Brain lipidomics: From functional landscape to clinical significance

JH Yoon, Y Seo, YS Jo, S Lee, E Cho… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Lipids are crucial components of cellular function owing to their role in membrane formation,
intercellular signaling, energy storage, and homeostasis maintenance. In the brain, lipid …

APOE in the bullseye of neurodegenerative diseases: impact of the APOE genotype in Alzheimer's disease pathology and brain diseases

R Fernández-Calle, SC Konings… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ApoE is the major lipid and cholesterol carrier in the CNS. There are three major human
polymorphisms, apoE2, apoE3, and apoE4, and the genetic expression of APOE4 is one of …

Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in health and diseases: from mechanisms to targeted therapeutics

Y Duan, K Gong, S Xu, F Zhang, X Meng… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Disturbed cholesterol homeostasis plays critical roles in the development of multiple
diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), neurodegenerative diseases and …

[HTML][HTML] Western diet as a trigger of Alzheimer's disease: From metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

A Więckowska-Gacek, A Mietelska-Porowska… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
An excess of saturated fatty acids and simple sugars in the diet is a known environmental
risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but the holistic view of the interacting processes …

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 …

Morphological diversification and functional maturation of human astrocytes in glia-enriched cortical organoid transplanted in mouse brain

M Wang, L Zhang, SW Novak, J Yu, IS Gallina… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell type in the brain, are underrepresented in traditional
cortical organoid models due to the delayed onset of cortical gliogenesis. Here we introduce …

Cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease; from risk genes to pathological effects

FM Feringa, R Van der Kant - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While the central nervous system compromises 2% of our body weight, it harbors up to 25%
of the body's cholesterol. Cholesterol levels in the brain are tightly regulated for …

EGFR/SRC/ERK-stabilized YTHDF2 promotes cholesterol dysregulation and invasive growth of glioblastoma

R Fang, X Chen, S Zhang, H Shi, Y Ye, H Shi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common type of adult malignant brain tumor, but its
molecular mechanisms are not well understood. In addition, the knowledge of the disease …

Role of cholesterol and sphingolipids in brain development and neurological diseases

G Hussain, J Wang, A Rasul, H Anwar, A Imran… - Lipids in health and …, 2019 - Springer
Brain is a vital organ of the human body which performs very important functions such as
analysis, processing, coordination, and execution of electrical signals. For this purpose, it …

Lipid droplets in neurodegenerative disorders

BC Farmer, AE Walsh, JC Kluemper… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge of lipid droplets (LDs) has evolved from simple depots of lipid storage to
dynamic and functionally active organelles involved in a variety of cellular functions. Studies …