, C Li, H Yu, X Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairments and
blindness worldwide in the elderly and its incidence strongly increases with ages. The …

PGC-1α repression dysregulates lipid metabolism and induces lipid droplet accumulation in retinal pigment epithelium

S Zhou, K Taskintuna, J Hum, J Gulati, S Olaya… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Drusen, the yellow deposits under the retina, are composed of lipids and proteins, and
represent a hallmark of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Lipid droplets are also …