Polyunsaturated fatty acids and fatty acid-derived lipid mediators: Recent advances in the understanding of their biosynthesis, structures, and functions

SC Dyall, L Balas, NG Bazan, JT Brenna… - Progress in lipid …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are structural components of membrane phospholipids,
and influence cellular function via effects on membrane properties, and also by acting as a …

Lipogenesis inhibitors: therapeutic opportunities and challenges

B Batchuluun, SL Pinkosky, GR Steinberg - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Fatty acids are essential for survival, acting as bioenergetic substrates, structural
components and signalling molecules. Given their vital role, cells have evolved mechanisms …

Lipid and glucose metabolism in white adipocytes: pathways, dysfunction and therapeutics

P Morigny, J Boucher, P Arner, D Langin - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In mammals, the white adipocyte is a cell type that is specialized for storage of energy (in the
form of triacylglycerols) and for energy mobilization (as fatty acids). White adipocyte …

The intricate relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance (IR), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

DM Tanase, EM Gosav, CF Costea… - Journal of diabetes …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remain as one
of the most global problematic metabolic diseases with rapidly increasing prevalence and …

Physiological and pathological roles of lipogenesis

YG Jeon, YY Kim, G Lee, JB Kim - Nature Metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
Lipids are essential metabolites, which function as energy sources, structural components
and signalling mediators. Most cells are able to convert carbohydrates into fatty acids, which …

The endocrine function of adipose tissues in health and cardiometabolic disease

L Scheja, J Heeren - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
In addition to their role in glucose and lipid metabolism, adipocytes respond differentially to
physiological cues or metabolic stress by releasing endocrine factors that regulate diverse …

Regulation and Metabolic Significance of De Novo Lipogenesis in Adipose Tissues

Z Song, AM Xiaoli, F Yang - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
De novo lipogenesis (DNL) is a complex and highly regulated process in which
carbohydrates from circulation are converted into fatty acids that are then used for …

Beyond adiponectin and leptin: adipose tissue-derived mediators of inter-organ communication

JB Funcke, PE Scherer - Journal of lipid research, 2019 - ASBMB
The breakthrough discoveries of leptin and adiponectin more than two decades ago led to a
widespread recognition of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Many more adipose tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of insulin resistance related to white, beige, and brown adipocytes

MP Czech - Molecular metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The diminished glucose lowering effect of insulin in obesity, called “insulin
resistance,” is associated with glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, and other serious …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue: physiology to metabolic dysfunction

AJ Richard, U White, CM Elks, JM Stephens - Endotext [Internet], 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …