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 …

Perilipins at a glance

CP Najt, M Devarajan, DG Mashek - Journal of cell science, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous organelles that store and supply lipids for energy
metabolism, membrane synthesis and production of lipid-derived signaling molecules. While …

Loss of fatty acid degradation by astrocytic mitochondria triggers neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

Y Mi, G Qi, F Vitali, Y Shang, AC Raikes, T Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Astrocytes provide key neuronal support, and their phenotypic transformation is implicated in
neurodegenerative diseases. Metabolically, astrocytes possess low mitochondrial oxidative …

Microglial REV-ERBα regulates inflammation and lipid droplet formation to drive tauopathy in male mice

J Lee, JM Dimitry, JH Song, M Son… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease, the most common age-related neurodegenerative disease, is
characterized by tau aggregation and associated with disrupted circadian rhythms and …

The regulatory role of lipophagy in central nervous system diseases

Z Lan, Z Ge, S Lv, B Zhao, C Li - Cell Death Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) are the organelles for storing neutral lipids, which are broken down
when energy is insufficient. It has been suggested that excessive accumulation of LDs can …

Functions of stress-induced lipid droplets in the nervous system

E Islimye, V Girard, AP Gould - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lipid droplets are highly dynamic intracellular organelles that store neutral lipids such as
cholesteryl esters and triacylglycerols. They have recently emerged as key stress response …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Lipid Droplets in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutics

Y Kang, YJ Yeap, J Yang, S Ma, KL Lim… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) are a series of disorders characterized by the
progressive loss of specific neurons, leading to cognitive and locomotor impairment. NDDs …

Abnormal accumulation of lipid droplets in neurons induces the conversion of alpha-Synuclein to proteolytic resistant forms in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's …

V Girard, F Jollivet, O Knittelfelder, M Celle… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by alpha-synuclein
(αSyn) aggregation and associated with abnormalities in lipid metabolism. The …

Microglial senescence and activation in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and neuropathological scoring

A Malvaso, A Gatti, G Negro, C Calatozzolo, V Medici… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The greatest risk factor for neurodegeneration is the aging of the multiple cell types of
human CNS, among which microglia are important because they are the “sentinels” of …

Challenges in pharmacological intervention in perilipins (PLINs) to modulate lipid droplet dynamics in obesity and cancer

V Bombarda-Rocha, D Silva, A Badr-Eddine… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review highlights the importance of perilipins in lipid metabolism and
their potential as therapeutic targets for lipid-associated diseases like cancer and obesity …